Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-25
White: Muthukumaran, Gurru
WhiteElo: 1879
Black: Shankar, Pranav
BlackElo: 1943
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:59] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:00] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:55] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:23] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:32:14] } 5... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:49] } 6. Qg4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:12] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:33:04] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:51] } 7... Ng6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:28] } 8. h4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:29] } 8... h5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:33:45] } 9. Qg3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:28:17] } 9... Nd7?! { [%eval 1.7] } { Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:17] } 10. Bd3 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 1:26:59] } 10... O-O { [%eval 1.78] [%clk 1:17:20] } 11. Bxg6?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:06] } 11... fxg6 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:17:48] } 12. Qxg6? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:43] } 12... Qe8? { [%eval 1.48] } { Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:01] } 13. Qxe8 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:10:58] } 13... Rxe8 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:07:30] } 14. b4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:06:07] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:03:24] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 1:03:41] } 15... Rf8 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:59:46] } 16. Nb5?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:37] } 16... Nb6? { [%eval 2.18] } { Mistake. Rxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:30] } 17. Nc7?! { [%eval 1.23] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:57] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:54:54] } 18. O-O?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:50] } 18... Bd7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:42:30] } 19. Nd4 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:50:58] } 19... Bxh4? { [%eval 1.06] } { Mistake. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:19] } 20. g3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:48:22] } 20... Be7?! { [%eval 1.49] } { Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:46] } 21. Ncxe6 { [%eval 1.53] [%clk 0:48:11] } 21... Rfc8 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:27:27] } 22. Nf4 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:36:37] } 22... Rc4 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 0:27:17] } 23. Be3 { [%eval 2.1] [%clk 0:34:55] } 23... Be8 { [%eval 2.64] [%clk 0:27:19] } 24. Rfd1 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:27:03] } 24... g5?! { [%eval 2.85] } { Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:53] } 25. Nd3?! { [%eval 1.7] } { Inaccuracy. Nfe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:50] } 25... Bg6 { [%eval 1.82] [%clk 0:17:51] } 26. f4 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:18:52] } 26... gxf4 { [%eval 1.99] [%clk 0:17:40] } 27. gxf4 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:18:52] } 27... Be4 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 0:18:05] } 28. f5 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 0:12:50] } 28... Bg5?! { [%eval 3.15] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:09] } 29. Bf2?? { [%eval 0.75] } { Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:59] } 29... Kf7? { [%eval 2.43] } { Mistake. Rf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:50] } 30. f6?? { [%eval 0.2] } { Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:14] } 30... h4?? { [%eval 2.72] } { Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:13:01] } 31. Rf1 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:03:38] } 31... Rg8 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:12:04] } 32. Kh2 { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:02:48] } 32... Rxc2? { [%eval 3.97] } { Mistake. Rcc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:55] } 33. Nxc2 { [%eval 3.92] [%clk 0:02:04] } 33... Bxd3 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:10:08] } 34. Bxb6 { [%eval 3.93] [%clk 0:01:26] } 34... axb6 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:06:53] } 35. Nd4 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:01:30] } 35... Bxf1 { [%eval 3.99] [%clk 0:06:49] } 36. Rxf1 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:01:58] } 36... Kg6? { [%eval 6.67] } { Mistake. Rg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:36] } 37. f7 { [%eval 6.55] [%clk 0:00:48] } 37... Rf8 { [%eval 6.82] [%clk 0:06:42] } 38. Ne6 { [%eval 6.75] [%clk 0:01:04] } 38... Rxf7 { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:06:46] } 39. Rxf7 { [%eval 6.61] [%clk 0:01:29] } 39... Kxf7 { [%eval 6.6] [%clk 0:07:09] } 40. Nxg5+ { [%eval 10.87] [%clk 0:01:52] } 40... Kg6 { [%eval 9.43] [%clk 0:07:37] } 41. Nf3 { [%eval 9.52] [%clk 0:01:44] } 41... Kf5 { [%eval 8.01] [%clk 0:08:01] } 42. Kh3 { [%eval 7.48] [%clk 0:01:54] } 42... d4 { [%eval 9.74] [%clk 0:08:12] } 43. Kxh4 { [%eval 9.72] [%clk 0:01:51] } 43... d3 { [%eval 10.18] [%clk 0:08:21] } 44. Kg3 { [%eval 10.05] [%clk 0:01:20] } 44... d2 { [%eval 8.3] [%clk 0:08:45] } 45. Nxd2 { [%eval 11.17] [%clk 0:01:44] } 45... Kxe5 { [%eval 65.97] [%clk 0:09:12] } 46. Nc4+ { [%eval 28.17] [%clk 0:01:44] } 46... Kd4 { [%eval 17.24] [%clk 0:09:39] } 47. Nxb6 { [%eval 10.48] [%clk 0:02:08] } 47... Kc3 { [%eval #23] [%clk 0:09:22] } 48. Kf4 { [%eval #23] [%clk 0:02:16] } 48... Kb3 { [%eval #26] [%clk 0:10:18] } 49. Ke4 { [%eval #25] [%clk 0:02:17] } 49... Kxa3 { [%eval #25] [%clk 0:10:47] } 50. Nd5 { [%eval #21] [%clk 0:02:35] } 50... Ka4 { [%eval #22] [%clk 0:11:10] } 51. Kd4 { [%eval #22] [%clk 0:02:55] } 51... Kb5 { [%eval #26] [%clk 0:11:39] } 52. Kc3 { [%eval 11.17] [%clk 0:03:09] } 52... Ka4 { [%clk 0:12:03] } 53. Kc4 { [%clk 0:03:30] } 1-0