Zhou, Jianchao vs Lu, Maximillian
US Chess Masters 2025 · Round 9.9 · 2025.11.30 · 1/2-1/2 · B90 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
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[Event "US Chess Masters 2025"] [Site "Charlotte USA"] [Date "2025.11.30"] [Round "9.9"] [White "Zhou, Jianchao"] [Black "Lu, Maximillian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "128"] [WhiteElo "2591"] [WhiteFideId "8603537"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2395"] [BlackFideId "2096242"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "B90"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-05-04"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 g6 12. Na5 Qc7 13. Be2 Bg7 14. c4 O-O 15. Rc1 b6 16. Nc6 a5 17. Bd1 Nc5 18. O-O Nfd7 19. Bc2 Rae8 20. b3 f5 21. a3 Nf6 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Ncd7 24. Ra1 Ra8 25. b5 Qb7 26. Rxa8 Qxa8 27. Qb4 Rf7 28. Qxd6 Qa2 29. Qe6 Qa3 30. Nd8 Qxe3+ 31. Kh1 Qe2 32. Qxf7+ Kh7 33. Rg1 Nc5 34. Bb1 h4 35. h3 Qxc4 36. Nc6 Qxd5 37. Qxd5 Nxd5 38. Rc1 e4 39. fxe4 fxe4 40. Rxc5 bxc5 41. Bxe4 Nb6 42. Ne7 Kh6 43. Nxg6 Kg5 44. Kg1 Bd4+ 45. Kf1 Nc4 46. Bd3 Ne3+ 47. Ke2 c4 48. Be4 Bc5 49. Ne5 Kf4 50. Nd7 Bd4 51. Bf3 c3 52. b6 c2 53. b7 c1=N+ 54. Kd2 Nb3+ 55. Kd3 Ba7 56. b8=Q+ Bxb8 57. Nxb8 Nc1+ 58. Kd2 Nb3+ 59. Ke2 Nd4+ 60. Kf2 Nxf3 61. gxf3 Nd1+ 62. Kg2 Ne3+ 63. Kf2 Nd1+ 64. Kg2 Ne3+ 1/2-1/2