Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel vs Groff, Jordan
13th Cherry Blossom Chess - 2026 · Round 3 · 2026.05.20 · 1/2-1/2 · C70 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense
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PGN
[Event "13th Cherry Blossom Chess - 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel"]
[Black "Groff, Jordan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[WhiteFideId "4430492"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2133"]
[BlackFideId "30971730"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:25:21] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:38] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:25:35] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:25:11] } 3... a6
{ [%clk 1:31:17] } 4. Ba4 { [%clk 1:25:31] } 4... Nge7 { [%clk 1:31:32] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:24:15] } 5... d6 { [%clk 1:31:51] } 6. d4 { [%clk 1:17:50] } 6...
b5 { [%clk 1:30:47] } 7. Bb3 { [%clk 1:17:40] } 7... Nxd4 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 8.
Nxd4 { [%clk 1:18:03] } 8... exd4 { [%clk 1:31:18] } 9. Qf3 { [%clk 1:18:13] }
9... Be6 { [%clk 1:30:29] } 10. Ne2 { [%clk 1:18:13] } 10... Bxb3
{ [%clk 1:21:31] } 11. axb3 { [%clk 1:15:48] } 11... Nc6 { [%clk 1:20:05] } 12.
Qg3 { [%clk 1:11:15] } 12... g6 { [%clk 1:16:33] } 13. Bg5 { [%clk 1:03:13] }
13... f6 { [%clk 1:13:17] } 14. Bd2 { [%clk 1:03:29] } 14... Qe7
{ [%clk 1:00:20] } 15. O-O { [%clk 0:51:28] } 15... Bg7 { [%clk 0:59:22] } 16.
Nf4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best.[%clk 0:46:07] } 16... O-O
{ [%clk 0:57:36] } 17. Rae1 { [%clk 0:45:30] } 17... Qf7 { [%clk 0:56:55] } 18.
h4 { [%clk 0:43:28] } 18... Rfe8 { [%clk 0:52:20] } 19. h5 { [%clk 0:41:02] }
19... g5 $6 { Inaccuracy. gxh5 was best.[%clk 0:49:32] } 20. Nd5
{ [%clk 0:39:50] } 20... Ne5 $2 { Mistake. f5 was best.[%clk 0:34:33] } 21. f4
{ [%clk 0:37:17] } 21... gxf4 { [%clk 0:24:23] } 22. Bxf4 $2
{ Mistake. Rxf4 was best.[%clk 0:37:17] } 22... c6 { [%clk 0:24:30] } 23. Bxe5
{ [%clk 0:27:50] } 23... cxd5 $4 { Blunder. Rxe5 was best.[%clk 0:24:50] } 24.
Bxd4 { [%clk 0:26:35] } 24... Qxh5 { [%clk 0:23:58] } 25. Rf3 $4
{ Blunder. Rxf6 was best.[%clk 0:26:22] } 25... f5 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe4 was best.[%clk 0:23:40] } 26. Rxf5 $4
{ Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxg7# was best.[%clk 0:26:52] } 26... Re7 $4
{ Blunder. Qg6 was best.[%clk 0:23:40] } 27. Qg5 $4
{ Blunder. Rxh5 was best.[%clk 0:17:05] } 27... Qg6 $4
{ Blunder. Qxg5 was best.[%clk 0:23:50] } 28. Qxg6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxe7 was best.[%clk 0:18:47] } 28... hxg6 { [%clk 0:23:50] } 29.
Rxd5 { [%clk 0:19:15] } 29... Rc8 { [%clk 0:13:16] } 30. c3 { [%clk 0:18:21] }
30... Re6 { [%clk 0:13:16] } 31. b4 { [%clk 0:16:29] } 31... Bh6
{ [%clk 0:12:11] } 32. g3 { [%clk 0:15:40] } 32... Bd2 { [%clk 0:10:30] } 33.
Re2 { [%clk 0:15:44] } 33... Bc1 { [%clk 0:10:40] } 34. Rc2 { [%clk 0:15:05] }
34... Bh6 { [%clk 0:11:03] } 35. Rh2 { [%clk 0:15:13] } 35... Bf8
{ [%clk 0:10:56] } 36. Rg5 { [%clk 0:13:18] } 36... Bg7 { [%clk 0:11:10] } 37.
Bxg7 { [%clk 0:12:08] } 37... Kxg7 { [%clk 0:11:37] } 38. Rd2
{ [%clk 0:12:00] } 38... Rc4 { [%clk 0:11:10] } 39. Rgd5 { [%clk 0:11:22] }
39... Rcxe4 { [%clk 0:08:31] } 40. Rxd6 { [%clk 0:11:46] } 40... Rxd6
{ [%clk 0:08:51] } 41. Rxd6 { [%clk 0:12:13] } 41... Re2 { [%clk 0:09:13] } 42.
Rxa6 { [%clk 0:11:57] } 42... Rxb2 { [%clk 0:09:37] } 43. Rc6
{ [%clk 0:06:14] } 43... Rc2 { [%clk 0:07:21] } 44. Rc5 { [%clk 0:06:06] }
44... Kf6 { [%clk 0:07:07] } 45. g4 { [%clk 0:06:11] } 45... g5
{ [%clk 0:03:57] } 46. Kf1 { [%clk 0:05:33] } 46... Kg6 { [%clk 0:03:49] } 47.
Kg1 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 47... Kf6 { [%clk 0:04:12] } 48. Rf5+ $4
{ Blunder. Kf1 was best.[%clk 0:02:35] } 48... Ke6 { [%clk 0:02:42] } 49. Rc5
{ [%clk 0:00:52] } 49... Kf6 { [%clk 0:02:30] } 1/2-1/2