Event: Round 5: Knowles, Chase - Gutnik, Aleksandr
Date: 2025-05-18
White: Knowles, Chase
WhiteElo: 2014
Black: Gutnik, Aleksandr
BlackElo: 2056
Result: 1-0
ECO: A09
Opening: Réti Opening
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:56] } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:43] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:32:12] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:53] } 5. b3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:32:34] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:29:25] } 6. Bb2 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:51] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:29:11] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:33:02] } 7... Qa5 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:26:44] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:31:01] } 8... Ba3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:24:53] } 9. g4 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:26:55] } 9... Bxb2 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 1:24:59] } 10. Qxb2 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:27:18] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:23:41] } 11. g5 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 1:23:20] } 11... Ne4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:22:42] } 12. h4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:22:44] } 12... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 1:22:41] } 13. dxc3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:21:17] } 13... dxc4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:18:02] } 14. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:21:14] } 14... Nb6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:16:45] } 15. Be2 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:15:27] } 15... Nd5? { [%eval 1.78] } { Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%clk 1:15:22] } 16. b4 { [%eval 1.96] [%clk 1:15:18] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 1:15:24] } 17. h5 { [%eval 1.83] [%clk 1:15:18] } 17... a5 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 1:03:46] } 18. h6 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 1:13:47] } 18... g6 { [%eval 2.63] [%clk 1:00:12] } 19. a3 { [%eval 2.2] [%clk 1:11:07] } 19... Nc7?! { [%eval 3.08] } { Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:15] } 20. Ne5 { [%eval 3.11] [%clk 1:08:19] } 20... Ne8 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:59:02] } 21. Ng4? { [%eval 1.58] } { Mistake. Rd1 was best. } { [%clk 1:02:28] } 21... Qd8 { [%eval 1.75] [%clk 0:58:02] } 22. f4 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 1:01:25] } 22... Qe7?! { [%eval 2.36] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:02] } 23. O-O-O { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:53:18] } 23... f6 { [%eval 2.58] [%clk 0:41:22] } 24. gxf6?! { [%eval 1.68] } { Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:26] } 24... Nxf6 { [%eval 1.5] [%clk 0:41:41] } 25. Ne5 { [%eval 1.57] [%clk 0:48:57] } 25... Nd5?? { [%eval 4.13] } { Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:38:32] } 26. Rdg1 { [%eval 4.07] [%clk 0:41:14] } 26... Qf6 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:36:30] } 27. Bd3 { [%eval 4.05] [%clk 0:38:51] } 27... Nxf4 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 0:34:40] } 28. exf4 { [%eval 4.24] [%clk 0:24:55] } 28... Qxf4+ { [%eval 4.22] [%clk 0:34:58] } 29. Qd2 { [%eval 4.17] [%clk 0:25:15] } 29... Qxe5 { [%eval 4.12] [%clk 0:35:02] } 30. Bxg6 { [%eval 4.03] [%clk 0:23:45] } 30... hxg6 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:30:47] } 31. Rxg6+?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. h7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:23:48] } 31... Kh8?? { [%eval 4.13] } { Blunder. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:48] } 32. h7 { [%eval 4.29] [%clk 0:22:41] } 32... axb4 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:30:08] } 33. Rg8+?! { [%eval 2.58] } { Inaccuracy. Rhg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:38] } 33... Rxg8 { [%eval 2.6] [%clk 0:30:28] } 34. hxg8=Q+ { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:23:03] } 34... Kxg8 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:30:46] } 35. Qd8+ { [%eval 2.39] [%clk 0:23:15] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:30:46] } 36. Rh7+ { [%eval 2.59] [%clk 0:19:17] } 36... Kg6 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:30:53] } 37. Qg8+ { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:19:34] } 37... Kf5 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:31:15] } 38. Rh5+ { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:18:57] } 38... Ke4?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:20] } 39. Qg2+ { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:19:13] } 39... Kf4 { [%eval #7] [%clk 0:30:52] } 40. Qg8?? { [%eval -6.75] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:19:13] } 1-0