Event: Round 3: Croad, Nicolas - Ashton, Matthew
Date: 2024-03-29
White: Croad, Nicolas
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2209
Black: Ashton, Matthew
BlackElo: 1837
Result: 1-0
ECO: E01
Opening: Catalan Opening: Closed
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:26:26] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:26:50] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:31:05] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:25:59] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:03] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:23] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:32] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:26:23] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:29:57] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:26:38] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:30:11] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:26:18] } 7... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:29:18] } 8. Rd1 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:24:00] } 8... Ne4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:26:01] } 9. b3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:18:30] } 9... Ndf6 { [%eval 0.83] [%clk 1:23:14] } 10. Ne5 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 1:17:06] } 10... Nd6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 1:20:36] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.96] [%clk 1:15:24] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:18:11] } 12. Nd3 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 1:11:13] } 12... Nf5 { [%eval 1.18] [%clk 1:14:43] } 13. Bb2 { [%eval 1.23] [%clk 1:08:53] } 13... Bf6 { [%eval 1.17] [%clk 1:11:31] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 1.27] [%clk 1:08:35] } 14... b6 { [%eval 1.2] [%clk 1:09:34] } 15. Nfe5 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 1:00:45] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval 1.24] [%clk 1:08:40] } 16. e4 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:59:56] } 16... Bxe5?! { [%eval 1.79] } { Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:57:44] } 17. exf5 { [%eval 1.72] [%clk 0:56:08] } 17... Bf6 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:57:07] } 18. fxe6 { [%eval 2.05] [%clk 0:56:31] } 18... fxe6 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:57:24] } 19. f4?! { [%eval 1.06] } { Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:28] } 19... Qc7?? { [%eval 3.03] } { Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%clk 0:54:26] } 20. cxd5 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:53:27] } 20... exd5 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:54:15] } 21. Bxd5+ { [%eval 2.83] [%clk 0:53:50] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 2.89] [%clk 0:54:32] } 22. Ne5 { [%eval 2.91] [%clk 0:52:57] } 22... Nxe5 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:52:50] } 23. dxe5 { [%eval 2.92] [%clk 0:53:14] } 23... Be7 { [%eval 2.9] [%clk 0:53:01] } 24. Be4 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 0:52:45] } 24... c5 { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:50:54] } 25. Rd2 { [%eval 2.61] [%clk 0:50:22] } 25... Rad8 { [%eval 2.48] [%clk 0:50:27] } 26. Rad1 { [%eval 2.35] [%clk 0:50:45] } 26... Rxd2 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:49:42] } 27. Rxd2 { [%eval 2.82] [%clk 0:51:10] } 27... Rd8 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:49:38] } 28. Rxd8+ { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:51:16] } 28... Bxd8 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:50:02] } 29. Bxb7 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:51:38] } 29... Qxb7 { [%eval 3.06] [%clk 0:50:24] } 30. Qd3 { [%eval 2.47] [%clk 0:52:01] } 30... Qe7?! { [%eval 3.81] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:06] } 31. f5 { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:48:54] } 31... Kg8 { [%eval 4.14] [%clk 0:48:05] } 32. Qd5+ { [%eval 3.73] [%clk 0:46:42] } 32... Kf8 { [%eval 3.71] [%clk 0:47:55] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval 3.55] [%clk 0:45:26] } 33... Bc7 { [%eval 3.82] [%clk 0:46:28] } 34. h4 { [%eval 3.62] [%clk 0:42:34] } 34... Qe8 { [%eval 4.37] [%clk 0:44:54] } 35. g4 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 0:41:28] } 35... Qb5 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 0:43:33] } 36. Qa8+ { [%eval 4.82] [%clk 0:39:14] } 36... Kf7?! { [%eval 6.36] } { Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%clk 0:40:18] } 37. e6+ { [%eval 6.21] [%clk 0:39:08] } 37... Ke7 { [%eval 6.08] [%clk 0:40:27] } 38. Qe4 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:39:24] } 38... Qa5?? { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:38] } 39. Qe2?? { [%eval 5.28] } { Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd3 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:49] } 39... Qb4?! { [%eval 7.95] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:26] } 40. Bxg7 { [%eval 7.61] [%clk 0:34:19] } 40... Qf4 { [%eval 8.58] [%clk 0:36:35] } 41. f6+ { [%eval 8.22] [%clk 0:34:35] } 41... Ke8 1-0