Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-26
White: Levine, Owen
WhiteElo: 1936
Black: Abraham, John Z
BlackElo: 2100
Result: 0-1
ECO: B48
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:28:10] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:09] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:30] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:35] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:28:50] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:29:00] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:29:13] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:29:26] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:34] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:51] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:29:53] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:17] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:03] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:41] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:30:11] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:07] } 9. f3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:30:28] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:33] } 10. g4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:27] } 10... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:57] } 11. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:43] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:06] } 12. g5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:21] } 12... Nh5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:08] } 13. Be5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:00] } 13... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:15:38] } 14. Qxd7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:19] } 14... Kf8 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:16:05] } 15. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:39] } 15... Bxg5+ { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:16:19] } 16. Kb1 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:02] } 16... Qb8 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:13:17] } 17. Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:10] } 17... Qxb7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:13:04] } 18. Rxb7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:33] } 18... Bd2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:47:06] } 19. a4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:41] } 19... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:44:48] } 20. bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:02] } 20... bxa4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:09] } 21. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:27:20] } 21... g6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:41:24] } 22. Bb5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:27:03] } 22... Kg7 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:39:23] } 23. c4 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:25:37] } 23... Rhc8 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:28:55] } 24. Rd1 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:22:17] } 24... Nf6? { [%eval 1.79] } { Mistake. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:37] } 25. e5 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:18:45] } 25... Ng8 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:20:53] } 26. Rdd7 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:15:24] } 26... Nh6 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:21:02] } 27. Rdc7?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Ka2 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:34] } 27... Rxc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:25] } 28. Rxc7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:13:02] } 28... Nf5 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:19:47] } 29. Ka2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:47:35] } 29... Nd4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:13:46] } 30. Bc6 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:43:33] } 30... Ra5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:09:16] } 31. f4?? { [%eval -5.18] } { Blunder. Be8 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:26] } 31... Rc5 { [%clk 0:09:19] } 32. Ka3 { [%clk 0:31:42] } 32... Rxc4 { [%clk 0:09:15] } 0-1