Event: Round 8: Nicolas Croad - Thomas Van der Hoorn
Date: 2024-01-12
White: Nicolas Croad
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2187
Black: Thomas Van der Hoorn
BlackElo: 1825
Result: 1-0
ECO: B30
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:25:06] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:24:59] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:25:04] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:24:59] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:25:05] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 0:25:00] } 4. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:24:12] } 4... dxc6 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:24:50] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:23:53] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:22:14] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 0:23:49] } 6... Qc7?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:31] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.85] [%clk 0:23:38] } 7... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:21:02] } 8. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:23:21] } 8... g6 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:19:10] } 9. Nc4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:22:43] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:18:30] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:21:59] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:18:22] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:21:49] } 11... Qd8 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:17:23] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:21:04] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:15:41] } 13. c3?! { [%eval 0.17] } { Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:10] } 13... a5 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:14:12] } 14. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:19:06] } 14... b5 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:13:35] } 15. Ne3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:27] } 15... Ne5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 0:13:16] } 16. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 0:16:17] } 16... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:13:16] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:15:29] } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:12:08] } 18. axb5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:15:21] } 18... cxb5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:12:01] } 19. Nd5 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:15:20] } 19... Qa7 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:11:01] } 20. h4 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:13:10] } 20... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:10:48] } 21. g4 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:12:41] } 21... hxg4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:09:56] } 22. Qxg4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:12:44] } 22... e6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:09:50] } 23. Ne3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:11:36] } 23... Qe7 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:09:23] } 24. f4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:10:39] } 24... Bg7 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:08:50] } 25. e5 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:09:25] } 25... Rfd8? { [%eval 1.64] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%clk 0:06:11] } 26. Re2?! { [%eval 0.86] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:13] } 26... Kf8? { [%eval 2.3] } { Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:50] } 27. h5 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:06:59] } 27... Ke8?! { [%eval 3.13] } { Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:02] } 28. Rg2 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:06:18] } 28... Kd7 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 0:01:16] } 29. Nd5 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:05:39] } 29... f5?? { [%eval 6.53] } { Blunder. gxh5 was best. } 30. exf6 { [%eval 6.31] } 1-0