Event: 8th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open
Site: Dulles, Virginia
Date: 2021-05-28
White: Samuelson, Andrew
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2111
Black: Belous, Vladimir
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2520
Result: 1-0
ECO: B48
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 2:00:52] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 2:00:49] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 2:01:14] } 2... e6?! { [%eval 0.54] } { Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%clk 2:01:11] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 2:01:34] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 2:01:37] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 2:01:57] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 2:02:02] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 2:02:15] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 2:02:23] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 2:02:31] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 2:01:45] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 2:02:42] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:57:13] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 2:01:26] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:51:35] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:53:08] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:50:37] } 10. Nf5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:51:27] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 1:44:34] } 11. Nxg7+ { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:50:27] } 11... Kf8 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 1:44:59] } 12. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:50:38] } 12... Qxc5+ { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:45:24] } 13. Kh1 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 1:51:00] } 13... Kxg7 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 1:45:36] } 14. e5 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:51:21] } 14... Ne8 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:45:09] } 15. Ne4 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:50:29] } 15... Qd5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:44:47] } 16. Qh5?! { [%eval -0.34] } { Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:50:08] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 1:43:16] } 17. Rf3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:49:58] } 17... Ng6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:39:27] } 18. Rg3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:37:28] } 18... Qd4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:07] } 19. Ng5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:35:17] } 19... Qxf4?! { [%eval 0.92] } { Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:48] } 20. Rf1 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 1:34:51] } 20... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 1:33:06] } 21. Rxf7+ { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:29:28] } 21... Kg8 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:33:19] } 22. Qh6 { [%eval 1.69] [%clk 1:05:04] } 22... Ng7 { [%eval 1.34] [%clk 1:22:01] } 23. Re3 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:48:14] } 23... Qxb2?? { [%eval 2.86] } { Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:03] } 24. Re1?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:32] } 24... Rc8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:17:27] } 25. Ref1 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:46:58] } 25... Nf5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:16:47] } 26. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:52] } 26... exf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:15] } 27. Rxd7 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:41:17] } 27... Bxg2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:35] } 28. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:33] } 28... Bxf1?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:12] } 29. Ne6 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:41:36] } 1-0