Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-24
White: Carter, Emmanuel
WhiteElo: 2062
Black: Liu, Steven
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 1900
Result: 1-0
ECO: E18
Opening: Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Nimzowitsch Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:32] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:43] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:38] } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:46] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... Bb7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:10] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:24] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:29] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:43] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:46] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:33:09] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:21] } 8. cxd5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:33:35] } 8... exd5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:36] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:33:05] } 9... Na6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:29:55] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:32:03] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:28:33] } 11. Rac1 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:32:02] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:25:55] } 12. Bh3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 1:30:19] } 12... Ra8 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:25:13] } 13. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:30:47] } 13... cxd4?! { [%eval 1.64] } { Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:36] } 14. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.71] [%clk 1:30:53] } 14... Nc5?! { [%eval 2.75] } { Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:37] } 15. Ndb5?! { [%eval 1.81] } { Inaccuracy. Ncb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:29:59] } 15... Ne8? { [%eval 3.71] } { Mistake. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:13] } 16. Bg2 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 1:27:04] } 16... a6 { [%eval 3.23] [%clk 1:03:44] } 17. Nd4 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 1:26:28] } 17... Bg5 { [%eval 3.42] [%clk 0:56:15] } 18. Bxg5 { [%eval 3.02] [%clk 1:24:42] } 18... Qxg5 { [%eval 3.18] [%clk 0:56:34] } 19. h4 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 1:24:58] } 19... Qd8 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:52:15] } 20. Nf5 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 1:24:42] } 20... Nf6 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:43:36] } 21. Ne3 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 1:24:02] } 21... Rc8 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:38:48] } 22. Nexd5 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 1:23:35] } 22... Nxd5 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:38:51] } 23. Bxd5 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 1:23:50] } 23... Qe7 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:38:03] } 24. Bxb7 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 1:23:26] } 24... Qxb7 { [%eval 2.22] [%clk 0:38:07] } 25. Nd5 { [%eval 2.27] [%clk 1:22:38] } 25... Rcd8 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:37:01] } 26. Nf4 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 1:22:02] } 26... Qe7 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:35:56] } 27. Rxd8 { [%eval 2.7] [%clk 1:20:51] } 27... Rxd8 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:35:48] } 28. b4 { [%eval 2.73] [%clk 1:20:44] } 28... Ne6?! { [%eval 4.29] } { Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:07] } 29. Qe4 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 1:20:01] } 29... a5 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 0:31:26] } 30. Nxe6? { [%eval 2.29] } { Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:02] } 30... Qxe6 { [%eval 2.54] [%clk 0:31:42] } 31. Qxe6 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 1:17:28] } 31... fxe6 { [%eval 2.42] [%clk 0:31:52] } 32. bxa5 { [%eval 2.26] [%clk 1:16:41] } 32... bxa5 { [%eval 2.14] [%clk 0:32:02] } 33. Rc2 { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 1:17:07] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 0:32:05] } 34. f3?! { [%eval 1.02] } { Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:36] } 34... Kf6?! { [%eval 2.15] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:08] } 35. Kf2 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 1:18:04] } 35... Rd5?! { [%eval 3.24] } { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:57] } 36. g4 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 1:17:28] } 36... h6 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:31:20] } 37. f4?? { [%eval 1.02] } { Blunder. Rc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:30] } 37... Rd4?? { [%eval 3.32] } { Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:28] } 38. Kf3 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 1:14:58] } 38... Ra4 { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:28:30] } 39. h5 { [%eval 3.19] [%clk 1:10:51] } 39... g6?! { [%eval 4.44] } { Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:49] } 40. hxg6 { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 1:10:11] } 40... Kxg6 { [%eval 4.31] [%clk 0:27:08] } 41. Rc6 { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 1:09:45] } 41... Kf7 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:26:03] } 42. f5 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 1:09:41] } 42... exf5 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:26:19] } 43. gxf5 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 1:10:06] } 43... Rxa2 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:23:23] } 44. Rxh6 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 1:10:17] } 44... Ra1 { [%eval 5.9] [%clk 0:22:19] } 45. Kf4 { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 1:10:17] } 45... a4 { [%eval 5.95] [%clk 0:20:39] } 46. Ra6 { [%eval 6.13] [%clk 1:10:05] } 46... a3 { [%eval 6.28] [%clk 0:20:08] } 47. e4 { [%eval 6.45] [%clk 1:10:29] } 47... a2 { [%eval 7.01] [%clk 0:18:30] } 48. Ra7+ { [%eval 7.43] [%clk 1:10:30] } 48... Kf8 { [%eval 7.51] [%clk 0:17:55] } 49. Ke5 { [%eval 7.32] [%clk 1:10:54] } 49... Kg8 { [%eval 6.8] [%clk 0:17:21] } 50. Kf6 { [%eval 5.73] [%clk 1:08:34] } 50... Re1 { [%eval 8.0] [%clk 0:17:18] } 51. Ra8+ { [%eval 7.95] [%clk 1:09:01] } 51... Kh7 { [%eval 7.66] [%clk 0:17:23] } 52. Rxa2 { [%eval 7.03] [%clk 1:09:18] } 52... Rxe4 { [%eval 6.49] [%clk 0:17:28] } 53. Kf7 { [%eval 7.7] [%clk 1:09:43] } 53... Kh6 { [%eval 8.68] [%clk 0:16:31] } 54. Rh2+ { [%eval 8.34] [%clk 1:09:31] } 54... Kg5 { [%eval 7.49] [%clk 0:16:51] } 55. f6 { [%eval 7.29] [%clk 1:09:58] } 55... Kf5 { [%eval 7.11] [%clk 0:07:21] } 56. Rh5+ { [%eval 7.2] [%clk 1:10:25] } 56... Kg4 { [%eval 6.95] [%clk 0:07:38] } 57. Ra5 { [%eval 6.37] [%clk 1:10:45] } 57... Rb4 { [%eval 6.31] [%clk 0:07:29] } 58. Kg7 { [%clk 1:11:06] } 58... Kh4 { [%clk 0:06:15] } 59. f7 { [%clk 1:10:33] } 1-0