[Event "12th Washington Int 2025"] [Site "Rockville USA"] [Date "2025.08.11"] [Round "5.5"] [White "Atanasov, Anthony"] [Black "Zhou Jianchao"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "JcxurEDb"] [WhiteElo "2411"] [BlackElo "2584"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Forcing Line"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.45] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.38] } 4... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.44] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.36] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. Ng5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Bxf7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Rxf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Ne6 { [%eval -0.31] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation, Forcing Line } 8... Qe8 { [%eval -0.33] } 9. Nxc7 { [%eval -0.33] } 9... Qd8 { [%eval -0.33] } 10. Nxa8 { [%eval -0.27] } 10... b5 { [%eval -0.26] } 11. f3 { [%eval -0.26] } 11... Ba6 { [%eval -0.22] } 12. O-O?! { (-0.22 → -1.17) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -1.17] } (12. a4) 12... b4 { [%eval -1.51] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval -1.52] } 13... d5 { [%eval -1.35] } 14. f4?! { (-1.35 → -2.07) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.07] } (14. exd5 Qxa8 15. a3 b3 16. Re1 bxc2 17. Qxc2 Nxd5 18. Kh1 Bf6 19. Qa4 Bb7) 14... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.47] } 15. fxe5 { [%eval -1.36] } 15... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.4] } 16. Rxf7 { [%eval -1.89] } 16... Nxf7 { [%eval -1.95] } 17. Ng3 { [%eval -2.21] } 17... Nxg3 { [%eval -1.7] } 18. hxg3 { [%eval -1.79] } 18... Qxa8 { [%eval -1.74] } 19. a3 { [%eval -2.05] } 19... bxa3 { [%eval -2.11] } 20. b3 { [%eval -2.0] } 20... Qf8 { [%eval -1.85] } 21. Qe1 { [%eval -1.68] } 21... Bf6?! { (-1.68 → -0.97) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (21... Bc8 22. Qa5) 22. c3 { [%eval -0.84] } 22... Bc8 { [%eval -0.64] } 23. Bxa3?! { (-0.64 → -1.42) Inaccuracy. Rxa3 was best. } { [%eval -1.42] } (23. Rxa3) 23... Qd8 { [%eval -1.6] } 24. Bc5 { [%eval -1.74] } 24... a6 { [%eval -1.95] } 25. Bb6 { [%eval -1.93] } 25... Qd7 { [%eval -1.92] } 26. Ra5 { [%eval -2.34] } 26... Bb7 { [%eval -2.24] } 27. Rc5 { [%eval -2.41] } 27... Bc6 { [%eval -2.52] } 28. Qe2 { [%eval -2.46] } 28... Ng5 { [%eval -2.44] } 29. Ra5 { [%eval -2.37] } 29... Ne4 { [%eval -2.32] } 30. Qd3?! { (-2.32 → -3.02) Inaccuracy. Rxa6 was best. } { [%eval -3.02] } (30. Rxa6 Nxc3 31. Qf3 Ne4 32. b4 Qe8 33. Bc5 h6 34. Ra7 Bb5 35. Qg4 Bg5) 30... Bb7 { [%eval -2.97] } 31. c4 { [%eval -2.93] } 31... Qd6 { [%eval -3.02] } 32. Bc5 { [%eval -3.6] } 32... Qc7 { [%eval -3.33] } 33. b4 { [%eval -3.21] } 33... Nxg3 { [%eval -3.41] } 34. cxd5?! { (-3.41 → -4.41) Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. } { [%eval -4.41] } (34. Ra3 Ne4 35. cxd5 Bxd5 36. Qxa6 h6 37. Qb5 Qf4 38. Rf3 Qg5 39. Qb8+ Kh7) 34... Bxd5?! { (-4.41 → -3.38) Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval -3.38] } (34... Qf4) 35. Rxa6? { (-3.38 → -5.66) Mistake. Ra3 was best. } { [%eval -5.66] } (35. Ra3 Ne4 36. Qh3 Qc6 37. Qf5 g6 38. Qf4 Kg7 39. Kh2 Qb7 40. Re3 h6) 35... Qf4 { [%eval -5.78] } 36. Rxf6 { [%eval -5.23] } 36... gxf6 { [%eval -5.22] } 37. Qa6?? { (-5.22 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b5 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (37. b5 Qh4 38. b6 Qh1+ 39. Kf2 Ne4+ 40. Ke2 Qxg2+ 41. Ke1 Qg1+ 42. Ke2 Qh2+) 37... Qe3+? { (Mate in 8 → -7.51) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc1+ was best. } { [%eval -7.51] } (37... Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Qh1+ 39. Kxg3 Qxg2+ 40. Kh4 Qh2+ 41. Kg4 h5+ 42. Kf5 Qf2+ 43. Kg6) 38. Kh2 { [%eval -6.66] } 38... Ne2?! { (-6.66 → -4.75) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval -4.75] } (38... Kf7 39. Be7 Nh5 40. Qd6 Qe4 41. Qxd5+ Qxd5 42. Bxf6 Nxf6 43. b5 Qxd4 44. b6) 39. Qc8+ { [%eval -4.5] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval -4.62] } 40. Qg4+ { [%eval -5.38] } 40... Kh8 { [%eval -4.92] } 41. Bf8?? { (-4.92 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc8+ was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (41. Qc8+ Bg8 42. Bd6 Qg1+ 43. Kh3 Qh1+ 44. Bh2 Nf4+ 45. Kg3 Ne6 46. Qa8 Qe1+) 41... Qg1+ { [%eval #-1] } { Black wins. } 0-1