Event: Round 9: Xie, Felix - Croad, Nicolas
Date: 2025-01-19
White: Xie, Felix
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2284
Black: Croad, Nicolas
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2175
Result: 1-0
ECO: E73
Opening: King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:44] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:02] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. e4 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:42] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:32:11] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 1:32:07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:32:28] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:33] } 6... Na6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:31:31] } 7. h4 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:32:40] } 7... h5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:29:32] } 8. f3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:30:26] } 8... c5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:28:55] } 9. d5 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:30:33] } 9... Nc7 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:28:47] } 10. Nh3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:29:51] } 10... e6 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:28:54] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:13:53] } 11... exd5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:56] } 12. cxd5?! { [%eval -0.6] } { Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:15] } 12... a6?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. Bxh3 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:36] } 13. Ng5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:07:57] } 13... Rb8 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:25:13] } 14. e5 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 1:07:29] } 14... dxe5 { [%eval 1.0] [%clk 1:23:30] } 15. Bxc5 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 1:05:54] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 1.09] [%clk 1:15:52] } 16. Bc4 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 1:04:01] } 16... b5? { [%eval 2.29] } { Mistake. Bf8 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:08] } 17. axb5 { [%eval 2.31] [%clk 1:04:13] } 17... axb5 { [%eval 2.29] [%clk 1:14:23] } 18. Bb3 { [%eval 2.37] [%clk 1:04:36] } 18... b4 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 1:13:52] } 19. Nce4 { [%eval 2.32] [%clk 1:04:57] } 19... Rb5?! { [%eval 3.17] } { Inaccuracy. Nfxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:05:16] } 20. Bc4?? { [%eval 0.5] } { Blunder. Rc1 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:58] } 20... Rxc5?? { [%eval 2.36] } { Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:36] } 21. Nxc5 { [%eval 2.12] [%clk 0:46:16] } 21... e4 { [%eval 2.25] [%clk 0:38:52] } 22. Ncxe4 { [%eval 2.18] [%clk 0:41:45] } 22... Ncxd5?! { [%eval 3.06] } { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:26] } 23. O-O { [%eval 3.0] [%clk 0:40:37] } 23... Be6 { [%eval 3.05] [%clk 0:25:02] } 24. Nxe6 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:39:04] } 24... fxe6 { [%eval 3.3] [%clk 0:25:24] } 25. Ng5 { [%eval 3.46] [%clk 0:36:40] } 25... Qb6+ { [%eval 3.54] [%clk 0:24:13] } 26. Kh1 { [%eval 3.57] [%clk 0:36:54] } 26... Ne3 { [%eval 3.44] [%clk 0:24:04] } 27. Qd3 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 0:37:16] } 27... Nf5 { [%eval 3.56] [%clk 0:20:56] } 28. Rfe1 { [%eval 3.15] [%clk 0:33:31] } 28... Qf2 { [%eval 3.08] [%clk 0:15:49] } 29. Rxe6 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 0:31:58] } 29... Qxh4+ { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 0:15:08] } 30. Kg1 { [%eval 3.33] [%clk 0:30:51] } 30... Kh8 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:15:19] } 31. Rxe8+ { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:21:17] } 31... Nxe8 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 0:15:43] } 32. Nh3?? { [%eval 0.02] } { Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%clk 0:21:36] } 32... Bd4+ { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:14:05] } 33. Kh1 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:21:45] } 33... Ned6 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:12:43] } 34. Be6 { [%eval 0.9] [%clk 0:19:07] } 34... Bxb2 { [%eval 0.7] [%clk 0:11:18] } 35. Ra8+ { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:13:55] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:11:35] } 36. Ra7+ { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:14:00] } 36... Kh8 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:09:29] } 37. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:13:49] } 37... Nxf5 { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:09:24] } 38. f4 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:13:38] } 38... Bg7 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:05:22] } 39. Kh2 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:13:36] } 39... Qe1?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:58] } 40. Qd8+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:13:59] } 40... Kh7 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:04:11] } 41. Ng5+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:14:25] } 41... Kh6 { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:04:37] } 42. Qh8+ { [%clk 0:14:51] } 42... Bxh8 { [%clk 0:05:04] } 43. Rh7# { [%clk 0:15:17] } 1-0