Event: 8th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open
Site: Dulles, Virginia
Date: 2021-06-01
White: Escalante, Brian
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2458
Black: Kurtz, Eric
BlackElo: 2059
Result: 1-0
ECO: B00
Opening: Pirc Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:55:13] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 2:00:53] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:55:38] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 2:01:19] } 3. Bd3 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:56:01] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:57:39] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:56:30] } 4... g6?! { [%eval 0.69] } { Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:58:01] } 5. f4?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%clk 1:56:45] } 5... Bg7?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:58:14] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:57:13] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:57:47] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:50:14] } 7... Nbd7?! { [%eval 1.35] } { Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%clk 1:54:50] } 8. h3 { [%eval 1.33] [%clk 1:44:52] } 8... Bxf3 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:53:39] } 9. Qxf3 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 1:45:18] } 9... O-O { [%eval 1.06] [%clk 1:53:44] } 10. dxe5 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:43:50] } 10... dxe5 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 1:51:15] } 11. f5 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 1:44:18] } 11... Nh5 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:51:37] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 1.35] [%clk 1:43:53] } 12... Nf4 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 1:44:30] } 13. Bc2 { [%eval 1.58] [%clk 1:43:52] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 1:44:12] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval 1.66] [%clk 1:42:57] } 14... Rad8 { [%eval 1.86] [%clk 1:40:45] } 15. g3?! { [%eval 1.27] } { Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 1:36:52] } 15... Nxh3+ { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:40:05] } 16. Kg2 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 1:37:17] } 16... Ng5 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 1:40:33] } 17. Qg4 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:37:32] } 17... h6 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 1:36:55] } 18. fxg6?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%clk 1:36:30] } 18... fxg6 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:37:04] } 19. Bb3+ { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:30:26] } 19... Kh7 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:37:21] } 20. Rh1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:53] } 20... Bf6?? { [%eval 6.69] } { Blunder. Nf7 was best. } { [%clk 1:37:39] } 21. Nf3 { [%eval 6.74] [%clk 1:29:26] } 21... Kg7 { [%eval 10.94] [%clk 1:33:19] } 22. Rxh6 { [%eval 11.21] [%clk 1:29:49] } 22... Kxh6 { [%eval 13.14] [%clk 1:33:40] } 23. Nxg5 { [%eval 12.72] [%clk 1:28:56] } 23... Bxg5 { [%eval 14.1] [%clk 1:33:57] } 24. Rh1+ { [%eval 13.91] [%clk 1:29:16] } 1-0