
[Event "Cherry Blossom Classic"]
[Site "Sterling, VA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.23"]
[Round "3.13"]
[White "Samuelson, A"]
[Black "Kurup, Siddharth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2088"]
[BlackElo "1941"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qg4 Nf6 8.Qg3 d6 9.Nc3 b5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bd2 Bb7 12.a3 Nc6 13.f4 Qe7 14.O-O-O O-O-O 15.Rhe1 Nd7 16.Nd5 exd5 17.exd5 Nce5 18.fxe5 Nxe5 19.Bf5+ Kb8 20.Bf4 f6 21.Na5 g5 22.Be3 Qc7 23.Nxb7 Bxe3+ 24.Rxe3 Kxb7 25.Rb3 Ka8 26.Be6 Rb8 27.Qf2 Rhf8 28.Qe2 f5 29.Kb1 Qc5 30.Rc3 Qb6 31.Rf1 f4 32.b3 Qa5 33.Kb2 Nc4+ 34.Rxc4 bxc4 35.Qxc4 Rb7 36.Rf3 Rc7 37.Qd3 Qb6 38.Qd2 Rh8 39.h4 Rhh7 40.Qb4 Qxb4 41.axb4 gxh4 42.Rxf4 Rhg7 43.Bh3 Rgf7 44.Rxh4 Rf2 45.Rc4 Rxc4 46.bxc4 Kb7 47.c5 Rd2 48.cxd6 Rxd5 49.d7 Kc7 50.c4 Rd3 51.Kc2 Rg3 52.b5 axb5 53.cxb5 Rg5 54.b6+ Kd8 55.Kd3 Rb5 56.Ke4 Rxb6 57.Bf5 Rb4+ 58.Ke5 h5 59.Kf6 Rb2 60.Bh3 Rxg2 61.Bxg2 Kxd7 62.Kg5 h4 63.Kxh4 1/2-1/2
[Site "Sterling, VA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.23"]
[Round "3.13"]
[White "Samuelson, A"]
[Black "Kurup, Siddharth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2088"]
[BlackElo "1941"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "125"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qg4 Nf6 8.Qg3 d6 9.Nc3 b5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bd2 Bb7 12.a3 Nc6 13.f4 Qe7 14.O-O-O O-O-O 15.Rhe1 Nd7 16.Nd5 exd5 17.exd5 Nce5 18.fxe5 Nxe5 19.Bf5+ Kb8 20.Bf4 f6 21.Na5 g5 22.Be3 Qc7 23.Nxb7 Bxe3+ 24.Rxe3 Kxb7 25.Rb3 Ka8 26.Be6 Rb8 27.Qf2 Rhf8 28.Qe2 f5 29.Kb1 Qc5 30.Rc3 Qb6 31.Rf1 f4 32.b3 Qa5 33.Kb2 Nc4+ 34.Rxc4 bxc4 35.Qxc4 Rb7 36.Rf3 Rc7 37.Qd3 Qb6 38.Qd2 Rh8 39.h4 Rhh7 40.Qb4 Qxb4 41.axb4 gxh4 42.Rxf4 Rhg7 43.Bh3 Rgf7 44.Rxh4 Rf2 45.Rc4 Rxc4 46.bxc4 Kb7 47.c5 Rd2 48.cxd6 Rxd5 49.d7 Kc7 50.c4 Rd3 51.Kc2 Rg3 52.b5 axb5 53.cxb5 Rg5 54.b6+ Kd8 55.Kd3 Rb5 56.Ke4 Rxb6 57.Bf5 Rb4+ 58.Ke5 h5 59.Kf6 Rb2 60.Bh3 Rxg2 61.Bxg2 Kxd7 62.Kg5 h4 63.Kxh4 1/2-1/2
[Event "Cherry Blossom Classic"]
[Site "Sterling, VA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.23"]
[Round "3.13"]
[White "Samuelson, A"]
[Black "Kurup, Siddharth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2088"]
[BlackElo "1941"]
[ECO "B42"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Kan, Polugaievsky variation"]
[EventDate "2025.05.22"]
[WhiteFideId "2020580"]
[BlackFideId "30967384"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qg4 Nf6
8. Qg3 d6 9. Nc3 b5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. a3 Nc6 13. f4 Qe7 14. O-O-O
O-O-O 15. Rhe1 Nd7 16. Nd5 exd5 17. exd5 Nce5 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Bf5+ Kb8
20. Bf4 f6 21. Na5 g5 22. Be3 Qc7 23. Nxb7 Bxe3+ 24. Rxe3 Kxb7 25. Rb3 Ka8
26. Be6 Rb8 27. Qf2 Rhf8 28. Qe2 f5 29. Kb1 Qc5 30. Rc3 Qb6 31. Rf1 f4 32.
b3 Qa5 33. Kb2 Nc4+ 34. Rxc4 bxc4 35. Qxc4 Rb7 36. Rf3 Rc7 37. Qd3 Qb6 38.
Qd2 Rh8 39. h4 Rhh7 40. Qb4 Qxb4 41. axb4 gxh4 42. Rxf4 Rhg7 43. Bh3 Rgf7
44. Rxh4 Rf2 45. Rc4 Rxc4 46. bxc4 Kb7 47. c5 Rd2 48. cxd6 Rxd5 49. d7 Kc7
50. c4 Rd3 51. Kc2 Rg3 52. b5 axb5 53. cxb5 Rg5 54. b6+ Kd8 55. Kd3 Rb5 56.
Ke4 Rxb6 57. Bf5 Rb4+ 58. Ke5 h5 59. Kf6 Rb2 60. Bh3 Rxg2 61. Bxg2 Kxd7 62.
Kg5 h4 63. Kxh4 1/2-1/2