Dronavalli, Harika vs Sonis, Francesco
Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 | Open A · Round 8 · 2026.04.28 · 1/2-1/2 · E43 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation, Duchamp Variation
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PGN
[Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 | Open A"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.04.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dronavalli, Harika"]
[Black "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "239"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[WhiteFideId "5015197"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[BlackFideId "895733"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "E43"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. d4 { [%clk 1:28:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:29:17] }
2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:09] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:29:37] } 3... Bb4
{ [%clk 1:31:30] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:51] } 4... b6 { [%clk 1:31:48] } 5. e3
{ [%clk 1:30:06] } 5... Bb7 { [%clk 1:31:57] } 6. Bd3 { [%clk 1:30:25] } 6...
c5 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:30:20] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:31:13] } 8.
Na4 { [%clk 1:28:46] } 8... cxd4 { [%clk 1:30:08] } 9. exd4 { [%clk 1:28:49] }
9... Be7 { [%clk 1:30:35] } 10. Bf4 { [%clk 1:13:10] } 10... d6
{ [%clk 1:26:51] } 11. Re1 { [%clk 1:07:29] } 11... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:27:09] } 12.
Nc3 { [%clk 1:05:39] } 12... a6 { [%clk 1:19:08] } 13. Rc1 { [%clk 1:03:50] }
13... Re8 { [%clk 1:16:15] } 14. h3 { [%clk 0:56:26] } 14... Bf8
{ [%clk 1:16:39] } 15. Bg5 { [%clk 0:53:52] } 15... h6 { [%clk 1:14:14] } 16.
Bh4 { [%clk 0:54:04] } 16... Qc7 { [%clk 1:13:04] } 17. Nd2 { [%clk 0:43:49] }
17... Rac8 { [%clk 1:02:39] } 18. Bg3 { [%clk 0:39:50] } 18... e5
{ [%clk 0:51:57] } 19. d5 { [%clk 0:37:40] } 19... g6 { [%clk 0:52:04] } 20. b4
{ [%clk 0:36:49] } 20... Qb8 { [%clk 0:49:38] } 21. Nb3 { [%clk 0:34:44] }
21... Rc7 { [%clk 0:47:56] } 22. a4 { [%clk 0:32:30] } 22... Qc8
{ [%clk 0:43:46] } 23. Nb1 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best.[%clk 0:21:52] } 23...
h5 { [%clk 0:38:06] } 24. Qd2 { [%clk 0:16:49] } 24... Kh7 { [%clk 0:38:08] }
25. Bh4 { [%clk 0:17:00] } 25... Bh6 { [%clk 0:31:41] } 26. Bg5
{ [%clk 0:17:03] } 26... Bxg5 { [%clk 0:32:03] } 27. Qxg5 { [%clk 0:17:28] }
27... Kg7 { [%clk 0:32:03] } 28. Bf1 { [%clk 0:16:05] } 28... Qb8
{ [%clk 0:31:12] } 29. N1d2 { [%clk 0:14:12] } 29... Ba8 { [%clk 0:30:02] } 30.
Nf3 $6 { Inaccuracy. b5 was best.[%clk 0:12:58] } 30... a5 { [%clk 0:28:25] }
31. bxa5 { [%clk 0:10:43] } 31... bxa5 { [%clk 0:28:52] } 32. Nxa5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Re3 was best.[%clk 0:11:08] } 32... Qa7 $2
{ Mistake. Qb6 was best.[%clk 0:27:00] } 33. Nc6 $4
{ Blunder. Nb3 was best.[%clk 0:10:02] } 33... Bxc6 { [%clk 0:28:33] } 34. dxc6
{ [%clk 0:10:28] } 34... Rxc6 { [%clk 0:29:00] } 35. Nh4 { [%clk 0:06:46] }
35... Kh7 { [%clk 0:26:04] } 36. Nf3 { [%clk 0:04:51] } 36... e4
{ [%clk 0:23:19] } 37. Qf4 { [%clk 0:04:54] } 37... Kg7 { [%clk 0:19:37] } 38.
Ng5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best.[%clk 0:05:00] } 38... Rc5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best.[%clk 0:20:03] } 39. Qe3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h4 was best.[%clk 0:03:17] } 39... Qxa4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h4 was best.[%clk 0:20:15] } 40. Ra1 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 40... Qc6
{ [%clk 0:20:41] } 41. h4 { [%clk 0:02:46] } 41... Rce5 { [%clk 0:16:12] } 42.
Ra7 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 42... R8e7 { [%clk 0:16:16] } 43. Qd4 { [%clk 0:02:33] }
43... Qc5 { [%clk 0:14:09] } 44. Rd1 { [%clk 0:01:11] } 44... e3
{ [%clk 0:11:50] } 45. fxe3 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 45... Rxe3 { [%clk 0:12:03] }
46. Ra6 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 46... Qxd4 { [%clk 0:12:01] } 47. Rxd4
{ [%clk 0:01:33] } 47... Ne8 { [%clk 0:12:28] } 48. Ra7 { [%clk 0:01:33] }
48... Nc5 { [%clk 0:12:53] } 49. Rxe7 { [%clk 0:01:28] } 49... Rxe7
{ [%clk 0:13:20] } 50. Nf3 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 50... Rd7 { [%clk 0:13:14] } 51.
g3 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 51... Ra7 { [%clk 0:13:38] } 52. Bg2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best.[%clk 0:01:01] } 52... Ra2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best.[%clk 0:13:51] } 53. Nd2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best.[%clk 0:01:20] } 53... Rc2 $4
{ Blunder. Ra3 was best.[%clk 0:12:56] } 54. Bc6 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 54... Ne6
{ [%clk 0:11:32] } 55. Rd3 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 55... N6c7 { [%clk 0:11:36] } 56.
Bxe8 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 56... Nxe8 { [%clk 0:12:02] } 57. Ne4
{ [%clk 0:01:54] } 57... Rxc4 { [%clk 0:12:28] } 58. Nxd6 { [%clk 0:02:22] }
58... Rc1+ { [%clk 0:12:54] } 59. Kg2 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 59... Nf6
{ [%clk 0:13:20] } 60. Rd2 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 60... Rc3 { [%clk 0:13:40] } 61.
Re2 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 61... Ng4 { [%clk 0:13:33] } 62. Ne4 { [%clk 0:00:49] }
62... Ra3 { [%clk 0:13:43] } 63. Kh3 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 63... Ne3
{ [%clk 0:12:58] } 64. Kh2 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 64... Nf5 { [%clk 0:09:56] } 65.
Kg2 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 65... Ra4 { [%clk 0:09:48] } 66. Kh2 { [%clk 0:00:51] }
66... Rb4 { [%clk 0:09:42] } 67. Kh3 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 67... Rc4
{ [%clk 0:09:52] } 68. Kh2 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 68... Rc8 { [%clk 0:10:08] } 69.
Kh3 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 69... Re8 { [%clk 0:10:12] } 70. Nc3 { [%clk 0:01:52] }
70... Rd8 { [%clk 0:10:14] } 71. Ne4 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 71... Rd7
{ [%clk 0:10:04] } 72. Kg2 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 72... Rd3 { [%clk 0:10:27] } 73.
Kf2 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 73... Rb3 { [%clk 0:10:36] } 74. Kg2 { [%clk 0:02:02] }
74... Ne3+ { [%clk 0:10:34] } 75. Kf2 { [%clk 0:02:18] } 75... Ng4+
{ [%clk 0:11:02] } 76. Kg2 { [%clk 0:02:44] } 76... f6 { [%clk 0:11:23] } 77.
Nc5 { [%clk 0:01:47] } 77... Rc3 { [%clk 0:11:12] } 78. Ne4 { [%clk 0:02:04] }
78... Ra3 { [%clk 0:11:26] } 79. Kh3 { [%clk 0:02:02] } 79... Ne3
{ [%clk 0:11:20] } 80. Kh2 { [%clk 0:02:13] } 80... Nf5 { [%clk 0:11:34] } 81.
Rd2 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 81... Ra6 { [%clk 0:11:49] } 82. Kg2 { [%clk 0:01:35] }
82... Rb6 { [%clk 0:11:25] } 83. Kf3 { [%clk 0:01:07] } 83... Rc6
{ [%clk 0:11:28] } 84. Rd3 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 84... Rc7 { [%clk 0:11:25] } 85.
Nd6 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 85... Nxd6 { [%clk 0:11:50] } 86. Rxd6
{ [%clk 0:01:57] } 86... Kf7 { [%clk 0:12:11] } 87. Ra6 { [%clk 0:02:18] }
87... Ke7 { [%clk 0:12:36] } 88. Rb6 { [%clk 0:02:10] } 88... Rd7
{ [%clk 0:13:02] } 89. Ke4 { [%clk 0:02:27] } 89... Rd6 { [%clk 0:13:29] } 90.
Rb7+ { [%clk 0:02:47] } 90... Kf8 { [%clk 0:13:16] } 91. Ra7 { [%clk 0:03:03] }
91... Re6+ { [%clk 0:13:41] } 92. Kf4 { [%clk 0:03:17] } 92... Re7
{ [%clk 0:14:09] } 93. Ra6 { [%clk 0:03:16] } 93... Kg7 { [%clk 0:14:35] } 94.
Rb6 { [%clk 0:03:38] } 94... Re1 { [%clk 0:14:56] } 95. Rb7+ { [%clk 0:03:42] }
95... Kh6 { [%clk 0:15:22] } 96. Kf3 { [%clk 0:03:44] } 96... Re6
{ [%clk 0:15:20] } 97. Ra7 { [%clk 0:03:30] } 97... g5 { [%clk 0:15:41] } 98.
hxg5+ { [%clk 0:03:55] } 98... fxg5 { [%clk 0:16:06] } 99. Ra8
{ [%clk 0:03:42] } 99... Rf6+ { [%clk 0:16:23] } 100. Kg2 { [%clk 0:04:08] }
100... Kg6 { [%clk 0:16:46] } 101. Ra5 { [%clk 0:04:21] } 101... Re6
{ [%clk 0:16:47] } 102. Kf3 { [%clk 0:03:56] } 102... Kf6 { [%clk 0:17:08] }
103. Rb5 { [%clk 0:03:58] } 103... Re5 { [%clk 0:17:22] } 104. Rb8
{ [%clk 0:04:22] } 104... g4+ { [%clk 0:17:38] } 105. Kf2 { [%clk 0:04:41] }
105... Kf5 { [%clk 0:17:57] } 106. Rb4 { [%clk 0:04:42] } 106... Rd5
{ [%clk 0:18:17] } 107. Rf4+ { [%clk 0:03:58] } 107... Ke5 { [%clk 0:18:43] }
108. Ra4 { [%clk 0:03:13] } 108... Rc5 { [%clk 0:18:45] } 109. Ke3
{ [%clk 0:01:53] } 109... Rc3+ { [%clk 0:18:58] } 110. Kf2 { [%clk 0:02:20] }
110... Rf3+ { [%clk 0:19:01] } 111. Kg2 { [%clk 0:02:44] } 111... Rd3
{ [%clk 0:19:26] } 112. Kf2 { [%clk 0:02:58] } 112... Rd4 { [%clk 0:19:19] }
113. Ra8 { [%clk 0:03:22] } 113... Rd2+ { [%clk 0:19:28] } 114. Ke3
{ [%clk 0:03:39] } 114... Rh2 { [%clk 0:18:58] } 115. Ra5+ { [%clk 0:04:02] }
115... Ke6 { [%clk 0:19:03] } 116. Kf4 { [%clk 0:03:54] } 116... Kd6
{ [%clk 0:19:12] } 117. Rb5 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 117... Ke6 { [%clk 0:19:02] }
118. Ra5 { [%clk 0:03:57] } 118... Kd6 { [%clk 0:19:27] } 119. Rb5
{ [%clk 0:04:24] } 119... Ke6 { [%clk 0:19:55] } 120. Ke4 { [%clk 0:04:16] }
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