Chirilov, James A vs Sonis, Francesco
35th Chicago Open 2026 · Round 6.10 · 2026.05.24 · 1-0 · B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation
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[Event "35th Chicago Open 2026"] [Site "Chicago USA"] [Date "2026.05.24"] [Round "6.10"] [White "Chirilov, James A"] [Black "Sonis, Francesco"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "121"] [WhiteElo "2197"] [WhiteFideId "30976677"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackElo "2556"] [BlackFideId "895733"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "B40"] [Source "TWIC"] [SourceQuality "1"] [ImportDate "2026-06-04"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. Qe2 Be7 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. a4 h6 8. O-O O-O 9. e5 Nh7 10. h4 b6 11. Bf4 Re8 12. c3 Bf8 13. d4 a5 14. Rd1 Ba6 15. Qd2 Rc8 16. Bf1 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 f6 18. Qe2 g5 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Be3 fxe5 21. dxe5 Bg7 22. Kg2 Rc7 23. Nbd2 Rd7 24. Qb5 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. Nf3 Bf6 27. Rh1 e5 28. Rh5 Rg7 29. Rd1 Re6 30. Rdh1 Qe8 31. Qb3 Qc6 32. Qb5 d4 33. Qxc6 Rxc6 34. Bd2 Re6 35. Nh2 Bd8 36. Ng4 Rd7 37. f3 e4 38. fxe4 Rxe4 39. Kf3 Re6 40. Nh6+ Kf8 41. Nf5 g4+ 42. Kf2 dxc3 43. Bxc3 Rf7 44. Kg1 Ke8 45. Ng7+ Rxg7 46. Bxg7 Ng5 47. Bc3 Kd7 48. Kf1 Re3 49. Bd2 Rf3+ 50. Kg2 Rd3 51. Bxg5 Bxg5 52. Rf1 Rd5 53. Rf7+ Kc6 54. Rg7 Rd2+ 55. Kf1 Be3 56. Rg6+ Rd6 57. Rxd6+ Kxd6 58. b3 Ke6 59. Ke2 Bc1 60. Kd3 Kf6 61. Ke4 1-0