Davtyan, Arsen vs Laurent-Paoli, Pierre
European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 1-66 · Round 8.47 · 2026.04.05 · 1/2-1/2 · B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
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PGN
[Event "European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 1-66"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.05"]
[Round "8.47"]
[White "Davtyan, Arsen"]
[Black "Laurent-Paoli, Pierre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[WhiteFideId "13309315"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[BlackFideId "26017962"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:30:14] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:30:22] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:37] } 3. e5 { [%clk 1:30:46] } 3... c5 { [%clk 1:30:51] }
4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:08] } 4... Bg4 { [%clk 1:31:14] } 5. dxc5
{ [%clk 1:31:10] } 5... e6 { [%clk 1:31:35] } 6. b4 { [%clk 1:15:19] } 6... Ne7
{ [%clk 1:30:43] } 7. Bb5+ { [%clk 1:08:56] } 7... Nec6 { [%clk 1:26:57] } 8.
Bb2 { [%clk 1:01:21] } 8... a5 { [%clk 1:14:21] } 9. a3 { [%clk 0:55:27] } 9...
Be7 { [%clk 1:14:19] } 10. h3 { [%clk 0:42:55] } 10... Bh5 { [%clk 1:01:50] }
11. Nbd2 { [%clk 0:28:31] } 11... O-O { [%clk 1:01:01] } 12. c3
{ [%clk 0:23:21] } 12... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:58:29] } 13. Be2 { [%clk 0:23:32] }
13... Nxf3+ { [%clk 0:52:53] } 14. Bxf3 { [%clk 0:23:26] } 14... Bxf3
{ [%clk 0:52:42] } 15. Qxf3 { [%clk 0:23:38] } 15... b6 { [%clk 0:49:56] } 16.
cxb6 { [%clk 0:22:44] } 16... Qxb6 { [%clk 0:50:19] } 17. O-O
{ [%clk 0:22:31] } 17... Nd7 { [%clk 0:48:40] } 18. Rab1 { [%clk 0:16:26] }
18... Bg5 { [%clk 0:39:56] } 19. Bc1 { [%clk 0:12:18] } 19... Rfc8
{ [%clk 0:20:36] } 20. Nc4 { [%clk 0:05:10] } 20... Rxc4 { [%clk 0:20:22] } 21.
Bxg5 { [%clk 0:05:38] } 21... Rac8 { [%clk 0:18:46] } 22. Bd2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Be3 was best.[%clk 0:04:43] } 22... Nf6 { [%clk 0:16:44] } 23.
Be3 { [%clk 0:04:03] } 23... Qc7 { [%clk 0:16:30] } 24. bxa5 { [%clk 0:04:14] }
24... Qxa5 { [%clk 0:14:47] } 25. Bd4 { [%clk 0:04:43] } 25... Qxa3
{ [%clk 0:10:44] } 26. Rb7 { [%clk 0:03:44] } 26... Qf8 { [%clk 0:04:50] } 27.
Bxf6 { [%clk 0:02:56] } 27... gxf6 { [%clk 0:05:16] } 28. Re1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxf6 was best.[%clk 0:01:15] } 28... Qh6 { [%clk 0:03:49] } 29.
Re3 { [%clk 0:01:44] } 29... f5 $2 { Mistake. Qg5 was best.[%clk 0:02:54] }
30. Qg3+ { [%clk 0:00:47] } 30... Qg6 { [%clk 0:03:18] } 31. Qd6
{ [%clk 0:01:13] } 31... f4 { [%clk 0:03:08] } 32. Rf3 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 32...
Qf6 { [%clk 0:02:28] } 33. g3 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 33... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:33] }
34. Kh2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best.[%clk 0:00:39] } 34... R8c6 $2
{ Mistake. Rd8 was best.[%clk 0:01:22] } 35. Qd7 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 35... e5
{ [%clk 0:00:42] } 36. Qxd5 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 36... Rxc3 { [%clk 0:01:00] }
37. gxf4 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 37... R6c5 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 38. Qd1
{ [%clk 0:00:32] } 38... Rxf3 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 39. Qxf3 { [%clk 0:00:56] }
39... exf4 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 40. Rb4 { [%clk 0:31:08] } 40... Rf5
{ [%clk 0:30:37] } 41. Rc4 { [%clk 0:30:12] } 41... h5 { [%clk 0:29:17] } 42.
Ra4 { [%clk 0:25:12] } 42... Qe5 { [%clk 0:28:07] } 43. Rc4 { [%clk 0:22:40] }
43... Rf6 { [%clk 0:26:17] } 44. Qc3 { [%clk 0:20:46] } 44... Qxc3
{ [%clk 0:20:13] } 45. Rxc3 { [%clk 0:21:14] } 45... h4 { [%clk 0:19:59] } 46.
Kg2 { [%clk 0:21:00] } 46... Kg6 { [%clk 0:20:22] } 47. Kf3 { [%clk 0:20:57] }
47... Kg5 { [%clk 0:20:44] } 48. Rb3 { [%clk 0:20:45] } 48... Rc6
{ [%clk 0:20:32] } 49. Rb5+ { [%clk 0:20:44] } 49... f5 { [%clk 0:20:57] } 50.
Rb3 { [%clk 0:21:11] } 50... Rc4 { [%clk 0:20:55] } 51. Ra3 { [%clk 0:21:28] }
51... Rb4 { [%clk 0:20:28] } 52. Rc3 { [%clk 0:21:45] } 52... Rb1
{ [%clk 0:19:46] } 53. Ra3 { [%clk 0:22:06] } 53... Rh1 { [%clk 0:18:47] } 54.
Kg2 { [%clk 0:22:32] } 54... Rd1 { [%clk 0:19:09] } 55. Kf3 { [%clk 0:22:54] }
55... Rg1 { [%clk 0:19:26] } 56. Rb3 { [%clk 0:23:10] } 1/2-1/2