Event: Round 8: Croad, Nicolas - Middelburg, Tom
Date: 2025-01-18
White: Croad, Nicolas
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2175
Black: Middelburg, Tom
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2348
Result: 0-1
ECO: B12
Opening: Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:47] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:31:47] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:11] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:32:07] } 5. Be2 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:32:36] } 5... c5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:14] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:15] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:38] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:19:58] } 7... Nh6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:15:07] } 8. c4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:19:26] } 8... dxc4?! { [%eval 0.83] } { Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:40] } 9. Bxc4?! { [%eval 0.07] } { Inaccuracy. Nxc4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:47] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:11:50] } 10. Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:47] } 10... d3 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:08:55] } 11. Bb5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:09:51] } 11... a6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:08:50] } 12. Bxc6+ { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:09:37] } 12... bxc6 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:09:19] } 13. Nbd4 { [%eval -0.18] [%clk 1:09:30] } 13... Bg6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:05:54] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 1:05:41] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 1:05:25] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:05:26] } 15... c5 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:03:56] } 16. Nb3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 1:05:30] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:03:14] } 17. Nfd2?! { [%eval -0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } { [%clk 1:04:01] } 17... Nf5 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:57:34] } 18. Nc4 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 1:02:32] } 18... h6 { [%eval -0.88] [%clk 0:50:37] } 19. Nb6 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:54:55] } 19... Qc6 { [%eval -0.7] [%clk 0:39:56] } 20. Nxc8 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:49:07] } 20... hxg5 { [%eval -0.71] [%clk 0:40:20] } 21. Qxd3? { [%eval -2.07] } { Mistake. Nd6+ was best. } { [%clk 0:43:19] } 21... Qxc8? { [%eval -0.65] } { Mistake. Nh4 was best. } { [%clk 0:39:15] } 22. Rfd1 { [%eval -0.6] [%clk 0:42:11] } 22... Nh4?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best. } { [%clk 0:31:44] } 23. Qd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:27:24] } 23... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:18] } 24. Qa4+ { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:24:50] } 24... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:26:47] } 25. Nxc5? { [%eval -1.61] } { Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:40] } 25... Qa8 { [%eval -1.52] [%clk 0:26:47] } 26. f3?! { [%eval -2.5] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:21:38] } 26... Kg8 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:25:55] } 27. Qd7? { [%eval -4.67] } { Mistake. Nd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:00] } 27... Bxc5+?? { [%eval -0.95] } { Blunder. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%clk 0:23:06] } 28. Rxc5 { [%eval -0.81] [%clk 0:19:23] } 28... Kh7 { [%eval -0.99] [%clk 0:23:34] } 29. b4?? { [%eval -4.04] } { Blunder. Qd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:50] } 29... Nxf3+ { [%eval -3.89] [%clk 0:16:47] } 30. gxf3 { [%eval -4.43] [%clk 0:13:29] } 30... Qxf3 { [%eval -4.61] [%clk 0:17:15] } 31. Qd2 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:10:36] } 31... Be4 { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:16:26] } 32. Rf1 { [%eval -4.42] [%clk 0:09:55] } 32... Qg4+ { [%eval -4.38] [%clk 0:09:39] } 33. Kf2 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:10:20] } 33... Kg6 { [%eval -4.46] [%clk 0:10:08] } 34. Ke1 { [%eval -4.33] [%clk 0:09:39] } 34... Rh3?? { [%eval -0.49] } { Blunder. Bf5 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:37] } 35. Rc4 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:02:18] } 35... Qh4+ { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:05:38] } 36. Qf2 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:02:07] } 36... Rxh2 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 0:05:19] } 37. Qxh4 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:02:31] } 37... Rxh4 { [%eval -0.26] [%clk 0:05:48] } 38. a4 { [%eval -0.66] [%clk 0:02:15] } 38... Bd5?! { [%eval 0.31] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:03] } 39. Rxh4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:02:12] } 39... gxh4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:04:32] } 40. Rf4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:25] } 40... h3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:02:11] } 41. Rh4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:51] } 41... Bg2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:40] } 42. Kf2 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:16] } 42... Kf5 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:02:54] } 43. Rh7 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:02:24] } 43... Bc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:58] } 44. Rxg7?? { [%eval -6.93] } { Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:11] } 44... h2 { [%eval -6.58] [%clk 0:02:03] } 45. Rh7 { [%eval -8.32] [%clk 0:00:00] } 0-1