Rallabandi, Krishna Kishore vs Sonis, Francesco
2026 Charlotte February Open · Round 1 · 2026.02.20 · 0-1 · E46 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Charlotte February Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rallabandi, Krishna Kishore"]
[Black "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[WhiteElo "1893"]
[WhiteFideId "25959280"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[BlackFideId "895733"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "E46"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:50:18] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:50:13] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:50:16] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:50:17] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:50:15] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:50:20] } 4. e3 { [%clk 1:50:20] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:50:23] } 5. Bd2
{ [%clk 1:50:26] } 5... d5 { [%clk 1:50:28] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 1:49:46] } 6... b6
{ [%clk 1:50:34] } 7. cxd5 { [%clk 1:48:22] } 7... exd5 { [%clk 1:50:37] } 8.
Rc1 { [%clk 1:47:34] } 8... Bb7 { [%clk 1:50:39] } 9. Bd3 { [%clk 1:46:51] }
9... Be7 { [%clk 1:50:40] } 10. O-O { [%clk 1:46:20] } 10... c5
{ [%clk 1:50:47] } 11. Ne5 { [%clk 1:44:54] } 11... Nc6 { [%clk 1:50:49] } 12.
Be1 { [%clk 1:43:34] } 12... Bd6 { [%clk 1:50:40] } 13. f4 { [%clk 1:42:56] }
13... cxd4 { [%clk 1:50:45] } 14. Nxc6 { [%clk 1:42:33] } 14... Bxc6
{ [%clk 1:50:51] } 15. Ne2 { [%clk 1:42:33] } 15... Bd7 { [%clk 1:50:59] } 16.
Nxd4 { [%clk 1:42:34] } 16... Re8 { [%clk 1:51:05] } 17. Bd2 { [%clk 1:38:48] }
17... Bc5 { [%clk 1:46:38] } 18. Qf3 { [%clk 1:31:04] } 18... Qe7
{ [%clk 1:44:59] } 19. Rfe1 { [%clk 1:29:04] } 19... Rac8 { [%clk 1:44:34] }
20. a3 { [%clk 1:26:59] } 20... a5 { [%clk 1:44:06] } 21. Rb1
{ [%clk 1:21:46] } 21... Bd6 { [%clk 1:37:33] } 22. Nf5 { [%clk 1:17:33] }
22... Bxf5 { [%clk 1:37:19] } 23. Bxf5 { [%clk 1:17:29] } 23... Rc6
{ [%clk 1:28:30] } 24. Bc3 { [%clk 1:13:45] } 24... Bc5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxa3 was best.[%clk 1:26:29] } 25. Bxf6 $4
{ Blunder. Be5 was best.[%clk 1:07:01] } 25... Rxf6 { [%clk 1:26:01] } 26.
Qxd5 { [%clk 1:05:18] } 26... g6 { [%clk 1:26:06] } 27. Bd3
{ [%clk 1:01:19] } 27... Rxf4 { [%clk 1:26:01] } 28. Kh1 { [%clk 0:58:25] }
28... Rf2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best.[%clk 1:24:21] } 29. Rf1
{ [%clk 0:55:19] } 29... Qxe3 { [%clk 1:21:48] } 30. Bc4 { [%clk 0:52:27] }
30... Re5 { [%clk 1:20:56] } 31. Qd8+ $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best.[%clk 0:47:05] } 31... Kg7 { [%clk 1:20:56] } 32.
Rxf2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best.[%clk 0:44:59] } 32... Qxf2
{ [%clk 1:21:01] } 33. Qd3 { [%clk 0:43:26] } 33... Re3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. f6 was best.[%clk 1:18:22] } 34. Qf1 { [%clk 0:41:31] } 34...
Qxf1+ { [%clk 1:18:13] } 35. Rxf1 { [%clk 0:41:38] } 35... f5
{ [%clk 1:18:17] } 36. a4 { [%clk 0:40:45] } 36... Kf6 { [%clk 1:18:12] } 37.
g3 { [%clk 0:38:57] } 37... h5 { [%clk 1:18:15] } 38. Kg2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best.[%clk 0:37:04] } 38... h4 { [%clk 1:18:16] } 39. b3
$6 { Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best.[%clk 0:35:08] } 39... Kg5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best.[%clk 1:18:21] } 40. Rf2 { [%clk 0:28:40] } 40...
Rc3 { [%clk 1:15:28] } 41. Rd2 { [%clk 0:26:08] } 41... Bb4 { [%clk 1:17:45] }
42. Re2 $4 { Blunder. Rd3 was best.[%clk 0:24:24] } 42... hxg3
{ [%clk 1:17:49] } 43. hxg3 { [%clk 0:24:27] } 43... Kg4 { [%clk 1:09:14] } 44.
Re5 { [%clk 0:18:53] } 44... Rxg3+ { [%clk 1:14:41] } 45. Kh2 g5 $4
{ Blunder. Bc5 was best.[%clk 1:14:32] } 46. Re6 $4
{ Blunder. Be2+ was best.[%clk 0:16:22] } 46... Rc3 47. Rxb6 $2
{ Mistake. Ba6 was best.[%clk 0:15:17] } 47... Kf4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc2+ was best.[%clk 1:14:47] } 48. Re6 { [%clk 0:14:58] } 48...
g4 { [%clk 1:14:49] } 49. Kg2 { [%clk 0:14:29] } 49... Kg5 { [%clk 1:13:58] }
50. Re5 { [%clk 0:13:48] } 50... Rc2+ { [%clk 1:14:44] } 51. Kf1
{ [%clk 0:12:45] } 51... Rd2 { [%clk 1:14:15] } 52. Be6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best.[%clk 0:11:51] } 52... Kf6 { [%clk 1:14:41] } 53.
Re3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rxf5+ was best.[%clk 0:11:38] } 53... Rd8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g3 was best.[%clk 1:14:31] } 54. Kg2 { [%clk 0:11:25] } 54...
Re8 { [%clk 1:14:36] } 0-1