Player profile

Zhou, Jianchao

Standard: 2556 Rapid: 2574 Blitz: 2508 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 8603537 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: USA Sex: M Birth Year: 1988 Age: 38
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 258 Wins: 137 (53%) Draws: 109 (42%) Losses: 12 (5%)
Dossier

249 of 258 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 95.3%
Opened Nf3: 39/92Opened d4: 27/92Opened c4: 18/92Opened e4: 8/92
Castled kingside: 128Same-side castling: 120Did not castle: 32Opposite-side castling: 15Castled queenside: 14
Played on the queenside: 72Fianchettoed queenside: 55Fianchettoed kingside: 43Played in the center: 38Played on the kingside: 32
Active pieces: 126Initiated exchanges: 123Backward pawn: 114Kept the bishop pair: 106Space advantage: 104Sacrificed material: 102Isolated pawn: 74Avoided exchanges: 24Accepted short draws: 14Played gambits: 13
Openings

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As White 95 games 53W 40D 2L
English Opening 31 games 19W 12D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 15 games 10W 5D 0L
King's Knight Variation 13 games 8W 5D 0L
Anglo-Grünfeld Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anti-Anti-Grünfeld 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Agincourt Defense 8 games 3W 5D 0L
(unspecified) 7 games 3W 4D 0L
Wimpy System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 5 games 4W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Three Knights System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Four Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Mikenas-Carls Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 12 games 10W 2D 0L
Orthodox Variation 4 games 3W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Positional Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Karpov System 3 games 3W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Semi-Averbakh System 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Normal Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Standard Development 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rare Defenses 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Opening 11 games 3W 7D 1L
(unspecified) 10 games 3W 6D 1L
(unspecified) 10 games 3W 6D 1L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 7 games 2W 5D 0L
Exchange Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Positional Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Reshevsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Three Knights Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Ragozin Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Alekhine Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 7 games 4W 3D 0L
Classical Variation 7 games 4W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 5 games 3W 2D 0L
Noa Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Berlin Variation, Pirc Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sicilian Defense 7 games 2W 4D 1L
Najdorf Variation 3 games 0W 2D 1L
English Attack 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Closed 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Traditional 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Carlsen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated Dragon 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Maróczy Bind 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Réti Opening 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Gurevich System 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Original Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Short Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Double Fianchetto 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pachman System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 1W 1D 0L
London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petrov's Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Mexican Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Andersson Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benoni Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Morphy Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anderssen Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
As Black 87 games 43W 40D 4L
Sicilian Defense 53 games 27W 24D 2L
Najdorf Variation 15 games 4W 9D 2L
Adams Attack 5 games 1W 3D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Opocensky Variation, Traditional Line 3 games 1W 2D 0L
English Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Zagreb Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Lipnitsky Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Taimanov Variation 10 games 5W 5D 0L
Bastrikov Variation, English Attack 5 games 3W 2D 0L
Bastrikov Variation 4 games 2W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kan Variation 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alapin Variation 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Smith-Morra Declined 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Stoltz Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Godiva Variation 4 games 2W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Closed 4 games 3W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Traditional 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Modern Variations 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
O'Kelly Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Réti System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Delayed Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Czerniak Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 7 games 4W 3D 0L
Orthodox Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Glek Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Semi-Averbakh System 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Karpov System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Averbakh Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Makogonov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 6 games 4W 2D 0L
Exchange Variation 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Positional Variation 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Lasker Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Tartakower Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Yates Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petrosian Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Dutch Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Stonewall Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rapport-Jobava System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Two Knights Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Bishop's Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Euwe Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Benoni Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Dzindzi-Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
East Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Smyslov Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Semi-Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chigorin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 393

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2023.06.16 · 37... Qa8 (−95.1% win chance) 1-0
Jianchao Zhou
Derek Wu
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2023.06.16 · 39... Ke7 (−95.1% win chance) 1-0
Jianchao Zhou
Derek Wu
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2023.06.16 · 38... Qc6 (−47.5% win chance) 1-0
Jianchao Zhou
Derek Wu
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2025.10.31 · 47... Qe2 (−41.8% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Zhou, Jianchao
Kevin Zhao
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Games Showing all 258 games
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