Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-26
White: Desmarais, Nicholas
WhiteElo: 2020
Black: Chong, Hanford
BlackElo: 1874
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B07
Opening: Pirc Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:31:25] } 2... g6?! { [%eval 0.6] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:30:27] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:31:49] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:30:49] } 4. Bf4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:30:46] } 5. Qd2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:25] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:30:47] } 6. O-O-O { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 1:32:47] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:26:07] } 7. f3 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:32:59] } 7... b5 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 1:25:44] } 8. g4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:32:10] } 8... h5?! { [%eval 1.64] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:50] } 9. gxh5 { [%eval 1.73] [%clk 1:30:28] } 9... Nxh5 { [%eval 1.76] [%clk 1:23:09] } 10. Bh6 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 1:30:32] } 10... Nd7 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 1:18:23] } 11. Nge2 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:23:09] } 11... Kh7 { [%eval 1.48] [%clk 1:14:15] } 12. Bxg7 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:22:19] } 12... Kxg7 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 1:14:41] } 13. Ng3 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 1:20:19] } 13... Rh8 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:14:47] } 14. Nce2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:15:17] } 14... Ndf6?! { [%eval 1.11] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg3 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:20] } 15. Qg5?! { [%eval 0.25] } { Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:39] } 15... Nxg3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:11:14] } 16. Nxg3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:04:57] } 16... Nh5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:11:35] } 17. Nf5+? { [%eval -0.7] } { Mistake. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:22] } 17... Bxf5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 1:11:15] } 18. exf5 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:02:42] } 18... e6 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 1:11:41] } 19. Qxd8 { [%eval -0.58] [%clk 1:01:58] } 19... Raxd8 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 1:11:24] } 20. fxe6 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 1:02:23] } 20... fxe6 { [%eval -0.82] [%clk 1:11:46] } 21. Bh3 { [%eval -0.86] [%clk 1:01:12] } 21... Nf4 { [%eval -0.96] [%clk 1:11:50] } 22. Bg4 { [%eval -0.95] [%clk 1:01:34] } 22... Kf6 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 1:12:12] } 23. Kd2 { [%eval -1.49] [%clk 0:59:00] } 23... e5?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:44] } 24. Ke3 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:57:56] } 24... Nd5+ { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 1:09:38] } 25. Ke4 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:56:03] } 25... Nb6?! { [%eval -0.09] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:44] } 26. dxe5+ { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:55:53] } 26... dxe5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:10:05] } 27. Rd3?! { [%eval -0.98] } { Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:33] } 27... Rd6?! { [%eval -0.11] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:15] } 28. b4?? { [%eval -2.33] } { Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:16] } 28... g5? { [%eval -1.09] } { Mistake. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:36] } 29. h3 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 0:37:36] } 29... Rhd8 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 1:06:02] } 30. Rhd1 { [%eval -0.87] [%clk 0:32:50] } 30... Na4 { [%eval -1.09] [%clk 1:05:40] } 31. Rc1? { [%eval -2.46] } { Mistake. Rxd6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:22:04] } 31... Nb2 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 1:03:16] } 32. Rxd6+ { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:20:17] } 32... Rxd6 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 1:03:28] } 33. c3 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:18:22] } 33... Rd8?! { [%eval -1.1] } { Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:29] } 34. Rh1?? { [%eval -3.97] } { Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:45] } 34... Nd1 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 1:01:44] } 35. Rh2 { [%eval -3.71] [%clk 0:16:14] } 35... Nxc3+ { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 1:02:07] } 36. Ke3 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:16:41] } 36... Nd5+ { [%eval -4.01] [%clk 1:02:32] } 37. Ke2 { [%eval -3.82] [%clk 0:16:53] } 37... Nxb4 { [%eval -3.86] [%clk 1:01:24] } 38. h4 { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 0:17:12] } 38... Nxa2 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 1:01:24] } 39. hxg5+ { [%eval -4.04] [%clk 0:17:39] } 39... Kxg5 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 1:01:36] } 40. Rh5+ { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:18:05] } 40... Kf4 { [%eval -4.3] [%clk 1:01:46] } 41. Rf5+ { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:18:22] } 41... Kg3 { [%eval -4.13] [%clk 1:02:12] } 42. Rxe5 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:17:20] } 42... Nc3+ { [%eval -4.07] [%clk 1:02:40] } 43. Ke3 { [%eval -4.24] [%clk 0:17:26] } 43... Nd5+ { [%eval -4.28] [%clk 1:02:35] } 44. Ke2 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:17:11] } 44... b4 { [%eval -3.97] [%clk 1:02:35] } 45. Rg5 { [%eval -3.83] [%clk 0:10:56] } 45... Nc3+ { [%eval -3.98] [%clk 1:02:43] } 46. Ke3 { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:11:14] } 46... Re8+?? { [%eval -0.55] } { Blunder. Nd1+ was best. } { [%clk 1:02:13] } 47. Kd3 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:11:29] } 47... Kf2 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:02:28] } 48. Kc4?! { [%eval -1.22] } { Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:55] } 48... Rb8 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 1:02:56] } 49. Kb3 { [%eval -1.69] [%clk 0:11:13] } 49... Rb6 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 1:00:13] } 50. Rc5 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:11:07] } 50... c6? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Ke3 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:37] } 51. Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:11] } 51... Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:30] } 52. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:07:50] } 52... Nxf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:55] } 53. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:31] } 53... Rxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:08] } 54. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:58] } 54... a5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:17] } 55. Ka4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:56] } 55... Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:44] } 56. Be8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:10] } 56... Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:01:00] } 57. Bf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:17] } 57... Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:24] } 58. Bg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:12] } 58... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:58:16] } 59. Bf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:13] } 59... Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:47] } 60. Bg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:47] } 60... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:56:55] } 61. Kxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:45] } 61... Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:21] } 62. Bf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:34] } 62... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:57:38] } 63. Kb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:21] } 63... Nd6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:55:10] } 64. Ba2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:39] } 64... Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:06] } 65. Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:33] } 65... Nd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:32] } 66. Bg8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:39] } 66... Nc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:41] } 67. Bf7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:54] } 67... Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:51] } 68. Bg6 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 68... Nd4 { [%clk 0:53:53] } 1/2-1/2