Zhou, Jianchao vs Bortnyk, Mykola
109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Club Championship 2025 · Round 5 · 2025.12.17 · 1/2-1/2 · A15 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, King's Knight Variation
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PGN
[Event "109th Edward Lasker Memorial - Marshall Club Championship 2025"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Mykola"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[WhiteFideId "8603537"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[BlackFideId "14120836"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:29:57] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:29:57] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:30:18] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:10] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:30:39] }
4. e3 { [%clk 1:30:32] } 4... Be7 { [%clk 1:29:53] } 5. b3 { [%clk 1:30:49] }
5... c5 { [%clk 1:27:32] } 6. cxd5 { [%clk 1:30:03] } 6... exd5
{ [%clk 1:27:59] } 7. d4 { [%clk 1:27:05] } 7... Nc6 { [%clk 1:25:58] } 8. dxc5
{ [%clk 1:23:32] } 8... Bxc5 { [%clk 1:25:43] } 9. Bb5 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 9...
Bb4 { [%clk 1:20:07] } 10. Bd2 { [%clk 1:08:43] } 10... Qa5 { [%clk 1:14:16] }
11. Qc2 { [%clk 1:08:00] } 11... O-O { [%clk 1:13:05] } 12. Bxc6
{ [%clk 1:07:17] } 12... bxc6 { [%clk 1:13:32] } 13. O-O { [%clk 1:07:06] }
13... Ba6 { [%clk 0:59:40] } 14. Rfc1 { [%clk 1:04:48] } 14... Rac8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best.[%clk 0:50:52] } 15. a3 { [%clk 0:56:24] } 15...
Be7 { [%clk 0:50:17] } 16. Na4 { [%clk 0:55:51] } 16... Qc7 { [%clk 0:50:35] }
17. Bb4 { [%clk 0:48:11] } 17... c5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best.[%clk 0:41:52] } 18. Bxc5 { [%clk 0:47:20] } 18...
Ne4 { [%clk 0:42:06] } 19. b4 $2 { Mistake. Bxe7 was best.[%clk 0:46:51] }
19... Bf6 { [%clk 0:39:59] } 20. Nd4 { [%clk 0:42:17] } 20... Rfe8
{ [%clk 0:39:55] } 21. Nc3 { [%clk 0:40:49] } 21... Be5 { [%clk 0:37:36] } 22.
f4 { [%clk 0:32:32] } 22... Bxd4 { [%clk 0:28:45] } 23. Bxd4 { [%clk 0:32:07] }
23... Nxc3 { [%clk 0:29:04] } 24. Qxc3 { [%clk 0:31:51] } 24... Qxc3
{ [%clk 0:29:25] } 25. Bxc3 { [%clk 0:27:31] } 25... Bc4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxe3 was best.[%clk 0:16:21] } 26. Bd4 { [%clk 0:26:10] } 26...
a6 { [%clk 0:16:50] } 27. a4 { [%clk 0:24:08] } 27... f6 { [%clk 0:16:30] } 28.
Rab1 { [%clk 0:21:35] } 28... Rb8 { [%clk 0:16:23] } 29. Kf2 { [%clk 0:20:13] }
29... Kf7 { [%clk 0:16:42] } 30. Rb2 { [%clk 0:17:34] } 30... Rb7
{ [%clk 0:16:59] } 31. Ke1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best.[%clk 0:16:53] }
31... Reb8 { [%clk 0:17:08] } 32. Bc3 { [%clk 0:16:48] } 32... h5
{ [%clk 0:17:14] } 33. Kd2 { [%clk 0:15:43] } 33... Kg6 { [%clk 0:17:31] } 34.
Rcb1 { [%clk 0:12:41] } 34... Kf5 { [%clk 0:17:56] } 35. Bd4
{ [%clk 0:12:27] } 35... Ke4 { [%clk 0:18:18] } 36. Bc5 { [%clk 0:12:00] }
36... Rc8 { [%clk 0:18:42] } 37. a5 { [%clk 0:10:55] } 37... g5
{ [%clk 0:16:27] } 38. fxg5 { [%clk 0:10:34] } 38... fxg5 { [%clk 0:16:55] }
39. Kc3 { [%clk 0:10:28] } 39... Rf7 { [%clk 0:16:24] } 40. Rd1
{ [%clk 0:09:43] } 40... Bb5 { [%clk 0:15:54] } 41. Rbd2 { [%clk 0:08:42] }
41... Bc6 $4 { Blunder. Rd8 was best.[%clk 0:16:13] } 42. b5
{ [%clk 0:07:56] } 42... axb5 { [%clk 0:14:10] } 43. Kb4 { [%clk 0:08:03] }
43... Ra8 { [%clk 0:13:37] } 44. Rc1 { [%clk 0:07:56] } 44... Bb7
{ [%clk 0:13:45] } 45. Bb6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd4+ was best.[%clk 0:07:46] }
45... Rc8 $6 { Inaccuracy. h4 was best.[%clk 0:13:54] } 46. Rxc8
{ [%clk 0:06:23] } 46... Bxc8 { [%clk 0:14:23] } 47. Kxb5 { [%clk 0:06:04] }
47... Rf1 { [%clk 0:14:47] } 48. Kc6 { [%clk 0:05:10] } 48... Ba6
{ [%clk 0:13:30] } 49. Rd4+ { [%clk 0:04:22] } 49... Kxe3 { [%clk 0:13:56] }
50. Rxd5+ { [%clk 0:04:23] } 50... Kf4 { [%clk 0:14:01] } 51. Bc7+
{ [%clk 0:04:25] } 51... Ke3 { [%clk 0:10:09] } 52. Rxg5 { [%clk 0:04:07] }
52... Rf6+ { [%clk 0:10:36] } 53. Kc5 { [%clk 0:03:45] } 53... h4
{ [%clk 0:10:40] } 54. Rh5 { [%clk 0:02:36] } 54... Bb7 { [%clk 0:10:47] } 55.
Bd6 { [%clk 0:02:50] } 55... Bxg2 { [%clk 0:10:31] } 56. Rxh4
{ [%clk 0:03:14] } 56... Rf5+ { [%clk 0:10:50] } 57. Kb4 { [%clk 0:03:22] }
57... Bf1 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 58. Bc5+ { [%clk 0:02:59] } 58... Kf3
{ [%clk 0:10:30] } 59. Rh6 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 59... Rf4+ { [%clk 0:10:41] }
60. Kb3 { [%clk 0:02:41] } 60... Rf5 { [%clk 0:11:07] } 61. Bb4
{ [%clk 0:02:28] } 61... Kg2 { [%clk 0:11:34] } 62. h4 { [%clk 0:02:41] } 62...
Kh3 { [%clk 0:12:00] } 63. Be1 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 63... Rf3+ { [%clk 0:11:59] }
64. Kc2 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 64... Re3 { [%clk 0:12:16] } 65. Bd2
{ [%clk 0:01:45] } 65... Re5 { [%clk 0:12:09] } 66. Kb3 { [%clk 0:00:58] }
66... Rd5 { [%clk 0:12:03] } 67. Be1 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 67... Rb5+
{ [%clk 0:11:57] } 68. Bb4 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 68... Rf5 { [%clk 0:12:13] } 69.
Bc3 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 69... Kg4 { [%clk 0:11:57] } 70. Rf6 $2
{ Mistake. Ka4 was best.[%clk 0:01:23] } 70... Rxf6 { [%clk 0:12:13] } 71. Bxf6
{ [%clk 0:01:51] } 71... Kf5 { [%clk 0:12:39] } 72. Bg5 { [%clk 0:00:33] }
72... Ke6 { [%clk 0:12:59] } 73. Kc3 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 73... Kd6
{ [%clk 0:13:05] } 74. Kd4 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 74... Be2 { [%clk 0:13:24] } 75.
Bd8 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 75... Kc6 { [%clk 0:13:04] } 76. Ke3 { [%clk 0:00:59] }
76... Bc4 { [%clk 0:13:30] } 77. h5 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 77... Kb7
{ [%clk 0:13:55] } 78. Kd4 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 78... Bg8 { [%clk 0:14:20] } 79.
Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 79... Bh7 { [%clk 0:14:46] } 80. Kf6 { [%clk 0:01:27] }
80... Ka8 { [%clk 0:15:11] } 81. Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:55] } 81... Be4
{ [%clk 0:15:35] } 82. h6 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 82... Kb7 { [%clk 0:16:03] } 83.
h7 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 83... Bxh7 { [%clk 0:16:31] } 84. Kxh7 { [%clk 0:03:16] }
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