Chirilov, James A vs Zhou, Jianchao
Charlotte Fall Open 2025 · Round 5.1 · 2025.09.28 · 0-1 · B28 Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Normal System
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[Event "Charlotte Fall Open 2025"] [Site "Charlotte USA"] [Date "2025.09.28"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Chirilov, James A"] [Black "Zhou, Jianchao"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "106"] [WhiteElo "2252"] [WhiteFideId "30976677"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackElo "2589"] [BlackFideId "8603537"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B28"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-05-04"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 d6 7. Bg5 Be6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. Bc4 Nd7 11. a4 Be7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Qe2 Nb6 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. Nd2 O-O 16. Bb3 Bxb3 17. Nxb3 Rc7 18. Ra2 Rfc8 19. Na1 Rc4 20. a5 Qc6 21. Re1 Ra4 22. Rxa4 Qxa4 23. Qd2 h6 24. Nb3 Qa2 25. Re2 Qxb2 26. g3 Qc3 27. Qd5 Qc6 28. Qd3 Qc3 29. Qd5 Rc6 30. Kg2 Qc4 31. Qd1 Bd8 32. f4 Bc7 33. f5 b6 34. axb6 Bxb6 35. f6 gxf6 36. Nc1 a5 37. Nd3 d5 38. Nb2 Qd4 39. exd5 Qxd1 40. Nxd1 Rc8 41. c3 a4 42. Ra2 Rc5 43. Rb2 Rxd5 44. Rxb6 Rxd1 45. Rxf6 a3 46. Ra6 Ra1 47. c4 Kf8 48. Ra5 e4 49. c5 e3 50. c6 e2 51. Ra8+ Kg7 52. c7 e1=Q 53. Rg8+ Kf6 0-1