Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-23
White: Soyka, Benjamin Evans
WhiteElo: 1780
Black: Chong, Hanford
BlackElo: 1874
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E68
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:26:33] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:55] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:36] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:27:18] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:57] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:27:12] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:20] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:26:44] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:37] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:26:50] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:32:40] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:23:12] } 8. e4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:32:43] } 8... Qe7 { [%eval 0.89] [%clk 1:20:43] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:28:18] } 9... Nb6 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 1:07:52] } 10. Qd3 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 1:22:40] } 10... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:02:16] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:11:50] } 11... f6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:01:05] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:11:42] } 12... f5?! { [%eval 1.07] } { Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:27] } 13. exf5?! { [%eval 0.5] } { Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:22] } 13... gxf5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:00:35] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:05:04] } 14... dxe5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:00:34] } 15. Nd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:50:41] } 15... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:00:44] } 16. Qxd5+ { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 0:50:48] } 16... Kh8 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:59:56] } 17. Bg5 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:48:31] } 17... Bf6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:59:39] } 18. Bxf6+ { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:46:48] } 18... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 1:00:02] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:44:47] } 19... e4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:57:09] } 20. Nh4 { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 0:42:15] } 20... Nb6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:56:42] } 21. Qd4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:41:03] } 21... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:54:52] } 22. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:41:22] } 22... c5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:54:47] } 23. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:40:02] } 23... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:55:10] } 24. Rc2 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:40:04] } 24... Ne5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:55:28] } 25. Rxc5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:39:18] } 25... Nd3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:55:53] } 26. Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:01] } 26... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:54:42] } 27. b3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:32:45] } 27... Rac8 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:53:36] } 28. Rxc8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:30:53] } 28... Rxc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:53:43] } 29. g4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:26:31] } 29... fxg4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:54:07] } 30. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:25:53] } 30... Nc5 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:53:49] } 31. Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:24:25] } 31... gxh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:27] } 32. Rc1 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:21:58] } 32... Bxf5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:52:31] } 33. Nxf5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:22:12] } 33... Rg8+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:59] } 34. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:19:54] } 34... Nd3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:52:36] } 35. Rg1 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:17:00] } 35... Rxg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:33] } 36. Kxg1 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:17:21] } 36... Nc1 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 0:50:57] } 37. Nd6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:16:59] } 37... Nxa2 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:51:17] } 38. Nxb7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:17:19] } 38... Nc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:51] } 39. Na5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:17:04] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:50:40] } 40. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:19] } 40... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:03] } 41. Kxh3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:11:31] } 41... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:51:28] } 42. Kg4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:10:23] } 42... Nd3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:51:02] } 43. f4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:09:24] } 43... h5+ { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:48:01] } 44. Kg5 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:08:07] } 44... a6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:47:21] } 45. f5+ { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:06:48] } 45... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:28] } 46. Nc4+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:31] } 46... Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:47:27] } 47. Kxh5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:06:25] } 47... Nc5?? { [%eval 4.12] } { Blunder. Nf4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:47:42] } 48. Na5?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:09] } 48... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:02] } 49. Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:49] } 49... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:25] } 50. f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:30] } 50... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:46:49] } 51. Kxf6 { [%clk 0:03:49] } 51... Kb4 { [%clk 0:47:16] } 1/2-1/2