Davtyan, Arsen vs Donchenko, Alexander
European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 1-66 · Round 2.7 · 2026.04.05 · 1/2-1/2 · B92 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky Variation
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PGN
[Event "European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 1-66"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.05"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Davtyan, Arsen"]
[Black "Donchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[WhiteFideId "13309315"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[BlackFideId "24603295"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "B92"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:20] }
2... d6 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:21] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:32:09] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:44] } 5.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:33] } 5... a6 { [%clk 1:32:02] } 6. Be2 { [%clk 1:32:57] }
6... e5 { [%clk 1:31:22] } 7. Nb3 { [%clk 1:33:20] } 7... Be7
{ [%clk 1:30:33] } 8. g4 { [%clk 1:33:41] } 8... h6 { [%clk 1:24:17] } 9. h4
{ [%clk 1:34:06] } 9... Be6 { [%clk 1:18:22] } 10. Be3 { [%clk 1:34:28] } 10...
Nbd7 { [%clk 1:10:55] } 11. Rg1 { [%clk 1:34:47] } 11... Nh7 { [%clk 1:00:18] }
12. Qd2 { [%clk 1:35:00] } 12... Bxh4 { [%clk 0:58:53] } 13. Qxd6
{ [%clk 1:35:20] } 13... Be7 { [%clk 0:56:06] } 14. Qd3 { [%clk 1:34:32] }
14... Bg5 { [%clk 0:54:32] } 15. O-O-O { [%clk 1:28:39] } 15... Bxe3+
{ [%clk 0:52:04] } 16. Qxe3 { [%clk 1:27:56] } 16... Qg5 { [%clk 0:52:08] }
17. Nd5 { [%clk 1:25:29] } 17... Rc8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxe3+ was best.[%clk 0:49:26] } 18. Na5 { [%clk 1:03:04] } 18...
Qxe3+ { [%clk 0:43:50] } 19. Nxe3 { [%clk 1:00:24] } 19... b6
{ [%clk 0:35:44] } 20. Nac4 { [%clk 0:42:12] } 20... O-O { [%clk 0:35:50] } 21.
Rxd7 { [%clk 0:20:33] } 21... Bxd7 { [%clk 0:35:43] } 22. Nxb6
{ [%clk 0:20:59] } 22... Rcd8 { [%clk 0:31:30] } 23. Nxd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxa6 was best.[%clk 0:20:53] } 23... Rxd7 { [%clk 0:31:58] } 24.
Bxa6 { [%clk 0:21:18] } 24... Ng5 { [%clk 0:30:40] } 25. Bd3 { [%clk 0:20:29] }
25... Ra8 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best.[%clk 0:29:02] } 26. a3
{ [%clk 0:19:47] } 26... Rd4 { [%clk 0:20:38] } 27. Nf5 { [%clk 0:17:51] }
27... Rd7 { [%clk 0:20:36] } 28. Ne3 { [%clk 0:14:55] } 28... Rd4
{ [%clk 0:21:04] } 29. Nf5 { [%clk 0:12:11] } 29... Rd7 { [%clk 0:21:33] } 30.
Ne3 $2 { Mistake. Bc4 was best.[%clk 0:07:55] } 1/2-1/2