Event: Round 5: Winsley, Nicholas - Croad, Nicolas
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/north-island-rapid-2025/round-5/FjkKCgJd/X51dB2Ia
Date: 2025-11-29
White: Winsley, Nicholas
WhiteElo: 1934
Black: Croad, Nicolas
BlackTitle: FM
BlackElo: 2177
Result: 0-1
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 25+5

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:06] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:25:08] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:25:10] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:25:12] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:25:10] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:25:03] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:25:12] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:25:04] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:25:13] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:25:07] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:25:08] } 6... Ba7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:25:07] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:25:10] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:25:00] } 8. h3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:25:12] } 8... h6 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:25:00] } 9. Re1?! { [%eval -0.75] } { Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:09] } 9... g5 { [%eval -0.77] [%clk 0:24:42] } 10. Nh2 { [%eval -0.8] [%clk 0:24:33] } 10... Rg8 { [%eval -0.93] [%clk 0:23:34] } 11. Ng4 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:23:49] } 11... h5?! { [%eval -0.29] } { Inaccuracy. Nxg4 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:15] } 12. Nh6 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:23:44] } 12... Rg7 { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:23:08] } 13. Bxg5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:23:23] } 13... Bxf2+ { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:22:04] } 14. Kxf2 { [%eval -0.49] [%clk 0:21:44] } 14... Nxe4+ { [%eval -0.44] [%clk 0:22:08] } 15. Rxe4 { [%eval -0.78] [%clk 0:21:33] } 15... Qxg5 { [%eval -0.63] [%clk 0:22:11] } 16. Bxf7+ { [%eval -0.65] [%clk 0:20:34] } 16... Ke7 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:21:34] } 17. Qxh5 { [%eval -0.16] [%clk 0:17:27] } 17... Qxg2+ { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:20:04] } 18. Ke1 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:17:28] } 18... Bxh3 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 0:18:45] } 19. Qh4+?! { [%eval -1.23] } { Inaccuracy. Kd1 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:17] } 19... Kd7 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:17:27] } 20. Re2 { [%eval -1.0] [%clk 0:14:05] } 20... Qf1+ { [%eval -1.02] [%clk 0:15:17] } 21. Kd2 { [%eval -1.03] [%clk 0:14:02] } 21... Rg1 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 0:15:05] } 22. Na3?? { [%eval -5.06] } { Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:49] } 22... Qxa1 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 0:14:54] } 23. Qxh3+ { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:12:50] } 23... Kd8 { [%eval -5.13] [%clk 0:14:40] } 24. Qh4+ { [%eval -4.97] [%clk 0:11:44] } 24... Kc8 { [%eval -4.91] [%clk 0:14:28] } 25. Re1 { [%eval -5.44] [%clk 0:11:36] } 25... Qxb2+ { [%eval -5.28] [%clk 0:14:25] } 26. Nc2 { [%eval -5.75] [%clk 0:11:39] } 26... Rg2+ { [%eval -5.81] [%clk 0:14:23] } 27. Ke3 { [%eval -6.52] [%clk 0:11:24] } 27... Qxc2 { [%eval -6.36] [%clk 0:14:23] } 28. Nf5 { [%eval -6.95] [%clk 0:09:28] } 28... Kb8 { [%eval -6.73] [%clk 0:14:09] } 29. Bd5 { [%eval -7.7] [%clk 0:08:24] } 29... Rh2 { [%eval -7.59] [%clk 0:13:08] } 30. Qg3 { [%eval -7.88] [%clk 0:08:03] } 30... Qd2+ { [%eval -7.8] [%clk 0:12:45] } 31. Ke4 { [%eval -9.91] [%clk 0:08:01] } 31... Rh3 { [%eval -10.2] [%clk 0:11:46] } 32. Qxh3?! { [%eval #-1] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg8+ was best. } { [%clk 0:07:43] } 32... Qf4# { [%clk 0:11:48] } 0-1