Chess Game
Nicolas Croad vs Ro Smith
128. ch-NZL Open 2021, 2021 · Result 1–0 · Queen's Indian Defense: Yates Variation (E16).
Ro Smith0
Nicolas Croad1
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O h6 8. a3 Bxd2 9. Bxd2 Be4 10. Rc1 d6 11. Bh3 Nc6 12. Bc3 Bxf3 13. exf3 d5 14. b3 Qd7 15. c5 b5 16. Re1 a5 17. Bb2 a4 18. b4 Rab8 19. Rc2 Ne7 20. Qd3 Rfe8 21. Bc1 Ng6 22. Rce2 Nf8 23. Bf4 Ng6 24. Bc1 Nf8 25. Bg2 Ng6 26. h4 c6 27. Bh3 Nf8 28. g4 Qc7 29. h5 N6d7 30. f4 Qd8 31. g5 Nh7 32. Qg3 Kh8 33. Kh2 Qc7 34. g6 fxg6 35. hxg6 Nhf8 36. f5 Qxg3+ 37. fxg3 Nf6 38. Bf4 Ra8 39. Bd6 Ne4 40. fxe6 Nxe6 41. Be5 Rad8 42. Bf5 N6g5 43. Kg2 Rf8 44. Bg4 Rfe8 45. Bc7 Rc8 46. Bxc8 Rxc8 47. Bf4 Ne6 48. Rxe4 dxe4 49. Rxe4 Nf8 50. Bd6 Nxg6 51. Re6 Kh7 52. Kf3 Nh8 53. Re7 Kg6 54. Ke4 Nf7 55. d5 Ng5+ 56. Ke5 cxd5 57. Kxd5 Kf6 58. Rb7 Nf7 59. Rxb5 h5 60. Rb7 g5 61. Be7+ Kf5 62. Rb6 Kg4 63. Rf6 Nd8 64. Rg6 Kxg3 65. Rxg5+ Kf3 66. b5 Rc7 67. Bxd8 Rd7+ 68. Kc6 Rxd8 69. Rxh5 1–0
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This chess game between Nicolas Croad (2289) and Ro Smith (2114) was played at 128. ch-NZL Open 2021 in 2021 and finished 1–0. The opening was the Queen's Indian Defense: Yates Variation (E16). Step through every move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess board to analyse the game with the engine. You can also explore more games by Nicolas Croad and Ro Smith from the CipherChess mega database.