Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-24
White: Abraham, John Z
WhiteElo: 2100
Black: Shih, Matthew
BlackElo: 2014
Result: 1-0
ECO: E11
Opening: Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:27:53] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:11] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:28:20] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:45] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:10] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:10] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:29:36] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:26] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:29:54] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:45] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:18] } 8. Qc2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:06] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:30:44] } 9. Rc1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:33:28] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:01] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:36] } 10... cxd5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:28:22] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:53] } 11... Ba6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:26:52] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:24:11] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:24:45] } 13. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:21:25] } 13... Rc8 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:18:15] } 14. Qb3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:20:06] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:18:01] } 15. Bf1 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:20:11] } 15... Ne4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:11:19] } 16. h4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:16:19] } 16... h6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:10:36] } 17. Be3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:10:35] } 17... Nd6 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:08:24] } 18. Bh3 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:10:17] } 18... Qb7 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:04:18] } 19. g4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:02:10] } 19... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:35] } 20. g5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:00:25] } 20... b4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:41:41] } 21. axb4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:57:42] } 21... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:39:51] } 22. bxc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:57:13] } 22... Bxe2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:40:14] } 23. Ne1 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:45:14] } 23... hxg5 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:36:48] } 24. hxg5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:45:33] } 24... Bd6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:33:37] } 25. Qa2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:42:03] } 25... Bc4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:30:01] } 26. Qxa7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:41:20] } 26... Qc6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:30:28] } 27. Qa4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:40:57] } 27... Qc7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:28:34] } 28. Qd1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:24:38] } 28... g6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:26:51] } 29. Qg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:45] } 29... Kg7 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:26:26] } 30. f4? { [%eval -1.21] } { Mistake. Ng2 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:59] } 30... Rh8 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:24:19] } 31. Kf2?! { [%eval -2.01] } { Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:35] } 31... f6?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Rh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:58] } 32. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:08:12] } 32... Rce8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:29] } 33. Ra5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:37] } 33... f5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:14:22] } 34. Qg3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:07:01] } 34... Ra8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:13:55] } 35. Rca1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:06:00] } 35... Qb7 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:09:22] } 36. Ne5?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Rxa8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:38] } 36... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:20] } 37. dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:57] } 37... Rxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:04:10] } 38. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:05:20] } 38... Ra8 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:04:30] } 39. Rxa8 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 0:05:00] } 39... Qxa8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:04:51] } 40. Qh4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:05:22] } 40... Qa2+ { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:02:12] } 41. Kg3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:03:44] } 41... Qe2 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:02:21] } 42. Bf2 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 0:02:59] } 42... Qd3+ { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:01:13] } 43. Kh2 { [%eval 0.72] [%clk 0:03:21] } 43... Qxc3?? { [%eval 4.7] } { Blunder. Kg8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:34] } 44. Qh6+ { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 0:03:02] } 44... Kf7 { [%eval 5.7] [%clk 0:00:59] } 45. Bxf5 { [%eval 5.03] [%clk 0:01:41] } 45... exf5?! { [%eval 6.96] } { Inaccuracy. Nf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:48] } 46. Qh7+ { [%eval 6.65] [%clk 0:02:02] } 46... Ke6 { [%eval 6.43] [%clk 0:00:33] } 47. Qxg6+ { [%eval 5.6] [%clk 0:01:16] } 47... Ke7 { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:00:59] } 48. Qh7+ { [%eval 6.09] [%clk 0:01:25] } 48... Ke6 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:00:48] } 49. Qg8+ { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:01:32] } 49... Ke7 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:00:56] } 50. e6 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:01:48] } 50... Kd6 { [%eval 5.33] [%clk 0:00:40] } 51. exd7 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:01:10] } 51... Kxd7 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:00:52] } 52. Qf7+ { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:01:13] } 52... Kc6 { [%eval 6.98] [%clk 0:00:51] } 53. Qf6+ { [%eval 6.85] [%clk 0:00:53] } 53... Qxf6 { [%eval 5.45] [%clk 0:00:50] } 54. gxf6 { [%eval 6.49] [%clk 0:01:22] } 54... Kd7 { [%eval 7.16] [%clk 0:00:31] } 55. Kg3 { [%eval 6.48] [%clk 0:01:38] } 55... d4 { [%eval 7.55] [%clk 0:00:36] } 56. Bxd4 { [%eval 6.7] [%clk 0:01:41] } 56... Ke6 { [%eval 7.05] [%clk 0:00:47] } 57. Kh4 { [%eval 8.58] [%clk 0:02:03] } 57... Kf7 { [%eval 8.43] [%clk 0:01:07] } 58. Kg5 { [%eval 8.18] [%clk 0:02:29] } 58... Bd3 { [%eval 8.19] [%clk 0:00:37] } 59. Be5 { [%eval 7.57] [%clk 0:02:46] } 59... Bc4 { [%eval 8.24] [%clk 0:00:32] } 60. Kxf5 { [%eval 8.23] [%clk 0:03:05] } 60... Bd3+ { [%eval 7.2] [%clk 0:00:48] } 61. Kg5 { [%eval 7.97] [%clk 0:03:20] } 61... Ke6 { [%eval 7.86] } 62. f5+ { [%eval 7.18] [%clk 0:03:13] } 62... Bxf5? { [%eval #15] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:36] } 63. f7 { [%eval #16] [%clk 0:03:39] } 63... Kxf7 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:00:39] } 64. Kxf5 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:04:03] } 64... Ke7 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:00:59] } 65. b5 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:04:29] } 65... Kd7 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:01:18] } 66. Ke4 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:04:45] } 66... Kc8 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:01:37] } 67. Kd5 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:05:10] } 67... Kb7 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:02:02] } 68. Kc5 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:05:32] } 68... Ka7 { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:02:14] } 69. Kc6 { [%eval #5] [%clk 0:05:56] } 69... Ka8 { [%clk 0:02:36] } 70. Bc7 { [%clk 0:06:11] } 1-0