Event: Round 2: Berg, George - Knowles, Chase
Date: 2025-07-05
White: Berg, George
WhiteElo: 1789
Black: Knowles, Chase
BlackElo: 1995
Result: 0-1
ECO: C11
Opening: French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:17] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:12] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:42] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:07] } 4... Nfd7 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:32:02] } 5. f4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:29] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:27] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:54] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:32:53] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:33:14] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:03] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:33:27] } 8... Bxc5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:31:10] } 9. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:11] } 9... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:34] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:32:33] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 1:29:40] } 11. Nd4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:29:23] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:27:53] } 12. O-O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:28:49] } 12... b5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:22] } 13. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:25:26] } 13... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:25:22] } 14. Qd4?! { [%eval -0.43] } { Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:49] } 14... Qb6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:22:29] } 15. b4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:38] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:10] } 16. Qxb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:17:45] } 16... Nxb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:20:34] } 17. Be2 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 1:18:05] } 17... O-O { [%eval -0.39] [%clk 1:18:38] } 18. Bf3? { [%eval -1.54] } { Mistake. Rhe1 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:35] } 18... a5?! { [%eval -0.96] } { Inaccuracy. Rfc8 was best. } { [%clk 1:17:51] } 19. Ne2? { [%eval -2.62] } { Mistake. Rd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:52] } 19... axb4 { [%eval -2.55] [%clk 1:15:17] } 20. Nd4 { [%eval -3.13] [%clk 1:06:18] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval -2.72] [%clk 1:13:31] } 21. Rd3 { [%eval -2.84] [%clk 0:58:55] } 21... Rxa2 { [%eval -2.79] [%clk 1:10:25] } 22. Rb3 { [%eval -2.68] [%clk 0:59:19] } 22... Ra1+ { [%eval -2.61] [%clk 1:01:30] } 23. Rb1 { [%eval -2.28] [%clk 0:59:42] } 23... Rxb1+ { [%eval -2.15] [%clk 1:01:09] } 24. Kxb1 { [%eval -2.23] [%clk 1:00:06] } 24... Ra8 { [%eval -1.83] [%clk 1:00:19] } 25. Rd1 { [%eval -2.1] [%clk 0:53:09] } 25... Ra3 { [%eval -1.91] [%clk 0:58:24] } 26. Nb3 { [%eval -1.98] [%clk 0:52:48] } 26... Be8 { [%eval -1.9] [%clk 0:56:00] } 27. Rd4 { [%eval -2.32] [%clk 0:42:13] } 27... Nc4 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:54:26] } 28. Nc5? { [%eval -4.26] } { Mistake. Be2 was best. } { [%clk 0:37:26] } 28... Rc3 { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 0:52:16] } 29. Nd3?! { [%eval -5.84] } { Inaccuracy. Nb7 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:06] } 29... Na3+ { [%eval -5.82] [%clk 0:47:47] } 30. Kb2 { [%eval -5.61] [%clk 0:34:06] } 30... Nxc2? { [%eval -3.11] } { Mistake. Rxc2+ was best. } { [%clk 0:46:48] } 31. Rxb4 { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:30:36] } 31... Nxb4 { [%eval -4.11] [%clk 0:43:56] } 32. Kxc3 { [%eval -4.26] [%clk 0:30:57] } 32... Nxd3 { [%eval -4.2] [%clk 0:44:20] } 33. Kxd3 { [%eval -3.99] [%clk 0:31:22] } 33... b4 { [%eval -4.09] [%clk 0:43:51] } 34. Bd1 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:28:51] } 34... Bb5+ { [%eval -4.62] [%clk 0:43:29] } 35. Kd4 { [%eval -4.48] [%clk 0:29:11] } 35... Bc4 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:43:19] } 0-1