[Event "Bergisch Gladbach-ch 22nd"]
[Site "Bergisch Gladbach"]
[Date "2000.09.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lobbes, Frank"]
[Black "Mertens, Norbert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "1809"]
[BlackElo "1683"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2000.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bd2 0-0 7. h3 Na5 8. 0-0 c6 9. a3 Nxc4 10. dxc4 Be6 11. Qe2 Ne8 12. Rad1 Qc8 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bc1 Rf7 15. b3 Nc7 16. Rd3 Qf8 17. a4 Rd8 18. Ba3 f5 19. Nd2 f4 20. Nf3 Rf6 21. Rfd1 Rg6 22. Kf1 Bc8 23. Nxe5 Re6 24. Nf3 Qe8 25. Nd4 Re5 26. Ke1 d5 27. Bxe7 Qxe7 28. cxd5 Nxd5 29. f3 Nxc3 30. Rxc3 Qb4 31. Rdd3 Rxd4 32. Kf2 Qb6 33. Kf1 Be6 34. Qd2 Rxd3 35. Rxd3 g5 36. Rd8+ Kf7 37. Qd6 Qa5 38. Rf8+ Kg6 39. b4 Qb6 40. Re8 Kh5 41. Rxe6 Rxe6 42. Qxe6 Qxb4 43. Qg4+ Kg6 44. Qf5+ Kh6 45. e5 Qd4 46. Qf6+ Kh5 47. Qd6 Qc4+ 48. Kg1 Qc3 49. e6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bergisch Gladbach-ch 22nd"]
[Site "Bergisch Gladbach"]
[Date "2000.09.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mertens, Norbert"]
[Black "Krause, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "1683"]
[BlackElo "1978"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2000.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. 0-0 dxc4 8. a4 a5 9. Bf4 Nd5 10. Qd2 Nxf4 11. Qxf4 Nb6 12. e4 0-0 13. Qe3 Bd7 14. Nd2 Bf6 15. e5 Bg5 16. f4 Be7 17. Nce4 Nd5 18. Qe2 b5 19. axb5 cxb5 20. Qh5 Ne3 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Bxa8 Nxf1 23. Rxf1 Be7 24. Be4 g6 25. Qh6 Qb6 26. Nf3 Rd8 27. Rd1 Be8 28. g4 Bc6 29. f5 Bxe4 30. f6 0-1

[Event "Bergisch Gladbach-ch 22nd"]
[Site "Bergisch Gladbach"]
[Date "2000.09.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Giehl, Thomas"]
[Black "Mertens, Norbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "1850"]
[BlackElo "1683"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2000.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Rb8 9. Bf4 Ra8 10. e4 Nh5 11. Be3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Bc5 Re8 14. Nb5 Bf8 15. Bxf8 Rxf8 16. Qd6 Qf6 17. Rfd1 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Ng7 19. Bh3 Rd8 20. Rad1 f5 21. exf5 Nxf5 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. R1d5 1-0

[Event "Bergisch Gladbach-ch 22nd"]
[Site "Bergisch Gladbach"]
[Date "2000.09.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Behle, Burkhard"]
[Black "Mertens, Norbert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A59"]
[WhiteElo "1959"]
[BlackElo "1683"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2000.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[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 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. f4 Nbd7 10. Nf3 Bg7 11. Qe2 0-0 12. g3 Qb6 13. Nd2 Nh5 14. Nc4 Qa6 15. Bd2 Ra7 16. Kg2 Re8 17. g4 Bxc3 18. Bxc3 Nxf4+ 0-1

[Event "Bergisch Gladbach-ch 22nd"]
[Site "Bergisch Gladbach"]
[Date "2000.08.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mertens, Norbert"]
[Black "Alleroedder, Anke"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "1683"]
[BlackElo "1201"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2000.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 Bg4 5. Be2 Bxf3 6. Bxf3 Nf6 7. 0-0 h6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Be3 Bd6 11. Rad1 Ke7 12. Be2 b5 13. f4 Nc6 14. Nd5+ Nxd5 15. exd5 Nb4 16. c3 Nc2 17. Bc1 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 e4 19. f5 Be3 20. h3 Bxc1 21. Rxc1 Ne3 22. Rf4 Nxd5 23. Rxe4+ Kf6 24. Bd3 Rhe8 25. Rce1 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Rd8 27. Bc2 Ne7 28. Re2 Rd5 29. g4 c5 30. Kg2 Nc6 31. Kg3 a5 32. h4 c4 33. Kf4 g5+ 34. fxg6 fxg6 35. Bxg6 Ne5 36. g5+ hxg5+ 37. hxg5+ Kxg6 38. Rxe5 1-0

[Event "Bergisch Gladbach-ch 22nd"]
[Site "Bergisch Gladbach"]
[Date "2000.08.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Roettgen, Martin"]
[Black "Mertens, Norbert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C62"]
[WhiteElo "1519"]
[BlackElo "1683"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2000.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 Bd7 5. d5 Nce7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. Nc3 Ng6 8. Be3 Nf6 9. h3 Be7 10. Qe2 a6 11. Bg5 0-0 12. Nh4 c6 13. Nxg6 fxg6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. 0-0 f5 16. f3 f4 17. Qc4 c5 18. Rab1 Bd8 19. a3 Rc8 20. Ne2 b5 21. Qa2 c4 22. b4 g5 23. c3 Bb6+ 24. Kh1 Rf6 25. Ng1 Rh6 26. Kh2 Rf8 27. g4 fxg3+ 28. Kxg3 Bxg1 29. Rxg1 Qxh3+ 0-1

[Event "Bergisch Gladbach-ch 22nd"]
[Site "Bergisch Gladbach"]
[Date "2000.08.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mertens, Norbert"]
[Black "Thelen, Harm Wulf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "1683"]
[BlackElo "1979"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2000.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Bd6 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. Be3 0-0 7. Qd2 c6 8. h3 b5 9. Bd3 Bf5 10. g4 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 f5 12. Ng5 Qd7 13. f4 h6 14. Nf3 fxg4 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 gxh3 17. 0-0-0 Qe6 18. Rdg1 Nd7 19. Bd2 Nf5 20. Qxh3 Rf7 21. Ne2 Nc5 22. Qh5 d4 23. b3 Kf8 24. Bb4 Qd5 25. Qg6 a5 26. Bxc5+ Qxc5 27. Rh3 Ke7 28. Kb2 a4 29. Nc1 axb3 30. Rxb3 Qd5 31. Rd1 Ra4 32. a3 Qc4 33. Nd3 Qd5 34. Nb4 Qc4 35. Nxc6+ Kf8 36. Nd8 Ne3 37. Rd2 Rfa7 38. Ne6+ Kg8 39. Qe8+ Kh7 40. Nf8+ Kg8 41. Ng6+ Kh7 42. Ne7 Qe6 0-1

