Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-25
White: Wright, James Douglas
WhiteElo: 1964
Black: Liu, Steven
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 1900
Result: 0-1
ECO: E18
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:46] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:58] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:32] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:56] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:32:17] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:30] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:35] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:56] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:44] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:10] } 8... f5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:35] } 9. d5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:26:32] } 9... Bf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:29:07] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:19:41] } 10... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:21:50] } 11. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:17:58] } 11... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:21:56] } 12. Nd2 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:11:57] } 12... Qe7 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:18:51] } 13. Rad1 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:08:52] } 13... dxc4 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:14:35] } 14. Nxc4 { [%eval -0.51] [%clk 0:55:29] } 14... Na6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:05:42] } 15. Ne3?! { [%eval -0.9] } { Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:46] } 15... Rad8 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:02:08] } 16. Nd5 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:45:46] } 16... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:01:57] } 17. Rxd5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:46:14] } 17... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:02:08] } 18. bxc3?! { [%eval -1.14] } { Inaccuracy. Qxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:25] } 18... Nc5 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:56:17] } 19. Rfd1 { [%eval -1.21] [%clk 0:40:14] } 19... c6 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:52:06] } 20. R5d4 { [%eval -1.57] [%clk 0:38:28] } 20... Kh8? { [%eval -0.37] } { Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:03] } 21. Qd2?! { [%eval -1.25] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:26] } 21... d5 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 0:46:46] } 22. e3?! { [%eval -1.95] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:34] } 22... Ne6?! { [%eval -1.06] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:25] } 23. Rd3?! { [%eval -2.04] } { Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:47] } 23... Qf6 { [%eval -1.71] [%clk 0:44:40] } 24. h4 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 0:35:32] } 24... b5 { [%eval -1.88] [%clk 0:43:29] } 25. Qb2 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 0:33:45] } 25... Nc5 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:42:12] } 26. Rd4 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:34:08] } 26... Na4 { [%eval -1.7] [%clk 0:42:13] } 27. Qa3 { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 0:34:31] } 27... Qd6 { [%eval -1.62] [%clk 0:42:01] } 28. Qb3 { [%eval -1.59] [%clk 0:33:35] } 28... Nb6 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:41:54] } 29. Rf4 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 0:31:32] } 29... a5 { [%eval -1.34] [%clk 0:37:41] } 30. Qc2 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:31:53] } 30... Qe5 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:37:41] } 31. Bh3 { [%eval -1.92] [%clk 0:32:07] } 31... Na4?! { [%eval -1.13] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:32] } 32. Rc1 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:30:41] } 32... g6 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:32:58] } 33. h5?! { [%eval -1.94] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa4 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:39] } 33... Nc5 { [%eval -1.94] [%clk 0:32:26] } 34. hxg6 { [%eval -1.93] [%clk 0:29:37] } 34... hxg6 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 0:32:51] } 35. Rh4+ { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:28:43] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:33:04] } 36. Bg2 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:28:50] } 36... Rh8 { [%eval -2.13] [%clk 0:32:34] } 37. Rxh8 { [%eval -2.17] [%clk 0:28:48] } 37... Rxh8 { [%eval -2.05] [%clk 0:32:53] } 38. Qd2 { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 0:29:00] } 38... Ne4 { [%eval -2.31] [%clk 0:29:07] } 39. Qd4 { [%eval -2.47] [%clk 0:28:16] } 39... Qxd4 { [%eval -2.29] [%clk 0:28:41] } 40. cxd4 { [%eval -2.16] [%clk 0:28:45] } 40... Rc8 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:29:00] } 41. Bxe4 { [%eval -2.84] [%clk 0:28:41] } 41... fxe4 { [%eval -2.78] [%clk 0:29:02] } 42. f3 { [%eval -2.56] [%clk 0:26:42] } 42... exf3 { [%eval -2.86] [%clk 0:28:44] } 43. Kf2 { [%eval -2.85] [%clk 0:27:10] } 43... Kf6 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:26:25] } 44. Kxf3 { [%eval -2.7] [%clk 0:27:38] } 44... Ke6 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:25:52] } 45. e4 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:27:20] } 45... dxe4+ { [%eval -3.4] [%clk 0:24:58] } 46. Kxe4 { [%eval -3.45] [%clk 0:27:48] } 46... Kd6 { [%eval -3.03] [%clk 0:25:14] } 47. Rf1 { [%eval -3.36] [%clk 0:28:10] } 47... Re8+ { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:25:36] } 48. Kd3 { [%eval -3.41] [%clk 0:28:29] } 48... Re6 { [%eval -3.34] [%clk 0:24:50] } 49. Rf8 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:27:39] } 49... c5 { [%eval -3.5] [%clk 0:23:02] } 50. dxc5+ { [%eval -4.04] [%clk 0:27:06] } 50... Kxc5 { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 0:23:21] } 51. a3 { [%eval -4.24] [%clk 0:23:47] } 51... b4 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:22:32] } 52. axb4+?! { [%eval -4.99] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:01] } 52... axb4 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:22:53] } 53. Rb8 { [%eval -5.1] [%clk 0:22:02] } 53... Rd6+ { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:22:49] } 54. Kc2 { [%eval -5.12] [%clk 0:22:22] } 54... Rb6 { [%eval -4.98] [%clk 0:22:43] } 55. Rc8+ { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:22:26] } 55... Kd5 { [%eval -5.34] [%clk 0:22:55] } 56. Kb3 { [%eval -5.08] [%clk 0:21:56] } 56... Ke4 { [%eval -5.08] [%clk 0:22:14] } 57. Rf8 { [%eval -4.72] [%clk 0:21:42] } 57... Rb5 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:17:42] } 58. Rf4+ { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:17:12] } 58... Ke3 { [%eval -4.9] [%clk 0:16:28] } 59. Rg4 { [%eval -4.93] [%clk 0:17:29] } 59... g5 { [%eval -4.66] [%clk 0:16:28] } 60. Kc4 { [%clk 0:13:07] } 60... Re5 { [%clk 0:13:12] } 0-1