Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-26
White: Desai, Aneesh
WhiteElo: 1926
Black: Fedorov, Svetoslav
BlackElo: 1747
Result: 1-0
ECO: B23
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:59] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:16] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. f4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:50] } 4. d4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:28:49] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:31:21] } 5. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:12] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:32] } 6. Qf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:36] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:05] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:02] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:46] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:17] } 8... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:28:38] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:29:52] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:32] } 10. h3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:12] } 10... Bb4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:12] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:28:31] } 11... Ne7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:20:59] } 12. Nd2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:30] } 12... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:17:55] } 13. bxc3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:25:36] } 13... d5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:18:24] } 14. e5 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:14:28] } 14... Ne4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 1:18:49] } 15. Qe1 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:14:53] } 15... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 1:08:44] } 16. Nf3 { [%eval -0.43] [%clk 1:11:19] } 16... Ne4 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:04:30] } 17. Nd4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 1:08:49] } 17... Nf5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:59:23] } 18. Nxf5 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:06:25] } 18... exf5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:59:52] } 19. Bd4 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 1:06:41] } 19... O-O { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:59:49] } 20. Kh2 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 1:02:56] } 20... Qe7 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:58:00] } 21. Rg1 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:59:32] } 21... h5? { [%eval 0.92] } { Mistake. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:01] } 22. g4 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:54:21] } 22... hxg4 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 0:40:23] } 23. hxg4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:53:40] } 23... fxg4?? { [%eval 4.13] } { Blunder. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:51] } 24. Rxg4 { [%eval 3.36] [%clk 0:53:59] } 24... Bc8 { [%eval 3.9] [%clk 0:41:20] } 25. e6 { [%eval 3.86] [%clk 0:46:45] } 25... f6 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:31:55] } 26. f5 { [%eval 3.43] [%clk 0:46:10] } 26... g5 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:26:34] } 27. Qh4 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:37:47] } 27... Bxe6 { [%eval 4.99] [%clk 0:22:36] } 28. fxe6 { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:25:31] } 28... Qxe6?! { [%eval 5.41] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:22:56] } 29. Qh5?? { [%eval 1.97] } { Blunder. Rf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:40] } 29... Rf7?? { [%eval 5.54] } { Blunder. Qf7 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:04] } 30. Bxe4 { [%eval 5.67] [%clk 0:25:11] } 30... dxe4?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:15] } 31. Rxg5+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:25:00] } 31... Kf8 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:20:02] } 32. Bc5+ { [%eval #6] [%clk 0:25:07] } 32... Ke8 { [%clk 0:20:26] } 33. Rg8+ { [%clk 0:25:19] } 1-0