Banikas, Hristos vs Sonis, Francesco
52. Italian Teams GpA · Round 3.2 · 2021.09.21 · 1-0 · E15 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation
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[Event "52. Italian Teams GpA"] [Site "Montesilvano ITA"] [Date "2021.09.21"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Banikas, Hristos"] [Black "Sonis, Francesco"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "149"] [WhiteElo "2606"] [WhiteFideId "4202031"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackElo "2523"] [BlackFideId "895733"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "E15d"] [Source "PGNMentor"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe4 Bc6 11. Ne5 Nf6 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qa4 O-O 14. Nc3 Qe8 15. Rd1 Rd8 16. Nb5 d5 17. Nc7 Qd7 18. Nxd5 Nd4 19. Qxd7 Rxd7 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. e3 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nxc1 23. Raxc1 g5 24. a3 Rc8 25. b4 Rec7 26. b5 Kf8 27. Ke2 Ke7 28. a4 g4 29. h3 h5 30. Rc4 Rd7 31. Rxd7+ Kxd7 32. hxg4 hxg4 33. Rf4 Ke6 34. Be4 Rg8 35. Bd3 Rg7 36. Bc4+ Ke7 37. Rf5 Rh7 38. Rf4 Rg7 39. Bb3 Nd7 40. Re4+ Kf8 41. Kd2 Rg5 42. Rf4 Ne5 43. a5 Ke7 44. axb6 axb6 45. Ra4 Rg6 46. Ra7+ Kd8 47. Ra8+ Ke7 48. Ra7+ Kf8 49. Ra8+ Kg7 50. Rd8 Rh6 51. Bd5 Kf6 52. Rd6+ Kg5 53. Rd8 Rg6 54. Ke2 Kf6 55. Re8 Rg5 56. e4 Rg6 57. Ke3 Rh6 58. Rb8 Ke7 59. Rb7+ Ke8 60. Kf4 Nd3+ 61. Ke3 Ne5 62. Kf4 Nd3+ 63. Kxg4 Nxf2+ 64. Kg5 Rg6+ 65. Kf5 Rxg3 66. e5 Kd8 67. Rxb6 Rd3 68. Rd6+ Ke7 69. b6 Rh3 70. b7 Rh5+ 71. Kf4 Rh8 72. Rf6 Nd3+ 73. Ke4 Nxe5 74. Kxe5 Rh5+ 75. Ke4 1-0