Gikas, Andreas Basilius vs Davtyan, Arsen
European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 127-186 · Round 1.141 · 2026.04.07 · 0-1 · B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
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PGN
[Event "European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 127-186"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.07"]
[Round "1.141"]
[White "Gikas, Andreas Basilius"]
[Black "Davtyan, Arsen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[WhiteElo "2072"]
[WhiteFideId "4623509"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[BlackFideId "13309315"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:19:53] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:30:26] } 2. d4 { [%clk 0:19:59] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:52] } 3. e5 { [%clk 0:19:53] } 3... Bf5 { [%clk 1:31:17] }
4. h4 { [%clk 0:19:17] } 4... h5 { [%clk 1:31:42] } 5. c4 { [%clk 0:19:10] }
5... e6 { [%clk 1:31:59] } 6. Nc3 { [%clk 0:19:07] } 6... dxc4
{ [%clk 1:31:32] } 7. Bxc4 { [%clk 0:19:28] } 7... Nd7 { [%clk 1:31:52] } 8.
Bg5 { [%clk 0:13:11] } 8... Be7 { [%clk 1:31:23] } 9. Bxe7 { [%clk 0:09:21] }
9... Nxe7 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 10. Nge2 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 10... Ng6
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 11. g3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 11... Qb6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 12.
Bd3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 12... Ne7 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 13. Ne4 { [%clk 0:00:00] }
13... Bxe4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 14. Bxe4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 14... Rd8
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 15. Qc2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 15...
c5 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 16. dxc5 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 16... Qb4+
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 17. Nc3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 17... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:00:00] }
18. O-O { [%clk 0:00:00] } 18... O-O { [%clk 0:00:00] } 19. Qe2
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 19... Qxc5 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 20. Qxh5 { [%clk 0:00:00] }
20... f5 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 21. Bxb7 $4
{ Blunder. Bg2 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 21... Rd3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 22. Kh1
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 22... Ng4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 23. Rae1 $2
{ Mistake. Ne4 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 23... Qc7 $2
{ Mistake. Nxf2+ was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 24. Be4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 24... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 25. Qe2 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 25... fxe4 26. Nxe4
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 26... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 27. Qxe4 { [%clk 0:00:00] }
27... Rd6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 28. Kg1 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 28... Nf5
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 29. Rd1 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 29... Rb6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 30.
Rd2 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 30... Qf7 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 31. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:00:00] }
31... Qf6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 32. b3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 32... Ne7
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 33. Qd4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 33... Qf5 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 34.
Re1 Nd5 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 35. Rde2 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 35... Rf7
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 36. Re5 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 36... Qf6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 37.
R5e4 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 37... Qg6 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 38. Rg4 $2
{ Mistake. h5 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 38... Qf5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 39. Rg5 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 39...
Qf3 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 40. Rge5 { [%clk 0:00:00] } 40... Rf6 { [%clk 0:00:00] }
41. R5e4 $4 { Blunder. Qb2 was best.[%clk 0:00:00] } 41... Rb4
{ [%clk 0:00:00] } 0-1