Croad, Nicolas – Smith, Robert W Croad, Nicolas (2218) Smith, Robert W (2130) Result: 1/2-1/2 Metadata » Click to open. Date: January 4, 2023 Location: Wellington NZL Tournament: 130th ch-NZL Open 2023 Round: 3.3 Opening: D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav Defence, 4.e3 Bf5 Submitted by: Published on: January 15, 2023 [Event "130th ch-NZL Open 2023"] [Site "Wellington NZL"] [Date "2023.01.04"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Croad, Nicolas"] [Black "Smith, Robert W"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [WhiteElo "2218"] [BlackElo "2130"] [ECO "D12"] [Opening "QGD Slav"] [Variation "4.e3 Bf5"] [WhiteFideId "4300793"] [BlackFideId "4300190"] [EventDate "2023.01.02"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. g3 Be7 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Qc2 O-O 12. c5 Qc7 13. Be2 b6 14. b4 bxc5 15. bxc5 e5 16. O-O Rfe8 17. Rab1 Rab8 18. Qa4 Rxb1 19. Rxb1 Rb8 20. Rb3 Rxb3 21. axb3 a5 22. Na2 Bd8 23. Kg2 Ne4 24. Be1 Nf8 25. f3 Ng5 26. b4 axb4 27. Nxb4 exd4 28. exd4 Qe7 29. Qd1 Qe6 30. h4 Ngh7 31. Bd3 Ba5 32. Nc2 Bxe1 33. Qxe1 Qxe1 34. Nxe1 Ne6 35. Nc2 Nf6 36. Ba6 Kf8 37. Kf2 Ke7 38. Bc8 Nd7 39. Ke3 Kd8 40. Ba6 Nf6 41. g4 g5 42. hxg5 Nxg5 43. Bd3 Kc7 44. Nb4 g6 45. Bc2 Nd7 46. Ba4 Nb8 47. Nd3 Nd7 48. Nf4 Nf8 49. Bc2 Nge6 50. Nd3 f6 51. f4 Nd7 52. Ne1 g5 53. fxg5 fxg5 54. Nf3 Ndf8 55. Bf5 Kb7 56. Kd2 Ka6 57. Kc3 Kb7 58. Kb4 Ka6 59. Ka4 Kb7 60. Ka5 Ka7 61. Bc2 Kb7 62. Bd3 Nd7 63. Bc2 Ka7 64. Kb4 Kb7 65. Bg6 Ndf8 66. Bf7 Ka7 67. Kc3 Kb7 68. Ne5 Kc7 69. Be8 Nd8 70. Kb4 Nfe6 71. Nf3 Kb7 72. Kc3 Kc7 73. Ne5 Nf8 74. Kd2 Nfe6 75. Ke3 Nf8 76. Nf3 Nfe6 77. Bg6 Kb7 78. Be8 Kc7 79. Nd2 Ng7 80. Bg6 Nge6 81. Nf1 Nf4 82. Bf5 Nf7 83. Nh2 Nd8 84. Nf3 Nfe6 85. Nd2 Nf4 86. Nb3 Nfe6 87. Kd2 Nf4 88. Kc3 Nfe6 89. Kb4 Kb7 90. Ka5 Ka7 91. Bg6 Nb7+ 92. Kb4 Kb8 93. Bf7 Nbd8 94. Bg6 Kc7 95. Ka5 Kb7 96. Be8 Ka7 97. Kb4 Kb7 98. Bd7 Kc7 99. Be8 Kb7 100. Kc3 Kc7 101. Nc1 Nf4 102. Kd2 Nde6 103. Nb3 Ng7 104. Bf7 Nge6 105. Ke3 Nd8 106. Be8 Nde6 1/2-1/2 [Event "130th ch-NZL Open 2023"] [Site "Wellington NZL"] [Date "2023.01.04"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Croad, Nicolas"] [Black "Smith, Robert W"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [WhiteElo "2218"] [BlackElo "2130"] [ECO "D12"] [Opening "QGD Slav"] [Variation "4.e3 Bf5"] [WhiteFideId "4300793"] [BlackFideId "4300190"] [EventDate "2023.01.02"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. g3 Be7 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Qc2 O-O 12. c5 Qc7 13. Be2 b6 14. b4 bxc5 15. bxc5 e5 16. O-O Rfe8 17. Rab1 Rab8 18. Qa4 Rxb1 19. Rxb1 Rb8 20. Rb3 Rxb3 21. axb3 a5 22. Na2 Bd8 23. Kg2 Ne4 24. Be1 Nf8 25. f3 Ng5 26. b4 axb4 27. Nxb4 exd4 28. exd4 Qe7 29. Qd1 Qe6 30. h4 Ngh7 31. Bd3 Ba5 32. Nc2 Bxe1 33. Qxe1 Qxe1 34. Nxe1 Ne6 35. Nc2 Nf6 36. Ba6 Kf8 37. Kf2 Ke7 38. Bc8 Nd7 39. Ke3 Kd8 40. Ba6 Nf6 41. g4 g5 42. hxg5 Nxg5 43. Bd3 Kc7 44. Nb4 g6 45. Bc2 Nd7 46. Ba4 Nb8 47. Nd3 Nd7 48. Nf4 Nf8 49. Bc2 Nge6 50. Nd3 f6 51. f4 Nd7 52. Ne1 g5 53. fxg5 fxg5 54. Nf3 Ndf8 55. Bf5 Kb7 56. Kd2 Ka6 57. Kc3 Kb7 58. Kb4 Ka6 59. Ka4 Kb7 60. Ka5 Ka7 61. Bc2 Kb7 62. Bd3 Nd7 63. Bc2 Ka7 64. Kb4 Kb7 65. Bg6 Ndf8 66. Bf7 Ka7 67. Kc3 Kb7 68. Ne5 Kc7 69. Be8 Nd8 70. Kb4 Nfe6 71. Nf3 Kb7 72. Kc3 Kc7 73. Ne5 Nf8 74. Kd2 Nfe6 75. Ke3 Nf8 76. Nf3 Nfe6 77. Bg6 Kb7 78. Be8 Kc7 79. Nd2 Ng7 80. Bg6 Nge6 81. Nf1 Nf4 82. Bf5 Nf7 83. Nh2 Nd8 84. Nf3 Nfe6 85. Nd2 Nf4 86. Nb3 Nfe6 87. Kd2 Nf4 88. Kc3 Nfe6 89. Kb4 Kb7 90. Ka5 Ka7 91. Bg6 Nb7+ 92. Kb4 Kb8 93. Bf7 Nbd8 94. Bg6 Kc7 95. Ka5 Kb7 96. Be8 Ka7 97. Kb4 Kb7 98. Bd7 Kc7 99. Be8 Kb7 100. Kc3 Kc7 101. Nc1 Nf4 102. Kd2 Nde6 103. Nb3 Ng7 104. Bf7 Nge6 105. Ke3 Nd8 106. Be8 Nde6 1/2-1/2 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
