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FM Nicolas Croad

Nicolas Croad
Full name
Nicolas Croad
Born
1980 (age 46)‎
Place of birth
Federation
New Zealand
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2161
Classical
2196
Rapid
2126
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (12 games)
Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation (9 games)
Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet, Schallopp Defense (6 games)
Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Variation (5 games)
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (4 games)
Black Pieces
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (6 games)
Catalan Opening: Closed (6 games)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (4 games)
Indian Game: London System (4 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (4 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Nicolas Croad (2175)
Raymond Song (2505)
1-0 33 2025
Nicolas Croad (2175)
Sravan Renjith (2350)
0-1 33 2025
Nicolas Croad (2175)
Zhao Zong-Yuan (2458)
0-1 41 2025
Nicolas Croad (2175)
Tom Middelburg (2348)
0-1 45 2025
Nicolas Croad (2175)
Yining Chen (2240)
½-½ 57 2025
Gabor Nagy (2469)
Nicolas Croad (2175)
1-0 39 2025
Felix Xie (2284)
Nicolas Croad (2175)
1-0 43 2025
Herman C Van Riemsdijk (2249)
Nicolas Croad (2175)
0-1 52 2025
Nicolas Croad (2209)
Olivia Li (1595)
1-0 45 2024
Nicolas Croad (2209)
Matthew Ashton (1837)
1-0 41 2024
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