Shafer, Logan C vs Zhou, Ivan
35th annual North American Open · Round 4 · 2025.12.26 · 1/2-1/2 · B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation
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PGN
[Event "35th annual North American Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2025.12.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shafer, Logan C"]
[Black "Zhou, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[WhiteElo "2206"]
[WhiteFideId "30993342"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackElo "2086"]
[BlackFideId "30989884"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 1... c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 { [%clk 1:29:15] } 4. Bd3
{ [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6 { [%clk 1:28:30] } 6. Ne2
{ [%clk 1:32:40] } 6... c5 { [%clk 1:27:24] } 7. c3 { [%clk 1:32:59] } 7... Nc6
{ [%clk 1:27:24] } 8. O-O { [%clk 1:32:24] } 8... cxd4 { [%clk 1:25:28] } 9.
cxd4 Nge7 { [%clk 1:24:59] } 10. Nd2 { [%clk 1:32:49] } 10... Nf5 11. Nf3 Be7
{ [%clk 1:23:27] } 12. g4 { [%clk 1:33:09] } 12... Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4
{ [%clk 1:13:16] } 14. f4 { [%clk 1:33:37] } 14... Be7 { [%clk 0:59:41] } 15.
f5 { [%clk 1:31:31] } 15... Qb6 { [%clk 0:56:12] } 16. Be3 { [%clk 1:22:41] }
16... O-O-O { [%clk 0:38:42] } 17. Rac1 { [%clk 1:18:49] } 17... Kb8
{ [%clk 0:31:34] } 18. fxe6 { [%clk 1:18:35] } 18... fxe6 { [%clk 0:32:04] }
19. Rf7 { [%clk 1:18:34] } 19... Rde8 { [%clk 0:30:36] } 20. b3
{ [%clk 1:01:51] } 20... g5 { [%clk 0:21:32] } 21. Bf2 { [%clk 1:02:21] } 21...
h5 { [%clk 0:15:03] } 22. gxh5 { [%clk 1:00:51] } 22... Ba3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rxh5 was best.[%clk 0:11:32] } 23. Rd1 $2
{ Mistake. Rb1 was best.[%clk 0:58:59] } 23... Rxh5 { [%clk 0:10:52] } 24. Qg6
{ [%clk 0:55:37] } 24... Reh8 { [%clk 0:07:46] } 25. Qxe6 { [%clk 0:56:07] }
25... Rxh2 { [%clk 0:05:53] } 26. Qxd5 $4
{ Blunder. Ng3 was best.[%clk 0:55:01] } 26... Nb4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 27. Qe4
{ [%clk 0:55:30] } 27... Rh1+ { [%clk 0:00:00] } 28. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 29. Kxh1
{ [%clk 0:56:18] } 29... Qc6+ $6 { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] }
30. d5 { [%clk 0:53:47] } 30... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 31. Kg1
{ [%clk 0:52:15] } 31... Be7 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 32.
Nd4 { [%clk 0:48:52] } 32... Qg6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 33. e6 { [%clk 0:48:35] }
33... a6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 34. Re1 { [%clk 0:48:27] } 34... Qh5
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 35. Bg3+ { [%clk 0:48:57] } 35... Ka7 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 36.
Re4 { [%clk 0:49:26] } 36... Nc3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 37. Re5 { [%clk 0:49:54] }
37... Qg4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 38. Nf5 { [%clk 0:48:32] } 38... Ne2+ 39. Rxe2
Qxe2 40. Bf2+ Kb8 41. Rxe7 Qd1+ { [%clk 0:00:00] } 42. Kh2 { [%clk 0:47:48] }
42... Qc2 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 43. Kg2 Qe4+ 44. Kg1 Qb1+ 45. Kg2 Qe4+ 46. Kg1
Qb1+ { [%clk 0:00:00] } 47. Kg2 { [%clk 0:38:44] } 1/2-1/2