Event: Round 8: Johnson, Donald - Cruz, Cristhian
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-labor-day-norm-invitational-charlotte-chess-center--gm/round-8/1ptT3Vyt/G1ZV8Ro4
Date: 2025-09-01
White: Johnson, Donald
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2298
Black: Cruz, Cristhian
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2448
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:22:41] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:11] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:22:52] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:30:35] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:23:16] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:55] } 4. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:23:32] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:07] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:21:24] } 5... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:30:45] } 6. Qg4 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:21:52] } 6... Ne7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:21] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:22:20] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:22:52] } 8. b4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:22:49] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:22:43] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:23:14] } 9... Ng6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:18:32] } 10. h4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:23:42] } 10... f5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 1:09:57] } 11. Qg3 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 1:24:06] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 1:09:03] } 12. h5 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:20:16] } 12... Nh8 { [%eval 0.8] [%clk 1:08:38] } 13. Nbd2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:18] } 13... axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:20] } 14. axb4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:15:46] } 14... Rxa1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:31] } 15. Bxa1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:16:15] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:01:33] } 16. Qf4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 1:11:49] } 16... Bd7?! { [%eval 0.73] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:32] } 17. Nb3?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%clk 1:09:27] } 17... Nf7 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:52:00] } 18. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:38:51] } 18... Qe7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:39:07] } 19. Bc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:35:50] } 19... d4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:30:12] } 20. Nbxd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:29:25] } 1/2-1/2