Player profile

Croad, Nicolas

Standard: 2182 Rapid: 2196 Blitz: 2126 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 4300793 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: NZL Sex: M Birth Year: 1980 Age: 46
Title: FM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 81 Wins: 45 (56%) Draws: 14 (17%) Losses: 22 (27%)
Dossier

79 of 81 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 92.6%
Opened d4: 23/32Opened e4: 7/32Opened c4: 1/32Opened Nf3: 1/32
Castled kingside: 61Same-side castling: 51Opposite-side castling: 8Did not castle: 6Castled queenside: 3
Played on the kingside: 22Played in the center: 22Played on the queenside: 18Fianchettoed kingside: 13Fianchettoed queenside: 10
Active pieces: 50Sacrificed material: 46Initiated exchanges: 44Backward pawn: 36Space advantage: 35Kept the bishop pair: 33Isolated pawn: 31Missed tactics: 11Avoided exchanges: 9Played gambits: 6
Openings

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As White 33 games 22W 5D 6L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 9 games 5W 2D 2L
Classical Variation 5 games 3W 2D 0L
Romanishin Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Berlin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Noa Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Keres Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
St. Petersburg Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Fischer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
American Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 5 games 2W 1D 2L
Exchange Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Positional Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Janowski Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ragozin Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated Dragon 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Bc4 Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Orthodox Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rare Defenses 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Makogonov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Quiet Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schallopp Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Steiner Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Knorre Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Short Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bogoljubow Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Catalan Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Formation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated Move Order 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 39 games 19W 6D 14L
Italian Game 7 games 1W 1D 5L
Classical Variation 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Giuoco Pianissimo 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Greco Gambit, Modern Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Defense 2 games 0W 0D 2L
Polerio Defense, Bishop Check Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Max Lange Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Defense 5 games 3W 0D 2L
Semi-Averbakh System 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Sämisch Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Sämisch Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Panno Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 5 games 4W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Gligoric System, Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Romanishin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Formation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Dragon Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Anglo-Indian Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Hedgehog System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Neo-Catalan Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Knights Game 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Scotch Variation Accepted 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Spanish Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Ruy Lopez 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Closed 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Delayed Exchange 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Colle System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Center Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anderssen's Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Retreat Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ragozin Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
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This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2024.03.30 · 81. Rg7 (−47.5% win chance) 1-0
Winter, Ryan
Croad, Nicolas
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2025.01.18 · 44. Rxg7 (−42.8% win chance) 0-1
Middelburg, Tom
Croad, Nicolas
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2025.01.19 · 39... Qe1 (−42.7% win chance) 1-0
Croad, Nicolas
Xie, Felix
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2023.01.09 · 38. Rh8+ (−37.8% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Daniel Hanwen Gong
Nicolas Croad
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