Event: Round 3: Cubuk, Armin - Luong, Thao
Date: 2025-04-28
White: Cubuk, Armin
Black: Luong, Thao
BlackElo: 1728
Result: 1-0
ECO: C56
Opening: Italian Game: Scotch Gambit, Janowski Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:18] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:11] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:27:36] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:13] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:00] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:38] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:34] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:49] } 6... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:27:46] } 7. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:33:11] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:27:21] } 8. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:32:54] } 8... fxe6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:27:39] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:33:02] } 9... e5?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:50] } 10. Qc4?! { [%eval 0.36] } { Inaccuracy. Qb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:06] } 10... Qd7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:24:29] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:29:46] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:23:14] } 12. Rad1 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 1:25:36] } 12... h6?! { [%eval 1.71] } { Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:00] } 13. Bh4?! { [%eval 0.94] } { Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:24] } 13... g5 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:21:39] } 14. Bg3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:24:34] } 14... Qc8?! { [%eval 1.71] } { Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:57] } 15. b3?! { [%eval 0.84] } { Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:51] } 15... c6 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:07:53] } 16. a4 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:11:21] } 16... h5 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:07:10] } 17. h4?! { [%eval -0.44] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:32] } 17... Ng4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:04:57] } 18. hxg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:16] } 18... h4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:04:57] } 19. g6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:36:31] } 19... hxg3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:55] } 20. g7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:02] } 20... Kd7?? { [%eval 4.08] } { Blunder. gxf2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:46:03] } 21. Rxd6+ { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:23:22] } 21... Kxd6?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc7 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:06] } 22. Nb5+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:23:37] } 22... Kd7 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:38:36] } 23. Rd1+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:23:56] } 23... Bd6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:37:49] } 24. Qf7+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:24:18] } 1-0