Event: Round 8: Cruz, Cristhian - Homa, Seth
Date: 2024-03-31
White: Cruz, Cristhian
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2487
Black: Homa, Seth
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2234
Result: 1-0
ECO: A34
Opening: English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard

1. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:25:18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:44] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:16] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:03] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:24:57] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:19] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:25:16] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:31:36] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:25:40] } 5... Nc7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:52] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:34] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:19] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:23:50] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:34] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:24:09] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:53] } 9. f4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:21:58] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:24:56] } 10. fxe5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:18:14] } 10... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:12] } 11. Nf4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:17:56] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:13:16] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:16:34] } 12... Rb8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:13:20] } 13. b3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:15:38] } 13... Re8?! { [%eval 0.8] } { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:22] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:11:25] } 14... Bf8 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:06:37] } 15. h3 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:06:31] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:06:20] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:05:48] } 16... c4 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 0:55:05] } 17. bxc4?! { [%eval 0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:15] } 17... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:55:17] } 18. Ba1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:54:38] } 18... b5?! { [%eval 0.67] } { Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:55:31] } 19. Ne4?! { [%eval 0.1] } { Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:14] } 19... f5?! { [%eval 0.66] } { Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:10] } 20. Nf2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:41:19] } 20... Qg5? { [%eval 1.72] } { Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:03] } 21. d3 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:39:40] } 21... Nxe3 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:37:21] } 22. Qxc7 { [%eval 1.81] [%clk 0:40:01] } 22... Qxg3 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:37:25] } 23. Qxd7 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:31:44] } 23... Qxf4?? { [%eval 3.7] } { Blunder. Rbd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:34] } 24. Ng4 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:31:02] } 24... Nxf1 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:32:03] } 25. Rxf1 { [%eval 4.16] [%clk 0:23:52] } 25... Rbd8 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:23:53] } 26. Nf6+ { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:23:35] } 1-0