Melillo, Lucius vs Zhou, Jianchao
35th Annual Chicago Open · Round 2 · 2026.05.22 · 0-1 · B50 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations
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PGN
[Event "35th Annual Chicago Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melillo, Lucius"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[WhiteElo "2329"]
[WhiteFideId "30958245"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[BlackFideId "8603537"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "B50"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:04:34] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:20:00] }
2... d6 { [%clk 1:04:34] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 3... Nf6
{ [%clk 1:04:34] } 4. Bb5+ { [%clk 1:20:00] } 4... Bd7 { [%clk 1:03:30] } 5.
Qe2 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 5... a6 { [%clk 1:01:47] } 6. Bxd7+ { [%clk 1:20:00] }
6... Nbxd7 { [%clk 1:01:45] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:17:25] } 7... e6
{ [%clk 1:00:23] } 8. d3 { [%clk 1:17:24] } 8... Be7 { [%clk 0:59:27] } 9. a4
{ [%clk 1:13:22] } 9... O-O { [%clk 0:55:38] } 10. Ne1 { [%clk 1:13:12] } 10...
Ne5 { [%clk 0:54:44] } 11. f4 { [%clk 1:09:51] } 11... Nc6 { [%clk 0:54:44] }
12. g4 { [%clk 1:00:14] } 12... b5 { [%clk 0:52:44] } 13. Qg2
{ [%clk 0:59:01] } 13... Nd4 { [%clk 0:44:29] } 14. Ne2 { [%clk 0:46:35] }
14... Nxe2+ { [%clk 0:38:54] } 15. Qxe2 { [%clk 0:46:11] } 15... bxa4
{ [%clk 0:35:58] } 16. Rxa4 { [%clk 0:42:51] } 16... d5 { [%clk 0:35:58] } 17.
Qg2 { [%clk 0:31:19] } 17... Nd7 { [%clk 0:14:15] } 18. Bd2 { [%clk 0:30:31] }
18... dxe4 { [%clk 0:12:35] } 19. Rxe4 { [%clk 0:26:03] } 19... Qb6
{ [%clk 0:12:03] } 20. b3 $2 { Mistake. g5 was best.[%clk 0:25:15] } 20... c4+
{ [%clk 0:10:17] } 21. Be3 { [%clk 0:21:47] } 21... Bc5 { [%clk 0:10:17] } 22.
Bxc5 { [%clk 0:11:15] } 22... Qxc5+ { [%clk 0:10:16] } 23. Kh1
{ [%clk 0:10:57] } 23... cxb3 { [%clk 0:10:16] } 24. cxb3 { [%clk 0:10:57] }
24... Rab8 { [%clk 0:10:14] } 25. Rc4 { [%clk 0:09:52] } 25... Qb5
{ [%clk 0:08:50] } 26. Qc6 { [%clk 0:08:46] } 26... Qxc6+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.[%clk 0:08:50] } 27. Rxc6 { [%clk 0:08:46] } 27...
a5 { [%clk 0:08:50] } 28. Ra6 { [%clk 0:08:46] } 28... Rb5 { [%clk 0:08:50] }
29. d4 $6 { Inaccuracy. f5 was best.[%clk 0:08:46] } 29... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:08:13] } 30. f5 { [%clk 0:06:19] } 30... exf5 { [%clk 0:05:17] } 31.
Rxf5 { [%clk 0:04:08] } 31... Rxb3 { [%clk 0:05:16] } 32. g5 { [%clk 0:04:08] }
32... Ne4 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 33. Re5 $2
{ Mistake. Raxa5 was best.[%clk 0:04:08] } 33... Re3 { [%clk 0:02:28] } 34. Nc2
$2 { Mistake. Nf3 was best.[%clk 0:01:41] } 34... Re2 { [%clk 0:02:28] } 35.
Kg1 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 35... Rxc2 $4 { Blunder. h6 was best.[%clk 0:00:45] }
36. Rxe4 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 36... Rb8 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 37. Rb6
{ [%clk 0:01:41] } 37... Rbc8 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 38. Re5 $4
{ Blunder. Rb7 was best.[%clk 0:00:22] } 38... g6 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 39. Reb5
{ [%clk 0:00:05] } 39... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 40. Rb2 { [%clk 0:00:02] }
40... Rxb2 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 41. Rxb2 { [%clk 0:00:02] } 41... a4
{ [%clk 0:00:14] } 42. d5 { [%clk 0:27:13] } 42... a3 { [%clk 0:28:18] } 43.
Ra2 { [%clk 0:27:13] } 43... Rc3 { [%clk 0:24:30] } 0-1