Venkatesh, Narayan vs Zhou, Jianchao
54th annual World Open - 2026 · Round 3 · 2026.06.24 · 1/2-1/2 · E75 King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Main Line
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PGN
[Event "54th annual World Open - 2026"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.06.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Venkatesh, Narayan"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[WhiteElo "2274"]
[WhiteFideId "30987881"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[BlackFideId "8603537"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "E75"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:24:26] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:24:26] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:24:26] } 3... Bg7
{ [%clk 1:30:00] } 4. e4 { [%clk 1:24:26] } 4... d6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 5. Be2
{ [%clk 1:24:26] } 5... O-O { [%clk 1:30:00] } 6. Bg5 { [%clk 1:24:26] } 6...
c5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 7. d5 { [%clk 1:24:26] } 7... e6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 8.
Qc1 { [%clk 1:24:26] } 8... exd5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 9. exd5 { [%clk 1:24:26] }
9... Qb6 { [%clk 1:27:05] } 10. Nf3 { [%clk 1:22:50] } 10... Bf5
{ [%clk 1:16:28] } 11. Nh4 { [%clk 1:22:13] } 11... Bc8 { [%clk 1:07:49] } 12.
O-O { [%clk 1:20:54] } 12... Re8 { [%clk 1:07:49] } 13. Bd3 { [%clk 1:19:46] }
13... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:07:25] } 14. Nf3 { [%clk 1:18:25] } 14... Ng4
{ [%clk 1:03:59] } 15. Qd2 { [%clk 1:07:57] } 15... h6 { [%clk 0:53:24] } 16.
Bf4 { [%clk 1:06:12] } 16... Nde5 { [%clk 0:49:01] } 17. Nxe5
{ [%clk 0:56:18] } 17... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:48:17] } 18. Be2 { [%clk 0:51:38] }
18... h5 { [%clk 0:46:56] } 19. h3 { [%clk 0:46:08] } 19... Bf5
{ [%clk 0:46:29] } 20. b3 { [%clk 0:40:54] } 20... Qd8 { [%clk 0:43:53] } 21.
Rac1 { [%clk 0:35:44] } 21... h4 $6 { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. [%clk 0:39:35] }
22. Be3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. [%clk 0:32:45] } 1/2-1/2