Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-25
White: Katz, Alexander
WhiteTitle: IM
WhiteElo: 2373
Black: Samuelson, Andrew
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2088
Result: 1-0
ECO: B51
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:46] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:42] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:03] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:03] } 3. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:30] } 3... Nd7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:31:26] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:53] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:29] } 5. Re1 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:33] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:31:49] } 6. Bf1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:54] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:02] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:18] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:32:25] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:43] } 8... cxd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:43] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:44] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:55] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:24] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:42] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:48] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:31:35] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:18:09] } 12... Rc8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:30:33] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:14:30] } 13... e5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:27:36] } 14. d5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:13:41] } 14... Nb6 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 1:26:33] } 15. a4 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:57:26] } 15... b4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:26:33] } 16. Nd1 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:57:30] } 16... a5 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:26:55] } 17. Ne3 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:55:44] } 17... g6 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:26:57] } 18. Nd2 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:55:34] } 18... Nh5 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:25:30] } 19. g3 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:51:33] } 19... Ng7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:24:20] } 20. Ndc4? { [%eval -0.91] } { Mistake. Nec4 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:17] } 20... Nxc4?? { [%eval 1.1] } { Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:37] } 21. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:48:39] } 21... f5 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 1:22:51] } 22. Be3 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 0:46:13] } 22... fxe4 { [%eval 1.05] [%clk 1:21:24] } 23. Bxe4 { [%eval 1.16] [%clk 0:46:37] } 23... Ba6 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:21:30] } 24. Rac1? { [%eval -0.11] } { Mistake. Bb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:18] } 24... Bg5?! { [%eval 0.46] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:45] } 25. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:06] } 25... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:05] } 26. Nxe3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:20] } 26... Nf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:43] } 27. Nxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:53] } 27... gxf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:05] } 28. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:41] } 28... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:42] } 29. Rxc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:13] } 29... Bxc8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:14:44] } 30. f4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:36] } 30... e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:44] } 31. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:30:15] } 31... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:14:11] } 32. Qd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:29:42] } 32... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:45] } 33. Bc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:39] } 33... Bc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:30] } 34. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:22] } 34... Qg7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:12:40] } 35. Qxg7+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:29] } 35... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:58] } 36. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:56] } 36... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:58] } 37. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:18] } 37... Ba6?? { [%eval 3.13] } { Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%clk 1:12:24] } 38. Bd7 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:16:50] } 38... Bd3 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 1:09:51] } 39. Be6 { [%eval 3.21] [%clk 0:19:30] } 39... h5 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 1:09:45] } 40. Rc7 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:19:25] } 40... h4 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 1:09:56] } 41. Rd7 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:17:00] } 41... hxg3 { [%eval 3.77] [%clk 1:10:19] } 42. hxg3 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:17:28] } 42... Rh8 { [%eval 3.6] [%clk 1:09:23] } 43. Rxd6 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:17:43] } 43... Rh2 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 1:08:52] } 44. Bc8+ { [%eval 4.18] [%clk 0:17:39] } 44... Ke7 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 1:09:08] } 45. Rb6 { [%eval 3.91] [%clk 0:17:48] } 45... Kd8?! { [%eval 5.48] } { Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:06] } 46. Bxf5 { [%eval 5.51] [%clk 0:17:33] } 46... Kc7 { [%eval 5.53] [%clk 1:06:30] } 47. Rc6+ { [%eval 5.39] [%clk 0:17:38] } 47... Kb7 { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 1:06:55] } 48. Bxe4 { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 0:16:44] } 48... Bxe4 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 1:07:19] } 49. Kxe4 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:17:10] } 49... Rxb2 { [%eval 5.43] [%clk 1:07:42] } 50. Rc5 { [%eval 5.4] [%clk 0:17:27] } 50... Ka6 { [%eval 5.92] [%clk 1:07:23] } 51. d6 { [%eval 6.06] [%clk 0:17:15] } 51... Re2+ { [%eval 5.98] [%clk 1:07:35] } 52. Kd3 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:17:28] } 52... Re1?! { [%eval 9.11] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:31] } 53. Rd5 { [%eval 8.75] [%clk 0:16:39] } 53... Rd1+ { [%eval 73.53] [%clk 1:07:46] } 54. Ke4 { [%eval 9.81] [%clk 0:16:36] } 54... Rxd5? { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1+ was best. } { [%clk 1:08:03] } 55. Kxd5 { [%eval 9.34] [%clk 0:17:04] } 55... Kb7 { [%eval 7.67] [%clk 1:08:17] } 56. Ke6 { [%eval 8.81] [%clk 0:16:09] } 56... b3 { [%eval 8.49] [%clk 1:08:26] } 57. d7 { [%eval 7.83] [%clk 0:16:29] } 57... b2 { [%eval 10.41] [%clk 1:08:50] } 58. d8=Q { [%eval 10.0] [%clk 0:16:48] } 58... b1=Q { [%eval 9.9] [%clk 1:09:15] } 59. Qd5+ { [%eval 9.0] [%clk 0:16:43] } 59... Kb6 { [%eval 9.59] [%clk 1:09:33] } 60. f5 { [%eval 9.9] [%clk 0:15:58] } 60... Qe1+ { [%eval 9.61] [%clk 1:09:39] } 61. Qe5 { [%eval 9.57] [%clk 0:16:20] } 61... Qb4 { [%eval 9.58] [%clk 1:10:04] } 62. Qb5+ { [%eval 7.74] [%clk 0:15:23] } 62... Qxb5? { [%eval #21] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:30] } 63. axb5 { [%eval #21] [%clk 0:15:50] } 63... a4 { [%eval #20] [%clk 1:10:51] } 64. f6 { [%eval #19] [%clk 0:16:16] } 64... a3 { [%eval #19] [%clk 1:11:17] } 65. f7 { [%eval #18] [%clk 0:16:41] } 65... a2 { [%eval #18] [%clk 1:11:45] } 66. f8=Q { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:17:05] } 66... a1=Q { [%eval #17] [%clk 1:12:09] } 67. Qb8+ { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:17:31] } 67... Kc5 { [%eval #15] [%clk 1:12:23] } 68. Qe5+ { [%eval #14] [%clk 0:17:53] } 68... Qxe5+ { [%eval #14] [%clk 1:12:46] } 69. Kxe5 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:18:18] } 69... Kxb5 { [%eval #14] [%clk 1:13:11] } 70. g4 { [%clk 0:18:38] } 70... Kc6 { [%clk 1:13:29] } 71. Ke6 { [%clk 0:19:03] } 1-0