Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-23
White: Shih, Matthew
WhiteElo: 2014
Black: Aravindakshan, Sahana
BlackTitle: WIM
BlackElo: 2093
Result: 0-1
ECO: B45
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Normal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:50] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:16] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:36] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:32:42] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:40] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:53] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:59] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:25:19] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:56] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:18:42] } 9. Kh1 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:26:35] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:13:40] } 10. f4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:20:53] } 10... exf4 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:03:15] } 11. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:21:05] } 11... Ng4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:02:02] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:19:39] } 12... Ne5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 0:56:36] } 13. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:18:50] } 13... dxe5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:57:05] } 14. Bc4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:19:05] } 14... Qc8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:52:15] } 15. Bb3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:08:14] } 15... Be7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:37:09] } 16. Qh5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:02:57] } 16... Bf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:35:12] } 17. Qf3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:51:10] } 17... O-O { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:31:48] } 18. Qg3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:49:04] } 18... Kh8 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:28:42] } 19. Nd1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:47:16] } 19... Bxb3 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:22:05] } 20. axb3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:47:34] } 20... Qe6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:21:57] } 21. Ne3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:47:25] } 21... g6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:20:18] } 22. Qg4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:42:26] } 22... Qe7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:17:07] } 23. Nc4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:31:12] } 23... Bg7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:16:09] } 24. Qh3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:24:22] } 24... Rad8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:09:30] } 25. Qe3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:17:38] } 25... Rd7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:09:04] } 26. g4 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:11:03] } 26... Qh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:29] } 27. Qg3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:11:04] } 27... Qg5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:04:10] } 28. Ra5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:09:27] } 28... Re8 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:02:19] } 29. h4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:03:51] } 29... Qe7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:02:18] } 30. g5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:03:08] } 30... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:01] } 31. Raa1 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:03:10] } 31... fxg5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:01:06] } 32. hxg5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:03:24] } 32... Rd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:00:44] } 33. Rae1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 33... Rf8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:00:36] } 34. Rxf8+ { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:03:00] } 34... Qxf8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:01:04] } 35. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:00:57] } 35... Rd2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:00:46] } 36. Nc4 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:00:35] } 36... Rxc2 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:00:39] } 37. e5 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:00:57] } 37... Rf2 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:00:34] } 38. Qe3?? { [%eval -2.79] } { Blunder. e6 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:37] } 38... Rf3 { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 0:00:34] } 39. Qe2?? { [%eval -6.33] } { Blunder. Qe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } 39... Qf4 { [%eval -5.9] [%clk 0:00:40] } 40. Qh2 { [%eval -5.65] [%clk 0:00:36] } 40... Qf5 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:00:33] } 41. e6?! { [%eval -7.56] } { Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 41... Rh3 { [%eval -6.87] [%clk 0:00:49] } 42. e7?? { [%eval #-13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 42... Rxh2+ { [%eval #-12] [%clk 0:01:12] } 43. Kxh2 { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:01:00] } 43... Qf2+ { [%eval #-13] [%clk 0:01:37] } 44. Kh3 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 44... Qxe1 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 0-1