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European Individual Chess Championship 2026 | Boards 1-66 · Round 9

Kovalenko, Igor (2685)vsSamadov, Read (2508)1/2-1/2

English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line · 120 half-moves · 4/16/2026

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Longest thinks

Positions where players took the most time — the arrow shows the move actually played.

1

Kovalenko, Igor

White · Middlegame

25 min
Move 16: Re2Lichess ↗
2

Kovalenko, Igor

White · Middlegame

21 min
Move 20: Rf1Lichess ↗
3

Kovalenko, Igor

White · Middlegame

18 min
Move 19: h3Lichess ↗

Total time White

1h 46 min

Kovalenko, Igor

Total time Black

1h 57 min

Samadov, Read

Gap

10 min

Samadov, Read used more clock

Breakdown by phase

PhaseKovalenko, IgorSamadov, Read
Opening
15 moves
7m 6s
1m 25s / move
33 min
3m 4s / move
Middlegame
25 moves
1h 28 min
6m 50s / move
57 min
2m 38s / move
Endgame
20 moves
10 min
33s / move
25 min
1m 17s / move

Remaining clock

Time spent per move

Move-by-move details (120 half-moves)

#PhaseWhiteTimeBlackTime
1Open.c4Nf6
2Open.Nc3e5
3Open.Nf3Nc6
4Open.g3Bb43s
5Open.Bg2O-O
6Open.O-O13se42s
7Open.Ne157sBxc31m 55s
8Open.dxc3h65m 13s
9Open.Nc2d61m 33s
10Open.Ne3Re81m 31s
11Open.b31m 39sb64m 29s
12Open.a450sa53m 37s
13Open.Ra2Bb74m 2s
14Open.f43m 27sexf37m 45s
15Open.exf3Ne73m 36s
16MGRe225 minQd72m 24s
17MGRfe11m 19sRad85m 8s
18MGQd37m 47sQc86m 54s
19MGh318 minQa811 min
20MGRf121 minNg64m 11s
21MGQc2Ne51m 41s
22MGRef2d53m 2s
23MGcxd52m 40sNxd5
24MGNf5Ne77m 33s
25MGRe24m 23sNxf51m 25s
26MGQxf5Ng61m 2s
27MGRxe8+18sRxe8
28MGc448sRe22m 10s
29MGQd3Qe85s
30MGBd225sQe71m 5s
31MGRf2Re635s
32MGf42m 26sRd61m 27s
33MGQe2Bxg21m 10s
34MGKxg2Qxe22m 56s
35MGRxe2f544s
36MGb42m 38saxb4
37MGBxb4Rd435s
38MGRc2Nf822s
39MGa5bxa58s
40MGBxa51sNe62m 14s
41End.Be11m 26sKf73m 17s
42End.Bf27sRd32m 39s
43End.h41m 28sg54m 51s
44End.fxg511shxg52s
45End.hxg55sNxg548s
46End.Re22m 7sRc34m 46s
47End.c551sNe432s
48End.g411sNxf22m 8s
49End.Rxf25sRxc56s
50End.gxf54sKf627s
51End.Kg31m 36sRxf536s
52End.Rc23sc51m 41s
53End.Rf22m 10sKe52m 36s
54End.Rxf5+4sKxf51s
55End.Kf37sc46s
56End.Ke33sKe56s
57End.Kd24sKd44s
58End.Kc24sc32s
59End.Kc16sc211s
60End.Kxc22sKe532s