[Event "Capital Chess Classic 2026"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/capital-chess-classic-2026/round-5/K3EXHu0g/dpAZfepu"]
[Date "2026.10.21"]
[Round "05"]
[White "Croad, Nicolas"]
[Black "Masters, Hugh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2190"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[WhiteFideId "4300793"]
[BlackElo "1765"]
[BlackFideId "4332717"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]
[Board "1"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "E36"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Romanishin Gambit"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.21"]
[UTCTime "00:03:05"]
[BroadcastName "Capital Chess Classic 2026"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/capital-chess-classic-2026/round-5/K3EXHu0g"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/capital-chess-classic-2026/round-5/K3EXHu0g/dpAZfepu"]

1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:56] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:23] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:31:48] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:31:46] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:32:05] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:31:34] } 5... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:32:04] } 6. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:31:58] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:20] } 7. dxc5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:20] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 1:31:16] } 8. Nf3?! { [%eval 0.01] } { Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } { [%clk 1:21:15] } 8... O-O?! { [%eval 0.7] } { Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%clk 1:22:50] } 9. e3 { [%eval 0.88] [%clk 1:17:26] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval 0.73] [%clk 1:15:51] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 1:17:50] } 10... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.99] [%clk 1:14:49] } 11. Bd2?! { [%eval 0.22] } { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:09] } 11... Nxd2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:15:11] } 12. Qxd2 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:18:27] } 12... Qxc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:13:40] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:14:04] } 13... dxc4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:11:36] } 14. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:14:15] } 14... Qa5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:11:11] } 15. Qxa5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:11:59] } 15... Nxa5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:10:47] } 16. Rc7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:12:19] } 16... Rd8 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:08:29] } 17. b4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:06:14] } 17... Nc6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:07:54] } 18. Bb5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 1:06:33] } 18... Rd7 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:08:09] } 19. Rxc6?? { [%eval -3.56] } { Blunder. Rxd7 was best. } { [%clk 1:06:48] } 19... bxc6 { [%eval -3.55] [%clk 1:08:25] } 20. Bxc6 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 1:07:12] } 20... Rb8?? { [%eval 1.54] } { Blunder. Rc7 was best. } { [%clk 1:08:44] } 21. Bxd7 { [%eval 1.62] [%clk 1:07:32] } 21... Bxd7 { [%eval 1.54] [%clk 1:09:10] } 22. Kd2 { [%eval 1.61] [%clk 1:05:44] } 22... f6?! { [%eval 2.75] } { Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:50] } 23. Rc1 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 1:05:40] } 23... Rd8 { [%eval 3.01] [%clk 1:04:01] } 24. Rc7 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 1:04:04] } 24... Bb5+? { [%eval 4.08] } { Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%clk 1:01:58] } 25. Ke1 { [%eval 3.32] [%clk 1:03:20] } 25... Rd7 { [%eval 4.4] [%clk 0:51:17] } 26. Rxd7 { [%eval 3.97] [%clk 1:02:23] } 26... Bxd7 { [%eval 3.41] [%clk 0:51:03] } 27. Nd4 { [%eval 2.79] [%clk 1:02:09] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval 2.74] [%clk 0:51:14] } 28. Nb3 { [%eval 3.12] [%clk 1:02:07] } 28... Ke7 { [%eval 3.07] [%clk 0:50:53] } 29. Nc5 { [%eval 2.99] [%clk 1:02:27] } 29... Bc6 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:50:36] } 30. g3 { [%eval 2.87] [%clk 1:01:46] } 30... Kd6 { [%eval 3.1] [%clk 0:49:20] } 31. Kd2 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 1:02:03] } 31... a5?! { [%eval 4.13] } { Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%clk 0:46:54] } 32. Kc3 { [%eval 3.95] [%clk 1:00:54] } 32... Bd5?! { [%eval 5.25] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:45:38] } 33. e4 { [%eval 4.96] [%clk 1:00:50] } 33... Ba2?! { [%eval 6.49] } { Inaccuracy. axb4+ was best. } { [%clk 0:44:11] } 34. f3?! { [%eval 4.98] } { Inaccuracy. Nb7+ was best. } { [%clk 1:00:11] } 34... Kc6 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:41:56] } 35. Nb3 { [%eval 5.55] [%clk 0:59:41] } 35... axb4+ { [%eval 5.22] [%clk 0:41:41] } 36. Kxb4 { [%eval 4.79] [%clk 0:59:39] } 36... g6?! { [%eval 6.26] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:24] } 37. a4 { [%eval 5.28] [%clk 0:59:45] } 37... f5?! { [%eval 6.89] } { Inaccuracy. Bb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:34:44] } 38. Nd4+ { [%eval 6.93] [%clk 0:58:14] } 38... Kb7 { [%eval 6.83] [%clk 0:34:06] } 39. Kc5 { [%eval 6.19] [%clk 0:58:13] } 39... fxe4 { [%eval 6.9] [%clk 0:33:49] } 40. fxe4 { [%eval 6.81] [%clk 0:58:37] } 40... e5 { [%eval 6.98] [%clk 0:33:24] } 41. Nf3 { [%eval 6.99] [%clk 0:58:28] } 41... Bb1 { [%eval 6.91] [%clk 0:33:15] } 42. Kd5 { [%eval 6.89] [%clk 0:56:25] } 42... Bc2 { [%eval 6.78] [%clk 0:33:16] } 43. Kxe5 { [%eval 7.23] [%clk 0:56:34] } 43... Bxa4 { [%eval 7.77] [%clk 0:33:33] } 44. Ng5 { [%eval 7.77] [%clk 0:56:20] } 44... h6 { [%eval 7.66] [%clk 0:31:16] } 45. Nf7 { [%eval 7.45] [%clk 0:56:40] } 45... h5 { [%eval 7.87] [%clk 0:31:39] } 46. Kf6 { [%eval 7.85] [%clk 0:56:28] } 46... Kc7 { [%eval 7.89] [%clk 0:31:05] } 47. e5 { [%eval 7.86] [%clk 0:56:41] } 47... g5 { [%eval 8.12] [%clk 0:30:51] } 48. Kxg5 { [%eval 8.16] [%clk 0:56:50] } 48... Kd7 { [%eval 8.44] [%clk 0:31:07] } 49. Kf6 { [%eval 8.51] [%clk 0:57:10] } 49... Bb3 { [%eval 8.42] [%clk 0:31:14] } 50. Ng5 { [%eval 8.21] [%clk 0:57:29] } 50... Ke8 { [%eval 10.2] [%clk 0:30:51] } 51. e6 { [%eval 9.31] [%clk 0:57:49] } 51... h4 { [%eval 13.21] [%clk 0:30:30] } 52. gxh4 { [%eval 12.81] [%clk 0:57:42] } 52... Ba4 { [%eval 16.88] [%clk 0:30:39] } 53. e7 { [%eval 12.3] [%clk 0:57:41] } 53... Bd1?! { [%eval #13] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:30:28] } 54. Ne6 { [%eval #12] [%clk 0:57:52] } 54... Bh5 { [%eval #10] [%clk 0:29:53] } 55. Ng7+ { [%eval 91.65] [%clk 0:58:11] } 1-0