
[Event "Cherry Blossom Classic"]
[Site "Sterling, VA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.24"]
[Round "4.22"]
[White "Abraham, John Z"]
[Black "Shih, Matthew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2100"]
[BlackElo "2014"]
[ECO "E01"]
[PlyCount "139"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Rc1 b6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Bf4 Ba6 12.Nc3 b5 13.a3 Rc8 14.Qb3 Qb6 15.Bf1 Ne4 16.h4 h6 17.Be3 Nd6 18.Bh3 Qb7 19.g4 Ne4 20.g5 b4 21.axb4 Nxc3 22.bxc3 Bxe2 23.Ne1 hxg5 24.hxg5 Bd6 25.Qa2 Bc4 26.Qxa7 Qc6 27.Qa4 Qc7 28.Qd1 g6 29.Qg4 Kg7 30.f4 Rh8 31.Kf2 f6 32.Nf3 Rce8 33.Ra5 f5 34.Qg3 Ra8 35.Rca1 Qb7 36.Ne5 Bxe5 37.dxe5 Rxa5 38.Rxa5 Ra8 39.Rxa8 Qxa8 40.Qh4 Qa2+ 41.Kg3 Qe2 42.Bf2 Qd3+ 43.Kh2 Qxc3 44.Qh6+ Kf7 45.Bxf5 exf5 46.Qh7+ Ke6 47.Qxg6+ Ke7 48.Qh7+ Ke6 49.Qg8+ Ke7 50.e6 Kd6 51.exd7 Kxd7 52.Qf7+ Kc6 53.Qf6+ Qxf6 54.gxf6 Kd7 55.Kg3 d4 56.Bxd4 Ke6 57.Kh4 Kf7 58.Kg5 Bd3 59.Be5 Bc4 60.Kxf5 Bd3+ 61.Kg5 Ke6 62.f5+ Bxf5 63.f7 Kxf7 64.Kxf5 Ke7 65.b5 Kd7 66.Ke4 Kc8 67.Kd5 Kb7 68.Kc5 Ka7 69.Kc6 Ka8 70.Bc7 1-0
[Site "Sterling, VA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.24"]
[Round "4.22"]
[White "Abraham, John Z"]
[Black "Shih, Matthew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2100"]
[BlackElo "2014"]
[ECO "E01"]
[PlyCount "139"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Nf3 O-O 7.O-O c6 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Rc1 b6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Bf4 Ba6 12.Nc3 b5 13.a3 Rc8 14.Qb3 Qb6 15.Bf1 Ne4 16.h4 h6 17.Be3 Nd6 18.Bh3 Qb7 19.g4 Ne4 20.g5 b4 21.axb4 Nxc3 22.bxc3 Bxe2 23.Ne1 hxg5 24.hxg5 Bd6 25.Qa2 Bc4 26.Qxa7 Qc6 27.Qa4 Qc7 28.Qd1 g6 29.Qg4 Kg7 30.f4 Rh8 31.Kf2 f6 32.Nf3 Rce8 33.Ra5 f5 34.Qg3 Ra8 35.Rca1 Qb7 36.Ne5 Bxe5 37.dxe5 Rxa5 38.Rxa5 Ra8 39.Rxa8 Qxa8 40.Qh4 Qa2+ 41.Kg3 Qe2 42.Bf2 Qd3+ 43.Kh2 Qxc3 44.Qh6+ Kf7 45.Bxf5 exf5 46.Qh7+ Ke6 47.Qxg6+ Ke7 48.Qh7+ Ke6 49.Qg8+ Ke7 50.e6 Kd6 51.exd7 Kxd7 52.Qf7+ Kc6 53.Qf6+ Qxf6 54.gxf6 Kd7 55.Kg3 d4 56.Bxd4 Ke6 57.Kh4 Kf7 58.Kg5 Bd3 59.Be5 Bc4 60.Kxf5 Bd3+ 61.Kg5 Ke6 62.f5+ Bxf5 63.f7 Kxf7 64.Kxf5 Ke7 65.b5 Kd7 66.Ke4 Kc8 67.Kd5 Kb7 68.Kc5 Ka7 69.Kc6 Ka8 70.Bc7 1-0
[Event "Cherry Blossom Classic"]
[Site "Sterling, VA USA"]
[Date "2025.05.24"]
[Round "4.22"]
[White "Abraham, John Z"]
[Black "Shih, Matthew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2100"]
[BlackElo "2014"]
[ECO "E01"]
[Opening "Catalan"]
[Variation "closed"]
[EventDate "2025.05.22"]
[WhiteFideId "30987318"]
[BlackFideId "2054060"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O c6 8.
Qc2 Nbd7 9. Rc1 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bf4 Ba6 12. Nc3 b5 13. a3 Rc8 14. Qb3
Qb6 15. Bf1 Ne4 16. h4 h6 17. Be3 Nd6 18. Bh3 Qb7 19. g4 Ne4 20. g5 b4 21.
axb4 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Bxe2 23. Ne1 hxg5 24. hxg5 Bd6 25. Qa2 Bc4 26. Qxa7 Qc6
27. Qa4 Qc7 28. Qd1 g6 29. Qg4 Kg7 30. f4 Rh8 31. Kf2 f6 32. Nf3 Rce8 33.
Ra5 f5 34. Qg3 Ra8 35. Rca1 Qb7 36. Ne5 Bxe5 37. dxe5 Rxa5 38. Rxa5 Ra8 39.
Rxa8 Qxa8 40. Qh4 Qa2+ 41. Kg3 Qe2 42. Bf2 Qd3+ 43. Kh2 Qxc3 44. Qh6+ Kf7
45. Bxf5 exf5 46. Qh7+ Ke6 47. Qxg6+ Ke7 48. Qh7+ Ke6 49. Qg8+ Ke7 50. e6
Kd6 51. exd7 Kxd7 52. Qf7+ Kc6 53. Qf6+ Qxf6 54. gxf6 Kd7 55. Kg3 d4 56.
Bxd4 Ke6 57. Kh4 Kf7 58. Kg5 Bd3 59. Be5 Bc4 60. Kxf5 Bd3+ 61. Kg5 Ke6 62.
f5+ Bxf5 63. f7 Kxf7 64. Kxf5 Ke7 65. b5 Kd7 66. Ke4 Kc8 67. Kd5 Kb7 68.
Kc5 Ka7 69. Kc6 Ka8 70. Bc7 1-0