Event: Round 1: Sawyer Sarwar - Knowles, Chase
Date: 2025-05-16
White: Sawyer Sarwar
Black: Knowles, Chase
BlackElo: 2014
Result: 1-0
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:48] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:15] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:27] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:40] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:50] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:33:05] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:12] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:33:01] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:33:38] } 8... Qb6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:33:10] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:32:45] } 9... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:32:56] } 10. Rb1 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:53] } 10... Qa3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:33:17] } 11. Ncb5 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:30:33] } 11... Qxa2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:53] } 12. Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:38] } 12... Qa1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:46] } 13. Kf2?? { [%eval -2.39] } { Blunder. Ke2 was best. } { [%clk 1:28:31] } 13... Nc5 { [%eval -2.53] [%clk 1:28:27] } 14. Nc7+?! { [%eval -3.54] } { Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best. } { [%clk 1:24:39] } 14... Kd7 { [%eval -3.28] [%clk 1:24:17] } 15. Nxa8? { [%eval -5.34] } { Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:01] } 15... Ne4+ { [%eval -5.47] [%clk 1:24:37] } 16. Ke2 { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 1:24:29] } 16... Nxd2 { [%eval -5.29] [%clk 1:25:00] } 17. Kxd2 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 1:24:37] } 17... Nxd4?? { [%eval 0.22] } { Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:20] } 18. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:24:46] } 18... Kd8?? { [%eval 4.49] } { Blunder. Nxb5 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:25] } 19. Rxa1 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 1:25:06] } 19... Nxb3+ { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 1:23:49] } 20. cxb3 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 1:25:21] } 20... Bb4+ { [%eval 4.49] [%clk 1:23:56] } 21. Ke2 { [%eval 4.21] [%clk 1:24:55] } 21... a6 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 1:22:26] } 22. Bb6+ { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 1:23:26] } 22... Ke7 { [%eval 3.25] [%clk 1:22:49] } 23. Bd3?! { [%eval 2.19] } { Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } { [%clk 1:23:00] } 23... Bd7 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 1:22:02] } 24. Nc7 { [%eval 1.95] [%clk 1:22:10] } 24... Rc8?! { [%eval 2.77] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:59] } 25. Rc1 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 1:21:39] } 25... f6?! { [%eval 3.81] } { Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%clk 1:10:56] } 26. Rf1?! { [%eval 2.5] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:09] } 26... Bc6 { [%eval 2.86] [%clk 1:09:22] } 27. g4 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 1:10:00] } 27... g6 { [%eval 3.49] [%clk 1:00:04] } 28. f5?! { [%eval 2.51] } { Inaccuracy. exf6+ was best. } { [%clk 1:00:46] } 28... exf5?! { [%eval 3.49] } { Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:45] } 29. gxf5? { [%eval 1.99] } { Mistake. exf6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:55:28] } 29... fxe5 { [%eval 1.93] [%clk 0:49:04] } 30. fxg6 { [%eval 1.85] [%clk 0:53:57] } 30... hxg6 { [%eval 2.01] [%clk 0:47:14] } 31. Bxg6 { [%eval 1.8] [%clk 0:54:02] } 31... Rf8? { [%eval 3.52] } { Mistake. Rh8 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:11] } 32. Rxf8 { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:53:55] } 32... Kxf8 { [%eval 3.16] [%clk 0:33:39] } 33. Ne6+ { [%eval 2.77] [%clk 0:53:11] } 33... Ke7 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:33:52] } 34. Bc5+?? { [%eval 0.31] } { Blunder. Nd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:44] } 34... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:34:07] } 35. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:50:08] } 35... e4? { [%eval 2.12] } { Mistake. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:32:30] } 36. h4 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:48:04] } 36... a5 { [%eval 2.08] [%clk 0:28:53] } 37. h5 { [%eval 2.04] [%clk 0:47:15] } 37... b6?? { [%eval 6.2] } { Blunder. Kf6 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:37] } 38. h6 { [%eval 6.52] [%clk 0:47:03] } 38... Kf6 { [%eval 6.68] [%clk 0:24:46] } 39. h7 { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 0:47:24] } 39... bxc5?! { [%eval 9.24] } { Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:04] } 40. h8=Q+ { [%eval 8.32] [%clk 0:47:50] } 40... Kxg6 { [%eval 8.02] [%clk 0:25:31] } 41. Qg8+ { [%eval 7.56] [%clk 0:48:04] } 41... Kf6 { [%eval 7.43] [%clk 0:25:11] } 42. Qf8+ { [%eval 7.23] [%clk 0:48:21] } 42... Ke6 { [%eval 7.0] [%clk 0:25:20] } 43. Qxc5 { [%eval 9.93] [%clk 0:48:45] } 43... Be8 { [%eval 11.23] [%clk 0:25:18] } 44. Qxa5 { [%eval 11.29] [%clk 0:48:44] } 44... d4 { [%eval 12.09] [%clk 0:24:09] } 45. Qb6+ { [%eval 10.13] [%clk 0:49:05] } 45... Kd7?! { [%eval #26] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:17] } 46. Qxd4+ { [%eval 26.99] [%clk 0:49:30] } 46... Kc7?! { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:44] } 47. Qxe4 { [%eval #13] [%clk 0:49:43] } 47... Bb5+ { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:25:10] } 48. Ke3 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:50:00] } 48... Kb6 { [%eval #9] [%clk 0:25:36] } 49. Kd4 { [%eval #8] [%clk 0:50:22] } 49... Ka5 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:25:58] } 50. Kc5 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:50:19] } 1-0