Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel vs Groff, Jordan

Cherry Blossom Classic · Round 3.6 · 2026.05.22 · 1/2-1/2 · C70 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49.
PGN
[Event "Cherry Blossom Classic"]
[Site "Sterling, VA USA"]
[Date "2026.05.22"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel"]
[Black "Groff, Jordan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[WhiteFideId "4430492"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2133"]
[BlackFideId "30971730"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. Nc3 d6 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 Nxd4 8.
Nxd4 exd4 9. Qf3 Be6 10. Ne2 Bxb3 11. axb3 Nc6 12. Qg3 g6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bd2
Qe7 15. O-O Bg7 16. Nf4 O-O 17. Rae1 Qf7 18. h4 Rfe8 19. h5 g5 20. Nd5 Ne5 21.
f4 gxf4 22. Bxf4 c6 23. Bxe5 cxd5 24. Bxd4 Qxh5 25. Rf3 f5 26. Rxf5 Re7 27. Qg5
Qg6 28. Qxg6 hxg6 29. Rxd5 Rc8 30. c3 Re6 31. b4 Bh6 32. g3 Bd2 33. Re2 Bc1 34.
Rc2 Bh6 35. Rh2 Bf8 36. Rg5 Bg7 37. Bxg7 Kxg7 38. Rd2 Rc4 39. Rgd5 Rcxe4 40.
Rxd6 Rxd6 41. Rxd6 Re2 42. Rxa6 Rxb2 43. Rc6 Rc2 44. Rc5 Kf6 45. g4 g5 46. Kf1
Kg6 47. Kg1 Kf6 48. Rf5+ Ke6 49. Rc5 1/2-1/2