Sonis, Francesco vs Boros, Denes
American Cup 2026 | Blitz · Round 9.14 · 2026.02.23 · 0-1 · B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation
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PGN
[Event "American Cup 2026 | Blitz"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.02.23"]
[Round "9.14"]
[White "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Black "Boros, Denes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "204"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[WhiteFideId "895733"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2371"]
[BlackFideId "722340"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[ECO "B22a"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2023-03-03"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 2. c3 { [%clk 0:03:03] }
2... g6 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 3... cxd4
{ [%clk 0:03:00] } 4. cxd4 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... d5 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 5. e5
{ [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... a6 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 6. h3 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 6... Nc6
{ [%clk 0:03:03] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 7... Bg7 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 8. Nc3
{ [%clk 0:03:07] } 8... f6 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 9. exf6 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 9...
Nxf6 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 10. Bd3 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 10... O-O { [%clk 0:03:05] }
11. O-O { [%clk 0:03:06] } 11... Qd6 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 12. Re1
{ [%clk 0:03:06] } 12... Nh5 { [%clk 0:02:50] } 13. Bc2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Be3 was best.[%clk 0:03:07] } 13... Kh8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bxh3 was best.[%clk 0:02:39] } 14. a3 $4
{ Blunder. Be3 was best.[%clk 0:02:54] } 14... Bd7 $2
{ Mistake. Bxh3 was best.[%clk 0:02:26] } 15. Ne5 $2
{ Mistake. Bb3 was best.[%clk 0:02:29] } 15... Rad8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best.[%clk 0:02:10] } 16. Nxc6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best.[%clk 0:02:22] } 16... bxc6 { [%clk 0:02:08] } 17.
Bg5 $4 { Blunder. Be3 was best.[%clk 0:02:22] } 17... Rde8 $4
{ Blunder. Rxf2 was best.[%clk 0:02:08] } 18. Qd2 { [%clk 0:02:21] } 18... Nf4
{ [%clk 0:02:02] } 19. Bxf4 $2 { Mistake. Ne2 was best.[%clk 0:02:11] } 19...
Rxf4 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 20. Ne2 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 20... Rf7
{ [%clk 0:01:55] } 21. Bd3 $6 { Inaccuracy. f4 was best.[%clk 0:02:09] } 21...
c5 $6 { Inaccuracy. Bxh3 was best.[%clk 0:01:52] } 22. Bc2 $2
{ Mistake. dxc5 was best.[%clk 0:01:29] } 22... Ref8 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 23.
Rf1 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 23... Qb6 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 24. Rad1 { [%clk 0:01:18] }
24... cxd4 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 25. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:01:10] } 25... Qxb2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. e5 was best.[%clk 0:01:14] } 26. Nf3 { [%clk 0:01:07] } 26... e6
{ [%clk 0:00:45] } 27. a4 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 27... Kg8 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best.[%clk 0:00:37] } 28. Qe2 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 28...
Bxa4 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 29. Rd2 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 29... Bxc2
{ [%clk 0:00:27] } 30. Rxc2 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 30... Qf6 $4
{ Blunder. Qb6 was best.[%clk 0:00:28] } 31. Rc6 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 31... Re7
{ [%clk 0:00:28] } 32. Rxa6 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 32... Qf5 { [%clk 0:00:28] }
33. Rd1 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 33... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 34. Nh4
{ [%clk 0:00:58] } 34... Qe5 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 35. Qd3 { [%clk 0:00:56] }
35... Bf6 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 36. Nf3 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 36... Qc7
{ [%clk 0:00:24] } 37. Re1 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 37... Rde8 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 38.
Nh2 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 38... Qc4 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 39. Qxc4 { [%clk 0:00:44] }
39... dxc4 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 40. Rc6 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 40... c3
{ [%clk 0:00:28] } 41. Ng4 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 41... Bg7 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 42.
Ne3 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 42... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 43. Ra1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best.[%clk 0:00:40] } 43... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 44.
Kf1 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 44... Bd4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Red7 was best.[%clk 0:00:29] } 45. Nc2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best.[%clk 0:00:40] } 45... Bf6 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 46.
Ne3 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 46... Rd2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Red7 was best.[%clk 0:00:30] } 47. Rd1 $2
{ Mistake. Nc4 was best.[%clk 0:00:32] } 47... Red7 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 48. Rxd2
{ [%clk 0:00:32] } 48... cxd2 $2 { Mistake. Rxd2 was best.[%clk 0:00:28] } 49.
Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 49... Bg5 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 50. Nd1 { [%clk 0:00:31] }
50... Rd5 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 51. Rb6 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 51... Re5+
{ [%clk 0:00:29] } 52. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 52... Re1 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 53.
Rb1 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 53... Rg1 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 54. g3 { [%clk 0:00:31] }
54... h5 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 55. h4 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 55... Bh6
{ [%clk 0:00:30] } 56. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 56... Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 57.
Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 57... Re1 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 58. Kc2 { [%clk 0:00:26] }
58... Re5 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 59. Rb8 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 59... Rc5+
{ [%clk 0:00:31] } 60. Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 60... Kf5 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 61.
Rh8 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 61... Bg7 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 62. Rg8 { [%clk 0:00:19] }
62... Bh6 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 63. Rh8 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 63... Bg7
{ [%clk 0:00:21] } 64. Ne3+ { [%clk 0:00:15] } 64... Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 65.
Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 65... Bh6 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 66. Kxd2 { [%clk 0:00:15] }
66... Re5 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 67. f4 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 67... Ra5
{ [%clk 0:00:21] } 68. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 68... Ra3 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 69.
Rd7 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 69... e5 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 70. Rd6+ { [%clk 0:00:15] }
70... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 71. Nc4 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 71... Rxg3
{ [%clk 0:00:18] } 72. fxe5 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 72... Rg4 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 73.
Kd3 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 73... Rxh4 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 74. Nb6 { [%clk 0:00:16] }
74... Bf8 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 75. Rc6 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 75... Rg4
{ [%clk 0:00:16] } 76. e6+ { [%clk 0:00:13] } 76... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 77.
Nd5 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 77... h4 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 78. Rc7+ { [%clk 0:00:14] }
78... Kh6 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 79. Nf6 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 79... Rf4
{ [%clk 0:00:12] } 80. Rf7 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 80... Bd6 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 81.
Rh7+ { [%clk 0:00:08] } 81... Kg5 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 82. Ne4+
{ [%clk 0:00:10] } 82... Kf5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 83. Nxd6+ { [%clk 0:00:10] }
83... Kxe6 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 84. Ne4 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 84... Kf5
{ [%clk 0:00:13] } 85. Nd2 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 85... g5 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 86.
Ke3 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 86... Kg4 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 87. Ne4 { [%clk 0:00:11] }
87... Rf5 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 88. Nf2+ { [%clk 0:00:12] } 88... Kg3
{ [%clk 0:00:14] } 89. Ne4+ { [%clk 0:00:13] } 89... Kg4 { [%clk 0:00:15] }
90. Rh6 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 90... Ra5 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 91. Nf2+
{ [%clk 0:00:12] } 91... Kg3 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 92. Ne4+ { [%clk 0:00:13] }
92... Kg4 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 93. Nd2 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 93... Rf5
{ [%clk 0:00:14] } 94. Rd6 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 94... h3 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 95.
Rh6 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 95... Ra5 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 96. Ne4 { [%clk 0:00:06] }
96... Ra3+ { [%clk 0:00:08] } 97. Kf2 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 97... Kf4
{ [%clk 0:00:09] } 98. Nc5 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 98... Ra2+ { [%clk 0:00:09] } 99.
Kf1 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 99... h2 { [%clk 0:00:10] } 100. Nd3+ $4
{ Blunder. Ne6+ was best.[%clk 0:00:05] } 100... Kg3 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 101.
Ne5 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 101... h1=Q+ { [%clk 0:00:09] } 102. Rxh1
{ [%clk 0:00:03] } 102... Ra1+ { [%clk 0:00:11] } 0-1