Event: 8th Cherry Blossom Classic - Open
Site: Dulles, Virginia
Date: 2021-05-31
White: Checa, Nicolas
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2574
Black: Zhou, Jianchao
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2615
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E97
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:47:13] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 2:00:57] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:47:03] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 2:01:24] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:47:24] } 3... Bg7?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 2:01:52] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:47:23] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 2:02:21] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:47:45] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 2:02:48] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:48:09] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 2:02:57] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:48:18] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 2:03:24] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:47:58] } 8... Ng4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 2:03:21] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:48:22] } 9... f6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 2:03:48] } 10. Bh4 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:48:47] } 10... g5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:58:32] } 11. Bg3 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:49:00] } 11... Nh6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:58:33] } 12. dxe5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:47:53] } 12... dxe5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:52:48] } 13. h3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:48:14] } 13... Be6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:47:26] } 14. Qb3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 1:39:19] } 14... Qc8 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:46:54] } 15. Rfd1?! { [%eval 0.5] } { Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:10] } 15... Rf7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:46:21] } 16. Nd5 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:27:02] } 16... Bf8 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:45:22] } 17. Qc3 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:23:54] } 17... Ne7 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 1:33:58] } 18. c5 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 1:07:16] } 18... c6?! { [%eval 2.44] } { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:40] } 19. Nxf6+ { [%eval 2.28] [%clk 1:02:02] } 19... Rxf6 { [%eval 2.44] [%clk 1:33:08] } 20. Nxg5 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 1:02:24] } 20... Ng6 { [%eval 2.49] [%clk 1:29:51] } 21. Nxe6?? { [%eval 0.49] } { Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:00] } 21... Rxe6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:30:19] } 22. Bc4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:02:16] } 22... Nf7 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:28:20] } 23. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:01:43] } 23... Qxe6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:28:43] } 24. b4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:57:34] } 24... Be7 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:21:55] } 25. Rd2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:54:59] } 25... Bg5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:16:22] } 26. Rd3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:51:13] } 26... Re8 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:13:08] } 27. Rad1 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:47:46] } 27... Re7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:12:12] } 28. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:58] } 28... a6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:10:55] } 29. b5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:33:57] } 29... axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:08:35] } 30. axb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:11] } 30... cxb5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:07:37] } 31. Rd5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:33:05] } 31... Bf4?! { [%eval 0.89] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:55] } 32. Rb1 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:29:59] } 32... Qc6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:59:31] } 33. h4?? { [%eval -0.66] } { Blunder. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:14] } 33... Bxg3 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:57:44] } 34. Qxg3?! { [%eval -1.18] } { Inaccuracy. fxg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:58] } 34... Kf8 { [%eval -1.36] [%clk 0:54:40] } 35. Qg4 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:23:54] } 35... Nf4 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:53:03] } 36. Rd2 { [%eval -2.04] [%clk 0:23:55] } 36... Qxe4 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:50:03] } 37. Ra1 { [%eval -1.46] [%clk 0:22:31] } 37... Qg6?! { [%eval -0.63] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:01] } 38. Qxg6 { [%eval -0.83] [%clk 0:21:01] } 38... Nxg6 { [%eval -0.55] [%clk 0:27:57] } 39. Rb2 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:19:39] } 39... Rc7 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:23:41] } 40. Rxb5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:17:36] } 40... Nxh4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:20:22] } 41. Ra8+ { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:16:47] } 41... Ke7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:20:19] } 42. Ra7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:16:15] } 42... Nd8 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:20:17] } 43. c6 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:16:35] } 43... Nxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:09] } 44. Rbxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:53] } 44... Rxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:33] } 45. Rxb7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:21] } 45... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:55] } 46. Rxh7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:46] } 46... Ng6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:22] } 47. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:40] } 47... Nce7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:44] } 48. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:04] } 48... Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:09] } 49. Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:54] } 49... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:26] } 50. Ra6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:18] } 50... Kg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:53] } 51. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:27] } 51... Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:19] } 52. f4+ { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:14:28] } 52... exf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:43] } 53. Rxg6+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:54] } 53... Kxg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:12] } 54. gxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:19] } 54... Ne6 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:22:37] } 55. f5+ { [%clk 0:15:47] } 55... Kxf5 { [%clk 0:23:04] } 1/2-1/2