Malakhov, Valentyn vs Zhou, Jianchao
TCh-CHN 2017 · Round 9.4 · 2017.07.27 · 1-0 · A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian
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[Event "TCh-CHN 2017"] [Site "China CHN"] [Date "2017.07.27"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Malakhov, Valentyn"] [Black "Zhou, Jianchao"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "101"] [WhiteElo "1810"] [WhiteFideId "533032319"] [BlackElo "2594"] [BlackFideId "8603537"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "A25"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 Bb4 6. Nf3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 Bd7 9. Nd2 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Rb1 Rb8 12. Qa4 O-O 13. O-O e4 14. dxe4 Qxc3 15. Qd1 Qe5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Rb5 Qe7 18. e3 Ne5 19. f4 Nd7 20. e4 Be6 21. Qa1 Nc5 22. Qc3 b6 23. Rbb1 Qf6 24. Rbc1 Qxc3 25. Rxc3 b5 26. cxb5 Rxb5 27. e5 dxe5 28. Nf3 Bd5 29. Nxe5 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Rd8 31. Rc2 Rd6 32. a4 Nxa4 33. Rxc7 Nc5 34. Rf2 Nd3 35. Nxd3 Rxd3 36. Re2 Rd6 37. Ree7 Rg6 38. Rxa7 Rb2+ 39. Kh3 Rf2 40. Re8+ Kh7 41. Rf8 h5 42. Rf5 h4 43. g4 Rf3+ 44. Kg2 Rb3 45. Rh5+ Rh6 46. Rxh6+ Kxh6 47. Ra6+ Kh7 48. f5 Rb2+ 49. Kh3 Rf2 50. Rg6 Kh8 51. Rg5 1-0