Event: Round 1: Hughes, John L - Knowles, Chase
Date: 2024-12-12
White: Hughes, John L
WhiteElo: 2164
Black: Knowles, Chase
BlackElo: 2007
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:10] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:23] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:46] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:08] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:09] } 6. Nce2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:23] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:32:10] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:09] } 7... b5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:56] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:32:09] } 8... a5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:27:09] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:04] } 9... Rb8 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:24:43] } 10. f5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:27:59] } 10... exf5 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:04:48] } 11. Nf4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:27:19] } 11... b4?! { [%eval 1.08] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:40] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.94] [%clk 1:04:33] } 12... Nb6?? { [%eval 2.9] } { Blunder. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:15] } 13. Nh5?? { [%eval 1.02] } { Blunder. Bb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:03:34] } 13... c4 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:53:11] } 14. Be2? { [%eval -0.36] } { Mistake. Bb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:56:58] } 14... b3 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:51:30] } 15. O-O { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:54:28] } 15... Be6? { [%eval 0.62] } { Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:01] } 16. Qe1?! { [%eval -0.16] } { Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:52] } 16... Kd7 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:48:20] } 17. g4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:38:42] } 17... h6?! { [%eval 0.69] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:57] } 18. gxf5 { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:32:06] } 18... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:40:00] } 19. Ng5 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:31:39] } 19... hxg5 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:34:55] } 20. Rxf5 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:32:00] } 20... Qe8? { [%eval 1.95] } { Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:35:10] } 21. Qf2 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:29:06] } 21... f6? { [%eval 4.25] } { Mistake. Nd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:55] } 22. Rxf6? { [%eval 2.62] } { Mistake. exf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:25] } 22... Be7?! { [%eval 3.7] } { Inaccuracy. Kc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:18] } 23. Rf7 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:19:50] } 23... Rf8 { [%eval 3.78] [%clk 0:16:08] } 24. e6+ { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:17:27] } 24... Kc8 { [%eval 3.81] [%clk 0:12:08] } 25. Nxg7 { [%eval 3.74] [%clk 0:17:35] } 25... Rxf7 { [%eval 4.54] [%clk 0:11:44] } 26. exf7 { [%eval 4.46] [%clk 0:15:30] } 26... Qh8 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:12:06] } 27. Nf5 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:14:50] } 27... Bf6?! { [%eval 5.38] } { Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:02] } 28. Nd6+ { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:13:52] } 28... Kc7 { [%eval 6.2] [%clk 0:07:11] } 29. Ne8+?! { [%eval 4.7] } { Inaccuracy. Qxf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:11:50] } 29... Rxe8 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 0:07:36] } 30. Qxf6 { [%eval 4.87] [%clk 0:10:03] } 30... Rf8 { [%eval 4.92] [%clk 0:08:00] } 31. Qxh8 { [%eval 4.88] [%clk 0:09:53] } 31... Rxh8 { [%eval 4.6] [%clk 0:08:25] } 32. Bxg5 { [%eval 3.89] [%clk 0:10:11] } 32... Nd8?! { [%eval 5.08] } { Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:49] } 33. Rf1 { [%eval 4.8] [%clk 0:09:29] } 33... Rf8?! { [%eval 6.9] } { Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:19] } 34. Be7 { [%eval 6.65] [%clk 0:09:17] } 1-0