Event: Round 8: Zhou, Jianchao - Koustav Chatterjee
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-us-masters/round-8/eEZ71Y0G/7FLheaU0
Date: 2025-11-30
White: Zhou, Jianchao
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2591
Black: Koustav Chatterjee
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2475
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E32
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:06:31] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:17] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:06:58] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:38] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:07:25] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:44] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 1:07:25] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:30:01] } 5. e4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:27] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:51] } 6. e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:52] } 6... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:27:16] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:15] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:27:39] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:07:32] } 8... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 1:10:19] } 9. bxc3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:08:00] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:09:15] } 10. cxd4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:08:11] } 10... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:09:29] } 11. Kf1 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 1:08:19] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 0:55:40] } 12. Ne2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:45:42] } 12... Ba4 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:42:50] } 13. Qb2 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:44:00] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 0.67] [%clk 0:39:01] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:41:32] } 14... f6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:36:48] } 15. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:40:42] } 15... dxe4 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:37:06] } 16. exf6 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:40:57] } 16... Rxf6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:37:17] } 17. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:32:42] } 17... Qa6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:29:13] } 18. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:31] } 18... Qxc4+ { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:29:11] } 19. Kg1 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:27:28] } 19... Rg6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:24:46] } 20. Rc1 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:24:01] } 20... Qd5 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:24:15] } 21. Ng3 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:24:01] } 21... Ne7 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:21:05] } 22. Rc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:05] } 22... Qd7 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:21:28] } 23. h4 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:18:20] } 23... Nd5 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:20:07] } 24. Rh3 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:17:20] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:12:36] } 25. h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:16:19] } 25... Rg4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:12:47] } 26. Qe2?! { [%eval -0.65] } { Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%clk 0:14:49] } 26... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.59] [%clk 0:11:56] } 27. Qxe3 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:10:49] } 27... Bc6 { [%eval -0.57] [%clk 0:04:03] } 28. h6 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:10:23] } 28... Ba4?? { [%eval 4.86] } { Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:11] } 1/2-1/2