The chess games of Jianchao Zhou

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Jianchao Zhou

J Zhou

Photo courtesy of Scacchi Internazionali.

Number of games in database: 701
Years covered: 2002 to 2022
Last FIDE rating: 2615 (2570 rapid, 2496 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2669

Overall record: +190 -102 =307 (57.3%)*
* Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 102 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Queen's Gambit Declined (53)
    D38 D37 D35 D31 D30
Slav (48)
    D15 D11 D17 D10 D16
King's Indian (39)
    E94 E81 E99 E92 E84
Nimzo Indian (28)
    E32 E34 E53 E21 E38
English (27)
    A17 A15 A18 A13 A10
Semi-Slav (22)
    D45 D44 D43 D48

With the Black pieces:

Sicilian (118)
    B90 B94 B51 B50 B96
Sicilian Najdorf (56)
    B90 B94 B96 B92 B93
Grunfeld (28)
    D85 D86 D80 D76 D70
Ruy Lopez (22)
    C67 C65 C78
Queen's Pawn Game (18)
    A45 D02 E00 A50 E10
Slav (17)
    D10 D17 D12 D15 D16

Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Shen Yang vs Zhou Jianchao, 2005 0-1
   Zhou Jianchao vs Fedorchuk, 2005 1-0
   Zeng Chongsheng vs Zhou Jianchao, 2017 0-1
   N Akylbekov vs Zhou Jianchao, 2010 0-1
   Wang Hao vs Zhou Jianchao, 2006 0-1
   O Badelka vs Zhou Jianchao, 2020 0-1
   V Gashimov vs Zhou Jianchao, 2007 0-1
   V Akopian vs Zhou Jianchao, 2008 1/2-1/2
   A Volokitin vs Zhou Jianchao, 2007 0-1
   Zhou Jianchao vs V Fedoseev, 2011 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Chinese Championship (2010)
   Lake Sevan (2008)
   Aeroflot Open-B (2005)
   3rd HD Bank Cup (2013)
   Chinese Championship (2011)
   Chinese Championship (2017)
   Hainan Danzhou GM (2010)
   Universiade (2013)
   Chinese Chess League (2016)
   8th Asian Continental Chess Championship (2009)
   World Junior Championship (2006)
   Aeroflot Open (2011)
   Chinese Chess League (2017)
   PRO League Group Stage (2019)
   FIDE Grand Swiss (2021)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Millionaire Chess (Blitz Tiebreaks) 2016 by Tabanus
   Millionaire Chess (Knock-Out Rapid) 2016 by Tabanus

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Summer Chess Classic
   J Zhou vs Checa (Jun-10-22) 0-1
   G Vazquez vs J Zhou (Jun-09-22) 1/2-1/2
   J Zhou vs C Ali Marandi (Jun-08-22) 1/2-1/2
   J S Burke vs J Zhou (Jun-07-22) 1/2-1/2
   J Zhou vs C Yoo (Jun-06-22) 1/2-1/2

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JIANCHAO ZHOU (born Jun-11-1988, 34 years old) China	PRONUNCIATION:		[what is this?]
Zhou Jianchao was born in Shanghai. He learned to play chess at age six, and earned the GM title in 2006. Championships <National and Continental> He won the Chinese Championship (2010) ahead of Bu Xiangzhi and Wang Hao, came equal second (fourth on count back) in the 9th Asian Continental/Individual (Open) behind the winner Hua Ni. <World> In 2009, Zhou Jianchao won the International Chess Zone Tournament (China) on tiebreak ahead of Hao Wang, qualifying for the World Cup (2009). Zhou won the first round against Rauf Mamedov, but bowed out in the second round after losing to Vugar Gashimov. His result in the 9th Asian Continental qualified him to play in the World Cup (2011), where he lost to Russian GM Anton Korobov in the first round. He contested the 2012 Chinese Zonal Tournament in September and came =1st with 7.5/11, but placed 4th on tiebreak. His results at the Asian Continental Championship 2015 qualified him to participate in the World Cup (2015), where he lost the first round match up with Dmitry Andreikin to exit the contest. Tournament Zhou came equal third (fourth on countback) at the Florencio Campomanes Memorial Tournament in August. He scored 5.5/9 (+4 -2 =3) in the Aeroflot Open (2011). He came 3rd in the HD Bank Open in 2013 with 6.5/9. In 2023, he won the 28th Space Coast Open in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Team Events Zhou Jianchao has represented China at a number of international team tournaments, including their runner-up showing at the World Team Championship (2005). He won individual and team gold at the 2008 Asian Team Championship. More recently he scored 5.5/8 on board 4 for China in the Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (2010). In the Chinese League, he plays for Shanghai Jianqiao Academy Team, and helped it to win the 2012 season. References Wikipedia article: Zhou Jianchao

Last updated: 2023-05-27 18:33:23

page 1 of 29; games 1-25 of 711

Game		Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. J Zhou vs E Romanov		0-1	37	2002	Wch U14	E46 Nimzo-Indian
2. J Zhou vs I Smikovski		1-0	31	2005	Aeroflot Open-B	D85 Grunfeld
3. R Mamedov vs J Zhou		1-0	31	2005	Aeroflot Open-B	B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
4. J Zhou vs A Cherniaev		1-0	46	2005	Aeroflot Open-B	A80 Dutch
5. A Pridorozhni vs J Zhou		½-½	59	2005	Aeroflot Open-B	B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
6. J Zhou vs Y Xu		1-0	50	2005	Aeroflot Open-B	E12 Queen's Indian
7. D Gurevich vs J Zhou		½-½	55	2005	Aeroflot Open-B	A50 Queen's Pawn Game
8. J Zhou vs S Vokarev		1-0	40	2005	Aeroflot Open-B	D85 Grunfeld
9. Goloshchapov vs J Zhou		0-1	48	2005	Aeroflot Open-B	B22 Sicilian, Alapin
10. J Zhou vs Potkin		1-0	36	2005	Aeroflot Open-B	D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
11. P Kotsur vs J Zhou		½-½	40	2005	7th Dubai Open Chess Championship	D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
12. J Zhou vs Fedorchuk		1-0	40	2005	7th Dubai Open Chess Championship	E15 Queen's Indian
13. A Aleksandrov vs J Zhou		1-0	53	2005	7th Dubai Open Chess Championship	E77 King's Indian
14. J Zhou vs P Zhang		½-½	7	2005	7th Dubai Open Chess Championship	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
15. Y Wang vs J Zhou		1-0	65	2005	7th Dubai Open Chess Championship	D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
16. J Zhou vs E Ghaem Maghami		1-0	51	2005	7th Dubai Open Chess Championship	A59 Benko Gambit
17. J Zhou vs Li Shilong		½-½	52	2005	Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League	D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
18. G Kacheishvili vs J Zhou		0-1	59	2005	Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League	D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
19. Zhao Jun vs J Zhou		½-½	29	2005	Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League	B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
20. J Zhou vs P Zhang		½-½	22	2005	Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League	D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
21. J Zhou vs Wu Wenjin		1-0	37	2005	Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League	D42 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3
22. J Zhou vs R Fontaine		½-½	68	2005	China - France Youth Match	D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
23. Vachier-Lagrave vs J Zhou		0-1	67	2005	China - France Youth Match	B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
24. R Fontaine vs J Zhou		½-½	48	2005	China - France Youth Match	B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
25. J Zhou vs Vachier-Lagrave		½-½	30	2005	China - France Youth Match	D85 Grunfeld


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Sep-25-07		BIDMONFA: Zhou Jianchao ZHOU, Jianchao http://www.bidmonfa.com/zhou_jianch... _

Feb-22-08		jonnymalk: Aeroflot 2008: Final position, 21 TPR, 2669

Jul-13-08		Zitaxis: http://www.armchess.am/ by the Armenian Chess Academy The "Lake Sevan" international tournament held from July 10 to 20, 2008, in Martuni, Armenia. GMs Pantsulaia (Georgia), Zhou Jianchao (China), Zhigalko (Belarus), Meier (Germany), Amin (Egypt), Pashikian, A. Grigoryan, Z. Andriasian, IM Melkumyan, FM Ter-Sahakyan (Armenia) compete in this round-robin event organized by the Armenian Chess Academy. http://www.sevan.chessacademy.am/in... (live)

Jul-13-08		Zitaxis: Biographical details of Zhou Jianchao born June 11, 1988 in Shanghai He achieved his first GM norm at the 2005 Aeroflot Open (A2 Group) having scored 6/9 (Elo rating perf. of 2727). His second GM norm was achieved at the 2005 Dubai Open having scored 6/9 (Elo rating perf. of 2664), and third GM norm was achieved at the 2006 Aeroflot Open (A2 Group) having scored 6.5/9 (Elo rating perf. of 2616). Zhou qualified for the Chess World Cup 2007 (held in Khanty-Mansiysk) where he reached Round Three. He eventually lost to Michael Adams after having upset Emil Sutovsky and Andrei Volokitin in the first two rounds. In this tournament he achieved a performance rating of 2687. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhou_J...

Feb-22-09		notyetagm: Here's hoping he wins 2009 Aeroflot. Go China!

Feb-22-09		notyetagm: Aeroflot Open (2009)/Zhou Jianchao

Mar-06-09		Newmark: incredible. <Zhou Jianchao> is ranked 2612. he came third in the main open having been seeded 34th and he came sixth in the blitz event where he was seeded 42nd -- so he managed to qualify as a total outsider for the World Blitz Championship '09 to be held this November. also untitled <Yu Yangyi> came 13th ahead of a whole host of top players(!) http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... http://www.chessbase.de/nachrichten... http://russiachess.org/content/view... he will keep <WangY Ni Bu WangH Li> on their toes.... :)

Mar-06-09		Ladolcevita: ==http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... that chinese miss is GuXiaoBing,not JuWenJun.....

Mar-06-09		Ladolcevita: I heard from a chinese chess player that ZhouJianchao is the most diligent chess player in Chinese National Team,but not very much of a genius.Hmmm,I kinda like this style,diligence>talent.

Nov-04-09		Tabanus: After Aeroflot, in April 2009 he won the Chinese Zonal Tournament: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr214...

Nov-15-09		kurtrichards: Zhou Jianchao is competing/participating at World Blitz Championship 2009 in Moscow,Russia 16-18 Nov., with 21 other grandmasters including Kramnik,Carlsen,Aronian,Anand,Judith Polgar,Karpov,Kosteniuk,Karjakin,Gashimov,Leko, among others,to see who is the best at 5-minute chess. Good luck!

Nov-15-09		alexmagnus: Looks like he won't play - apparently because of schedule problems. Was replaced by Naiditsch.

Apr-29-10		Tabanus: 4th place in Asian Continental/Individual Ch (Subic Bay, Philippines) 21-29 April 2010: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr331...

Sep-04-10		Tabanus: Placed 4th in Campomanes Memorial (Philippines) 28 Aug. - 3 Sept. 2010: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr375...

Jul-07-11		plimko: Zhou Jianchao is the first National Rapid Chess Champion of the history. He defeated Ding Liren in the Final of the 1st Chinese Rapid Championship (rapid 1-0 and 0-1, blitz draw and draw, armageddon 1-0. Congrats http://biker60.wordpress.com/2011/0...

Aug-10-15		Penguincw: Zhou Jianchao qualifies for the 2015 World Cup via. a 5th place performance (6.5/9) at the 2015 Asian Continental Championship.

Apr-24-17		ketchuplover: Doing well in the Chinese Championships thus far

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