Event: 12th Cherry Blossom Classic
Site: Sterling, VA, United States
Date: 2025-05-23
White: Grigoryan, Karen H.
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2530
Black: Ansh M Shah
BlackElo: 2228
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E05
Opening: Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: G/90; +30inc

1. g3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:49] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:23:05] } 2. Bg2 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:03] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:21:47] } 3. c4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:31:22] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:21:45] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:21:53] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:22:17] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:32:21] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:19:12] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:43] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:15:23] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:33:04] } 8... b4 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:15:52] } 9. Nfd2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:33:11] } 9... Nd5 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 1:15:53] } 10. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:32:36] } 10... c5 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:10:42] } 11. dxc5 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:28:20] } 11... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:09:23] } 12. Rd1 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:18:05] } 12... Qe7?! { [%eval 1.18] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:31] } 13. b3? { [%eval -0.24] } { Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:04] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:59:45] } 14. Bb2 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:13:56] } 14... Bb7?! { [%eval 0.57] } { Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } { [%clk 0:58:17] } 15. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:12:04] } 15... N5f6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:56:33] } 16. Na5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:08:42] } 16... Ng4 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:47:56] } 17. Rxd7 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:49:52] } 17... Qxd7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:40:34] } 18. Qxc5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:50:12] } 18... Rac8 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:36:21] } 19. Qg5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:20] } 19... Qd1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:40] } 20. Bf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:40] } 20... f6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:01] } 21. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:41] } 21... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:20:33] } 22. Qxd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:01] } 22... Rxd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:02] } 23. Nxb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:23] } 23... Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:50] } 24. Na3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:52] } 24... bxa3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:12] } 25. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:17] } 25... axb2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:37] } 26. Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:54] } 26... Nxf2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:13:50] } 27. Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:21:51] } 27... Nh3+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:02] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:16] } 28... Nf2+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:14:10] } 29. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:22:39] } 29... Nh3+ { [%clk 0:14:34] } 30. Kh1 { [%clk 0:23:03] } 30... Nf2+ { [%clk 0:10:36] } 1/2-1/2