Bates, Evan vs Bartell, Thomas

Cherry Blossom Classic · Round 1.9 · 2026.05.21 · 0-1 · E47 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bishop Attack

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.
PGN
[Event "Cherry Blossom Classic"]
[Site "Sterling, VA USA"]
[Date "2026.05.21"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Bates, Evan"]
[Black "Bartell, Thomas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[WhiteElo "2013"]
[WhiteFideId "39940160"]
[BlackElo "2338"]
[BlackFideId "2017849"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "E47"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Ne2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. Bb3 Nb6 11. Qd3 Bd7 12. Nf4 Bc6 13. Bc2 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Rc8
15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Bb3 Rfd8 17. Qe3 Ba4 18. Bxa4 Nxa4 19. Ne2 h6 20. Qb3 Qc2 21.
Be3 Nxb2 22. Nf4 g5 23. Nh3 Qxb3 24. axb3 a6 25. Rfb1 Nd3 26. Kf1 Rc2 27. b4
Nd5 28. b5 g4 29. Ra3 Nc3 30. Rbb3 Nxb5 31. Ra1 gxh3 32. Rxd3 hxg2+ 33. Kxg2
Kh7 34. Kf3 e5 35. d5 f5 36. Rdd1 Nc3 0-1