Event: Round 3: Zia, Tahsin Tajwar - Zhou, Jianchao
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-us-masters/round-3/OpPbxSk5/W9xoWjUr
Date: 2025-11-27
White: Zia, Tahsin Tajwar
WhiteTitle: FM
WhiteElo: 2338
Black: Zhou, Jianchao
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2591
Result: 0-1
ECO: A62
Opening: Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:25:31] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:30:16] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:25:36] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:14] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:25:09] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:47] } 4. d5 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:25:28] } 4... exd5 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:30:12] } 5. cxd5 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:25:54] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 1:30:33] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:26:18] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 1:31:00] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:26:44] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:31:27] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.4] [%clk 1:27:08] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.37] [%clk 1:31:52] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:27:34] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:32:17] } 10. Bf4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 1:27:42] } 10... Bf5 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:30:42] } 11. Nh4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:26:50] } 11... Bg4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:29:34] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:27:06] } 12... Na6 { [%eval 0.52] [%clk 1:29:45] } 13. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:25:40] } 13... c4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:29:43] } 14. h3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:20:15] } 14... Bc8 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 1:30:07] } 15. Bh6 { [%eval 0.39] [%clk 1:04:10] } 15... Bxh6 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:24:19] } 16. Qxh6 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 1:02:06] } 16... Nc5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 1:24:35] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:52:02] } 17... b5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:14:36] } 18. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 0:41:02] } 18... Qb6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:12:43] } 19. Na3? { [%eval -1.31] } { Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%clk 0:33:25] } 19... Nce4 { [%eval -1.23] [%clk 1:11:52] } 20. Qe3 { [%eval -1.17] [%clk 0:33:00] } 20... Qxe3 { [%eval -1.14] [%clk 1:10:47] } 21. fxe3 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 0:33:28] } 21... Ba6 { [%eval -1.27] [%clk 1:07:23] } 22. Rd4 { [%eval -1.22] [%clk 0:31:15] } 22... Rab8 { [%eval -1.28] [%clk 1:07:53] } 23. Nxc4 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 0:24:30] } 23... Bxc4 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 1:07:25] } 24. Rxc4 { [%eval -1.3] [%clk 0:24:57] } 24... Rxb2 { [%eval -1.44] [%clk 1:06:53] } 25. Ra4 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:25:04] } 25... Nxg3 { [%eval -1.99] [%clk 1:06:13] } 26. Kf2?! { [%eval -2.96] } { Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:23:43] } 26... Nge4+ { [%eval -3.01] [%clk 1:04:57] } 27. Kf1 { [%eval -3.17] [%clk 0:14:10] } 27... Re7 { [%eval -2.7] [%clk 1:03:27] } 28. Bf3 { [%eval -2.76] [%clk 0:10:45] } 28... Nd2+ { [%eval -2.92] [%clk 0:52:51] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:09:05] } 29... Nfe4+ { [%eval -2.83] [%clk 0:51:13] } 30. Kg2? { [%eval -4.63] } { Mistake. Bxe4 was best. } { [%clk 0:08:32] } 30... Nc5 { [%eval -4.59] [%clk 0:50:17] } 0-1