Zhandaulet, Aldiyar vs Sonis, Francesco
2026 Charlotte February Open · Round 3 · 2026.02.20 · 0-1 · A32 Nimzo-Indian Defense
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PGN
[Event "2026 Charlotte February Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhandaulet, Aldiyar"]
[Black "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[WhiteElo "1900"]
[WhiteFideId "13727184"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[BlackFideId "895733"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "A32"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:50:14] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:50:09] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:50:15] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:50:13] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:50:07] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:50:18] } 4. Bd2 { [%clk 1:49:50] } 4... c5 { [%clk 1:50:15] } 5. Nf3
{ [%clk 1:49:00] } 5... cxd4 { [%clk 1:49:57] } 6. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:49:03] } 6...
O-O { [%clk 1:50:03] } 7. e3 { [%clk 1:47:10] } 7... Nc6 { [%clk 1:49:56] } 8.
a3 { [%clk 1:45:08] } 8... Bc5 { [%clk 1:49:21] } 9. Nxc6 { [%clk 1:44:20] }
9... bxc6 { [%clk 1:49:26] } 10. b4 { [%clk 1:40:22] } 10... Bd6
{ [%clk 1:49:11] } 11. Bd3 { [%clk 1:38:13] } 11... c5 { [%clk 1:48:22] } 12.
Ne4 { [%clk 1:27:18] } 12... Be5 { [%clk 1:48:12] } 13. Rb1 { [%clk 1:27:06] }
13... Bb7 $2 { Mistake. Nxe4 was best.[%clk 1:44:20] } 14. Qc2 $4
{ Blunder. Nxc5 was best.[%clk 1:23:39] } 14... Bxe4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best.[%clk 1:39:48] } 15. Bxe4 { [%clk 1:23:40] } 15...
d5 { [%clk 1:39:52] } 16. cxd5 { [%clk 1:17:32] } 16... exd5
{ [%clk 1:39:52] } 17. Bf3 { [%clk 1:17:09] } 17... cxb4 { [%clk 1:32:55] } 18.
axb4 { [%clk 1:16:34] } 18... Rc8 { [%clk 1:31:22] } 19. Qa2 { [%clk 1:03:34] }
19... Rc4 { [%clk 1:08:50] } 20. Be2 { [%clk 0:48:56] } 20... Rc7
{ [%clk 1:08:46] } 21. O-O { [%clk 0:46:33] } 21... Ne4 { [%clk 1:06:47] } 22.
Bf3 { [%clk 0:45:03] } 22... Rc6 { [%clk 1:00:39] } 23. g3 { [%clk 0:38:42] }
23... Qd7 { [%clk 0:57:28] } 24. Bg2 { [%clk 0:35:03] } 24... h5
{ [%clk 0:54:10] } 25. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:32:05] } 25... Rd6 { [%clk 0:43:01] } 26.
b5 { [%clk 0:21:36] } 26... Rd8 { [%clk 0:42:55] } 27. Bb4 { [%clk 0:16:51] }
27... Nc3 { [%clk 0:43:00] } 28. Bxc3 { [%clk 0:16:58] } 28... Bxc3
{ [%clk 0:43:07] } 29. h4 { [%clk 0:15:07] } 29... d4 { [%clk 0:43:10] } 30.
exd4 { [%clk 0:14:38] } 30... Bxd4 { [%clk 0:43:15] } 31. Re1
{ [%clk 0:10:57] } 31... Qf5 { [%clk 0:41:15] } 32. Re4 { [%clk 0:07:40] }
32... Rf6 { [%clk 0:31:46] } 33. Rf4 { [%clk 0:07:12] } 33... Qd3
{ [%clk 0:31:44] } 34. Rxf6 { [%clk 0:06:39] } 34... gxf6 { [%clk 0:31:44] }
35. Qb3 { [%clk 0:04:58] } 35... Qf5 { [%clk 0:31:48] } 36. Rf1
{ [%clk 0:04:53] } 36... Bb6 { [%clk 0:31:39] } 37. Qb2 { [%clk 0:02:08] }
37... Kg7 { [%clk 0:30:25] } 38. Kh2 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 38... Rd4
{ [%clk 0:30:07] } 39. Qe2 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 39... Rb4 { [%clk 0:29:59] } 40.
Bc6 { [%clk 0:01:36] } 40... Bd4 { [%clk 0:29:16] } 41. Kg2 { [%clk 0:01:28] }
41... Rb2 { [%clk 0:29:15] } 42. Qf3 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 42... Qe5
{ [%clk 0:29:19] } 43. Qd3 { [%clk 0:01:10] } 43... Bb6 { [%clk 0:29:04] } 44.
Qf3 { [%clk 0:01:11] } 44... Qc5 { [%clk 0:29:07] } 45. g4 { [%clk 0:00:41] }
45... Rb4 { [%clk 0:27:47] } 46. gxh5 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 46... f5
{ [%clk 0:27:54] } 47. h6+ { [%clk 0:00:35] } 47... Kh8 { [%clk 0:21:49] } 48.
Rd1 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 48... Rg4+ { [%clk 0:21:02] } 49. Kh3 $4
{ Blunder. Kf1 was best.[%clk 0:00:20] } 49... Qe7 { [%clk 0:20:48] } 50. Qc3+
{ [%clk 0:00:18] } 50... Kh7 { [%clk 0:20:44] } 51. Kh2 $2
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg7+ was best.[%clk 0:00:12] } 51... Qxh4+
{ [%clk 0:20:42] } 52. Qh3 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 52... Bc7+ { [%clk 0:20:47] } 0-1