Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-24
White: Samuelson, Andrew
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2088
Black: Yu, Yang
BlackElo: 1883
Result: 1-0
ECO: B90
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:08] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:26] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:52] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:18] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:41] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:35] } 6. h4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:43] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:29] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:40] } 8. f4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:54] } 8... exf4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:48] } 9. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:33:20] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:42] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:33:34] } 10... Nh5?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%clk 1:26:36] } 11. Bg5?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%clk 1:33:53] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:26:19] } 12. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:34:01] } 12... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:39] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 1:34:19] } 13... Ng3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:25:22] } 14. Rh2 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:34:20] } 14... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:45] } 15. Qf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:33:41] } 15... Nh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:33] } 16. Qg5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:33:07] } 16... Qxg5+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:03] } 17. hxg5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:33:33] } 17... Ng3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:20:19] } 18. Bd3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:33:18] } 18... h5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:18:55] } 19. gxh6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:33:17] } 19... gxh6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:19:12] } 20. Nd4 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:33:01] } 20... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:28] } 21. Nf5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:32:35] } 21... Bxf5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:18:14] } 22. exf5 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 1:33:01] } 22... Nxd3+? { [%eval 1.35] } { Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:54] } 23. Rxd3 { [%eval 1.29] [%clk 1:33:25] } 23... Nxf5 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 1:15:17] } 24. g4 { [%eval 1.38] [%clk 1:33:43] } 24... Ng7?! { [%eval 2.17] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:18] } 25. gxh5 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 1:32:36] } 25... Rh6 { [%eval 2.88] [%clk 1:14:48] } 26. Rg3 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 1:32:04] } 26... Kf8? { [%eval 4.64] } { Mistake. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:56] } 27. Rhg2 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 1:32:19] } 27... Ne8 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 1:14:21] } 28. Rg8+ { [%eval 4.69] [%clk 1:31:59] } 28... Ke7 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 1:14:42] } 29. Nd5+ { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 1:31:10] } 29... Ke6 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 1:14:55] } 30. Nb6 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 1:31:31] } 30... Rd8 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 1:11:26] } 31. Re2+ { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 1:32:23] } 31... Kf5 { [%eval 4.5] [%clk 1:12:16] } 32. Rexe8 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 1:32:33] } 32... Rxe8 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 1:12:40] } 33. Rxe8 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 1:33:00] } 33... Rxh5 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 1:13:02] } 34. Re7 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 1:32:45] } 34... Rh1+ { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 1:12:49] } 35. Kd2 { [%eval 4.75] [%clk 1:33:10] } 35... Rb1 { [%eval 5.26] [%clk 1:13:01] } 36. Nc4 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 1:33:01] } 36... b5 { [%eval 4.81] [%clk 1:13:23] } 37. Nxd6+ { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 1:33:24] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 1:13:46] } 38. Ra7 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 1:33:41] } 38... Rxb2 { [%eval 5.06] [%clk 1:13:53] } 39. Rxa6 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 1:34:06] } 39... Ke7 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 1:13:52] } 40. Nf5+ { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 1:34:18] } 40... Kd7 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 1:14:12] } 41. Nd4 { [%eval 4.94] [%clk 1:34:11] } 41... Ke7? { [%eval 9.65] } { Mistake. Rb4 was best. } { [%clk 1:13:52] } 42. Kc1 { [%eval 8.03] [%clk 1:34:26] } 42... Rb4? { [%eval #15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxa2 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:21] } 43. Nc6+ { [%eval #14] [%clk 1:34:51] } 43... Kd6 { [%eval #14] [%clk 1:10:46] } 44. Nxb4+ { [%eval #13] [%clk 1:35:15] } 44... Ke5 { [%eval #13] [%clk 1:11:10] } 45. Rb6 { [%eval #12] [%clk 1:35:30] } 45... f5 { [%eval #12] [%clk 1:11:33] } 46. Rxb5+ { [%eval #11] [%clk 1:35:55] } 46... Ke4 { [%eval #11] [%clk 1:11:55] } 47. Nd3 { [%eval #10] [%clk 1:36:14] } 47... f4 { [%eval #11] [%clk 1:11:40] } 48. Kd2 { [%eval #10] [%clk 1:36:40] } 48... f3 { [%eval #3] [%clk 1:11:01] } 49. Re5+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:36:59] } 49... Kd4 { [%eval #2] [%clk 1:11:22] } 50. c3+ { [%clk 1:37:20] } 50... Kc4 { [%clk 1:11:43] } 51. Nb2# { [%clk 1:36:19] } 1-0