Kung, Thomas vs Zhou, Jianchao

US Chess Masters 2025 · Round 1.6 · 2025.11.26 · 0-1 · B41 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46.
PGN
[Event "US Chess Masters 2025"]
[Site "Charlotte USA"]
[Date "2025.11.26"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Kung, Thomas"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[WhiteElo "2189"]
[WhiteFideId "30914272"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[BlackFideId "8603537"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "B41"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Be2 Bb4 8. Nc2
Be7 9. O-O d6 10. f4 b6 11. Qd3 Nbd7 12. b4 Bb7 13. Bb2 O-O 14. Rac1 Rfc8 15.
Nd4 Qd8 16. Qe3 g6 17. a3 e5 18. Nb3 exf4 19. Qxf4 Ne5 20. Nd2 Nfd7 21. Nf3 Qe8
22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Bf6 24. Nd4 a5 25. Kh1 axb4 26. axb4 Ra2 27. Ba1 Rxe2 28.
Nxe2 Nd3 29. Qd2 Nxc1 30. Rxc1 Bxa1 31. Rxa1 Rxc4 32. h3 Qe5 33. Rf1 Nf6 34.
Nf4 Ne4 35. Qe1 Rc3 36. Rf3 Rxf3 37. gxf3 Ng5 38. Qg3 Nxh3 39. Qxh3 Qxf4 40.
Kg2 Qd2+ 41. Kg3 Qxb4 42. Qc8+ Kg7 43. Qc6 b5 44. Kh3 Qf4 45. Qc3+ Qf6 46. Qb3
b4 0-1