Ivanchuk, Vasyl vs Davtyan, Arsen
European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 1-66 · Round 3.37 · 2026.04.05 · 1-0 · D58 Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense
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PGN
[Event "European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 1-66"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.05"]
[Round "3.37"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vasyl"]
[Black "Davtyan, Arsen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[WhiteFideId "14100010"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[BlackFideId "13309315"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "D58"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]
1. c4 { [%clk 1:30:30] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:29:43] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:52] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:29:10] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 1:29:35] }
4. Bg5 { [%clk 1:31:42] } 4... Be7 { [%clk 1:29:26] } 5. e3 { [%clk 1:30:45] }
5... h6 { [%clk 1:29:10] } 6. Bh4 { [%clk 1:30:18] } 6... O-O
{ [%clk 1:29:28] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:42] } 7... b6 { [%clk 1:28:25] } 8. Be2
{ [%clk 1:29:43] } 8... Bb7 { [%clk 1:24:25] } 9. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:28:43] } 9...
Bxf6 { [%clk 1:24:51] } 10. cxd5 { [%clk 1:29:09] } 10... exd5
{ [%clk 1:25:17] } 11. b4 { [%clk 1:29:29] } 11... c6 { [%clk 1:14:09] } 12.
O-O { [%clk 1:29:48] } 12... Nd7 { [%clk 1:13:45] } 13. Qb3 { [%clk 1:29:30] }
13... Be7 { [%clk 0:52:44] } 14. b5 { [%clk 1:18:40] } 14... Nf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best.[%clk 0:51:13] } 15. bxc6 { [%clk 1:11:53] } 15...
Bxc6 { [%clk 0:51:40] } 16. Rfc1 { [%clk 0:59:04] } 16... Bb7
{ [%clk 0:30:29] } 17. a4 { [%clk 0:48:08] } 17... Ne4 { [%clk 0:22:06] } 18.
a5 { [%clk 0:45:11] } 18... Rc8 { [%clk 0:09:12] } 19. Nxe4 { [%clk 0:30:12] }
19... dxe4 { [%clk 0:09:13] } 20. Ne5 { [%clk 0:30:40] } 20... Rxc1+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best.[%clk 0:07:21] } 21. Rxc1 { [%clk 0:31:05] } 21...
Bd5 { [%clk 0:03:51] } 22. Qb5 { [%clk 0:27:46] } 22... Qd6 { [%clk 0:02:36] }
23. Nc6 { [%clk 0:21:48] } 23... Bg5 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 24. a6
{ [%clk 0:14:00] } 24... Qa3 { [%clk 0:01:07] } 25. Rf1 { [%clk 0:11:00] }
25... Bxc6 $2 { Mistake. Qd6 was best.[%clk 0:00:50] } 26. Qxc6
{ [%clk 0:11:28] } 26... Bxe3 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 27. fxe3 { [%clk 0:11:53] }
27... Qxe3+ { [%clk 0:01:11] } 28. Rf2 { [%clk 0:12:19] } 28... Qxd4
{ [%clk 0:01:25] } 29. g3 { [%clk 0:12:06] } 29... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 30.
Bc4 { [%clk 0:08:22] } 30... e3 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 31. Rxf7 { [%clk 0:08:33] }
31... Kh8 $6 { Inaccuracy. e2+ was best.[%clk 0:00:39] } 32. Be2
{ [%clk 0:05:53] } 32... Qb2 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 33. Qf3 { [%clk 0:04:40] }
33... Kg8 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 34. Rxa7 { [%clk 0:03:53] } 34... Qc1+
{ [%clk 0:00:50] } 35. Kg2 { [%clk 0:03:49] } 35... Rf8 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb2 was best.[%clk 0:01:16] } 36. Ra8
{ [%clk 0:04:15] } 1-0