Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-24
White: Muthukumaran, Gurru
WhiteElo: 1879
Black: Guo, Felix
BlackElo: 2078
Result: 0-1
ECO: B11
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:26:46] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:26:55] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:27:17] } 3... Bg4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:27:37] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:55] } 5. e5?! { [%eval -0.61] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:58] } 5... c5 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:31:47] } 6. Be3 { [%eval -0.73] [%clk 1:25:47] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 1:31:47] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 1:20:32] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval -0.76] [%clk 1:29:01] } 8. Nh4? { [%eval -2.46] } { Mistake. Nb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:21] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 1:20:33] } 9. Bxd4 { [%eval -2.22] [%clk 1:12:58] } 9... g5?! { [%eval -1.32] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:50] } 10. Nb5? { [%eval -2.96] } { Mistake. h3 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:15] } 10... Nc8? { [%eval -1.25] } { Mistake. gxh4 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:51] } 11. h3 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:58:40] } 11... Bh5 { [%eval -1.31] [%clk 1:12:21] } 12. g4 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:55:18] } 12... gxh4 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 1:12:37] } 13. gxh5 { [%eval -1.29] [%clk 0:55:42] } 13... a6 { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 1:13:00] } 14. Nc3 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:43:00] } 14... Bg7? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Qa5 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:33] } 15. O-O-O { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:35:31] } 15... N8e7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:08:57] } 16. f4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:30:19] } 16... Nf5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:09:02] } 17. Ne2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:26:30] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:04:27] } 18. Kb1 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:25:01] } 18... Rc8?! { [%eval 0.73] } { Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%clk 0:58:00] } 19. c3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:23:19] } 19... b5 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:50:59] } 20. Rg1 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:21:12] } 20... Bf8?! { [%eval 1.67] } { Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:58] } 21. Qd3?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. Bf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:22] } 21... b4? { [%eval 1.79] } { Mistake. Ncxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:46] } 22. Bg2?? { [%eval -1.18] } { Blunder. Bf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:40] } 22... bxc3 { [%eval -1.08] [%clk 0:49:11] } 23. Qxc3?! { [%eval -2.23] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:33] } 23... Bb4?! { [%eval -1.23] } { Inaccuracy. Ncxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:04] } 24. Qb3?! { [%eval -1.97] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:44] } 24... Nfxd4 { [%eval -2.21] [%clk 0:46:21] } 25. Nxd4 { [%eval -2.2] [%clk 0:09:48] } 25... Bc5 { [%eval -1.95] [%clk 0:46:41] } 26. Qa4 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:07:45] } 26... Qd7 { [%eval -0.69] [%clk 0:46:40] } 27. Nf5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:06:53] } 27... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:43:41] } 28. Qxa6 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 0:05:39] } 28... Bxg1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:33:42] } 29. Nd6+ { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:04:13] } 29... Ke7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:32:25] } 30. Nxc8+?? { [%eval -2.24] } { Blunder. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:05] } 30... Qxc8 { [%eval -2.09] [%clk 0:32:23] } 31. Qxc8 { [%eval -2.14] [%clk 0:02:44] } 31... Rxc8 { [%eval -1.87] [%clk 0:32:44] } 32. Rxg1?! { [%eval -2.84] } { Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:35] } 32... Nd3 { [%eval -3.0] [%clk 0:32:51] } 33. Rf1 { [%eval -3.25] [%clk 0:01:53] } 33... Rg8 { [%eval -3.29] [%clk 0:32:23] } 34. Bf3 { [%eval -3.27] [%clk 0:01:44] } 34... Rg3 { [%eval -3.16] [%clk 0:30:45] } 35. a4 { [%eval -2.95] [%clk 0:01:03] } 35... Rxh3 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:30:42] } 36. f5?! { [%eval -4.32] } { Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:52] } 36... Rh2 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:30:57] } 37. f6+ { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:00:47] } 37... Kd6 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:31:22] } 38. Rd1 { [%eval -5.99] [%clk 0:00:51] } 38... Nxb2 { [%eval -5.76] [%clk 0:31:29] } 39. Rg1 { [%eval -6.55] [%clk 0:00:47] } 39... Nxa4 { [%eval -6.71] [%clk 0:30:44] } 40. Rg7 { [%eval -7.05] [%clk 0:01:12] } 40... d4 { [%eval -6.83] [%clk 0:30:45] } 41. Rxf7?? { [%eval #-6] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:26] } 41... d3?? { [%eval -5.76] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nc3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:30:51] } 42. Bd1?? { [%eval #-5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:56] } 42... Nc3+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:31:15] } 43. Kc1 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:01:21] } 43... Ra2 { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:31:37] } 44. Rd7+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:01:00] } 44... Kxd7 { [%clk 0:31:59] } 45. Ba4+ { [%clk 0:01:27] } 45... Kd6 { [%clk 0:32:24] } 0-1