Event: 8th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open
Site: Dulles, Virginia
Date: 2021-05-29
White: Zhou, Jianchao
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2615
Black: Kraai, Jesse
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2429
Result: 1-0
ECO: E12
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Classical Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 2:00:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 2:00:46] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 2:01:26] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 2:01:08] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 2:01:53] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 2:01:29] } 4. a3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 2:02:21] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 2:01:45] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 2:02:48] } 5... exd5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 2:02:06] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 2:03:07] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 2:01:59] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 2:03:18] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 2:01:37] } 8. e3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 2:03:44] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 2:01:01] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 2:04:10] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:52:19] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 2:04:00] } 10... Nbd7?! { [%eval 1.14] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:48:41] } 11. h3?! { [%eval 0.39] } { Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%clk 2:02:03] } 11... Ne4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:47:00] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 2:01:24] } 12... c5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:46:24] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 2:00:37] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:32:43] } 14. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 2:00:55] } 14... Bg5? { [%eval 1.07] } { Mistake. Nxc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:12] } 15. Bxg5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:56:47] } 15... Qxg5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:28:51] } 16. Rac1 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:57:05] } 16... Ndc5 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:24:23] } 17. b4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:54:48] } 17... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:15:17] } 18. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:55:15] } 18... a5 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:14:30] } 19. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:51:02] } 19... axb4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:00:04] } 20. axb4 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:51:27] } 20... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:54:32] } 21. Qb5 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:47:57] } 21... Qf6 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:51:06] } 22. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:47:44] } 22... dxe4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:51:29] } 23. Ra1 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:46:09] } 23... Rac8 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:44:20] } 24. Ra7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:44:31] } 24... Bd5?! { [%eval 1.33] } { Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:02] } 25. Rd7 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:44:32] } 25... Bc4 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:36:53] } 26. Rxd8+ { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:40:59] } 26... Qxd8 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:37:11] } 27. Qe5 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 1:41:00] } 27... Qe8 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:35:33] } 28. Qd6 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 1:38:08] } 28... Bd3?! { [%eval 2.35] } { Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:06] } 29. Qxb6 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 1:37:15] } 29... Qa4 { [%eval 2.52] [%clk 0:25:06] } 30. Re1 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 1:35:21] } 30... g6 { [%eval 2.46] [%clk 0:22:04] } 31. h4 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 1:32:51] } 31... h5 { [%eval 2.75] [%clk 0:20:07] } 32. b5 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 1:23:25] } 32... Qb4 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 0:20:03] } 33. Ra1 { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 1:23:27] } 33... Qb2? { [%eval 4.69] } { Mistake. Qc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:11] } 34. Qa5?! { [%eval 3.25] } { Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:06] } 34... Rb8?! { [%eval 5.1] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:10] } 35. Qa7 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 1:22:13] } 35... Rxb5 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 0:04:01] } 36. Nxb5 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 1:22:37] } 36... Qxb5 { [%eval 5.48] [%clk 0:04:29] } 37. Qa8+ { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 1:22:21] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval 5.78] [%clk 0:04:48] } 38. Qd8 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 1:22:45] } 38... Qe5 { [%eval 5.63] [%clk 0:03:15] } 39. Ra8 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 1:23:06] } 39... Kh6 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:03:28] } 40. Qd4 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 1:19:57] } 1-0