[Event "Canarias en Red prel 5th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bahar Mosse, Tzakos"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2004.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb3 Nc6 6. Bd3 a6 7. 0-0 b5 8. a3 Bb7 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Kh1 d6 12. f4 0-0 13. f5 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nd5 Qg5 16. f6 Nxf6 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Rf5 Qg7 19. Rf3 Ne7 20. Qf1 f5 21. Rg3 Ng6 22. exf5 h5 23. fxg6 Kh8 24. gxf7 Qxf7 25. Qxf7 Rxf7 26. Kg1 Raf8 27. Rf1 Bd5 28. Rxf7 Rxf7 29. Nd2 h4 30. Rh3 Rg7 31. Be4 Be6 32. Rxh4+ Kg8 33. g3 Bd7 34. Bd5+ Kf8 35. Ne4 Bf5 36. Nxd6 Rd7 37. Nxf5 Rd6 38. Rh5 Rxd5 39. Kg2 Rd7 40. Kf3 Rf7 41. Ke4 Rxf5 42. Kxf5 Ke7 43. Kxe5 Kf7 44. Kd5 Kg7 45. Kc5 Kg6 46. Kb6 Kxh5 47. Kxa6 Kg4 48. Kxb5 Kh3 49. a4 Kxh2 50. a5 Kxg3 51. a6 Kf3 52. a7 Ke2 53. a8Q Kd1 54. Qc6 Kc1 55. Kb4 Kb1 56. Kb3 Ka1 57. Qc5 Kb1 58. Qb4 Kc1 59. c4 Kd1 60. c5 Ke2 61. c6 Kf3 62. c7 Kg2 63. c8Q Kf1 64. Qc1+ Kg2 65. Qbd2+ Kh3 66. Qcc3+ Kg4 67. Qdd4+ Kf5 68. Qcc5+ Ke6 69. Qdd6+ Kf7 70. Qcc7+ Ke8 71. Qdd8# 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 5th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bondar, Dmitriy"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2004.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 0-0 6. b3 b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Be2 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Bxg2 11. Rg1 Qe7 12. Bf3 Qxe5 13. Rxg2 c6 14. Qe2 Nfd7 15. 0-0-0 Na6 16. Rxd7 Nb4 17. Kb1 Rfd8 18. Qd2 Rxd7 19. Qxd7 Re8 20. Bxc6 Re7 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Qxd5 Bg7 24. Rg1 a5 25. Re1 Kh8 26. e4 Kg8 27. e5 Ra7 28. e6 fxe6 29. Qxe6+ Rf7 30. Bd5 Kh8 31. Qxf7 Ba1 32. Qg8# 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 5th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Frijling, Jeroen"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A60"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. e4 g6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Bg7 10. Bc4 0-0 11. 0-0 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Bh2 Qg5 14. Rfe1 Ne5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Qg4 Qxg4 17. hxg4 Nf4 18. g3 Nh3+ 19. Kg2 Ng5 20. f4 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Nxe4 22. Rxe4 Rae8 23. Rae1 Rxe4 24. Rxe4 a6 25. a4 Kg7 26. Re7 h6 27. Rxb7 g5 28. Rb6 Re8 29. Rxd6 Re3 30. Bxa6 Rxc3 31. Rc6 Ra3 32. Bb5 Rc3 33. d6 Kf6 34. d7+ Ke7 35. Rxh6 Kd8 36. Rh8+ Kc7 37. d8Q+ Kb7 38. Qa8+ Kc7 39. Rc8+ Kd6 40. Qc6+ Ke7 41. Re8# 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 5th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Houlsby, Mark"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E94"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2004.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 0-0 6. Be2 e5 7. 0-0 Nbd7 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Rfd1 Be6 13. Rxd8+ Rxd8 14. Nd5 c6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Rd1 Rxd1+ 17. Bxd1 Bxc4 18. b3 Bb5 19. a4 Bd3 20. Nd2 Bg5 21. Nc4 Bxc4 22. bxc4 c5 23. Bg4 Kg7 24. f3 Kf6 25. Bc8 b6 26. Bb7 Ke7 27. Kf2 Bd2 28. Ke2 Bc3 29. Kd3 Bd4 30. Bd5 f5 31. h3 fxe4+ 32. fxe4 g5 33. g4 Kf6 34. Bb7 Bf2 35. Ba6 h5 36. Bb5 hxg4 37. hxg4 Bd4 38. Ba6 Ke6 39. Bb5 Kd6 40. Ba6 Kc7 41. Bb5 Kd6 42. Ba6 Kc7 43. Bb5 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 5th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Castro Soromenho, Jorge E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2004.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 c6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. 0-0-0 Be7 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Ne4 0-0 14. h4 Qc7 15. g4 Bf4 16. Qxf4 Qxf4+ 17. Kb1 Qxg4 18. Rdg1 Qh5 19. Nf6+ Kh8 20. Nxh5 g6 21. Nf6 e5 22. h5 g5 23. Rf1 Be6 24. Bf5 Bd5 25. Rh2 Kg7 26. Be4 Bc4 27. Bd3 Be6 28. Rhf2 Rad8 29. Ne4 Bd5 30. Nc3 Be6 31. Kc1 a6 32. b3 b5 33. Ne2 Bg4 34. Ng3 c5 35. Nf5+ Bxf5 36. Bxf5 c4 37. Be4 cxb3 38. axb3 a5 39. Kb2 a4 40. Bd3 axb3 41. Kxb3 Rb8 42. Kb4 Rb7 43. c4 bxc4+ 44. Kxc4 Rc8+ 45. Kd5 Rd7+ 46. Ke4 Rb8 47. Rf5 Rb4+ 48. Kxe5 Re7+ 49. Kd5 Rb3 50. Bc4 Rc3 51. Kd6 Re6+ 52. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 5th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Christmas, Xavier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2004.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 f5 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. 0-0 Rg8 11. d5 Bb5 12. Re1 c6 13. a4 Bc4 14. b3 Ba6 15. Nd4 e5 16. Nxf5 Bb4 17. Re3 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 cxd5 19. b4 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Qxb4 21. Rc7 Qe4 22. Nd6+ Kd8 23. Nxe4 Kxc7 24. Qxd5 Rad8 25. Qc5+ Kb8 26. h3 f5 27. Nd6 h5 28. Qxe5 Rge8 29. Nxe8+ Ka8 30. Nc7+ Kb8 31. Nxa6+ Kc8 32. Qc7# 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 5th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Reinrouf, MKH"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2004.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 0-0 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bd2 Nd4 10. Qd3 d5 11. cxd5 Bf5 12. Qc4 Rc8 13. Qxb4 Nc2+ 14. Kd1 Nxb4 15. Nxe5 Nfxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. g4 Bc2+ 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 5th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Ruetter, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B18"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2004.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Nf6 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. 0-0 e6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Rae1 0-0 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. c3 Qb6 14. b3 Rad8 15. h4 h6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. c4 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qc3 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 Bb4 21. Qe3 Bc5 22. Qf4 Rd6 23. Ng5 hxg5 24. hxg5 g6 25. Qh2 Kg7 26. Rh4 Rg8 27. Rh7+ Kf8 28. Qf4 Qc7 29. Qf6 Bd4 30. Qf3 Rh8 31. Rh3 Rxh3 32. Qxh3 Bg7 33. f4 Qc5+ 34. Kh2 Qf5 35. Qh7 Qg4 36. Rf3 Qh5+ 37. Rh3 Qxh7 38. Rxh7 Rd2 39. Kh3 Rxa2 40. g4 Rb2 41. f5 exf5 42. gxf5 gxf5 43. g6 fxg6 44. Kg3 Rxb3+ 45. Kf4 Rc3 46. c5 Rxc5 47. Kg5 Kf7 48. Rh1 b5 49. Rd1 Rc7 50. Kf4 Rb7 51. Kg5 b4 52. Kf4 b3 53. Ke3 b2 54. Rb1 a5 55. Kd2 a4 56. Kc2 a3 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 5th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.07"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Stroebel, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2004.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. e4 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 0-0 7. Bd3 d6 8. Bc2 Nd7 9. Qd3 Nf6 10. h4 h5 11. Ng5 Bf5 12. Qd2 Qd7 13. Bb2 Bh6 14. 0-0-0 Ne4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qf4 Qf5 17. Qxf5 Bxf5 18. d5 f6 19. g4 Bxg4 20. f3 Bxf3 21. Rde1 Bxh1 22. Rxh1 fxg5 23. hxg5 Bxg5+ 24. Kb1 Rf3 25. Rg1 Be3 26. Rxg6+ Kh7 27. Re6 Bg5 28. a4 Raf8 29. Ka2 Rf2 30. Kb3 Rg2 31. Kb4 Rff2 32. Ba3 Ra2 33. Re4 Bd2 34. Rd4 Be1 35. c5 Rg3 36. Kc4 Bxc3 37. Rd3 Rxd3 38. Kxd3 Rxa3 39. Kc2 Ba5 40. c6 Rg3 41. cxb7 Rg8 42. Kb3 Rb8 43. Kc4 Rxb7 44. Kd4 h4 45. Ke4 h3 46. Kf3 h2 47. Kg2 h1Q+ 48. Kxh1 Rb1+ 49. Kg2 Ra1 50. Kf3 Rxa4 51. Ke3 Rh4 52. Kd3 Rh3+ 53. Kc4 Be1 54. Kb5 Rd3 55. Kc6 Rxd5 56. Kxc7 a5 57. Kb6 a4 58. Kc7 Rh5 59. Kd7 a3 60. Kxe7 a2 61. Kxd6 a1Q 62. Kc6 Qa6+ 63. Kd7 Rh6 64. Kc7 Rb6 65. Kd7 Qa7+ 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 5th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Pape, Michael"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2004.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. dxc5 Bxc5 4. Be3 Bxe3 5. fxe3 Nc6 6. Nf3 a6 7. Bd3 Nge7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Nc3 b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Rad1 d6 12. h3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Bxa6 Bxa6 15. Rxd8 Bxe2 16. Rxf8+ Kxf8 17. Nxe2 f5 18. exf5 exf5 19. a3 Nd5 20. Rxf5+ Ke7 21. Rxe5+ Kd6 22. Rh5 h6 23. Kf2 Nf6 24. Rb5 Kc6 25. Nd4+ Kb7 26. Re5 Rf8 27. Ke2 Nd7 28. Re7 Rd8 29. Rxg7 Kc8 30. b4 Ne5 31. Ne6 Re8 32. Nd4 Nc4 33. Kd3 Nxa3 34. Rh7 Rg8 35. g4 b5 36. Rxh6 Nc4 37. Nxb5 Ne5+ 38. Ke2 Rf8 39. g5 Rg8 40. h4 Kb7 41. Nd6+ Kc7 42. Nf5 Ng4 43. Ra6 Ne5 44. e4 Rb8 45. g6 Nxg6 46. Rxg6 Rxb4 47. Kd3 Rb5 48. h5 Rb8 49. h6 Rh8 50. Rg7+ Kc6 51. h7 Kc5 52. Nh6 Kb4 53. Nf7 Rd8+ 54. Nxd8 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 5th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Van Os, Herman"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.05.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. c3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. 0-0 Nf6 6. Re1 e6 7. e5 Nh5 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 0-0 10. Bg5 f6 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Be3 a6 13. Nc3 b5 14. Bb3 b4 15. Ne4 Bg7 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Nc5 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bc3 20. Re2 Bb7 21. Bh6 Rf7 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Qb6 24. Qe2 Raf8 25. Rf1 Bd4 26. Be3 Bxe3 27. Rxe3 Nf4 28. Qc2 d5 29. Rf3 g5 30. h4 h6 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Rg3 Rg7 33. Re1 Qd6 34. Qd2 Nh5 35. Rxg5 Nf4 36. Rxg7+ Kxg7 37. Re3 Ng6 38. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 4th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Fugger, Christian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B15"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.05.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 c6 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bf5 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. 0-0-0 e6 10. Rde1 Bb4 11. Rhf1 Qa5 12. Bd2 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qxa2 14. d5 Qxd5 15. Qe2 0-0-0 16. Nd4 Nc5 17. b4 Na4 18. Bd2 Qxd4 19. c3 Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Qxc3+ 21. Qc2 Qa1+ 22. Qb1 Qxb1+ 23. Kxb1 Rd2 24. Rf4 Rhd8 25. b5 Rd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 27. Kc2 Rg1 28. bxc6 Rxg2+ 29. Kd3 bxc6 30. Ra4 Kb7 31. Rb4+ Kc7 32. Ra4 Kb6 33. Rb4+ Kc5 34. Ra4 Rxh2 35. Rxa7 g5 36. Rxf7 Nd5 37. Rxh7 Rxh7 38. Ke4 Rh4+ 39. Ke5 g4 40. Kxe6 g3 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 4th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Hoelscher, Thorsten"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[BlackElo "2144"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2004.05.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 0-0 5. e4 d6 6. h3 Na6 7. a3 e5 8. d5 Nh5 9. Be2 Nf4 10. Bxf4 exf4 11. Rc1 g5 12. 0-0 Bd7 13. Bd3 Qe7 14. Bb1 h5 15. Qd3 Be5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. f3 Kg7 18. Kf2 Rh8 19. g4 fxg3+ 20. Ke2 Bxh3 21. Rh1 Bd7 22. Rcg1 h4 23. f4 gxf4 24. Qf3 Rag8 25. Nb5 Kf8 26. Nxa7 Bg4 27. Qxg4 Rxg4 28. Nb5 h3 29. Kf3 Rgg8 30. Rg2 hxg2 31. Rxh8 Rxh8 32. Nd4 g1Q 33. Bd3 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 4th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Ullrich, Marcel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A81"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2004.05.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. 0-0 Nf6 6. Re1 0-0 7. Ne5 d6 8. Nf3 e5 9. c3 e4 10. Nh4 d5 11. Bg5 Qd6 12. f4 exf3 13. Bxf3 Bd7 14. Qd2 Ne4 15. Bxe4 fxe4 16. Bf4 Qe6 17. Qe3 Na6 18. Nd2 Rae8 19. Nb3 Qh3 20. Qf2 g5 21. Be5 Rxf2 22. Bxg7 gxh4 23. Be5 Qg2# 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 4th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Phanthomas2004"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2004.05.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bg5 Be7 4. Bxe7 Nxe7 5. e3 0-0 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. 0-0 d6 8. Bxh7+ Kxh7 9. Ng5+ Kg6 10. Qg4 Kf6 11. Nh7# 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 4th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Seib Mertinat, Axel"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2004.05.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 0-0 6. Nge2 e6 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. a3 a5 9. d4 d6 10. d5 Ne7 11. e4 e5 12. Nb5 Bd7 13. a4 Nh5 14. Nxd6 f5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nb5 Bxb5 18. axb5 b6 19. Qc2 f4 20. g4 f3 21. gxh5 fxg2 22. Kxg2 Qg5+ 23. Ng3 gxh5 24. Kh1 h4 25. Nf5 h3 26. Rg1 Qh5 27. Rxg7+ Kh8 28. Qd3 Rg8 29. Rag1 Raf8 30. Qg3 Qe8 31. Rxg8+ Rxg8 32. Qh4 h5 33. Qf6+ Kh7 34. Ng3 Rxg3 35. Rxg3 Qh8 36. Qg6# 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 4th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sys, Marek"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1978"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2004.05.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nf3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. h4 0-0 9. e5 Ne8 10. Bxh7+ Kxh7 11. Ng5+ Kg8 12. Qh5 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qxg5 14. hxg5 g6 15. Qh7# 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 3rd"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Asotsky, Alik"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. d5 exd5 4. exd5 d6 5. Bc4 g6 6. Ne2 Bg7 7. c3 a6 8. 0-0 b5 9. Bd3 c4 10. Be4 Nf6 11. Bf3 0-0 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. Nd4 Nb6 14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Re1 Bd7 16. Ne7+ Kh8 17. h4 Nfxd5 18. Nxd5 Qc5 19. Nxb6 Qxb6 20. Bxa8 f6 21. Be3 Qb8 22. Bd5 f5 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Qxd4+ 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 3rd"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bahar Mosse, Tzakos"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb3 Nc6 6. a3 a6 7. Nc3 f5 8. Be2 fxe4 9. Nxe4 d5 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Bg5 d4 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. 0-0 0-0 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Nbc5 b6 17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. Bxe6 Bg5 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qxg5 Qxg5 21. Nxg5 Nd8 22. Bd5 Rc8 23. Rac1 a5 24. Ne6 Nf7 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. Bxf7 Rxf7 27. Rfe1 Re7 28. Re4 Kg7 29. f4 b5 30. fxe5 Kf7 31. c3 d3 32. Rd1 Rd7 33. Rd4 Re7 34. R1xd3 Rxe5 35. Rd5 Re1+ 36. Kf2 Rb1 37. Rxb5 a4 38. Rd4 Rh1 39. Rxa4 Rxh2 40. Ra6 Kg7 41. Rb7+ Kh6 42. Ra8 Rh4 43. Raa7 Rf4+ 44. Ke3 Rf6 45. Rxh7+ Kg5 46. Rae7 Kf5 47. Rhf7 g5 48. Rxf6+ Kxf6 49. Re4 Kf5 50. g4+ Kf6 51. a4 Kf7 52. a5 Kf6 53. a6 Kf7 54. a7 Kf6 55. a8Q Kf7 56. Qa6 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 3rd"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Franssen, Michel"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 f6 6. exf6 Nxf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Nc3 Nfd7 9. Bf4 0-0 10. g3 Nc6 11. Bh3 Bf6 12. Bxe6+ Kh8 13. Bxd5 Nb6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Nge2 Bg4 16. 0-0 Bf3 17. Qd3 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 c5 19. Rad1 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Qd5 21. Qb3 Qb7 22. Ne6 Rf7 23. Rc1 Raf8 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. Rc7 Qe4 26. Rf7 Kg8 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Rc1 g5 29. Bd6+ Kg7 30. Rc7+ Kg6 31. Qc2 Qxc2 32. Rxc2 Nd5 33. f4 g4 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 3rd"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.05"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Burger, Clemens"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Bg5 g6 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. a3 d6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d5 0-0 8. f4 a6 9. Nf3 Re8 10. g3 Nd7 11. Bg2 Nc5 12. 0-0 Ne4 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Re7 16. e4 fxe4 17. Nxe4 f5 18. Ng5 h6 19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. dxe6 Rb8 21. Bd5 c6 22. Bf3 Rxe6 23. Rfe1 Qe7 24. b4 Re8 25. Kf2 Kh7 26. b5 Qc7 27. bxa6 bxa6 28. c5 d5 29. Rxe6 Rxe6 30. Re1 Qe7 31. Rxe6 Qxe6 32. h3 Qe7 33. g4 fxg4 34. Bxg4 Qxc5+ 35. Kf3 Qxa3+ 36. Kg2 Qd6 37. f5 Qf6 38. Qd3 gxf5 39. Bxf5+ Kg8 40. Bg4 Qd6 41. Qf5 Qf6 42. Qc8+ Bf8 43. Be6+ Kg7 44. Qd7+ Qe7 45. Qxe7+ Bxe7 46. h4 Bxh4 47. Kh3 Bg5 48. Kg4 Kf6 49. Bd7 Ke5 50. Bxc6 d4 51. Kf3 a5 52. Ke2 Kd6 53. Be8 Kc5 54. Kd3 a4 55. Bxa4 Kd5 56. Bb3+ Ke5 57. Bd1 Be3 58. Bh5 Kf4 59. Bd1 Kg5 60. Bf3 h5 61. Bxh5 Kxh5 62. Ke2 Kg5 63. Kd3 Kf4 64. Ke2 Ke4 65. Kd1 d3 66. Ke1 Ba7 67. Kd1 Kd4 68. Kd2 Bb6 69. Kd1 Kc3 70. Kc1 d2+ 71. Kd1 Ba5 72. Ke2 Kc2 73. Kf3 d1Q+ 74. Ke4 Kc3 75. Kf5 Qe1 76. Kf4 Qe2 77. Kf5 Qe3 78. Kf6 Qe4 79. Kf7 Qe5 80. Kg6 Qf4 81. Kg7 Qf5 82. Kg8 Qf6 83. Kh7 Qg5 84. Kh8 Qg1 85. Kh7 Kd4 86. Kh6 Ke4 87. Kh5 Kf3 88. Kh4 Qg4# 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 3rd"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Ice, Lola"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Be7 4. c4 b6 5. Be3 Bb7 6. Nc3 d6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. Bc2 0-0 9. Qd3 Nb4 10. Qd2 Nxc2+ 11. Qxc2 e5 12. Rd1 exd4 13. Bxd4 Qd7 14. e5 Bxf3 15. exf6 Qe6+ 16. Be3 Bxd1 17. Qxd1 Bxf6 18. 0-0 Rfe8 19. Re1 Qxc4 20. Nd5 Bxb2 21. Bd2 Qxd5 22. Qc2 Bf6 23. Rd1 Qc5 24. Qb3 Bd4 25. Be3 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Qxe3+ 27. Qxe3 Rxe3 28. Kf2 Rae8 29. Rd2 R3e7 30. g3 h6 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 3rd"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Kaminski, Adam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. f3 Nf6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Qe2 exf3 9. Nxf3 Bg7 10. 0-0-0 0-0 11. h4 Nd7 12. h5 Bh7 13. Bg2 c6 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. Be4 e5 16. d5 cxd5 17. Nxd5 Qd8 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qe4+ Kg8 20. Rhf1 Rc8 21. c3 Nc5 22. Qf5 Qxd5 23. Nb3 Qe4 24. Nxc5 Qxf5 25. Rxf5 Rxc5 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 3rd"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Schnatz, Walter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Bxf6 Bxf6 6. e5 Be7 7. Qg4 0-0 8. 0-0-0 Bg5+ 9. Kb1 Nc6 10. Nf3 Bh6 11. Bd3 Nb4 12. h4 Nxd3 13. Rxd3 b6 14. Rhd1 c5 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. h5 c4 17. Rd4 Rb8 18. b3 Qb6 19. Ng5 Qb4 20. Kb2 a5 21. a4 Qe7 22. f4 cxb3 23. cxb3 Bd7 24. Qf3 Rb7 25. Na2 Rfb8 26. R1d3 Bxg5 27. fxg5 Qxg5 28. Rg4 Qxh5 29. Qg3 Qh6 30. Rh4 Qg6 31. Qh3 h6 32. Rg3 Qf5 33. Qxf5 exf5 34. Rxh6 Be6 35. Nc3 d4 36. Nb5 d3 37. Rh1 d2 38. Nd6 Rc7 39. Rc3 Rd8 40. Rxc7 Rb8 41. Rd1 Rxb3+ 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 3rd"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Milpacher, Christian"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. d3 c5 3. e3 e5 4. Ne2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. b3 a5 7. Ng3 Nb4 8. Be2 Be7 9. e4 0-0 10. 0-0 Bh4 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Qf6 13. Bg4 g6 14. a3 Nd7 15. axb4 cxb4 16. Qf3 h5 17. Bh3 Bg5 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. Ra2 Nc5 20. Nd2 Rad8 21. Ne4 Qe7 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Re2 Qc3 24. f6 Rxd3 25. Qf4 exf4 26. f3 Qxf6 27. Ref2 g5 28. g3 Rfd8 29. Bg2 fxg3 30. hxg3 h4 31. gxh4 gxh4 32. f4 Rg3 33. Kh2 Kh7 34. Be4+ Kh6 35. f5 Rdg8 36. Bf3 Qe5 37. Kh1 h3 38. Rh2 Rg1+ 39. Rxg1 Rxg1+ 40. Kxg1 Qe1# 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 3rd"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Serrano, Daniel"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. e3 d5 4. dxc5 e6 5. c3 Bxc5 6. Nf3 0-0 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bg3 a6 10. 0-0 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. b4 Ba7 13. Nb3 Rc8 14. Nbd4 e5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Bg3 Bxd4 19. cxd4 f5 20. h3 Rf6 21. Bh4 g5 22. Bg3 f4 23. exf4 gxf4 24. Bh2 Qe7 25. d5 Qg7 26. d6 f3 27. Be5 fxg2 28. Bxf6 Qxf6 29. Re1 Rd8 30. d7 Bc6 31. Rc1 Bxd7 32. Rc7 Bxh3 33. Rxe4 Rf8 34. Qd5+ Kh8 35. Ree7 Qxf2+ 36. Kh2 g1Q+ 37. Kxh3 Qgg3# 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 1st"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fugger, Christian"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2004.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. e3 Bc5 7. b3 0-0 8. Bb2 e5 9. Nf3 Bb4 10. Qc2 e4 11. Nd4 Re8 12. Be2 Nxd4 13. exd4 e3 14. fxe3 Rxe3 15. 0-0 Qe7 16. Rae1 Ne4 17. Nd5 Qd6 18. Rd1 b6 19. Rf3 Rxf3 20. Bxf3 Nf6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. d5 Qe7 23. Be4 g6 24. Qf2 f5 25. Bd3 Bc5 26. Qd4 Bxd4+ 27. Bxd4 Bb7 28. Kf2 d6 29. Re1 Qg5 30. Be3 Qe7 31. Bd4 Qd7 32. Be3 Re8 33. Bh6 Rxe1 34. Kxe1 Qe7+ 35. Kd2 Qf7 36. Be3 Qf6 37. g3 g5 38. Kc2 f4 39. gxf4 gxf4 40. Bd2 f3 41. Bc3 Qf4 42. Bd2 Qxh2 43. Kc3 f2 44. Bg5 Qe5+ 45. Kc2 Qxg5 46. Bf1 Qf4 47. Kd3 Bc8 48. Kc2 Bf5+ 49. Kc3 Qe4 50. Kb4 Qe1+ 51. Kb5 Qxf1 52. Kc6 Qh3 53. Kxd6 f1Q 54. Kc7 Qg4 55. d6 Qg6 56. d7 Qg7 57. Kc8 Qf8+ 58. Kc7 Bxd7 59. Kxd7 Qd3+ 60. Kc7 Qfd8+ 61. Kb7 Q3d7+ 62. Ka6 Q8c7 63. c5 Qb7# 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 1st"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gassner, Frank"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2004.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bd2 e5 9. fxe5 Bg4 10. 0-0 Bxe5 11. Qe1 Bd4+ 12. Kh1 Ne7 13. Qg3 h5 14. Ne2 Qd7 15. Bc3 0-0-0 16. Nfxd4 cxd4 17. Bxd4 f5 18. Bxh8 Rxh8 19. Nf4 h4 20. Qe3 g5 21. Nh3 f4 22. Nxf4 gxf4 23. Qxf4 h3 24. g3 Ng6 25. Qf7 Qxf7 26. Rxf7 Rf8 27. Rxf8+ Nxf8 28. Rf1 Ng6 29. Rf7 Ne5 30. Rg7 Be6 31. Re7 Bxa2 32. Rxe5 Kd7 33. g4 Bb1 34. d4 Bxc2 35. g5 Bb3 36. g6 Kd6 37. g7 b5 38. d5 cxd5 39. g8Q Kxe5 40. Qe8+ Kd4 41. exd5 Bxd5+ 42. Kg1 Kc4 43. Qe2+ Kb4 44. Qg4+ Kb3 45. Qxh3+ Kxb2 46. Qd3 Bc4 47. Qd2+ Kb3 48. h4 a5 49. h5 a4 50. h6 a3 51. Qd1+ Kb4 52. h7 a2 53. h8Q Ka3 54. Qc1+ Ka4 55. Qhb2 b4 56. Qxc4 Ka5 57. Qcxb4+ Ka6 58. Qb6# 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 1st"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Knight, David"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2004.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. cxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Be3 d5 8. e5 Bg7 9. Qd2 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Bh6 0-0 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. 0-0 Qc7 15. Rfe1 Rae8 16. Qg5 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 h6 19. Qxg6+ Kh8 20. Nf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxf7 Rg8 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 1st"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Christensen, Svend Ellegaard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[BlackElo "2193"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2004.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. Bf4 dxe4 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Nf6 6. Bc4 e6 7. 0-0 Bd6 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Qe2 Bf4 11. Bxe6 0-0 12. Bxf4 Qxf4 13. Bb3 Nb6 14. Rf1 Bg4 15. Qf2 Ne4 16. Qe2 Rae8 17. Ne5 Bxe2 18. Rxf4 Nf6 19. Nc3 Bh5 20. Raf1 Bg6 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. R1f3 Re7 23. Rh3 Nfd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Rfh4 f5 27. Rh8+ Kf7 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. c3 Kf7 30. b3 Kf6 31. c4 dxc4 32. bxc4 Re4 33. Rd3 Re2 34. Kf1 Rxa2 35. d5 Ra1+ 36. Ke2 Ke7 37. d6+ Kd7 38. c5 Ra2+ 39. Rd2 Rxd2+ 40. Kxd2 b6 41. Kc3 bxc5 42. Kc4 Kxd6 43. g3 a5 44. h3 a4 45. Kb5 a3 46. Ka4 a2 47. Kb5 a1Q 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 1st"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Diddley, Bo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2004.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 e5 4. d5 d6 5. f4 exf4 6. Bxf4 Nd7 7. Nf3 Ne5 8. Be2 Nxf3+ 9. Bxf3 Ne7 10. 0-0 f5 11. exf5 Nxf5 12. Re1+ Kf7 13. g4 Nh4 14. Be2 Qf6 15. Nc3 g5 16. Ne4 Qd4+ 17. Kf1 Qxd1 18. Raxd1 gxf4 19. Ng5+ Kg6 20. Ne4 Bf5 21. Bd3 Bxe4 22. Bxe4+ Kg5 23. h3 Ng6 24. Rd2 Ne5 25. Rc2 h5 26. b3 hxg4 27. hxg4 Nxg4 28. Rg2 Be5 29. Bf3 Rh4 30. Ke2 Kf5 31. Reg1 Nh2 32. Rg5+ Kf6 33. R5g2 Nxf3 34. Kxf3 Rah8 35. Rg6+ Kf7 36. R1g5 Rh3+ 37. Ke4 Re3+ 38. Kf5 f3 39. Rg7+ Bxg7 40. Kf4 Bd4 41. Rf5+ Ke7 42. Rg5 f2 43. Rf5 f1Q+ 44. Kg5 Qg2+ 45. Kf4 Qf3+ 46. Kg5 Rg8+ 47. Kh6 Qh3+ 48. Rh5 Bg7+ 49. Kh7 Qxh5+ 50. Kxg8 Be5 51. c5 Qh8# 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 1st"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Miemietz, Carsten"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A81"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2004.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Bg5 e6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. Nbd2 d6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. e3 Nd7 10. h4 Nb6 11. b3 Bd7 12. c4 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nh2 Qc7 15. f4 Rad8 16. Ndf3 e4 17. Nd4 c5 18. Ne2 Bxa1 19. Qxa1 Be6 20. Bh3 Rd2 21. Rf2 Rfd8 22. Kg2 Qd6 23. g4 g6 24. h5 Qd3 25. Qf6 Bf7 26. gxf5 Rxe2 27. Ng4 Rxf2+ 28. Nxf2 Qd6 29. Qg5 Re8 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Bf5 Qe7 32. Qg3 Qf6 33. hxg6 Qxf5 34. gxf7+ Kxf7 35. Ng4 Qg6 36. Ne5+ Rxe5 37. fxe5 Qxg3+ 38. Kxg3 Ke6 39. Kf4 Nd7 40. Kxe4 Nxe5 41. a3 b6 42. b4 Kd6 43. b5 Nxc4 44. a4 Nb2 45. Kf3 Nxa4 46. e4 Nc3 47. Kf4 Ke6 48. e5 Nxb5 49. Ke4 Nc7 50. Ke3 b5 51. Ke4 a5 52. Kd3 a4 53. Kc3 Nd5+ 54. Kd3 Kxe5 55. Kc2 b4 56. Kb2 Kd4 57. Ka2 c4 58. Kb2 a3+ 59. Ka2 Nc7 60. Kb1 Nb5 61. Ka2 b3+ 62. Kb1 c3 63. Ka1 a2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 1st"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Nym, Ano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. h3 e5 6. Nf3 Nxe4 7. Bd2 Nxc3 8. Bxc3 Qc7 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Be6 11. Be2 Bc5 12. b4 Bb6 13. a4 a6 14. a5 Ba7 15. Bd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 0-0 17. Qd6 Qd7 18. 0-0 Rd8 19. Rad1 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Rxd6 21. exd6 Nd7 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. Ng5 Bd5 24. Bf3 Nf6 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Ne4 f5 27. Nc5 Rxd6 28. Nxb7 Rf6 29. Nc5 Nxb4 30. Rd8+ Rf8 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. c3 Nd5 33. Nxa6 g5 34. c4 Ne7 35. Nb4 c5 36. Nd5 Nc8 37. a6 Na7 38. Kf2 Kf7 39. Ke3 Ke6 40. Kd2 h5 41. Kc3 Ke5 42. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 1st"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mertens, Horst"]
[Black "Rotner, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2004.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Qd2 0-0 8. 0-0-0 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. h4 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. g4 Nxg4 14. Rdg1 h5 15. Nh2 Nxh2 16. Rxh2 Qxd4 17. Qg3 Bh6+ 18. Kb1 Bf4 19. Qe1 Bxh2 20. Rg2 Bd6 21. Rd2 Qg7 22. Nd5 e5 23. Qe3 Rad8 24. Qg5 e4 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Rg2 e3 27. Nxh5 Qh7 28. Nf6 Qg7 29. Nh5 Qd4 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Rxg6+ fxg6 32. Qxg6+ Kh8 33. Qh6+ Kg8 34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. Qh6+ Kg8 36. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 1st"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Schmidt, Heinz"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. f4 g5 3. d4 gxf4 4. Bxf4 d6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bd3 a6 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. c3 b5 9. Kh1 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Nf6 11. Qc2 0-0 12. h3 Nh5 13. Bh2 Ne7 14. e5 f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Rc8 18. Rae1 d5 19. Bd3 c5 20. Rxe6 c4 21. Bf5 Nxf5 22. Qxf5 Ne4 23. Qg4 Qd7 24. Ne5 Qd8 25. Rxf8+ Qxf8 26. Nf3 Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Nxg4 28. hxg4 Re8 29. Rxa6 Re2 30. b3 Qe8 31. Bg3 Bh6 32. Rb6 Qe3+ 33. Kh2 Qg1+ 34. Nxg1 Be3 35. Nf3 Rxa2 36. bxc4 bxc4 37. Re6 Bd2 38. Rd6 Bxc3 39. Be5 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 1st"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Serrano, Daniel"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2004.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 cxd4 5. cxd4 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nc6 8. g3 0-0 9. Bg2 a5 10. a4 d5 11. 0-0 Nb4 12. Nc3 b6 13. b3 Ba6 14. Rfc1 Nd3 15. Rd1 Rc8 16. Ne2 Nb4 17. Ne5 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Nf4 f6 20. Ng4 f5 21. Ne5 Nd3 22. Nfxd3 Bxd3 23. Nxd3 exd3 24. Qxd3 Qd5 25. Rac1 Rce8 26. Rd2 e5 27. dxe5 Rxe5 28. Qxd5+ Rxd5 29. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 1st"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Stroebel, Jan"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E91"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2004.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. Nf3 0-0 6. Be2 b6 7. 0-0 Bb7 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 e5 10. d5 c6 11. Nd2 cxd5 12. cxd5 Nc5 13. f3 Rc8 14. Nb3 Na4 15. Qd2 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Nd7 17. c4 f5 18. Bg5 Bf6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Bd3 fxe4 21. fxe4 Qe7 22. Qe2 Rf6 23. Nd2 Rcf8 24. Rxf6 Rxf6 25. Rf1 Nc5 26. Rxf6 Qxf6 27. Bc2 Bc8 28. Nb3 h5 29. Nxc5 bxc5 30. Qf2 Qxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Kg7 32. Ke3 g5 33. g3 h4 34. gxh4 gxh4 35. Kf3 Kg6 36. Bd1 Kg5 37. Kg2 Bg4 38. Bc2 Be2 39. Bb3 a5 40. a4 Kf4 41. Kh3 Kxe4 42. Kxh4 Kd4 43. Kg3 Kc3 44. Ba2 Kb2 45. h4 Kxa2 46. Kf2 Bd1 47. Ke3 Kb3 48. Ke4 Kxc4 49. Kf5 Kxd5 50. Kf6 c4 51. h5 c3 52. h6 Bc2 53. Kg5 Bd3 54. Kg4 c2 55. Kf3 c1Q 0-1

[Event "Canarias en Red prel 1st"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2004.05.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tudosa, Daniel"]
[Black "Mertens, Horst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2004.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bg2 b6 7. 0-0 Bb7 8. Nc3 Qc7 9. e4 Be7 10. Bg5 0-0 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Qd6 13. c3 Ne7 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Re1 d5 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Nxe5 Rad8 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Qf3 Qc6 20. Nxc6 1-0

