Ghazaryan, Raffi vs Tymrakiewicz, Rafal
European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 187-251 · Round 4.187 · 2026.04.05 · 1-0 · C74 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense
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PGN
[Event "European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 187-251"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.05"]
[Round "4.187"]
[White "Ghazaryan, Raffi"]
[Black "Tymrakiewicz, Rafal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[WhiteElo "2079"]
[WhiteFideId "13308505"]
[BlackElo "2216"]
[BlackFideId "1108832"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[ECO "C74"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:29:29] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:11] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:29:52] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:31:37] } 3... a6
{ [%clk 1:29:55] } 4. Ba4 { [%clk 1:31:58] } 4... d6 { [%clk 1:30:05] } 5. c3
{ [%clk 1:31:41] } 5... g5 $6 { Inaccuracy. f5 was best.[%clk 1:28:36] } 6. h3
{ [%clk 1:25:10] } 6... g4 { [%clk 1:14:52] } 7. hxg4 { [%clk 1:25:15] } 7...
Bxg4 { [%clk 1:15:20] } 8. d4 { [%clk 1:23:24] } 8... Bg7 { [%clk 0:48:57] } 9.
Be3 { [%clk 1:17:11] } 9... Ne7 $6 { Inaccuracy. b5 was best.[%clk 0:46:52] }
10. Nbd2 $6 { Inaccuracy. d5 was best.[%clk 0:58:23] } 10... h5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. exd4 was best.[%clk 0:36:47] } 11. Qc2 { [%clk 0:46:38] } 11...
Kf8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best.[%clk 0:19:13] } 12. dxe5 { [%clk 0:40:10] }
12... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:15:34] } 13. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:35:45] } 13... dxe5
{ [%clk 0:15:13] } 14. f3 { [%clk 0:33:38] } 14... Be6 { [%clk 0:15:23] } 15.
O-O-O { [%clk 0:33:39] } 15... Qc8 { [%clk 0:14:26] } 16. Bb3
{ [%clk 0:24:46] } 16... b6 { [%clk 0:10:13] } 17. g3 { [%clk 0:23:39] } 17...
Bxb3 { [%clk 0:02:11] } 18. Qxb3 { [%clk 0:23:33] } 18... Qe6
{ [%clk 0:02:15] } 19. Qa4 { [%clk 0:14:11] } 19... Kg8 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 20.
f4 { [%clk 0:14:01] } 20... Qc6 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 21. Qc2 { [%clk 0:13:09] }
21... Re8 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 22. Nf3 $2
{ Mistake. Rde1 was best.[%clk 0:09:22] } 22... Nf5 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 23. Bf2
{ [%clk 0:06:33] } 23... Nd6 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 24. fxe5 { [%clk 0:04:09] }
24... Nc4 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best.[%clk 0:00:42] } 25. Nd4
{ [%clk 0:03:41] } 25... Qg6 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 26. Nf5 { [%clk 0:03:20] }
26... Nxe5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best.[%clk 0:00:39] } 27. Kb1
{ [%clk 0:02:22] } 27... Bf8 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 28. Bd4 { [%clk 0:02:08] }
28... Qc6 $6 { Inaccuracy. c5 was best.[%clk 0:00:35] } 29. Qe2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g4 was best.[%clk 0:01:56] } 29... b5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rh7 was best.[%clk 0:00:32] } 30. Rde1 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 30...
Qg6 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rh7 was best.[%clk 0:00:55] } 31. g4 { [%clk 0:01:24] }
31... hxg4 $6 { Inaccuracy. h4 was best.[%clk 0:00:46] } 32. Rxh8+
{ [%clk 0:01:43] } 32... Kxh8 { [%clk 0:01:15] } 33. Bxe5+ { [%clk 0:02:04] }
33... Kg8 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 34. Qh2 { [%clk 0:02:16] } 34... f6
{ [%clk 0:01:12] } 35. Bxc7 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 35... b4 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 36.
cxb4 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 36... Bxb4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qh7 was best.[%clk 0:00:19] } 37. Rh1 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 37...
Rxe4 $2 { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best.[%clk 0:01:03] } 38. Qh8+
{ [%clk 0:01:30] } 38... Kf7 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 39. Rh7+ { [%clk 0:01:46] }
39... Qxh7 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 40. Qxh7+ { [%clk 0:32:05] } 40... Ke6
{ [%clk 0:31:25] } 41. Ng7+ { [%clk 0:31:56] } 41... Kd5 { [%clk 0:31:51] } 42.
Qf5+ { [%clk 0:32:23] } 42... Kd4 { [%clk 0:32:06] } 43. Bb6+
{ [%clk 0:32:53] } 43... Kd3 { [%clk 0:32:19] } 44. Qd5+ { [%clk 0:33:22] } 1-0