Lee, Michael vs Sonis, Francesco
35th Chicago Open 2026 · Round 2.5 · 2026.05.22 · 1-0 · B40 Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
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[Event "35th Chicago Open 2026"] [Site "Chicago USA"] [Date "2026.05.22"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Lee, Michael"] [Black "Sonis, Francesco"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "119"] [WhiteElo "2321"] [WhiteFideId "2026562"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2556"] [BlackFideId "895733"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B40"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-06-04"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 a6 7. Nc4 Nbd7 8. Ne3 Qc6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. f4 b5 13. a4 b4 14. N3c4 Bb7 15. Qe2 Rad8 16. a5 Nb8 17. g4 g6 18. f5 exf5 19. gxf5 cxd4 20. cxb4 Nc6 21. Bf4 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Bd6 23. Rac1 Qb8 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Bc4+ Kg7 26. Nd3 Rde8 27. Qf2 Re3 28. Qh4 Bxf4 29. Rxf4 h6 30. Rxd4 g5 31. Qf2 Ng4 32. Rd7+ Kh8 33. Rxb7 Nxf2 34. Rxb8 Nh3+ 35. Kg2 Rxb8 36. Bxa6 h5 37. Rf1 Kg7 38. Bc4 Rbe8 39. Nc5 Nf4+ 40. Kg1 Rd8 41. Rxf4 gxf4 42. Ne6+ Rxe6 43. Bxe6 Rd1+ 44. Kf2 Kf6 45. Bc4 Ke5 46. b5 Kd6 47. b6 Kc6 48. b4 Rd8 49. Kf3 Rf8 50. h4 Rf6 51. Be2 Rf8 52. Kf2 Rh8 53. b5+ Kc5 54. b7 Kd6 55. Bxh5 Kc7 56. Bf3 Rxh4 57. b6+ Kb8 58. a6 Rh2+ 59. Kg1 Rg2+ 60. Bxg2 1-0