TWIC is 29. First issue 17th September 1994.
Brighton Masters 2011 (9)
Yang Fan Zhou scores 9/9 in Brighton
IM Malcolm Pein - Wednesday 2nd March 2011
100& scores are very rare so when Yang Fan Zhou scored 9/9 in an event where he was third seed and seeking norms is a pretty special result. Malcolm Pein reports.
Yang Fan Zhou confirmed his growing promise with an incredible result at the e2e4 Brighton Masters closed tournament at the weekend. The Croydon schoolboy scored a perfect 9/9, defeating three titled players; GMs Alexander Cherniaev of Russia and Keith Arkell, and IM Jack Rudd. Yang Fan's result was more than good enough for his second IM norm and he will surely achieve his third soon and secure the title.
The tournament winner defeated endgame specialist Keith Arkell, in the endgame, but his best game was a crushing win over the Russian who had offered a draw when Yang Fan still needed 1/3 for the IM result.
Congratulations again to e2e4.org.uk for staging a tournament in a fine venue, the Barcelo Old Ship Hotel, with good playing conditions.
8.Qa4 seems bad: 8.Qb3 Bxg2 9.Bxd5 Bxd5 10.Qxb7 Nxd4 11.Qa6 Nc2+ 12.Ke2 Nxa1 seems nice for Black; 8.Qxf3 Qxf3 9.Nxf3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 gives White some small chances for an edge but his bishop pair are largely balanced by the weak pawn on d4 after 10...Nxd4 11.cxd4 a6.
A Cherniaev - YF Zhou
e2e4.org.uk Brighton Masters
Sicilian c3
1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.Bc4 Bxf3 8.Qa4 Bd1!
Yang Fan Zhou
 |  | | |  |  | | |
 | | | | | | | |
| |  | | | | | |
| | |  | | | | |
 | |  |  | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | |  | | | | |
 | | | |  | | | |
Alexander Cherniaev
Position after 8...Bd1!
9.Kxd1
(9.Bxd5?? Bxa4 with an extra knight)
9...Qxg2 10.Re1 e6 11.Be2 Qd5 12.Bf3 Qd7 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Qh4 Rd8
(Black is a pawn up with a safer king and 14...0-0-0 looks at least as good)
15.Qg5 Be7! 16.Qxg7 Rg8 17.Qh6 Ng4! 18.Bxg4
(18.Qxh7 Nxf2+ 19.Kc2 Rg7! 20.Qxg7?? Qd3+ 21.Kb3 Qb5+ 22.Kc2 Nb4+ 23.cxb4 Qd3#)
18...Rxg4
(White's awful king prevents him developing his queenside but Yang Fan still needs some nice tactics to force victory)
19.Qh3 Rg6 20.Kc2 Qd5 21.Ne4 f5 22.Nd2 Ne5 23.Qxh7 Qd3+
Yang Fan Zhou
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | |
Alexander Cherniaev
Position after 23...Qd3+
24.Kb3
(24.Kd1 Kd7!! 25.Rxe5 Rg1+ 26.Re1 Rdg8 wins)
24...Rg4 25.a3 Qd5+ 26.Kc2 Nd3 27.Qh5+ Kf8 28.Qh6+ Kf7 29.Qh7+ Rg7 30.Qh5+ Kg8 31.Rd1 Nxf2 32.Rf1 Ng4 33.Kb1 Bg5 34.Nb3 Bxc1 35.Ka2
(35.Nxc1 Ne3 36.Re1 Nc2! 37.Kxc2 Qd2+ 38.Kb3 Qxe1)
35...Bg5 36.Rfd1 Qb5 37.Rxd8+ Bxd8 38.Rd1 Bf6 39.Rd6 Rg5 40.Qh3 Qe5 41.Rd7 Rg7 0-1
Black doesn't play this well but the decisive blow is cute, Black's bishop is trapped as 18...Bxh6 19.Nc4 discovers an attack from the undeveloped bishop on c1.
YF Zhou - RJF Suarez
e2e4.org.uk Brighton Masters A
Sicilian Rossolimo
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.0-0 Bg7 6.Re1 d6 7.c3 f6 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nh6 10.Qc2 Qb6 11.Nbd2 Nf7 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.Ne3 Qb6 14.h4 0-0 15.h5 e5 16.d5 c5 17.Nh4 Nh8 18.h6 1-0
