Sonis, Francesco vs Belkovsky, Guy

Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 | Open A · Round 3 · 2026.04.28 · 1-0 · B36 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
PGN
[Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 | Open A"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Black "Belkovsky, Guy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[WhiteFideId "895733"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2028"]
[BlackFideId "2849100"]
[ECO "B36"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]

1. c4 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:01] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:31:14] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 1:31:37] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:31:10] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:54] } 5. e4
{ [%clk 1:31:28] } 5... Nf6 { [%clk 1:32:12] } 6. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:53] } 6...
d6 { [%clk 1:32:36] } 7. Nc2 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 7... Bg7 { [%clk 1:32:14] } 8.
Be2 { [%clk 1:31:56] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:31:08] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:32:19] }
9... a5 { [%clk 1:22:31] } 10. Be3 { [%clk 1:32:21] } 10... a4
{ [%clk 1:21:29] } 11. f3 { [%clk 1:32:46] } 11... Be6 { [%clk 1:10:09] } 12.
Rc1 { [%clk 1:29:48] } 12... Qa5 { [%clk 1:08:52] } 13. Na3 { [%clk 1:29:48] }
13... Rfc8 { [%clk 1:05:00] } 14. Nd5 { [%clk 1:17:40] } 14... Nd7
{ [%clk 1:04:14] } 15. Rc2 { [%clk 1:09:03] } 15... Kh8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best.[%clk 0:53:30] } 16. Kh1 { [%clk  1:07:51] } 16...
Qd8 { [%clk 0:52:49] } 17. Rd2 { [%clk 1:06:32] } 17... Bxd5 { [%clk 0:46:37] }
18. exd5 { [%clk 1:05:46] } 18... Nb4 { [%clk 0:41:37] } 19. Qb1
{ [%clk 1:06:02] } 19... Na6 { [%clk 0:34:02] } 20. Re1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g4 was best.[%clk 1:02:40] } 20... Bf6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best.[%clk 0:32:21] } 21. Bf1 { [%clk 1:03:03] } 21...
Nac5 { [%clk 0:32:04] } 22. Qd1 { [%clk 1:01:14] } 22... Kg7 { [%clk 0:29:28] }
23. f4 { [%clk 0:55:41] } 23... Nf8 { [%clk 0:20:13] } 24. Qf3
{ [%clk 0:53:48] } 24... Qa5 { [%clk 0:18:43] } 25. Red1 { [%clk 0:53:14] }
25... Kg8 { [%clk 0:18:46] } 26. Nb5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g4 was best.[%clk 0:52:58] } 26... Nfd7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a3 was best.[%clk 0:16:39] } 27. g4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bf2 was best.[%clk 0:50:15] } 27... Bg7 $6
{ Inaccuracy. a3 was best.[%clk 0:15:10] } 28. h4 { [%clk 0:48:08] } 28... Qd8
$6 { Inaccuracy.  a3 was best.[%clk 0:13:22] } 29. h5 { [%clk 0:48:23] } 29...
Nf6 { [%clk 0:11:24] } 30. Rh2 { [%clk 0:46:32] } 30... a3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. g5 was best.[%clk 0:10:04] } 31. b4 { [%clk 0:44:59] } 31... Na4
{ [%clk 0:09:59] } 32. hxg6 { [%clk 0:42:30] } 32... fxg6 { [%clk 0:07:36] }
33. g5 { [%clk 0:37:27] } 33... Nh5 { [%clk 0:07:42] } 34. f5
{ [%clk 0:33:13] } 34... Qf8 { [%clk 0:06:44] } 35. Rh3 { [%clk 0:22:08] }
35... Nb2 { [%clk 0:05:52] } 36. Rc1 { [%clk 0:22:36] } 36... Be5
{ [%clk 0:05:28] } 37. Qg4 { [%clk 0:17:18] } 37... Qf7 { [%clk 0:03:38] } 38.
Rxh5 { [%clk 0:13:19] } 38... gxh5 { [%clk 0:03:54] } 39. Qe4
{ [%clk 0:13:48] } 39... Kh8 $6 { Inaccuracy. h6 was best.[%clk 0:02:09] } 40.
Nd4 { [%clk 0:13:32] } 40... Ra4 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 41. Bd2 { [%clk 0:13:21] }
41... Kg8 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 42. Ne6 { [%clk 0:13:26] } 42... b6
{ [%clk 0:00:35] } 43. Be2 { [%clk 0:13:52] } 43... Raa8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxc4 was best.[%clk 0:00:37] } 44. Rg1 { [%clk  0:13:59] } 44...
Rf8 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 45. Rf1 { [%clk 0:13:57] } 45... b5 { [%clk 0:00:49] }
46. cxb5 { [%clk 0:12:37] } 46... Rac8 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 47. Qh4
{ [%clk 0:12:54] } 47... Kh8 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 48. Bxh5 { [%clk 0:11:40] }
48... Rc4 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 49. Qh3 { [%clk 0:12:08] } 49... Qg8
{ [%clk 0:01:46] } 50. Nxf8 { [%clk 0:10:48] } 1-0