Sonis, Francesco vs Prabhu, Naveen
2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship · Round 2.2 · 2026.01.03 · 1-0 · C17 French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
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PGN
[Event "2026 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.01.03"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Black "Prabhu, Naveen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[WhiteFideId "895733"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2261"]
[BlackFideId "30939372"]
[ECO "C17"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-02-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:26:42] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:15] }
2... d5 { [%clk 1:27:08] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:40] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:27:20] } 4. e5 { [%clk 1:32:03] } 4... c5 { [%clk 1:27:39] } 5. Nf3
{ [%clk 1:32:25] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 1:20:28] } 6. a3 { [%clk 1:32:49] } 6...
Bxc3+ { [%clk 1:19:54] } 7. bxc3 { [%clk 1:33:11] } 7... Qc7 { [%clk 1:11:49] }
8. h4 { [%clk 1:33:14] } 8... Nge7 { [%clk 1:11:41] } 9. h5 { [%clk 1:27:58] }
9... h6 { [%clk 1:11:57] } 10. g3 { [%clk 1:27:46] } 10... Bd7
{ [%clk 1:10:58] } 11. Bh3 $6 { Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best.[%clk 1:22:59] }
11... Na5 { [%clk 1:04:57] } 12. O-O { [%clk 1:18:35] } 12... Ba4
{ [%clk 1:01:55] } 13. Rb1 { [%clk 1:14:08] } 13... cxd4 { [%clk 0:37:05] }
14. Rb4 { [%clk 0:59:37] } 14... Bd7 { [%clk 0:51:32] } 15. cxd4
{ [%clk 0:54:05] } 15... Rc8 { [%clk 0:50:06] } 16. Ne1 { [%clk 0:54:10] }
16... Nc4 { [%clk 0:47:03] } 17. Ng2 { [%clk 0:49:44] } 17... Qa5 $2
{ Mistake. Nb6 was best.[%clk 0:44:23] } 18. Qg4 { [%clk 0:44:03] } 18... Rg8
{ [%clk 0:44:09] } 19. Qf4 { [%clk 0:41:38] } 19... Bb5 { [%clk 0:41:04] } 20.
Rb3 { [%clk 0:35:45] } 20... Rc7 { [%clk 0:29:20] } 21. Rf3 { [%clk 0:35:23] }
21... Nc6 { [%clk 0:28:30] } 22. Rd1 { [%clk 0:32:48] } 22... Ba4
{ [%clk 0:23:59] } 23. Ne1 { [%clk 0:33:12] } 23... Qb5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best.[%clk 0:23:27] } 24. Bf1 { [%clk 0:28:21] } 24...
N6a5 $2 { Mistake. Nd8 was best.[%clk 0:23:43] } 25. Qg4 { [%clk 0:26:15] }
25... Qb1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Kd8 was best.[%clk 0:19:57] } 26. Bd3
{ [%clk 0:22:20] } 26... Nc6 { [%clk 0:05:03] } 27. Bh7 { [%clk 0:19:00] }
27... Nb2 { [%clk 0:03:36] } 28. Rxf7 { [%clk 0:10:06] } 28... Rxf7
{ [%clk 0:01:46] } 29. Qxe6+ { [%clk 0:09:38] } 29... Ne7 { [%clk 0:01:58] }
30. Bxg8 { [%clk 0:09:47] } 30... Nxd1 { [%clk 0:02:04] } 31. Qxf7+
{ [%clk 0:09:45] } 31... Kd8 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 32. Qf8+ { [%clk 0:09:18] }
32... Be8 { [%clk 0:01:15] } 33. Bf7 { [%clk 0:09:37] } 33... Qb5
{ [%clk 0:01:39] } 34. Bd2 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 34... Nc8 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 35.
e6 { [%clk 0:09:31] } 35... b6 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 36. Bb4 { [%clk 0:09:48] }
36... a5 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 37. e7+ { [%clk 0:10:12] } 37... Kc7
{ [%clk 0:01:20] } 38. Bxe8 { [%clk 0:10:29] } 38... Qe2 { [%clk 0:01:43] }
39. Bc6 { [%clk 0:10:49] } 39... Qb5 $4
{ Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxe7 was best.[%clk 0:01:20] } 40. Bxb5
{ [%clk 0:10:48] } 1-0