Belous, Vladimir vs Sonis, Francesco
17. annual Southwest Class Championship · Round 8.4 · 2026.02.16 · 1-0 · A28 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Flexible Line
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[Event "17. annual Southwest Class Championship"] [Site "Fort Worth, TX USA"] [Date "2026.02.16"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Belous, Vladimir"] [Black "Sonis, Francesco"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "140"] [WhiteElo "2485"] [WhiteFideId "4174003"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2561"] [BlackFideId "895733"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "A28"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2023-03-03"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d3 a6 5. g3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. Bg2 h6 8. O-O d6 9. h3 Be6 10. Kh2 Rb8 11. a3 Bc5 12. b4 Ba7 13. Rc1 Ne7 14. a4 c6 15. b5 Bb6 16. e3 Bc7 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Qb2 Nd7 19. Qa3 axb5 20. cxb5 Nc5 21. d4 Nb3 22. Rcd1 Bc4 23. Rfe1 exd4 24. Nxd4 Nxd2 25. Rxd2 d5 26. Bf1 Bxf1 27. Rxf1 Bd6 28. Qb3 Qd7 29. e4 Be5 30. bxc6 bxc6 31. exd5 cxd5 32. Re1 Bf6 33. Ndb5 Rfd8 34. Red1 Qf5 35. Kg2 Rc5 36. Qb4 Rcc8 37. Qb3 Bxc3 38. Nxc3 Rc5 39. Qb4 Rdc8 40. Nb5 Qe6 41. Qg4 Qxg4 42. hxg4 Ra8 43. Rd4 Ra6 44. Re1 Kf8 45. Rb4 Rc4 46. Rxc4 dxc4 47. Nc3 Nc8 48. Rd1 Nd6 49. Kf3 Ke7 50. Ke3 Ke6 51. Kd4 Ra5 52. Re1+ Kd7 53. Re5 Rxe5 54. Kxe5 Kc6 55. Kd4 g6 56. Nd5 f5 57. gxf5 gxf5 58. Nc3 h5 59. f4 Kb6 60. Kd5 Ne8 61. Kxc4 Ka5 62. Kc5 Nf6 63. Kd4 Ng4 64. Kd5 Kb4 65. Ke6 Nf2 66. Kxf5 Nh1 67. Ne4 Kxa4 68. Kg5 Kb5 69. Kxh5 Kc4 70. Kg4 Kd5 1-0