Event: 8th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open
Site: Dulles, Virginia
Date: 2021-05-30
White: Lu, Ming
WhiteElo: 2149
Black: Escalante, Brian
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2458
Result: 0-1
ECO: A28
Opening: English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Quiet Line
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:59:20] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 2:00:49] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:59:41] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 2:01:13] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 2:00:00] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 2:01:36] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:58:51] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:49:53] } 5. Qb3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:58:21] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:48:56] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:58:12] } 6... Re8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:40:45] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:56:36] } 7... Bf8 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:41:00] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:26:08] } 8... g6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:35:16] } 9. d5 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:22:17] } 9... Nb8 { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:35:35] } 10. e4 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 1:22:23] } 10... d6 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 1:33:42] } 11. Ne1?! { [%eval 0.79] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:25] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:30:28] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:14:16] } 12... Na6 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:30:38] } 13. a3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:14:06] } 13... Nc5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:41] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:13:15] } 14... a4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:13:43] } 15. b4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:12:07] } 15... Nb3 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:14:11] } 16. Rb1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:10:03] } 16... Nd4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:54:50] } 17. Qd3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:56:57] } 17... Nxe2+?! { [%eval 0.97] } { Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:52] } 18. Qxe2 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:56:47] } 18... Nh5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:54:20] } 19. Nd3 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:39:14] } 19... f5 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:54:48] } 20. exf5?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:19] } 20... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:55:08] } 21. Ne4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:38:32] } 21... Nf4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:55:24] } 22. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:36:36] } 22... exf4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:55:52] } 23. f3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:36:43] } 23... g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:36] } 24. Ndf2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:35:06] } 24... Bg7 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:55:49] } 25. Qd2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:34:10] } 25... Be5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:53:50] } 26. g4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:28:33] } 26... fxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:26] } 27. hxg3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:28:53] } 27... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:41] } 28. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:07] } 28... Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:50] } 29. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:23:15] } 29... Re7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:42:20] } 30. Rbc1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:22:57] } 30... b6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:42:36] } 31. c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:21:42] } 31... bxc5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:38:16] } 32. bxc5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:21:51] } 32... Rb8 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:38:45] } 33. cxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:08] } 33... cxd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:13] } 34. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:27] } 34... Ra7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:32:11] } 35. Qc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:26] } 35... Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:31:46] } 36. Qc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:54] } 36... Rb3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:28:00] } 37. g4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:12:51] } 37... Bg6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:27:38] } 38. Nxd6?? { [%eval -4.25] } { Blunder. Qc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:07:47] } 38... Qxd6 { [%eval -4.85] [%clk 0:26:01] } 39. Re6 { [%eval -5.02] [%clk 0:08:15] } 39... Qf8 { [%eval -5.0] [%clk 0:26:16] } 40. Rxg6 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:08:13] } 40... Qxf3+ { [%eval -5.38] [%clk 0:26:44] } 41. Kg1 { [%eval -5.19] [%clk 0:01:57] } 41... Rf7 { [%eval -5.27] [%clk 0:27:13] } 42. Rf1?? { [%eval #-4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxg7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:01:34] } 42... Qg3+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:27:18] } 43. Kh1 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:01:56] } 43... Qh4+ { [%eval #-2] [%clk 0:27:46] } 0-1