Event: 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad
Site: Budapest, Hungary
Date: 2024-09-14
White: Croad, Nicolas
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2195
Black: Sardana, Rishi
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2477
Result: 0-1
ECO: E48
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 40/5400+30:1800+30\

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:21] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:40] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:08] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:31:57] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:32:29] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:32:12] } 6. Ne2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:44] } 6... Re8 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:23:49] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:09] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:17:35] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:21:25] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:15:09] } 9. e4?! { [%eval -0.31] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:20:07] } 9... dxe4 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:11:48] } 10. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:19:32] } 10... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 1:02:24] } 11. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:19:56] } 11... Bxh2+ { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 1:01:04] } 12. Kxh2 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 1:20:18] } 12... Qh4+ { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 1:01:28] } 13. Kg1 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:20:44] } 13... Qxe4 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:01:51] } 14. Re1 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:16:46] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:53:25] } 15. f3 { [%eval -0.62] [%clk 1:06:23] } 15... Qh4 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:42:02] } 16. Bf4 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:04:11] } 16... Ba6 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:40:26] } 17. Bg3 { [%eval -0.5] [%clk 1:01:22] } 17... Qg5 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:37:01] } 18. Qa4 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:58:34] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:31:23] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:57:39] } 19... Ne7 { [%eval -0.38] [%clk 0:29:59] } 20. Bf4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:55:00] } 20... Qg6 { [%eval -0.41] [%clk 0:28:06] } 21. Kf2 { [%eval -0.33] [%clk 0:54:03] } 21... Nf5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:18:51] } 22. Rh1?? { [%eval -1.94] } { Blunder. Ng3 was best. } { [%clk 0:50:48] } 22... c5 { [%eval -1.81] [%clk 0:17:18] } 23. Rh3? { [%eval -3.5] } { Mistake. Rhe1 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:42] } 23... cxd4 { [%eval -3.46] [%clk 0:15:30] } 24. g4 { [%eval -3.48] [%clk 0:17:39] } 24... Ne3 { [%eval -3.42] [%clk 0:15:53] } 25. Rxd4? { [%eval -5.6] } { Mistake. Bxe3 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:41] } 25... e5 { [%eval -5.61] [%clk 0:15:36] } 26. Bxe3 { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:16:57] } 26... exd4 { [%eval -5.57] [%clk 0:16:02] } 27. Nxd4 { [%eval -6.17] [%clk 0:16:56] } 27... Qd3 { [%eval -6.04] [%clk 0:14:45] } 28. f4 { [%eval -6.68] [%clk 0:14:29] } 28... Rxe3 { [%eval -6.22] [%clk 0:12:14] } 0-1