Nilsson, Erik vs Ross, David C

[Event "Round 1: Nilsson, Erik - Ross, David C"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/36th-nato-chess-championship-2026/round-1/vG0ow95j/swKo14S0"]
[Date "2026.10.12"]
[Round "1.39"]
[White "Nilsson, Erik"]
[Black "Ross, David C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2024"]
[WhiteFideId "1409000"]
[BlackElo "1776"]
[BlackFideId "417572"]
[TimeControl "90+30"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "E40"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System"]
[UTCDate "2026.10.12"]
[UTCTime "12:16:00"]
[BroadcastName "36th NATO Chess Championship 2026"]
[BroadcastURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/36th-nato-chess-championship-2026/round-1/vG0ow95j"]
[GameURL "https://lichess.org/broadcast/36th-nato-chess-championship-2026/round-1/vG0ow95j/swKo14S0"]

1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:59:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:19] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:00:13] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:29:43] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:00:34] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:03] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:00:34] } 4... Ne4 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 1:27:20] } 5. Bd2?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } { [%clk 1:00:47] } 5... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:05] } 6. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:00:40] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:26:54] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:59:18] } 7... f5 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:24:34] } 8. Nh3 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:58:38] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:23:33] } 9. f3 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:57:21] } 9... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:18:21] } 10. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:57:18] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 1:15:20] } 11. Rd1 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:53:26] } 11... Qh4+ { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:13:47] } 12. Nf2 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:51:47] } 12... Na6 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:57:10] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 0.51] [%clk 0:48:29] } 13... Rad8 { [%eval 0.68] [%clk 0:52:02] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.6] [%clk 0:45:40] } 14... Rf6?! { [%eval 1.33] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:47:22] } 15. d5 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:36:54] } 15... Rh6 { [%eval 1.07] [%clk 0:45:42] } 16. h3 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:37:07] } 16... Rg6?! { [%eval 1.35] } { Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%clk 0:44:09] } 17. Nd3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:32:11] } 17... exd5? { [%eval 2.42] } { Mistake. Rh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:36:29] } 18. Nf4 { [%eval 2.56] [%clk 0:31:28] } 18... Rd6 { [%eval 2.84] [%clk 0:30:58] } 19. Nxd5?? { [%eval 0.83] } { Blunder. cxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:41] } 19... c5?? { [%eval 2.86] } { Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:27:09] } 20. Qe5 { [%eval 3.04] [%clk 0:22:19] } 20... Re6 { [%eval 2.95] [%clk 0:24:43] } 21. Qxf5 { [%eval 2.5] [%clk 0:21:33] } 21... Rf8 { [%eval 2.93] [%clk 0:22:47] } 22. Qg4 { [%eval 2.8] [%clk 0:19:10] } 22... Qxg4?! { [%eval 4.33] } { Inaccuracy. Qh6 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:34] } 23. hxg4 { [%eval 4.38] [%clk 0:18:35] } 23... Nb8 { [%eval 4.35] [%clk 0:16:19] } 24. Kf2 { [%eval 4.1] [%clk 0:16:46] } 24... d6?! { [%eval 5.74] } { Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:58] } 25. Nc7 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:15:02] } 25... Ref6 { [%eval 6.12] [%clk 0:10:50] } 26. Nb5 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:14:42] } 26... Nc6 { [%eval 6.1] [%clk 0:07:25] } 27. Nxd6 { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:11:53] } 27... Ba8 { [%eval 6.27] [%clk 0:07:26] } 28. Kg3 { [%eval 5.46] [%clk 0:10:10] } 28... Ne5 { [%eval 6.45] [%clk 0:06:06] } 29. Nb5 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 0:09:00] } 29... R6f7 { [%eval 6.04] [%clk 0:04:08] } 30. Rd2 { [%eval 5.62] [%clk 0:05:59] } 30... Bc6 { [%eval 6.42] [%clk 0:02:26] } 31. Nc3 { [%eval 5.68] [%clk 0:05:57] } 31... Re8 { [%eval 5.87] [%clk 0:01:09] } 32. Rfd1 { [%eval 5.83] [%clk 0:04:44] } 32... Nd7 { [%eval 6.46] [%clk 0:00:00] } 33. Rd6 { [%eval 6.62] [%clk 0:03:56] } 33... Ne5 { [%eval 7.58] } 34. f4 { [%eval 7.36] [%clk 0:00:44] } 34... Ng6 { [%eval 8.23] } 35. Rxc6 { [%eval 8.54] [%clk 0:00:44] } 35... Rxe3+ { [%eval 8.44] } 36. Bf3 { [%eval 8.35] [%clk 0:00:50] } 36... h5 { [%eval 9.9] } 37. Rxg6 { [%eval 9.71] [%clk 0:00:52] } 1-0