Sonis, Francesco vs Sattaru, Sritej Sai
2026 Charlotte February Open · Round 2 · 2026.02.20 · 1-0 · D31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Charlotte February Open"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Black "Sattaru, Sritej Sai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[WhiteFideId "895733"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2107"]
[BlackFideId "25984357"]
[ECO "D31b"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. c4 { [%clk 1:47:53] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:50:07] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:47:57] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:50:05] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:48:03] } 3... a6 { [%clk 1:50:04] }
4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:48:03] } 4... exd5 { [%clk 1:50:06] } 5. Nf3
{ [%clk 1:47:45] } 5... Nf6 { [%clk 1:50:06] } 6. Bg5 { [%clk 1:47:50] } 6...
Be6 { [%clk 1:50:07] } 7. Qb3 { [%clk 1:47:56] } 7... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:47:14] }
8. e3 { [%clk 1:47:59] } 8... Bd6 { [%clk 1:45:46] } 9. Be2 { [%clk 1:41:51] }
9... Rb8 { [%clk 1:39:44] } 10. O-O { [%clk 1:41:52] } 10... c6
{ [%clk 1:39:26] } 11. Qc2 { [%clk 1:40:58] } 11... Qc7 { [%clk 1:38:54] } 12.
Bh4 { [%clk 1:40:38] } 12... O-O { [%clk 1:37:09] } 13. Bg3 { [%clk 1:40:07] }
13... Bg4 { [%clk 1:35:16] } 14. Nxd5 { [%clk 1:35:14] } 14... Nxd5
{ [%clk 1:33:40] } 15. Ng5 { [%clk 1:35:19] } 15... N7f6 { [%clk 1:33:38] } 16.
Bxd6 { [%clk 1:35:23] } 16... Qxd6 { [%clk 1:33:01] } 17. Bxg4
{ [%clk 1:35:28] } 17... Nb4 $2 { Mistake. Qe7 was best.[%clk 1:26:24] } 18.
Qe2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Qb1 was best.[%clk 1:33:13] } 18... Qd5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. c5 was best.[%clk 1:23:14] } 19. Nh3 { [%clk 1:33:05] } 19...
Nxa2 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nxg4 was best.[%clk 1:20:04] } 20. Bf3
{ [%clk 1:33:03] } 20... Qb3 { [%clk 1:19:55] } 21. Qd2 { [%clk 1:29:57] }
21... Nb4 { [%clk 1:15:08] } 22. Ra3 { [%clk 1:23:01] } 22... Qc4
{ [%clk 1:15:05] } 23. Ra4 { [%clk 1:23:07] } 23... a5 { [%clk 1:14:49] } 24.
Rxa5 { [%clk 1:23:03] } 24... Nbd5 { [%clk 1:11:08] } 25. Rfa1
{ [%clk 1:22:22] } 25... Rfd8 { [%clk 1:02:30] } 26. Ng5 { [%clk 1:20:14] }
26... Qb4 { [%clk 0:59:44] } 27. Qc2 { [%clk 1:19:48] } 27... h6
{ [%clk 0:59:15] } 28. Ne4 { [%clk 1:19:49] } 28... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:59:14] } 29.
Bxe4 { [%clk 1:19:54] } 29... Nf6 { [%clk 0:59:11] } 30. Bf3 { [%clk 1:19:58] }
30... Qd6 { [%clk 0:57:38] } 31. h3 { [%clk 1:19:59] } 31... b6
{ [%clk 0:56:11] } 32. Ra7 { [%clk 1:16:50] } 32... c5 { [%clk 0:56:03] } 33.
Rd1 { [%clk 1:15:45] } 33... Rd7 { [%clk 0:50:36] } 34. Rxd7 { [%clk 1:07:53] }
34... Nxd7 { [%clk 0:50:22] } 35. dxc5 { [%clk 1:07:08] } 35... Qxc5
{ [%clk 0:50:21] } 36. Qb3 { [%clk 1:06:48] } 36... Nf6 { [%clk 0:42:44] } 37.
g3 { [%clk 1:06:52] } 37... b5 { [%clk 0:42:01] } 38. Rd4 { [%clk 1:06:45] }
38... b4 { [%clk 0:42:00] } 39. Kg2 { [%clk 1:06:49] } 39... g6
{ [%clk 0:41:25] } 40. Rc4 { [%clk 1:06:52] } 40... Qe7 { [%clk 0:41:04] } 41.
Rc6 { [%clk 1:06:53] } 41... Kg7 { [%clk 0:40:16] } 42. Qc4 { [%clk 1:06:57] }
42... Rd8 { [%clk 0:37:24] } 43. Rb6 { [%clk 1:06:20] } 43... Rd2
{ [%clk 0:37:18] } 44. Rb7 $4 { Blunder. Kg1 was best.[%clk 1:06:25] } 44...
Nd7 { [%clk 0:37:13] } 45. Qf4 { [%clk 1:01:16] } 45... g5 $4
{ Blunder. Qc5 was best.[%clk 0:36:06] } 46. Qf5 { [%clk 1:01:21] } 46... Qxe3
$4 { Blunder. Qd6 was best.[%clk 0:36:04] } 47. Bd5 { [%clk 1:01:21] } 1-0