[Event "Capital Chess Classic 2026"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/capital-chess-classic-2026/round-3/mDeGItvQ/awDESgbN"]
[Date "2026.10.21"]
[Round "03"]
[White "Croad, Nicolas"]
[Black "Sethuramalingam, Karthik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2190"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteFideId "4300793"]
[BlackElo "1861"]
[BlackFideId "4320964"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[Board "1"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.21"]
[UTCTime "00:02:39"]
[BroadcastName "Capital Chess Classic 2026"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/capital-chess-classic-2026/round-3/mDeGItvQ"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/capital-chess-classic-2026/round-3/mDeGItvQ/awDESgbN"]

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:29:50] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:14] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:31:17] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.48] [%clk 1:30:39] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:31:05] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:32:06] } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:30] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:32:14] } 6. Qd2 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:31:52] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:32:12] } 7. f3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:35] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:24] } 8. Nge2 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:27:18] } 8... Qa5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:06] } 9. O-O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:23:08] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:24:27] } 10. Kb1 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:48:48] } 10... Ne5? { [%eval 1.87] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:18] } 11. Nd5?! { [%eval 1.25] } { Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%clk 0:48:07] } 11... Qd8?! { [%eval 2.02] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%clk 1:19:19] } 12. Nec3 { [%eval 1.97] [%clk 0:45:21] } 12... Nc4? { [%eval 3.53] } { Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:32] } 13. Bxc4 { [%eval 3.48] [%clk 0:45:17] } 13... bxc4 { [%eval 3.27] [%clk 1:17:25] } 14. Nxf6+ { [%eval 3.37] [%clk 1:27:04] } 14... Bxf6 { [%eval 3.31] [%clk 0:46:12] } 15. Nd5 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 1:26:49] } 15... Bg7 { [%eval 3.34] [%clk 0:41:26] } 16. Bd4 { [%eval 3.03] [%clk 1:23:01] } 16... e5?! { [%eval 3.84] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:46] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 4.02] [%clk 1:22:10] } 17... Bb7 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:28:10] } 18. Qb4 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 1:18:39] } 18... Bxd5 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:26:27] } 19. Rxd5 { [%eval 4.59] [%clk 1:18:58] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval 4.55] [%clk 0:24:28] } 20. h4 { [%eval 3.72] [%clk 1:17:18] } 20... c3 { [%eval 4.62] [%clk 0:24:29] } 21. b3 { [%eval 4.33] [%clk 1:17:26] } 21... Qc7 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:23:57] } 22. Rc5 { [%eval 5.5] [%clk 1:16:53] } 22... Qd6 { [%eval 6.02] [%clk 0:22:26] } 23. Qxc3 { [%eval 5.9] [%clk 1:17:08] } 23... Rxc5 { [%eval 5.75] [%clk 0:21:56] } 24. Qxc5 { [%eval 6.22] [%clk 1:16:57] } 24... Qa6 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 0:21:15] } 25. Qd5 { [%eval 5.23] [%clk 1:14:19] } 25... Qe2 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:19:26] } 26. Qd2 { [%eval 4.86] [%clk 1:14:33] } 26... Qb5?! { [%eval 6.45] } { Inaccuracy. Qxd2 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:44] } 27. h5 { [%eval 5.93] [%clk 1:14:32] } 27... a5 { [%eval 6.49] [%clk 0:18:35] } 28. hxg6 { [%eval 6.58] [%clk 1:14:26] } 28... fxg6 { [%eval 6.78] [%clk 0:18:54] } 29. a4 { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 1:14:18] } 29... Qb7 { [%eval 7.06] [%clk 0:18:23] } 30. Rd1 { [%eval 6.93] [%clk 1:13:32] } 30... Rb8 { [%eval 7.56] [%clk 0:17:54] } 31. Qxa5 { [%eval 7.52] [%clk 1:12:59] } 1-0