Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-23
White: Muthukumaran, Gurru
WhiteElo: 1879
Black: Carter, Emmanuel
BlackElo: 2062
Result: 1-0
ECO: C08
Opening: French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:38] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:54] } 5. Ngf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:11] } 6. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:27] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:51] } 7... Nbxd7 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:32:58] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:35] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:23] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:45] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:33:46] } 10. dxc5 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:31:04] } 10... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:33:55] } 11. Nb3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:31] } 11... Nce4 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:34:18] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:29:06] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:07] } 13. Qd3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:25:35] } 13... Qd7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:29:36] } 14. h3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:22:09] } 14... h6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:26:21] } 15. Nbd4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:17:55] } 15... Bd6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:25:06] } 16. Bxd6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:16:41] } 16... Nxd6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:24:57] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:15:13] } 17... Nfe4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:20:05] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:08:09] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:18:30] } 19. Qc2 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:02:53] } 19... Qc7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:17:10] } 20. Qb3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:59:32] } 20... Qc5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:13:29] } 21. Re2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:55:02] } 21... b6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:07:19] } 22. Nc2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:49:12] } 22... Nc4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:06:25] } 23. Nfd4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:47:04] } 23... g6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:02:05] } 24. Rde1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:42:17] } 24... Rf8?! { [%eval 1.04] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:30] } 25. Ne3?! { [%eval 0.34] } { Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:37] } 25... Nf6 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:54:59] } 26. Qa4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:36:05] } 26... a5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:54:40] } 27. Qc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:25:59] } 27... Nd6?! { [%eval 0.77] } { Inaccuracy. Qxc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:03] } 28. Qxc5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:20:48] } 28... bxc5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:31:20] } 29. Nc6 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:21:11] } 29... Rd7 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:31:04] } 30. Rd1 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:19:39] } 30... Nc8 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:26:25] } 31. Red2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:16:56] } 31... Nb6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:24:04] } 32. Nxa5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 0:16:34] } 32... Ra8 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:23:04] } 33. b4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 0:16:45] } 33... Ne4?? { [%eval 2.34] } { Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:44] } 34. Nxd5 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 0:13:34] } 34... Rad8? { [%eval 4.48] } { Mistake. Raa7 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:48] } 35. Ne7+ { [%eval 4.47] [%clk 0:10:24] } 35... Kf8 { [%eval 4.72] [%clk 0:12:12] } 36. Rxd7 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:10:47] } 36... Rxd7 { [%eval 4.7] [%clk 0:12:39] } 37. Rxd7 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:11:05] } 37... Nxd7 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 0:13:06] } 38. Nd5 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:11:24] } 38... Ke8 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:13:02] } 39. Nc6 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:11:31] } 39... Ndf6 { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 0:08:42] } 40. Nxf6+ { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:10:45] } 40... Nxf6 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:09:08] } 41. b5 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:10:12] } 41... Nd5 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:09:17] } 42. c4 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 0:09:43] } 42... Nb6 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:08:56] } 43. Na5 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:07:39] } 43... Ke7 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:09:10] } 44. Kf1 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:07:44] } 44... Kd6 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:09:03] } 45. Ke2 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 0:08:03] } 45... Kc7 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 0:09:01] } 46. Kd3 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:07:54] } 46... Na4 { [%eval 5.47] [%clk 0:08:37] } 47. Kc2 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 0:07:21] } 47... Nb6 { [%eval 5.41] [%clk 0:08:50] } 48. Kc3 { [%eval 5.47] [%clk 0:07:35] } 48... Nc8 { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 0:09:02] } 49. Nb3 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:06:49] } 49... Kd6 { [%eval 5.81] [%clk 0:09:03] } 50. a4 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:06:48] } 50... f5 { [%eval 6.41] [%clk 0:09:21] } 51. a5 { [%eval 6.32] [%clk 0:06:45] } 51... g5 { [%eval 7.89] [%clk 0:09:26] } 52. b6 { [%eval 7.91] [%clk 0:06:41] } 52... Kc6 { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:09:01] } 53. Nxc5 { [%clk 0:07:01] } 53... Nd6 { [%clk 0:09:22] } 54. b7 { [%clk 0:06:37] } 1-0