Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-23
White: Popilski, Gil
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2445
Black: Xie, Timothy
BlackElo: 2006
Result: 1-0
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:24:30] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:24:56] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:24:52] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:25:13] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:09] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:24:13] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:26:20] } 6. e5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:24:03] } 6... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:26:44] } 7. Nce2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:19:57] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:25:38] } 8. f4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:19:38] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:25:07] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:17:05] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:24:04] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:16:35] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:17:27] } 11. dxc5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:07:19] } 11... Bxc5?! { [%eval 0.97] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:36] } 12. b4 { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:46:09] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 1.04] [%clk 1:02:59] } 13. Ned4 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:44:54] } 13... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:01:57] } 14. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:45:16] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 1:00:07] } 15. Bd3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 0:31:07] } 15... Qc7 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:46:16] } 16. O-O { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:29:15] } 16... g6 { [%eval 1.13] [%clk 0:45:35] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval 1.12] [%clk 0:26:02] } 17... h5?! { [%eval 1.77] } { Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:41:12] } 18. Rae1 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:24:28] } 18... Nb6 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:39:03] } 19. f5 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 0:21:22] } 19... gxf5 { [%eval 1.65] [%clk 0:38:40] } 20. Bxf5 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 0:20:47] } 20... exf5 { [%eval 1.64] [%clk 0:35:30] } 21. e6 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 0:21:11] } 21... f6? { [%eval 2.59] } { Mistake. fxe6 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:07] } 22. Nxf5 { [%eval 2.65] [%clk 0:21:35] } 22... Bb7? { [%eval 4.98] } { Mistake. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:58] } 23. Bf4 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 0:12:30] } 23... Qc4 { [%eval 4.85] [%clk 0:31:24] } 24. Qf2 { [%eval 4.13] [%clk 0:12:35] } 24... d4 { [%eval 4.04] [%clk 0:21:16] } 25. Qg3 { [%eval 4.11] [%clk 0:12:19] } 25... Nd5 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:13:30] } 26. Nd6+ { [%eval 2.96] [%clk 0:05:44] } 26... Bxd6 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:13:34] } 27. Qg6+ { [%eval 3.53] [%clk 0:06:10] } 27... Kd8 { [%eval 3.4] [%clk 0:13:26] } 28. Bxd6 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 0:04:40] } 28... Re8 { [%eval 1.44] [%clk 0:07:59] } 29. Bc5?? { [%eval -0.51] } { Blunder. Qg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:05] } 29... d3?? { [%eval 3.61] } { Blunder. Bc6 was best. } { [%clk 0:05:06] } 30. Re4 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 0:03:48] } 30... Qxa2 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:02:47] } 31. Qf7 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:01:06] } 31... Bc6 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:02:55] } 32. c4 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 0:00:40] } 32... Ne7?? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. bxc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:27] } 33. Bxe7+ { [%eval 11.4] [%clk 0:00:46] } 33... Rxe7 { [%eval 9.5] [%clk 0:00:42] } 34. Qf8+ { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:01:05] } 34... Kc7 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:00:31] } 35. Qxe7+ { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:01:32] } 35... Kc8 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:00:58] } 36. Qc5? { [%eval 9.61] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:20] } 36... Kb7 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:01:23] } 37. Qe7+ { [%eval 10.3] [%clk 0:01:44] } 37... Kc8 { [%eval 8.87] [%clk 0:01:48] } 38. Qxf6 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:01:14] } 38... bxc4 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:01:36] } 39. Qf8+ { [%clk 0:00:53] } 39... Kc7 { [%clk 0:01:36] } 40. Rf7+ { [%clk 0:01:07] } 40... Kb6 { [%clk 0:02:01] } 41. Qc5# { [%clk 0:01:33] } 1-0