Chess Game
Nicolas Checa vs Jianchao Zhou
Cherry Blossom Classic, 2021 · Result ½–½ · King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense (E97).
Jianchao Zhou½
Nicolas Checa½
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Be3 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. h3 Be6 14. Qb3 Qc8 15. Rfd1 Rf7 16. Nd5 Bf8 17. Qc3 Ne7 18. c5 c6 19. Nxf6+ Rxf6 20. Nxg5 Ng6 21. Nxe6 Rxe6 22. Bc4 Nf7 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. b4 Be7 25. Rd2 Bg5 26. Rd3 Re8 27. Rad1 Re7 28. a4 a6 29. b5 axb5 30. axb5 cxb5 31. Rd5 Bf4 32. Rb1 Qc6 33. h4 Bxg3 34. Qxg3 Kf8 35. Qg4 Nf4 36. Rd2 Qxe4 37. Ra1 Qg6 38. Qxg6 Nxg6 39. Rb2 Rc7 40. Rxb5 Nxh4 41. Ra8+ Ke7 42. Ra7 Nd8 43. c6 Nxc6 44. Rbxb7 Rxb7 45. Rxb7+ Ke6 46. Rxh7 Ng6 47. f3 Nce7 48. Kf2 Nf5 49. Ra7 Kf6 50. Ra6+ Kg5 51. g3 Nd4 52. f4+ exf4 53. Rxg6+ Kxg6 54. gxf4 Ne6 55. f5+ Kxf5 ½–½
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This chess game between Nicolas Checa (2574) and Jianchao Zhou (2615) was played at Cherry Blossom Classic in 2021 and finished ½–½. The opening was the King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Aronin-Taimanov Defense (E97). Step through every move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess board to analyse the game with the engine. You can also explore more games by Nicolas Checa and Jianchao Zhou from the CipherChess mega database.