Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-23
White: Shankar, Pranav
WhiteElo: 1943
Black: Samuelson, Andrew
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2088
Result: 0-1
ECO: A67
Opening: Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:49] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:15] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... c5?! { [%eval 0.72] } { Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:32:03] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:32:37] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:27] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:33:04] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:32:53] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 1:33:31] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:33:12] } 8. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.91] [%clk 1:33:55] } 8... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:33:37] } 9. a4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 1:34:22] } 9... Qh4+ { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:33:58] } 10. g3 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 1:34:47] } 10... Qe7 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 1:33:58] } 11. Nf3 { [%eval 1.43] [%clk 1:34:34] } 11... O-O { [%eval 1.4] [%clk 1:34:20] } 12. O-O { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 1:32:52] } 12... Na6 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 1:34:46] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 1:29:00] } 13... Nb4 { [%eval 1.1] [%clk 1:35:02] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 1:00:35] } 14... b6 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:35:12] } 15. f5? { [%eval -0.16] } { Mistake. h3 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:11] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:34:30] } 16. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:46:32] } 16... Bxe5 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 1:33:48] } 17. Bh6 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:44:29] } 17... Rd8 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:33:59] } 18. Rc1 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:39:05] } 18... a6 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:31:57] } 19. Bc4 { [%eval -0.67] [%clk 0:38:35] } 19... Kh8 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:29:27] } 20. fxg6 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:36:51] } 20... hxg6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:28:48] } 21. Qf3 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:36:32] } 21... Ra7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:26:25] } 22. Re2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:28:12] } 22... Kh7 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:25:43] } 23. Be3 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:28:15] } 23... Rh8 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 1:24:20] } 24. h4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:26:56] } 24... Kg7 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:24:30] } 25. Rf2 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 0:24:48] } 25... Bd7 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:21:19] } 26. Kg2 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:24:00] } 26... Be8?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:37] } 27. Rh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:34] } 27... f6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:18:28] } 28. g4 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:14:12] } 28... Rb7 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:17:31] } 29. g5 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:10:25] } 29... Rf8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:17:23] } 30. Rhf1 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:09:25] } 30... b5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 1:16:07] } 31. axb5 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:07:53] } 31... axb5 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:16:31] } 32. Be2?! { [%eval -1.21] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:13] } 32... Nc2 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 1:15:27] } 33. Bf4 { [%eval -1.1] [%clk 0:07:14] } 33... f5? { [%eval 0.23] } { Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:56] } 34. Bxe5+ { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:04:19] } 34... Qxe5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:14:19] } 35. Qd3?? { [%eval -2.54] } { Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:25] } 35... Nd4 { [%eval -2.3] [%clk 1:14:20] } 36. h5? { [%eval -4.3] } { Mistake. Qg3 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:38] } 36... f4 { [%eval -4.3] [%clk 1:13:06] } 37. h6+ { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:03:35] } 37... Kh7 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 1:13:28] } 38. Rh1?! { [%eval -6.32] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:59] } 38... Qxg5+ { [%eval -6.44] [%clk 1:13:30] } 39. Kf1 { [%eval -6.39] [%clk 0:04:28] } 39... b4 { [%eval -6.53] [%clk 1:13:34] } 40. Rg2 { [%clk 0:04:30] } 40... Qe5 { [%clk 1:13:47] } 0-1