Omelja, Artem vs Zhou, Jianchao
35th annual North American Open · Round 6 · 2025.12.26 · 1/2-1/2 · A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation
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PGN
[Event "35th annual North American Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Omelja, Artem"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[WhiteFideId "14119846"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[BlackFideId "8603537"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:24] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:26:26] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:29:24] }
2... c5 { [%clk 1:26:26] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:29:19] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:25:37] }
4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:28:01] } 4... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:25:37] } 5. g3
{ [%clk 1:27:12] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:25:37] } 6. Bg2 { [%clk 1:27:12] } 6...
Nc7 { [%clk 1:25:37] } 7. a3 { [%clk 1:22:44] } 7... g6 { [%clk 1:24:05] } 8.
O-O { [%clk 1:18:27] } 8... Bg7 { [%clk 1:21:44] } 9. d3 { [%clk 1:17:53] }
9... O-O { [%clk 1:21:34] } 10. Bd2 { [%clk 1:16:46] } 10... b6
{ [%clk 1:20:41] } 11. Rb1 { [%clk 1:14:42] } 11... Bb7 { [%clk 1:18:46] } 12.
b4 { [%clk 1:12:03] } 12... cxb4 { [%clk 1:15:00] } 13. axb4 { [%clk 1:12:03] }
13... Nd4 { [%clk 1:15:00] } 14. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:10:56] } 14... Bxg2
{ [%clk 1:12:25] } 15. Kxg2 { [%clk 1:10:56] } 15... Qxd4 { [%clk 1:09:43] }
16. Qb3 { [%clk 1:09:34] } 16... Rfc8 { [%clk 1:09:42] } 17. Rfc1
{ [%clk 1:09:34] } 17... Qd7 { [%clk 1:06:13] } 18. b5 { [%clk 1:04:23] } 18...
Ne6 { [%clk 1:02:43] } 19. Be3 { [%clk 0:54:07] } 19... Bxc3
{ [%clk 0:52:43] } 20. Rxc3 { [%clk 0:54:07] } 20... Rxc3 { [%clk 0:52:33] }
21. Qxc3 { [%clk 0:54:07] } 21... Rc8 { [%clk 0:52:33] } 22. Qb2
{ [%clk 0:46:51] } 22... Rc7 { [%clk 0:48:07] } 1/2-1/2