Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-25
White: Chong, Hanford
WhiteElo: 1874
Black: Snodgrass, Benjamin
BlackElo: 1936
Result: 1-0
ECO: C41
Opening: Philidor Defense: Lion Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:14] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:39] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:01] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:28:57] } 4... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:31:22] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:25:38] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:19] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:23:23] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:22] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:22:36] } 7... c6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:31:03] } 8. a4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:22:47] } 8... Ng4 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:27:22] } 9. h3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:22:08] } 9... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:27:43] } 10. Qxe3 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:22:35] } 10... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:08] } 11. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:32] } 11... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:29] } 12. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:21:23] } 12... Bf6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:18:23] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:21:25] } 13... Re8+ { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:12:56] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 1:20:50] } 14... Nb6 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:05:48] } 15. Bb3 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:20:45] } 15... Bxb2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:59:50] } 16. Ra2?! { [%eval -1.19] } { Inaccuracy. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:58] } 16... Qf6? { [%eval 0.09] } { Mistake. Bf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:59] } 17. O-O { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:20:49] } 17... Bxh3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:52:47] } 18. c3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 1:21:18] } 18... Re4?? { [%eval 3.94] } { Blunder. Bxg2 was best. } { [%clk 0:43:59] } 19. Rxb2 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 1:20:18] } 19... cxd5 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 0:39:25] } 20. Ng3 { [%eval 4.09] [%clk 1:19:50] } 20... Re7 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:38:06] } 21. a5 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 1:18:34] } 21... Nc4 { [%eval 4.74] [%clk 0:38:20] } 22. Bxc4 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 1:19:00] } 22... dxc4 { [%eval 4.32] [%clk 0:38:46] } 23. Qd4 { [%eval 4.3] [%clk 1:17:07] } 23... Qxd4 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:39:13] } 24. Nxd4 { [%eval 4.34] [%clk 1:17:30] } 24... Be6 { [%eval 4.52] [%clk 0:38:52] } 25. Nxe6 { [%eval 4.51] [%clk 1:17:14] } 25... fxe6 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 0:39:00] } 26. Rfb1 { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 1:17:39] } 26... Rb8 { [%eval 4.67] [%clk 0:38:57] } 27. Rb4 { [%eval 4.68] [%clk 1:18:02] } 27... Rc7 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 0:39:20] } 28. Ne4 { [%eval 4.63] [%clk 1:18:13] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:39:05] } 29. Nd6 { [%eval 4.64] [%clk 1:18:31] } 29... b6 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:38:57] } 30. axb6 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 1:18:55] } 30... Rbb7?! { [%eval 7.91] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb6 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:27] } 31. bxc7 { [%eval 7.9] } 31... Rxc7 { [%eval 7.76] } 32. Rb6?! { [%eval 5.17] } { Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } 32... axb6 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:39:24] } 33. Rxb6 { [%eval 5.27] [%clk 1:19:22] } 33... Ke7 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:39:48] } 34. Ne4 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 1:19:47] } 34... h6 { [%eval 5.09] [%clk 0:36:22] } 35. Rb4 { [%eval 5.12] [%clk 1:19:18] } 35... Kd7 { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:36:09] } 36. Nd2 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 1:19:42] } 36... Kd6 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:36:27] } 37. Rxc4 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 1:19:53] } 37... Ra7 { [%eval 4.91] [%clk 0:36:44] } 38. Rd4+ { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 1:20:12] } 38... Ke5 { [%eval 4.97] [%clk 0:36:42] } 39. f4+ { [%eval 4.71] [%clk 1:19:46] } 39... Kf5 { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 0:37:06] } 40. c4 { [%eval 4.57] [%clk 1:19:46] } 40... Ra1+ { [%eval 4.83] [%clk 0:36:29] } 41. Kf2 { [%eval 4.78] [%clk 1:20:04] } 41... Rc1 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:36:53] } 42. Re4 { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 1:18:51] } 42... Rc2 { [%eval 4.95] [%clk 0:33:32] } 43. Ke3 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 1:19:04] } 43... Rc3+ { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:33:50] } 44. Kd4 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 1:19:31] } 44... Rc2 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:34:04] } 45. Re2 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 1:18:44] } 45... Kxf4 { [%eval 5.98] [%clk 0:33:35] } 46. Kd3 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 1:19:13] } 46... Rc1 { [%eval 5.11] [%clk 0:33:22] } 47. Rxe6 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 1:19:36] } 47... Kf5 { [%eval 5.13] [%clk 0:33:22] } 48. Re2 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 1:19:33] } 48... g5 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:33:31] } 49. Kd4 { [%eval 5.15] [%clk 1:20:01] } 49... Rc2 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:33:19] } 50. c5 { [%eval 6.01] [%clk 1:20:14] } 50... h5 { [%eval 5.65] [%clk 0:33:21] } 51. Kd5 { [%eval 5.85] [%clk 1:20:29] } 51... g4 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:33:26] } 52. c6 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 1:20:19] } 52... h4 { [%eval 7.16] [%clk 0:33:17] } 53. Nf3 { [%eval 6.37] [%clk 1:18:57] } 53... Rc3 { [%eval 6.77] [%clk 0:31:05] } 54. Re5+ { [%eval 6.24] [%clk 1:19:11] } 54... Kf4?? { [%eval #11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:16] } 55. Nxh4?? { [%eval 6.09] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:37] } 55... Rc1 { [%eval 6.76] [%clk 0:25:47] } 56. Re4+ { [%eval 6.31] [%clk 1:19:25] } 56... Kg3 { [%eval 8.38] [%clk 0:25:36] } 57. Nf5+ { [%eval 8.04] [%clk 1:19:48] } 57... Kxg2 { [%eval 8.52] [%clk 0:25:55] } 58. Rxg4+ { [%eval 7.37] [%clk 1:20:13] } 58... Kf3 { [%clk 0:26:19] } 59. Rc4 { [%clk 1:20:33] } 1-0