Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-25
White: Samuelson, Andrew
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2088
Black: Xie, Timothy
BlackElo: 2006
Result: 0-1
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. f3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:13] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:32:39] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:11] } 6. e5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:32:55] } 6... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:32] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:33:10] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:15] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:33:29] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:31:56] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:33:23] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:30:18] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:33:45] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:28:35] } 11. Ne2 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 1:32:53] } 11... b5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:24:53] } 12. c3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:33:12] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:15:30] } 13. h4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:50] } 13... h5?! { [%eval 0.78] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:53] } 14. Ng5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:28:57] } 14... g6 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:01:31] } 15. Kf2 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 1:25:10] } 15... Rb8 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:46:50] } 16. Ng3?! { [%eval 0.3] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:53] } 16... b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:40] } 17. Be2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:24:47] } 17... Qa5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:38:56] } 18. Rhd1 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:23:22] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:34:59] } 19. a3?! { [%eval -0.23] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:33] } 19... bxc3 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:32:21] } 20. bxc3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:19:22] } 20... Qa4?! { [%eval 0.75] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:00] } 21. Nf1?! { [%eval -0.13] } { Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:57] } 21... Na5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:29:42] } 22. Rdb1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:13:22] } 22... Nb3?! { [%eval 0.43] } { Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:40] } 23. Qc2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:11:20] } 23... Bc6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 0:17:17] } 24. Ra2 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:11:27] } 24... c4?! { [%eval 1.17] } { Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:09] } 25. Bd1 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:08:40] } 25... Qa5 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:16:13] } 26. Nxe6? { [%eval 0.0] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:34] } 26... fxe6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:15:47] } 27. Qxg6+ { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:03:00] } 27... Kd8 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:16:07] } 28. Qxe6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:02:35] } 28... Rb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:22] } 29. Qh3? { [%eval -1.43] } { Mistake. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:48] } 29... Qxc3 { [%eval -1.77] [%clk 0:13:21] } 30. Rc2?! { [%eval -2.9] } { Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:06] } 30... Qd3 { [%eval -2.82] [%clk 0:13:08] } 31. f5? { [%eval -4.61] } { Mistake. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:18] } 31... Rf8 { [%eval -4.55] [%clk 0:12:40] } 32. f6?! { [%eval -6.54] } { Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:43] } 32... Nxf6 { [%eval -6.47] [%clk 0:12:51] } 33. exf6 { [%eval -7.47] [%clk 0:51:08] } 33... Rxf6+ { [%eval -7.45] [%clk 0:13:16] } 34. Bf3 { [%eval -7.27] [%clk 0:51:02] } 34... Qxc2+ { [%eval -7.35] [%clk 0:13:42] } 35. Nd2? { [%eval #-9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:51:21] } 35... Nxd2 { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:13:37] } 36. Rxb6 { [%eval #-6] [%clk 0:51:37] } 36... Nxf3+ { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:14:01] } 37. Kg3 { [%eval #-5] [%clk 0:51:36] } 37... Bd6+ { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:14:07] } 38. Bf4 { [%eval #-4] [%clk 0:51:59] } 38... Bxf4+ { [%eval #-3] [%clk 0:14:26] } 39. Kxf3 { [%clk 0:52:23] } 39... Qd3+ { [%clk 0:14:45] } 40. Kf2 { [%clk 0:52:40] } 40... Bg3+ { [%clk 0:15:07] } 0-1