David Navara vs Maksim Chigaev

European Blitz 2017, 2017 · Result ½–½ · Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line (B85).

Maksim Chigaev2555½

David Navara2740½

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Game details

White: David Navara (2740)
Black: Maksim Chigaev (2555)
Result: ½–½
Event: European Blitz 2017
Year: 2017
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line (B85)

About this chess game

This chess game between David Navara (2740) and Maksim Chigaev (2555) was played at European Blitz 2017 in 2017 and finished ½–½. The opening was the Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line (B85). You can replay the full game move by move on the interactive board above, or open it on the CipherChess analysis board to study every move with the Stockfish engine.

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Who won David Navara vs Maksim Chigaev?

David Navara vs Maksim Chigaev (2017) finished ½–½, and the game was drawn.

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The game opened with the Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Main Line (ECO B85).

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