The chess games of Zhou Jianchao

Zhou Jianchao
Number of games in database: 372
Years covered: 2005 to 2013
Last FIDE rating: 2607
Highest rating achieved in database: 2669
Overall record: +100 -52 =159 (57.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      61 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Slav (32)
    D15 D11 D10 D16 D17
King's Indian (23)
    E99 E81 E83 E94 E92
Queen's Gambit Declined (22)
    D38 D37 D30 D36 D39
English (16)
    A17 A15 A10 A18 A16
Nimzo Indian (13)
    E32 E31 E54 E37 E38
English, 1 c4 c5 (11)
    A30 A35 A34 A38

With the Black pieces:

Sicilian (67)
    B90 B94 B50 B92 B53
Sicilian Najdorf (32)
    B90 B94 B92 B96 B93
Grunfeld (22)
    D85 D86 D76 D94 D80
Ruy Lopez (16)
    C67 C65
Slav (13)
    D10 D17 D12 D18 D11
King's Indian (12)
    E98 E81 E91 E90 E77

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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Zhou Jianchao vs S Fedorchuk, 2005 1-0
   Yang Shen vs Zhou Jianchao, 2005 0-1
   Ding Liren vs Zhou Jianchao, 2010 0-1
   Wang Hao vs Zhou Jianchao, 2006 0-1
   A Volokitin vs Zhou Jianchao, 2007 0-1
   Zhou Jianchao vs V Fedoseev, 2011 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Asian Chess Championship (2005)
   World Junior Championship (2006)
   Asian Individual Championship (2007)
   6th Aeroflot Festival (2007)
   Lake Sevan (2008)
   8th Asian Continental Chess Championship (2009)
   1st Danzhou Tournament (2010)
   Chess Olympiad (2010)
   Chinese Championship (2010)
   Aeroflot Open (2011)
   Chinese Championship (2011)
   3rd HD Bank Cup (2013)

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ZHOU JIANCHAO
(born Jun-11-1988) China

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Zhou Juanchao was born in Shanghai. He learned to play chess at age six, and earned the GM title in 2006.

In 2009, Zhou Jianchao won the International Chess Zone Tournament (China) on tiebreak ahead of Wang Hao, 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. 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 Ni Hua, came =3rd-6th (4th on countback) at the Florencio Campomanes Memorial Tournament in August. He scored 5.5/9 (+4 -2 =3) in the Aeroflot Open (2011). 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. He came 3rd in the HD Bank Open in 2013 with 6.5/9.

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. Most recently he scored 5.5/8 on board 4 for China in the Chess Olympiad (2010). In the Chinese League, he plays for Shanghai Jianqiao Academy Team, and helped it to win the 2012 season.

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Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. A Aleksandrov vs Zhou Jianchao	1-0	53	2005	7th Dubai Open Chess Championship	E70 King's Indian
2. Zhou Jianchao vs Z Rahman	1-0	45	2005	Asian Chess Championship	A40 Queen's Pawn Game
3. M Vachier-Lagrave vs Zhou Jianchao	0-1	67	2005	China - France Youth Match	B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
4. Zhou Jianchao vs Li Shilong	½-½	52	2005	Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League	D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
5. Zhou Jianchao vs E Ghaem Maghami	½-½	36	2005	Asian Chess Championship	A04 Reti Opening
6. Zhou Jianchao vs Wu Wenjin	1-0	37	2005	Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League	D42 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3
7. Zhou Jianchao vs S Fedorchuk	1-0	40	2005	7th Dubai Open Chess Championship	E15 Queen's Indian
8. M R Venkatesh vs Zhou Jianchao	0-1	48	2005	Asian Chess Championship	B98 Sicilian, Najdorf
9. Zhou Jianchao vs R Fontaine	½-½	68	2005	China - France Youth Match	D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
10. Zhou Jianchao vs Potkin	1-0	36	2005	Aeroflot Open B	D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
11. Sadvakasov vs Zhou Jianchao	1-0	61	2005	Asian Chess Championship	B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
12. Zhou Jianchao vs Zhang Pengxiang	½-½	22	2005	Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League	D30 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. P Kotsur vs Zhou Jianchao	½-½	40	2005	7th Dubai Open Chess Championship	D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
14. Zhou Jianchao vs A Das	1-0	50	2005	Asian Chess Championship	D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
15. J Nogueiras vs Zhou Jianchao	0-1	38	2005	World Team Championship	D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
16. A Goloshchapov vs Zhou Jianchao	0-1	48	2005	Aeroflot Open B	B22 Sicilian, Alapin
17. Wang Yue vs Zhou Jianchao	1-0	65	2005	7th Dubai Open Chess Championship	D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
18. Zhou Jianchao vs Ni Hua	½-½	50	2005	Asian Chess Championship	D85 Grunfeld
19. Zhou Jianchao vs M Vachier-Lagrave	½-½	30	2005	China - France Youth Match	D85 Grunfeld
20. Zhou Jianchao vs E Ghaem Maghami	1-0	51	2005	7th Dubai Open Chess Championship	A59 Benko Gambit
21. S Suvrajit vs Zhou Jianchao	½-½	58	2005	Asian Chess Championship	E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
22. Yang Shen vs Zhou Jianchao	0-1	114	2005	World Team Championship	B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
23. Zhou Jianchao vs Cherniaev	1-0	46	2005	Aeroflot Open B	A80 Dutch
24. Zhou Jianchao vs Zhang Pengxiang	½-½	7	2005	7th Dubai Open Chess Championship	D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
25. M Kazhgaleyev vs Zhou Jianchao	½-½	39	2005	Asian Chess Championship	E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3)


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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...

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