Ghazaryan, Raffi vs Balaji, Aaravamudhan
European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 127-186 · Round 2.149 · 2026.04.05 · 1/2-1/2 · A26 English Opening: King's English Variation, Closed System, Full Symmetry
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PGN
[Event "European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 127-186"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.05"]
[Round "2.149"]
[White "Ghazaryan, Raffi"]
[Black "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[WhiteElo "2079"]
[WhiteFideId "13308505"]
[BlackElo "2301"]
[BlackFideId "436224"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "A26"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-05-04"]
1. c4 { [%clk 1:30:52] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:11] }
2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:31:18] } 3... g6 { [%clk 1:31:29] }
4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:31:30] } 4... Bg7 { [%clk 1:31:53] } 5. d3 { [%clk 1:31:36] }
5... d6 { [%clk 1:31:58] } 6. Rb1 { [%clk 1:31:39] } 6... a5 { [%clk 1:32:22] }
7. a3 { [%clk 1:31:59] } 7... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:46] } 8. e4 { [%clk 1:26:22] }
8... Be6 { [%clk 1:17:59] } 9. Nge2 { [%clk 1:25:20] } 9... Qd7
{ [%clk 1:17:20] } 10. b4 { [%clk 1:18:33] } 10... axb4 { [%clk 1:15:53] } 11.
axb4 { [%clk 1:17:53] } 11... Bh3 { [%clk 1:13:34] } 12. O-O { [%clk 1:15:15] }
12... O-O { [%clk 0:57:06] } 13. b5 { [%clk 1:03:09] } 13... Bxg2
{ [%clk 0:53:11] } 14. Kxg2 { [%clk 1:02:27] } 14... Nd8 { [%clk 0:53:17] } 15.
f4 { [%clk 0:56:03] } 15... Ne6 { [%clk 0:45:24] } 16. f5 { [%clk 0:49:16] }
16... Nc5 { [%clk 0:45:20] } 17. h3 { [%clk 0:41:36] } 17... h5
{ [%clk 0:28:39] } 18. Bg5 { [%clk 0:37:30] } 18... c6 { [%clk 0:15:48] } 19.
Qd2 { [%clk 0:34:17] } 19... Nh7 { [%clk 0:14:14] } 20. Be3 { [%clk 0:31:08] }
20... Qe7 { [%clk 0:14:17] } 21. g4 { [%clk 0:26:15] } 21... hxg4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best.[%clk 0:03:25] } 22. hxg4 { [%clk 0:26:22] } 22...
Qh4 { [%clk 0:03:50] } 23. Rf3 { [%clk 0:23:14] } 23... Qd8 { [%clk 0:00:37] }
24. Rh1 { [%clk 0:21:38] } 24... Nb3 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 25. Qe1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best.[%clk 0:12:58] } 25... Nd4 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 26.
Rfh3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best.[%clk 0:10:37] } 26... Nc2
{ [%clk 0:01:11] } 27. Qd2 { [%clk 0:06:45] } 27... Nxe3+ { [%clk 0:01:36] }
28. Qxe3 { [%clk 0:07:02] } 28... Ng5 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 29. Rh4
{ [%clk 0:06:43] } 29... Bf6 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 30. Ng1 { [%clk 0:05:17] }
30... Ra1 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 31. Nf3 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 31... Nxf3
{ [%clk 0:00:51] } 32. Qxf3 { [%clk 0:01:14] } 32... Bxh4 { [%clk 0:00:52] }
33. Rxa1 { [%clk 0:01:39] } 33... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 34. Rf1
{ [%clk 0:01:00] } 34... Bf6 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 35. Nd1 { [%clk 0:01:07] }
35... Qe7 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 36. Nf2 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 36... Rh8
{ [%clk 0:00:35] } 37. Nh3 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 37... Bh4 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 38.
Qe3 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 38... Qc7 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 39. b6 { [%clk 0:00:46] }
39... Qd8 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 40. g5 { [%clk 0:30:43] } 40... Qa8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best.[%clk 0:30:34] } 41. Qe2 { [%clk 0:19:58] } 41...
Qa5 $4 { Blunder. gxf5 was best.[%clk 0:24:36] } 42. fxg6 { [%clk 0:11:35] }
42... fxg6 { [%clk 0:23:50] } 43. Qg4 $4
{ Blunder. Qf3 was best.[%clk 0:04:25] } 43... Qd2+ { [%clk 0:22:48] } 44. Kg1
{ [%clk 0:04:22] } 44... Qe3+ { [%clk 0:22:40] } 45. Kg2 { [%clk 0:04:41] }
45... Qd2+ { [%clk 0:22:24] } 46. Kg1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best.[%clk 0:04:42] } 46... Qe3+ { [%clk 0:21:20] }
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