Event: 8th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open
Site: Dulles, Virginia
Date: 2021-05-31
White: Kurtz, Eric
WhiteElo: 2059
Black: Sarkar, Justin
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2360
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: A25
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 2:00:58] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:43:14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 2:01:19] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:43:04] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 2:01:38] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:42:42] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 2:01:27] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:42:43] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 2:01:49] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:40:58] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:57:54] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:37:27] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:58:09] } 7... Ba7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:36:56] } 8. b4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:55:58] } 8... Rb8 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:07] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:51:38] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:29:16] } 10. Bb2 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:45:32] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:29:13] } 11. Rc1 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:44:58] } 11... Nd4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:23:23] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:36:29] } 12... Bxd4?! { [%eval 0.85] } { Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:23] } 13. c5?! { [%eval 0.06] } { Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:36:45] } 13... dxc5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:20:28] } 14. e3?! { [%eval -0.42] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:37:11] } 14... cxb4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:20:19] } 15. exd4?! { [%eval -0.52] } { Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:37:29] } 15... bxc3 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:20:29] } 16. Bxc3 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:37:53] } 16... exd4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:20:07] } 17. Ba5 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:38:18] } 17... Nd5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 1:18:51] } 18. Rc5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:37:57] } 18... Nb6 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:18:18] } 19. Qc2 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:37:50] } 19... Bb7 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 1:18:36] } 20. Bc6?! { [%eval -1.55] } { Inaccuracy. Bxb7 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:20] } 20... Na4 { [%eval -1.78] [%clk 0:49:37] } 21. Rd5 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 1:22:38] } 21... Qf6 { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:49:59] } 22. Rc1 { [%eval -1.73] [%clk 1:15:43] } 22... Nc3?! { [%eval -1.03] } { Inaccuracy. Ba8 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:58] } 23. Bxb7 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:16:04] } 23... Rxb7 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:50:17] } 24. Bxc3 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 1:16:28] } 24... dxc3 { [%eval -0.75] [%clk 0:50:42] } 25. Qxc3 { [%eval -0.84] [%clk 1:16:54] } 25... Qxc3 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:43:54] } 26. Rxc3 { [%eval -1.01] [%clk 1:17:19] } 26... a5 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:44:20] } 27. Rdc5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:15:05] } 27... Rc8 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:44:20] } 28. Rb3 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:13:03] } 28... Rcb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:33] } 29. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:15] } 29... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:57] } 30. axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:43] } 30... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:01] } 31. Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:29] } 31... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:24] } 32. Rc6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:27] } 32... Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:48] } 33. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:11:45] } 33... Rxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:09] } 34. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:09] } 34... Rxb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:35] } 35. Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:34] } 35... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:48] } 36. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:49] } 36... c5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:44] } 37. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:02] } 37... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:07] } 38. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:11:11] } 38... Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:16] } 1/2-1/2