Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-25
White: Kurup, Siddharth
WhiteElo: 1941
Black: Pan, Zachary
BlackElo: 2088
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E49
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Botvinnik System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:00] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:27] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:54] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:20] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:19] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:44] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:40] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:33:11] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:33:03] } 7... dxc4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:33:39] } 8. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:33:22] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:34:05] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:33:45] } 9... b6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:27:21] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:33:30] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:26:15] } 11. Bb2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:34] } 11... Qc7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:14:37] } 12. Be2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:33:13] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:13:14] } 13. Re1 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:33:08] } 13... Rad8 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:12:46] } 14. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:32] } 14... Ne7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:01:15] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:03] } 15... cxd4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:48:45] } 16. Bxd4 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:23:59] } 16... Ng4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:46:30] } 17. h3 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:18:04] } 17... Nh6? { [%eval 0.99] } { Mistake. Bxf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:44] } 18. Rac1 { [%eval 0.86] [%clk 1:09:50] } 18... f6?! { [%eval 1.59] } { Inaccuracy. Nhf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:09] } 19. Red1?! { [%eval 0.92] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:20] } 19... e5 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:32:52] } 20. Bb2 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:56:45] } 20... Rxd1+ { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:30:37] } 21. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 0:56:59] } 21... Rd8 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 0:29:52] } 22. Rxd8+ { [%eval 1.02] [%clk 0:54:21] } 22... Qxd8 { [%clk 0:30:21] } 23. Nd2 { [%clk 0:42:35] } 1/2-1/2