Hilby, Craig vs Zhou, Jianchao

DC International 2026 · Round 9.3 · 2026.06.29 · 1-0 · A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36.
PGN
[Event "DC International 2026"]
[Site "Washington DC USA"]
[Date "2026.06.29"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Hilby, Craig"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[WhiteElo "2414"]
[WhiteFideId "2062674"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[BlackFideId "8603537"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "A34"]
[Source "TWIC"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[ImportDate "2027-07-07"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4 Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ 8.
Kf1 Nd3 9. Ke2 Nxc1+ 10. Rxc1 e6 11. d4 cxd4 12. Bb5+ Nc6 13. Qxd4 Bd7 14. Bxc6
Bxc6 15. Qxd8+ Rxd8 16. Ne5 Be7 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Rhd1 f5 19. b3 Bg5 20. Rc2
Ke7 21. g3 Rxd1 22. Nxd1 Kd6 23. f4 Be7 24. Ne3 g6 25. Nc4+ Kc7 26. Ne5 c5 27.
b4 fxe4 28. Ke3 Rb8 29. bxc5 Rb4 30. c6 Bf6 31. Nd7 Bg7 32. g4 a5 33. g5 a4 34.
Nf6 Bxf6 35. gxf6 Rb8 36. Kxe4 1-0