Event: 8th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open
Site: Dulles, Virginia
Date: 2021-05-28
White: Jacobson, Aaron
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2301
Black: Burke, John Michael
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2522
Result: 0-1
ECO: D70
Opening: Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 2:00:01] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 2:00:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 2:00:26] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 2:01:06] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 2:00:28] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:59:59] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 2:00:51] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 2:00:26] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 2:01:12] } 5... Nb6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 2:00:53] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 2:01:36] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 2:01:20] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 2:01:59] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 2:01:24] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 2:02:23] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:59:14] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 2:02:40] } 9... Qd6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:57:45] } 10. Kb1 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:55:09] } 10... Rd8 { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:47:35] } 11. Nb5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:54:09] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:47:58] } 12. d5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:54:01] } 12... a6 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:42:39] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:52:55] } 13... Qe8 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:43:03] } 14. Qc1 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:52:23] } 14... Na7 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:42:54] } 15. Bf4?? { [%eval -0.78] } { Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:41] } 15... Nb5 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 1:35:07] } 16. Nxb5 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 1:13:15] } 16... axb5 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 1:35:31] } 17. Bxc7 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 1:13:30] } 17... Na4 { [%eval -2.74] [%clk 1:20:41] } 18. Bxd8 { [%eval -2.71] [%clk 1:08:09] } 18... Qxd8 { [%eval -2.65] [%clk 0:48:33] } 19. Rd2 { [%eval -2.8] [%clk 0:55:09] } 19... Qa5 { [%eval -2.9] [%clk 0:44:07] } 20. Rc2 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 0:39:44] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval -3.12] [%clk 0:44:20] } 21. Ne2?! { [%eval -4.59] } { Inaccuracy. Nh3 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:43] } 21... b4 { [%eval -5.0] [%clk 0:32:42] } 22. b3 { [%eval -5.77] [%clk 0:39:09] } 22... Nc5 { [%eval -6.0] [%clk 0:31:52] } 23. Qe3 { [%eval -5.91] [%clk 0:30:40] } 23... Nxb3 { [%eval -5.4] [%clk 0:32:07] } 24. f4?! { [%eval -7.86] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:16] } 24... Na1 { [%eval -8.05] [%clk 0:29:03] } 25. Rd2 { [%eval -9.88] [%clk 0:03:05] } 25... b3 { [%eval -9.78] [%clk 0:26:55] } 26. Nd4 { [%eval -16.17] [%clk 0:00:34] } 26... Nc2 { [%eval -15.88] [%clk 0:26:39] } 27. Rxc2?! { [%eval #-10] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxb3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:33] } 27... bxa2+ { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:26:48] } 28. Ka1 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:00:44] } 28... Bxd4+ { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:27:13] } 0-1