Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-22
White: Zhou, Alexander Zheng
WhiteElo: 1881
Black: Millman, Samuel Taylor Herndon
BlackElo: 1687
Result: 1-0
ECO: B07
Opening: Pirc Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:06] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:31:31] } 4. Be3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4... Ng4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 1:31:53] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:30:40] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.92] [%clk 1:32:20] } 6. Bh4 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:30:37] } 6... g5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:32:48] } 7. Bg3 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:30:42] } 7... h5 { [%eval 1.6] [%clk 1:31:43] } 8. h3 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 1:23:43] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 1.88] [%clk 1:31:49] } 9. e5 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 1:07:25] } 9... Nfd7 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 1:32:08] } 10. e6 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 1:02:22] } 10... fxe6 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 1:32:16] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 1:00:43] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 1:32:15] } 12. Bg6+ { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:59:39] } 12... Kd7 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 1:32:42] } 13. Nf3 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:56:09] } 13... c6 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 1:32:11] } 14. Nxg5 { [%eval 2.24] [%clk 0:50:49] } 14... Qa5?! { [%eval 2.94] } { Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:40] } 15. h4 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 0:47:22] } 15... Nd5?! { [%eval 4.07] } { Inaccuracy. Na6 was best. } { [%clk 1:32:04] } 16. O-O { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 0:46:06] } 16... Nxc3 { [%eval 4.08] [%clk 1:32:17] } 17. bxc3 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:46:32] } 17... Qxc3 { [%eval 3.85] [%clk 1:32:34] } 18. Re1 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:44:23] } 18... Kc7 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 1:32:42] } 19. Bf7 { [%eval 3.61] [%clk 0:42:23] } 19... Na6 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 1:32:29] } 20. Re3 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:38:26] } 20... Qa5 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 1:32:35] } 21. Bxe6 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:38:04] } 21... Bxe6 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 1:32:53] } 22. Nxe6+ { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:38:26] } 22... Kd7 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 1:33:21] } 23. Qe2 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:31:36] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 1:33:30] } 24. Re1 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:29:04] } 24... Bh6?! { [%eval 5.85] } { Inaccuracy. Kc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:22] } 25. Nc5+ { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:22:05] } 25... Nxc5 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 1:29:25] } 26. Rxe7+ { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 0:22:15] } 26... Rxe7 { [%eval 5.83] [%clk 1:29:49] } 27. Qxe7+ { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:22:23] } 27... Kc8 { [%clk 1:30:14] } 28. dxc5 { [%clk 0:22:02] } 1-0