Zhou, Jianchao vs Koustav Chatterjee
2025 US Masters · Round 8 · 2025.11.24 · 1/2-1/2 · E32 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
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PGN
[Event "2025 US Masters"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Black "Koustav Chatterjee"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[WhiteFideId "8603537"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[BlackFideId "25073060"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "E32"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:06:31] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:17] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:06:58] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:30:38] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:07:25] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:29:44] } 4. Qc2 { [%clk 1:07:25] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:30:01] } 5. e4
{ [%clk 1:06:27] } 5... d5 { [%clk 1:26:51] } 6. e5 { [%clk 1:06:52] } 6... Ne4
{ [%clk 1:27:16] } 7. Bd3 { [%clk 1:07:15] } 7... c5 { [%clk 1:27:39] } 8. a3
{ [%clk 1:07:32] } 8... Bxc3+ { [%clk 1:10:19] } 9. bxc3 { [%clk 1:08:00] }
9... cxd4 { [%clk 1:09:15] } 10. cxd4 { [%clk 1:08:11] } 10... Qa5+
{ [%clk 1:09:29] } 11. Kf1 { [%clk 1:08:19] } 11... Bd7 { [%clk 0:55:40] } 12.
Ne2 { [%clk 0:45:42] } 12... Ba4 { [%clk 0:42:50] } 13. Qb2 { [%clk 0:44:00] }
13... Nc6 { [%clk 0:39:01] } 14. Be3 { [%clk 0:41:32] } 14... f6
{ [%clk 0:36:48] } 15. Bxe4 { [%clk 0:40:42] } 15... dxe4 { [%clk 0:37:06] }
16. exf6 { [%clk 0:40:57] } 16... Rxf6 { [%clk 0:37:17] } 17. Nc3
{ [%clk 0:32:42] } 17... Qa6 { [%clk 0:29:13] } 18. Nxe4 { [%clk 0:28:31] }
18... Qxc4+ { [%clk 0:29:11] } 19. Kg1 { [%clk 0:27:28] } 19... Rg6
{ [%clk 0:24:46] } 20. Rc1 { [%clk 0:24:01] } 20... Qd5 { [%clk 0:24:15] } 21.
Ng3 { [%clk 0:24:01] } 21... Ne7 { [%clk 0:21:05] } 22. Rc5 { [%clk 0:18:05] }
22... Qd7 { [%clk 0:21:28] } 23. h4 { [%clk 0:18:20] } 23... Nd5
{ [%clk 0:20:07] } 24. Rh3 { [%clk 0:17:20] } 24... Rf8 { [%clk 0:12:36] } 25.
h5 { [%clk 0:16:19] } 25... Rg4 { [%clk 0:12:47] } 26. Qe2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h6 was best.[%clk 0:14:49] } 26... Nxe3 { [%clk 0:11:56] } 27.
Qxe3 { [%clk 0:10:49] } 27... Bc6 { [%clk 0:04:03] } 28. h6 { [%clk 0:10:23] }
28... Ba4 $4 { Blunder. g6 was best.[%clk 0:02:11] } 1/2-1/2