Event: Round 3: Croad, Nicolas - Van Der Hoorn, Thomas
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/capital-chess-classic-2025/round-3/yJ3ypRYd/bg2YsML0
Date: 2025-10-18
White: Croad, Nicolas
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2160
Black: Van Der Hoorn, Thomas
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2019
Result: 0-1
ECO: E44
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, American Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:30:26] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:52] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:51] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:18] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:16] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:31:38] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:37] } 5. Ne2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:33] } 5... Ne4 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:31:00] } 6. f3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:28:16] } 6... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:29:04] } 7. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:27:50] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:38] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:22:45] } 8... f5?! { [%eval 0.65] } { Inaccuracy. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%clk 1:25:13] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:21:58] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 1:25:24] } 10. e4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:20:55] } 10... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:22:12] } 11. bxc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:21:19] } 11... fxe4 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:19:24] } 12. fxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:21:31] } 12... Rxf1+ { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:17:51] } 13. Qxf1 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:21:55] } 13... e5? { [%eval 1.67] } { Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:37] } 14. Qf5?! { [%eval 0.68] } { Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%clk 1:16:19] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval 0.71] [%clk 1:03:25] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 1:07:02] } 15... Qe6 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 1:02:28] } 16. Qf3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:06:20] } 16... d6?! { [%eval 1.43] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:11] } 17. c5 { [%eval 1.36] [%clk 0:52:55] } 17... bxc5 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:54:49] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:50:56] } 18... Bc8 { [%eval 1.32] [%clk 0:52:08] } 19. Rf1?! { [%eval 0.29] } { Inaccuracy. Qf1 was best. } { [%clk 0:49:26] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:51:03] } 20. Bb5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:39:06] } 20... Rb8 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:45:35] } 21. Bc6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:37:28] } 21... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:45:02] } 22. d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:34:17] } 22... Qe8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:43:51] } 23. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:33:38] } 23... Bc8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:41:46] } 24. Qe2?! { [%eval -0.77] } { Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:41] } 24... Qg6 { [%eval -0.64] [%clk 0:38:50] } 25. Bd8?! { [%eval -1.42] } { Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:38] } 25... Ba6 { [%eval -1.38] [%clk 0:21:36] } 26. Bxa6 { [%eval -1.53] [%clk 0:22:11] } 26... Rxd8 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 0:22:00] } 27. Bd3? { [%eval -2.77] } { Mistake. Qb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:13] } 27... Rb8 { [%eval -2.6] [%clk 0:20:56] } 28. Rf3 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:16:09] } 28... Nf6 { [%eval -2.64] [%clk 0:19:42] } 29. Rg3 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:16:09] } 29... Qh6 { [%eval -2.37] [%clk 0:18:02] } 30. Qc2 { [%eval -3.06] [%clk 0:16:03] } 30... Qf4 { [%eval -2.46] [%clk 0:15:59] } 31. Rf3 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:16:02] } 31... Qh4 { [%eval -2.4] [%clk 0:15:57] } 32. Qe2? { [%eval -4.01] } { Mistake. g3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:25] } 32... c4 { [%eval -3.87] [%clk 0:14:14] } 33. Bxc4 { [%eval -4.29] [%clk 0:09:29] } 33... Rb1+ { [%eval -4.41] [%clk 0:13:58] } 34. Rf1 { [%eval -4.34] [%clk 0:09:54] } 34... Rxf1+ { [%eval -4.3] [%clk 0:14:21] } 35. Qxf1 { [%eval -4.3] [%clk 0:10:14] } 35... Qxe4 { [%eval -4.51] [%clk 0:14:42] } 36. h3 { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:03:54] } 36... Qe3+ { [%eval -4.34] [%clk 0:14:37] } 37. Kh1 { [%eval -4.49] [%clk 0:04:09] } 37... Qxc3 { [%eval -4.47] [%clk 0:14:30] } 38. Bb3 { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:04:09] } 38... e4 { [%eval -4.36] [%clk 0:13:26] } 39. Qf5 { [%eval -4.84] [%clk 0:03:49] } 39... Kf7 { [%eval -4.72] [%clk 0:11:01] } 40. Qe6+ { [%eval -5.41] [%clk 0:02:33] } 40... Kg6 { [%eval -5.56] [%clk 0:11:22] } 41. Kg1 { [%eval -5.82] [%clk 0:01:10] } 41... Qc1+ { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 0:10:49] } 42. Kf2 { [%eval -5.8] [%clk 0:01:01] } 42... Qd2+ { [%eval -5.53] [%clk 0:10:57] } 43. Kg1 { [%eval -5.64] [%clk 0:00:39] } 43... e3 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:10:28] } 44. g4?? { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 44... Qe1+ { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:10:18] } 45. Kg2 { [%eval #-11] [%clk 0:00:40] } 45... Qf2+ { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:10:42] } 46. Kh1 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:01:07] } 46... e2 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:10:29] } 47. Bc2+ { [%eval #-8] [%clk 0:00:31] } 47... Kg5 { [%eval #-7] [%clk 0:10:44] } 0-1