[Event "New Delhi Skillcraft op 1st"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2024.11.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Banik, Hrishikesh Kumar"]
[Black "Merryston, David Scanny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1942"]
[BlackElo "1764"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2024.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CB47_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. c4 Nb6 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. c5 Nd5 10. Qb3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 b6 12. h3 Be6 13. Qa3 Nd7 14. Be3 Bd5 15. Rad1 e6 16. c4 Bb7 17. Qa4 Nb8 18. d5 exd5 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Bc4 Bc6 21. Bxf7+ Kh8 22. Qg4 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qf6 24. Bd5 c6 25. Be4 Na6 26. Rd6 Qf7 27. Rd7 Qg8 28. Bxc6 Nb8 29. Rxg7 Qxg7 30. Bd4 Nxc6 31. Bxg7+ Kxg7 32. Qd7+ Rf7 33. Qxc6 Raf8 34. cxb6 axb6 35. Rd1 1-0

[Event "New Delhi Skillcraft op 1st"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2024.11.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kumar, Gaurav"]
[Black "Merryston, David Scanny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2077"]
[BlackElo "1764"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2024.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CB47_2024"]
[SourceDate "2024.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 0-0 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. 0-0-0 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 e5 12. d5 Nd4 13. f4 Nf5 14. fxe5 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Qh4 16. Rd4 Qe7 17. f4 Nd7 18. d6 cxd6 19. Rxd6 Rfe8 20. Qd2 Nc5 21. Bg2 Qh4 22. Nd5 Ne6 23. Kb1 Rac8 24. b3 b5 25. cxb5 Nxf4 26. Qxf4 Qxf4 27. Nxf4 Bxe5 28. Rd7 Bxf4 29. Bd5 Re5 30. Bxf7+ Kh8 31. Rf1 Bh6 32. Bc4 Rf8 33. Rxf8+ Bxf8 34. Rxa7 Bc5 35. Rc7 Bd4 36. a4 Re1+ 37. Kc2 Ra1 38. Rc6 Rh1 39. b6 Rh2+ 40. Kd3 Be5 41. b7 Rxh3+ 42. Ke4 Bh2 43. Rc8+ Kg7 44. b8Q Bxb8 45. Rxb8 h5 46. a5 Rh4+ 47. Kf3 g5 48. a6 g4+ 49. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Udaipur Kingdom of Chess op 1st"]
[Site "Udaipur"]
[Date "2024.10.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Merryston, David Scanny"]
[Black "Dishank, Sachin Bajaj"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "1782"]
[BlackElo "1943"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2024.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CB44_2024"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2024.10.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.10.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 0-0 7. e3 b6 8. Qc2 Bb7 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bg3 Rc8 12. a3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 c5 14. dxc5 Rxc5 15. Qb3 Qc8 16. Bb5 Rd5 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Qc2 e5 19. Nf5 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 Bf6 21. f3 Bd5 22. Ke2 Bb3 23. Qb1 a6 24. Bxe5 Qe6 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Bc6 Bc4+ 27. Kf2 Bd3 28. g4 Bxb1 29. Rxb1 g6 30. Nd4 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Udaipur Kingdom of Chess op 1st"]
[Site "Udaipur"]
[Date "2024.10.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Merryston, David Scanny"]
[Black "Iyer, Arvind"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "1782"]
[BlackElo "1962"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2024.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CB44_2024"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2024.10.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.10.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. e3 e6 6. dxe6 fxe6 7. Nc3 d5 8. Nf3 Bd6 9. e4 Be7 10. bxa6 d4 11. Nb5 Nxe4 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. 0-0 0-0 14. Qe2 Nxa6 15. Ng5 Qb6 16. Bc4 Nd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qxe7 Qxb5 19. Nxh7 Re8 20. Qh4 Bf5 21. Nf6+ gxf6 22. Qg3+ Kf7 23. Bh6 Rg8 24. Qf4 Qd3 25. Rae1 Rad8 26. f3 Bh3 27. Rf2 Rde8 28. Qc1 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Nb4 30. Re2 Nc6 31. Bf4 Qxf3 32. Bg3 Bxg2 33. Rxg2 Qe3+ 34. Kh1 Qxe1+ 35. Bxe1 Re8 36. Bd2 Ne5 37. h3 c4 38. Rf2 Nd3 39. Rf5 Ke6 40. Rf1 Nxb2 41. Re1+ Kf7 42. Rxe8 Kxe8 43. h4 c3 44. Bc1 d3 0-1

[Event "Agai Sachdeva Memorial"]
[Site "Agra"]
[Date "2024.08.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kavinkumar, G."]
[Black "Merryston, David Scanny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "1728"]
[BlackElo "1714"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2024.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2024.10.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.10.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 e6 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 d6 6. Ngf3 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. Bc4 0-0 9. 0-0 Nh5 10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Qc7 12. Re1 Rd8 13. Qe2 d5 14. Bd3 Bf6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Be7 17. Nf3 a6 18. Nd4 g6 19. Rad1 Bd7 20. g4 b5 21. a3 Rac8 22. f4 Bc5 23. f5 Qb6 24. Bb1 Re8 25. f6 a5 26. b4 axb4 27. axb4 Bf8 28. Qe3 Rc4 29. Ba2 Rc7 30. Rd3 Rec8 31. Kf2 Qa7 32. Re2 Qa3 33. Bb3 Qa7 34. g3 Qa1 35. Re1 Qb2+ 36. Re2 Qa1 37. Ra2 Qh1 38. Nf3 Bc6 39. Rd1 Qh3 40. Qd4 Be8 41. Rc2 Rc4 42. Bxc4 Rxc4 43. Qd3 Rxg4 44. Rg1 Re4 45. Ra2 Qf5 46. Ra8 Bc6 47. Rc8 Rc4 48. Qxf5 gxf5 49. Rc1 Bb7 50. Rxc4 dxc4 51. Ra1 h6 52. Nd4 h5 53. Nxb5 Kh7 54. Nd6 Bxd6 55. exd6 Kg6 56. d7 1-0

[Event "Agai Sachdeva Memorial"]
[Site "Agra"]
[Date "2024.08.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Satyajit, Sarkar"]
[Black "Merryston, David Scanny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "1634"]
[BlackElo "1714"]
[PlyCount "234"]
[EventDate "2024.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2024.10.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.10.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 c6 6. d4 Bg7 7. h3 0-0 8. 0-0 Nb6 9. Bb3 a5 10. a4 Na6 11. Ne4 Nd5 12. c3 Qc7 13. Bxd5 cxd5 14. Ng3 Nb8 15. Re1 Nc6 16. Bd2 b6 17. Qc1 Ba6 18. Bh6 Rad8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qg5 f6 21. Qg4 Bc8 22. Qh4 h6 23. Nf1 e5 24. Ne3 e4 25. Nh2 f5 26. f4 Be6 27. Rad1 Rf6 28. Rf1 Ne7 29. Qe1 Rh8 30. g3 g5 31. Ng2 Ng6 32. Qe3 gxf4 33. Nxf4 Nxf4 34. Rxf4 Rg6 35. Rd2 Rg8 36. Rg2 Kh7 37. Nf1 Qc4 38. Rh4 Qxa4 39. Qf4 Qd7 40. Kh2 b5 41. Qc1 Qe7 42. Rf4 Qg7 43. Qa1 a4 44. Qc1 Rg5 45. Qe3 Qd7 46. Qf2 R8g7 47. Ne3 Rf7 48. Rh4 Qe7 49. Qf4 Qf6 50. Rf2 Qg6 51. Rg2 Rg7 52. Qb8 Bg8 53. Qe5 Be6 54. Qf4 Qf7 55. Qf2 Qc7 56. Rf4 Rf7 57. Nc2 Rfg7 58. Qe3 Qc4 59. Qf2 Qd3 60. Ne3 Rh5 61. Qe2 Qxe2 62. Rxe2 Rc7 63. Nc2 Rg5 64. Rf1 h5 65. h4 Rg8 66. Re3 Rg4 67. Re2 Rcg7 68. Rg2 Rf7 69. Ne3 f4 70. Nxg4 fxg3+ 71. Kg1 Rxf1+ 72. Kxf1 Bxg4 73. Rxg3 Kg6 74. Kf2 Kf5 75. Ke3 Ke6 76. Kf4 Kf6 77. Rg1 Ke6 78. Rf1 Kd6 79. b3 axb3 80. Rb1 b4 81. cxb4 Kc6 82. Rxb3 Kb5 83. Ke3 Bd7 84. Rb1 Be6 85. Rc1 Kxb4 86. Rc6 Bg4 87. Kd2 Kb3 88. Rc5 Be6 89. Ke3 Kb4 90. Kf4 Kb3 91. Rc7 Bg4 92. Ke3 Kb4 93. Rg7 Kc4 94. Rg5 Bd1 95. Rg1 Bg4 96. Rc1+ Kb4 97. Kd2 Kb3 98. Ke3 Kb4 99. Kf4 Kb3 100. Ke5 e3 101. Kxd5 e2 102. Ke4 Kb2 103. Re1 Kc3 104. Ke3 Kc4 105. Rc1+ Kd5 106. Rc5+ Kd6 107. Kd2 Bf3 108. Re5 Bg4 109. Ke1 Bf3 110. Kf2 Bg4 111. Rxe2 Bxe2 112. Kxe2 Ke6 113. Ke3 Kd5 114. Kd3 Kd6 115. Ke4 Ke6 116. Kf4 Kf6 117. d5 Kg6 1-0

[Event "New Delhi Parsvnath op-B 16th"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2018.01.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Srikanth, K."]
[Black "Merryston, David Scanny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1910"]
[BlackElo "1823"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2018.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. h3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bc4 0-0 7. c3 Nc6 8. 0-0 Nb6 9. Bb3 e5 10. Bg5 Bf6 11. Bh6 Re8 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. Qf3 Qh4 16. Be3 c6 17. Rfe1 Rad8 18. g4 Be6 19. Bxb6 Rxd2 20. Rxe5 axb6 21. Rae1 Rf8 22. Qe3 Rxb2 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. f4 Qd8 25. Rxe6 Qd2 26. Qxd2 Rxd2 27. Re7 Rf7 28. f5 gxf5 29. gxf5 Rxa2 30. f6 Rc2 31. Re8+ Rf8 32. R1e7 Rxe8 33. f7+ 1-0

[Event "Tamil Nadu State-ch 54th"]
[Site "Chennai"]
[Date "2006.05.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Merryston, David Scanny"]
[Black "Nitin, Senthilvel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E76"]
[WhiteElo "2055"]
[BlackElo "2180"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2006.05.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 0-0 6. Nf3 Na6 7. Be2 e5 8. fxe5 dxe5 9. d5 Ng4 10. h3 Nh6 11. 0-0 f6 12. Be3 Qe7 13. Qc1 Nf7 14. Ne1 f5 15. Nd3 f4 16. Bf2 Bh6 17. Qd1 Ng5 18. Kh2 f3 19. gxf3 Nxh3 20. Qe1 Nxf2 21. Qxf2 Nb4 22. d6 Qxd6 23. Nxb4 Qxb4 24. Nd5 Qd6 25. c5 Qd7 26. Qh4 Bf4+ 27. Kg2 Qg7 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Nxc8 Raxc8 30. Rad1 Be3 31. b4 g5 32. Qh3 Bd4 33. Bc4 Rcd8 34. Be6 Rf6 35. Rh1 Rg8 36. Bf5 h6 37. Qg4 Qf7 38. Rh2 Ra6 39. b5 Rf6 40. Rh5 Kg7 41. Kh1 a6 42. Rd2 Be3 43. Re2 Bf4 44. Bd7 axb5 45. Bxb5 Ra8 46. Kg2 c6 47. Bc4 Qxc4 0-1

