Event: Round 6: Croad, Nicolas - Song, Raymond
Date: 2025-01-17
White: Croad, Nicolas
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2175
Black: Song, Raymond
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2505
Result: 1-0
ECO: D31
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:28:20] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:20] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:28:45] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:31:32] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:29:08] } 4. cxd5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:29:57] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:29:32] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:29:57] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:28:57] } 6. e3 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:02] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:15] } 7. Bg3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:29:49] } 7... Ne7 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:25:02] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:29:47] } 8... Bf5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:24:19] } 9. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:29] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:19] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:25:24] } 10... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:23:13] } 11. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:25:50] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:22:45] } 12. Rd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:43] } 12... Qc7 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:20:33] } 13. O-O { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:06:41] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:20:19] } 14. e4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 1:04:40] } 14... Bxg3 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:19:09] } 15. fxg3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:05:02] } 15... h6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:10:06] } 16. exd5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:00:58] } 16... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:06:41] } 17. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:01:15] } 17... cxd5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:07:08] } 18. Nh4 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 1:01:06] } 18... Qc4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 1:02:57] } 19. Qf3 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:55:28] } 19... Nf6 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 1:02:06] } 20. Nf5 { [%eval -0.24] [%clk 0:55:23] } 20... Re6 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 1:02:13] } 21. b3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:49:33] } 21... Qc2 { [%eval -0.28] [%clk 0:51:49] } 22. Rf2 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:42:48] } 22... Qc7 { [%eval -0.31] [%clk 0:50:50] } 23. Qd3?! { [%eval -1.13] } { Inaccuracy. Rff1 was best. } { [%clk 0:42:12] } 23... Rc8 { [%eval -1.16] [%clk 0:45:09] } 24. Rdf1 { [%eval -1.15] [%clk 0:38:24] } 24... Ne4 { [%eval -1.18] [%clk 0:44:46] } 25. Rf4 { [%eval -1.64] [%clk 0:37:01] } 25... Qc2 { [%eval -1.32] [%clk 0:41:22] } 26. Qf3 { [%eval -1.13] [%clk 0:35:53] } 26... Rc7 { [%eval -1.2] [%clk 0:28:40] } 27. Rg4? { [%eval -3.07] } { Mistake. Nxg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:28:25] } 27... g5 { [%eval -2.99] [%clk 0:28:12] } 28. h4 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:22:53] } 28... Qd2?? { [%eval 0.08] } { Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:56] } 29. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:39] } 29... Qc3?? { [%eval 3.85] } { Blunder. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:15:41] } 30. Qf4 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 0:12:20] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval 4.41] [%clk 0:00:36] } 31. hxg5 { [%eval 5.07] [%clk 0:11:26] } 31... hxg5 { [%eval 5.04] [%clk 0:01:03] } 32. Rxg5 { [%eval 4.65] [%clk 0:11:33] } 32... Qd2?? { [%eval #12] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:45] } 33. Rh5 { [%eval #11] [%clk 0:11:19] } 33... Ke8 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 1-0