Sanikidze, Tornike vs Ghazaryan, Raffi
European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 127-186 · Round 1.138 · 2026.04.07 · 1-0 · A14 English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined
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PGN
[Event "European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 127-186"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.07"]
[Round "1.138"]
[White "Sanikidze, Tornike"]
[Black "Ghazaryan, Raffi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[WhiteFideId "13602608"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2079"]
[BlackFideId "13308505"]
[ECO "A14"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]
1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:03] } 2. g3 { [%clk 1:30:27] }
2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:19] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 3... e6
{ [%clk 1:30:32] } 4. O-O { [%clk 1:31:12] } 4... Be7 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 5. c4
{ [%clk 1:31:36] } 5... O-O { [%clk 1:31:21] } 6. b3 { [%clk 1:31:54] } 6... d4
{ [%clk 1:29:25] } 7. e3 { [%clk 1:32:17] } 7... c5 { [%clk 1:28:21] } 8. Ne5
{ [%clk 1:32:40] } 8... Qc7 { [%clk 1:27:07] } 9. f4 { [%clk 1:28:32] } 9...
Nbd7 { [%clk 1:24:49] } 10. Nd3 { [%clk 1:28:55] } 10... e5 { [%clk 1:10:44] }
11. Bb2 { [%clk 1:22:04] } 11... Rd8 { [%clk 0:59:03] } 12. Na3
{ [%clk 1:03:22] } 12... a6 { [%clk 0:49:11] } 13. Nc2 { [%clk 1:03:25] }
13... Rb8 $6 { Inaccuracy. e4 was best.[%clk 0:42:10] } 14. fxe5
{ [%clk 0:51:21] } 14... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:42:17] } 15. Nxe5 { [%clk 0:51:43] }
15... Qxe5 { [%clk 0:42:39] } 16. exd4 { [%clk 0:51:37] } 16... cxd4
{ [%clk 0:42:23] } 17. b4 { [%clk 0:50:58] } 17... Bf5 { [%clk 0:27:35] } 18.
d3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best.[%clk 0:45:36] } 18... Bg6 { [%clk 0:24:11] }
19. Rf4 { [%clk 0:39:04] } 19... Qg5 { [%clk 0:17:58] } 20. Qf3
{ [%clk 0:20:56] } 20... Nh5 { [%clk 0:09:04] } 21. Rxd4 { [%clk 0:20:59] }
21... Bf6 { [%clk 0:03:33] } 22. Rxd8+ { [%clk 0:20:05] } 22... Rxd8
{ [%clk 0:03:59] } 23. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:20:24] } 23... Nxf6 { [%clk 0:04:16] }
24. Ne1 $2 { Mistake. Qe3 was best.[%clk 0:20:49] } 24... Qe5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best.[%clk 0:04:16] } 25. Rb1 { [%clk 0:21:13] } 25...
Qc3 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 26. Bf1 { [%clk 0:20:18] } 26... Re8 { [%clk 0:01:10] }
27. Ng2 { [%clk 0:20:08] } 27... Bh5 $2
{ Mistake. Qc2 was best.[%clk 0:00:37] } 28. Qf2 { [%clk 0:20:15] } 28... Bg6
$6 { Inaccuracy. a5 was best.[%clk 0:00:34] } 29. Qb2 { [%clk 0:20:17] } 29...
Qxb2 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 30. Rxb2 { [%clk 0:20:43] } 30... Ng4
{ [%clk 0:00:53] } 31. d4 { [%clk 0:16:25] } 31... Be4 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 32.
Be2 { [%clk 0:15:23] } 32... Nh6 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 33. Ne3 { [%clk 0:14:09] }
33... f5 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 34. Kf2 { [%clk 0:11:32] } 34... g5
{ [%clk 0:01:12] } 35. Bf3 { [%clk 0:11:55] } 35... f4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best.[%clk 0:00:48] } 36. gxf4 { [%clk 0:12:12] } 36...
gxf4 { [%clk 0:01:10] } 37. Nd5 { [%clk 0:12:16] } 37... Kg7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best.[%clk 0:01:01] } 38. Re2 { [%clk 0:12:20] } 1-0