Lin, Bryan Enming vs Zhou, Jianchao
54th annual World Open - 2026 · Round 5 · 2026.07.03 · 1/2-1/2 · B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation
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PGN
[Event "54th annual World Open - 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.07.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lin, Bryan Enming"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[WhiteElo "2381"]
[WhiteFideId "30987121"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[BlackFideId "8603537"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "B40"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:28:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:00] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:28:46] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3... Nc6 { [%clk 1:28:46] }
4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:28:46] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:00] }
5... a6 { [%clk 1:28:46] } 6. d4 { [%clk 1:26:34] } 6... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:28:46] } 7. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:26:34] } 7... Qc7 { [%clk 1:28:46] } 8.
Nb3 { [%clk 1:18:45] } 8... d6 { [%clk 1:25:04] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:17:44] }
9... Be7 { [%clk 1:24:04] } 10. Be3 { [%clk 1:08:49] } 10... O-O
{ [%clk 1:22:38] } 11. g4 { [%clk 1:04:16] } 11... b5 { [%clk 1:12:15] } 12. g5
{ [%clk 1:01:25] } 12... Nd7 { [%clk 1:10:07] } 13. f4 { [%clk 1:00:13] } 13...
b4 { [%clk 1:09:53] } 14. Na4 { [%clk 0:55:46] } 14... Na5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a5 was best. [%clk 1:04:40] } 15. Nxa5 { [%clk 0:52:33] } 15...
Qxa5 { [%clk 1:03:29] } 16. c3 { [%clk 0:50:58] } 16... Bb7 { [%clk 0:53:16] }
17. cxb4 { [%clk 0:48:37] } 17... Qxb4 { [%clk 0:53:13] } 18. a3
{ [%clk 0:48:37] } 18... Qa5 { [%clk 0:52:45] } 19. b4 { [%clk 0:48:31] } 19...
Qd8 { [%clk 0:49:53] } 20. Rc1 { [%clk 0:45:22] } 20... e5 { [%clk 0:48:41] }
21. h4 { [%clk 0:43:29] } 21... exf4 { [%clk 0:48:39] } 22. Bxf4
{ [%clk 0:43:11] } 22... Nb6 { [%clk 0:46:50] } 1/2-1/2