Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-26
White: Zhuang, Kyle
WhiteElo: 2144
Black: Kurup, Siddharth
BlackElo: 1941
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B42
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:23] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:45] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:32:37] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:19] } 6. Nb3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:33:02] } 6... Ba7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:42] } 7. Qg4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:33:05] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:59] } 8. Qg3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:33:29] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:33:17] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:33:12] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:33:36] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:31:31] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:33:58] } 11. O-O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:38] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:24:52] } 12. Rhe1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:18:27] } 12... Ne5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:20:22] } 13. Be3?! { [%eval -0.73] } { Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:02] } 13... b4?! { [%eval -0.12] } { Inaccuracy. Bxe3+ was best. } { [%clk 1:13:09] } 14. Bxa7 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:36:08] } 14... Rxa7 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:12:39] } 15. Na4 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:34:54] } 15... O-O { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:08:44] } 16. Nac5 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:33:15] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval -1.19] [%clk 1:01:13] } 17. Nxb7 { [%eval -1.12] [%clk 0:32:31] } 17... Rxb7 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 1:00:08] } 18. Kb1 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:28:57] } 18... a5 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:59:46] } 19. f4 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:25:19] } 19... Nxd3 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 0:55:30] } 20. Qxd3 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:24:58] } 20... d5? { [%eval -0.6] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:54] } 21. exd5 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:23:12] } 21... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:54:07] } 22. f5 { [%clk 0:22:30] } 22... Nf4 { [%clk 0:51:47] } 1/2-1/2