Can, Emre vs Davtyan, Arsen
European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 1-66 · Round 9 · 2026.04.05 · 0-1 · B45 Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation
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PGN
[Event "European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 1-66"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Can, Emre"]
[Black "Davtyan, Arsen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[WhiteFideId "6302181"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[BlackFideId "13309315"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "B45"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:05] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:10] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:44] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:31:33] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:08] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:02] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:33] } 6. Bf4 { [%clk 1:26:30] }
6... d6 { [%clk 1:31:42] } 7. Nxc6 { [%clk 1:17:59] } 7... bxc6
{ [%clk 1:32:07] } 8. Qd2 { [%clk 1:18:21] } 8... e5 { [%clk 1:24:32] } 9. Bg5
{ [%clk 1:08:53] } 9... h6 { [%clk 1:23:28] } 10. Bh4 { [%clk 1:09:16] } 10...
Be6 { [%clk 1:07:54] } 11. Be2 { [%clk 1:02:42] } 11... Rb8 { [%clk 1:03:19] }
12. b3 { [%clk 0:57:13] } 12... Rb7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. d5 was best.[%clk 0:53:07] } 13. Rd1 { [%clk 0:44:03] } 13...
Rd7 { [%clk 0:51:27] } 14. Bg3 { [%clk 0:43:39] } 14... Be7 { [%clk 0:46:38] }
15. O-O { [%clk 0:43:07] } 15... O-O { [%clk 0:46:51] } 16. h3
{ [%clk 0:43:15] } 16... Re8 { [%clk 0:38:16] } 17. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:36:06] }
17... Qb8 { [%clk 0:35:40] } 18. Bf3 { [%clk 0:35:20] } 18... Nh7
{ [%clk 0:29:26] } 19. Qd3 { [%clk 0:31:36] } 19... Rdd8 { [%clk 0:24:20] }
20. Bg4 { [%clk 0:28:41] } 20... Bxg4 { [%clk 0:22:55] } 21. hxg4
{ [%clk 0:29:08] } 21... Nf8 { [%clk 0:23:17] } 22. Na4 { [%clk 0:28:44] }
22... Ne6 { [%clk 0:23:21] } 23. Nb2 { [%clk 0:26:36] } 23... Qc8
{ [%clk 0:18:07] } 24. Nc4 { [%clk 0:26:15] } 24... Qc7 { [%clk 0:08:37] } 25.
Qc3 { [%clk 0:17:24] } 25... Rd7 { [%clk 0:04:59] } 26. Qa5 { [%clk 0:14:43] }
26... Qb7 { [%clk 0:05:09] } 27. Qc3 { [%clk 0:10:20] } 27... Qc7
{ [%clk 0:05:04] } 28. f3 { [%clk 0:10:26] } 28... Red8 { [%clk 0:04:22] } 29.
Ne3 { [%clk 0:05:36] } 29... Bg5 { [%clk 0:04:06] } 30. Nf5 { [%clk 0:04:12] }
30... Bf6 { [%clk 0:04:23] } 31. Qc4 { [%clk 0:03:22] } 31... Qb7
{ [%clk 0:04:10] } 32. Qf1 { [%clk 0:02:23] } 32... g6 { [%clk 0:02:21] } 33.
Ne3 { [%clk 0:02:44] } 33... Kg7 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 34. Nc4 { [%clk 0:02:41] }
34... Qc7 { [%clk 0:01:27] } 35. c3 { [%clk 0:02:45] } 35... Re8
{ [%clk 0:00:39] } 36. Rd2 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 36... Red8 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 37.
Qf2 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 37... Nf4 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 38. Bxf4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. b4 was best.[%clk 0:01:37] } 38... exf4 { [%clk 0:01:09] } 39.
Rd3 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 39... d5 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 40. Nd2 { [%clk 0:31:17] }
40... Qa5 { [%clk 0:30:36] } 41. e5 { [%clk 0:23:36] } 41... Be7
{ [%clk 0:30:03] } 42. b4 { [%clk 0:23:53] } 42... Qa6 { [%clk 0:26:41] } 43.
Rd4 { [%clk 0:16:51] } 43... c5 { [%clk 0:12:41] } 44. bxc5 { [%clk 0:17:06] }
44... Bxc5 { [%clk 0:13:08] } 45. Nb3 { [%clk 0:17:30] } 45... Bxd4
{ [%clk 0:13:22] } 46. cxd4 { [%clk 0:17:42] } 46... Re7 { [%clk 0:12:04] }
47. Nc5 { [%clk 0:17:48] } 47... Qb6 { [%clk 0:11:18] } 48. Qd2
{ [%clk 0:15:58] } 48... g5 { [%clk 0:11:43] } 49. Qd3 { [%clk 0:15:48] }
49... Qg6 { [%clk 0:10:40] } 50. Qa3 { [%clk 0:13:46] } 50... Qc2
{ [%clk 0:05:25] } 51. Rc1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best.[%clk 0:11:16] } 51...
Qd2 { [%clk 0:05:35] } 52. Nb3 { [%clk 0:11:41] } 52... Qe3+ { [%clk 0:06:01] }
53. Kh2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best.[%clk 0:12:08] } 53... Re6
{ [%clk 0:04:24] } 54. Qa5 { [%clk 0:07:43] } 54... Rh8 { [%clk 0:04:21] } 55.
Nc5 { [%clk 0:06:43] } 55... Rc6 { [%clk 0:02:47] } 56. Qc3 { [%clk 0:06:13] }
56... Qf2 { [%clk 0:02:14] } 57. Qc2 { [%clk 0:06:17] } 57... Qxd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qh4+ was best.[%clk 0:01:03] } 58. Qf5 { [%clk 0:06:31] } 58...
Rf8 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 59. Nb3 { [%clk 0:04:32] } 59... Qb6 { [%clk 0:01:04] }
60. Rxc6 { [%clk 0:04:26] } 60... Qxc6 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 61. Nd4
{ [%clk 0:04:49] } 61... Qb6 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 62. Qd3 { [%clk 0:05:09] }
62... Re8 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 63. Nf5+ { [%clk 0:05:16] } 63... Kg8
{ [%clk 0:01:03] } 64. Qc3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best.[%clk 0:05:20] }
64... Qe6 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 65. Qc7 { [%clk 0:05:16] } 65... Qxe5
{ [%clk 0:00:42] } 66. Qxa7 { [%clk 0:05:45] } 66... Qf6 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 67.
a4 { [%clk 0:05:59] } 67... h5 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 68. Qd7 { [%clk 0:06:21] }
68... Qe6 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 69. Qb5 { [%clk 0:06:50] } 69... hxg4
{ [%clk 0:01:18] } 70. fxg4 { [%clk 0:07:18] } 70... f3 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 71.
gxf3 { [%clk 0:07:33] } 71... Qe2+ { [%clk 0:01:08] } 72. Qxe2
{ [%clk 0:07:59] } 72... Rxe2+ { [%clk 0:01:37] } 73. Kg3 { [%clk 0:08:23] }
73... Kf8 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 0-1