Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-26
White: Shrivastava, Nivaan
WhiteElo: 1880
Black: Martin, Zachary
BlackElo: 1970
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:02] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:03] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:55] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:30:27] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:22] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:51] } 4... h5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:47] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:17] } 5... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:32:12] } 6. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:42] } 6... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:32:21] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:01] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:25] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:10] } 8... Nh6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:08] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:37] } 9... Nf5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:51] } 10. c4 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:28:52] } 10... Be7 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:31:08] } 11. g3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:28:04] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:33] } 12. b3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:27:19] } 12... Rd8 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:15] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:22:41] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:19:45] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:19:30] } 14... g6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:11:27] } 15. a3 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:15:39] } 15... b5?! { [%eval 0.95] } { Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:57] } 16. c5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:08:17] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:00:03] } 17. b4 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:06:24] } 17... Kg7? { [%eval 1.94] } { Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:45] } 18. a4 { [%eval 1.87] [%clk 1:03:40] } 18... a6 { [%eval 1.92] [%clk 0:51:19] } 19. Bc3 { [%eval 2.11] [%clk 0:58:28] } 19... bxa4 { [%eval 2.02] [%clk 0:49:38] } 20. Rxa4 { [%eval 2.06] [%clk 0:56:09] } 20... Nb8 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:49:56] } 21. b5?? { [%eval -0.24] } { Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:03] } 21... axb5?? { [%eval 1.63] } { Blunder. cxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:58] } 22. Ra8? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. Ra2 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:33] } 22... Nd7 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:49:03] } 23. Ra6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:39] } 23... Ra8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:48:08] } 24. Rfa1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:42:03] } 24... Qb7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:48:27] } 25. Qa2 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:41:34] } 25... Rxa6 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:48:53] } 26. Qxa6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:41:59] } 26... Rb8 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:39:06] } 27. Nb3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:34:09] } 27... f6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:35:46] } 28. exf6+ { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:30:22] } 28... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:36:04] } 29. Kg2 { [%clk 0:19:17] } 29... Kf7 { [%clk 0:35:44] } 1/2-1/2