Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-25
White: Chong, Hanford
WhiteElo: 1874
Black: Desai, Aneesh
BlackElo: 1926
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B33
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:39] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:43] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:32:01] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:20] } 5... e5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:35] } 6. Ndb5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:00] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:32:50] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:33:26] } 8. Na3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:10] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:52] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:28] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:34:18] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:48] } 10... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:34:43] } 11. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:34:12] } 11... b4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:35:07] } 12. Nc2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:34:29] } 12... a5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:35:33] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:33:58] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:54] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:31:40] } 14... Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:16] } 15. Qd3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:09:32] } 15... Kh8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:25:48] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:07:38] } 16... Ra7 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:08:41] } 17. Nde3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:04:33] } 17... Qb6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:05:36] } 18. Bg4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:57:47] } 18... g6?! { [%eval 0.82] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:44] } 19. Bxc8 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 0:57:21] } 19... Rxc8 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:54:05] } 20. Nd5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:54:09] } 20... Qc5?! { [%eval 1.54] } { Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:04] } 21. b3 { [%eval 1.03] [%clk 0:54:27] } 21... Rf8 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:46:24] } 22. Qg3 { [%eval 1.11] [%clk 0:54:34] } 22... Bd8 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 0:44:14] } 23. Nde3 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:53:32] } 23... Ne7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:35:44] } 24. Nd5 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:51:09] } 24... f5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:34:13] } 25. Nxe7 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:51:27] } 25... Rxe7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:33:23] } 26. Rd5 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:51:44] } 26... Qc6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:32:57] } 27. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:51:20] } 27... Bc7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:32:52] } 28. exf5 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:50:26] } 28... gxf5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:33:09] } 29. Qf3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:46:38] } 29... f4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:31:42] } 30. Qe4 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 0:46:38] } 30... Qe8 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:28:46] } 31. Ne1 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:43:27] } 31... Rg7 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 0:28:06] } 32. R1d3?! { [%eval 0.35] } { Inaccuracy. Rb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:38] } 32... Qh5?! { [%eval 1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:39] } 33. c5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:42:56] } 33... dxc5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:25:33] } 34. Rxc5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:43:21] } 34... Re8?! { [%eval 1.23] } { Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:14] } 35. Rcd5? { [%eval 0.02] } { Mistake. Rc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:53] } 35... Bb6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:18:04] } 36. Kf1 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:27:45] } 36... Qg6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:13:02] } 37. Qxg6 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:27:31] } 37... Rxg6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:13:27] } 38. Rd6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:23:31] } 38... Ree6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:13:38] } 39. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:23:51] } 39... Rxe6 { [%clk 0:14:03] } 40. f3 { [%clk 0:23:30] } 40... Kg7 { [%clk 0:12:19] } 1/2-1/2