Chess Game
Ro Smith vs Nicolas Croad
124. ch-NZL Open 2017, 2017 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90).
Nicolas Croad½
Ro Smith½
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Qc7 12. c4 g6 13. Bd3 Bg7 14. a4 O-O 15. Rc1 e4 16. fxe4 Rae8 17. O-O Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Rxe4 19. Rf4 Rfe8 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. Qd3 Re8 22. Bd4 Ne5 23. Qc3 Qd7 24. a5 Qg4 25. Kh1 Qf5 26. Re1 Rc8 27. Nd2 Bh6 28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. Ne4 Bf8 30. c5 Be7 31. b4 Bh4 32. g3 Be7 33. d6 Bd8 34. Kg2 h4 35. Qf3 Qe6 36. Nd2 Bg5 37. Ne4 Bd8 38. Nd2 Bg5 39. Ne4 Bd8 ½–½
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This chess game between Ro Smith (2238) and Nicolas Croad (2278) was played at 124. ch-NZL Open 2017 in 2017 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90). 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 Ro Smith and Nicolas Croad from the CipherChess mega database.