Sonis, Francesco vs Lortkipanidze, Nodar
Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 | Open A · Round 5 · 2026.05.06 · 1-0 · E62 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Lesser Simagin (Spassky)
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PGN
[Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026 | Open A"]
[Site "Lichess"]
[Date "2026.05.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sonis, Francesco"]
[Black "Lortkipanidze, Nodar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[WhiteFideId "895733"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackElo "2363"]
[BlackFideId "13604058"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "E62"]
[Source "LichessBroadcast"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[ImportDate "2026-06-04"]
1. c4 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:38] } 2. g3 { [%clk 1:31:04] }
2... g6 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 1:31:26] } 3... Bg7
{ [%clk 1:31:14] } 4. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:48] } 4... O-O { [%clk 1:31:37] } 5. d4
{ [%clk 1:32:16] } 5... d6 { [%clk 1:31:04] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:40] } 6...
Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:50] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:32:04] } 7... Bf5 { [%clk 1:31:02] } 8.
d5 { [%clk 1:28:10] } 8... Na5 { [%clk 1:30:01] } 9. Nh4 { [%clk 1:28:25] }
9... Bd7 { [%clk 1:26:56] } 10. b3 { [%clk 1:28:50] } 10... c5
{ [%clk 1:26:05] } 11. dxc6 { [%clk 1:21:07] } 11... bxc6 { [%clk 1:18:59] }
12. Bb2 { [%clk 1:17:28] } 12... Rb8 { [%clk 1:19:02] } 13. Qd2
{ [%clk 1:17:54] } 13... c5 { [%clk 1:14:46] } 14. Rac1 { [%clk 1:18:18] }
14... Qb6 { [%clk 1:12:41] } 15. Ba1 { [%clk 1:15:00] } 15... Rfd8
{ [%clk 1:10:06] } 16. h3 { [%clk 1:15:02] } 16... Bc6 { [%clk 1:07:53] } 17.
e4 { [%clk 1:10:18] } 17... e6 { [%clk 1:06:19] } 18. Kh2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best.[%clk 1:10:44] } 18... Ba8 { [%clk 1:02:00] } 19.
f4 { [%clk 1:05:12] } 19... Nc6 { [%clk 1:00:55] } 20. Qf2 { [%clk 1:05:10] }
20... Nd4 { [%clk 1:00:31] } 21. Rce1 { [%clk 0:59:37] } 21... Bc6
{ [%clk 0:57:42] } 22. e5 { [%clk 0:48:16] } 22... Nd7 { [%clk 0:53:52] } 23.
Bxc6 { [%clk 0:37:40] } 23... Qxc6 { [%clk 0:54:12] } 24. Ne4
{ [%clk 0:38:06] } 24... dxe5 { [%clk 0:42:44] } 25. fxe5 { [%clk 0:38:30] }
25... Rf8 { [%clk 0:42:53] } 26. Nxc5 { [%clk 0:31:08] } 26... Nxc5
{ [%clk 0:42:29] } 27. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:31:33] } 27... Rbd8 { [%clk 0:41:58] }
28. Qf4 { [%clk 0:31:40] } 28... h6 { [%clk 0:36:54] } 29. Nf3
{ [%clk 0:32:07] } 29... a5 { [%clk 0:31:43] } 30. Bc3 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best.[%clk 0:27:56] } 30... Rd3 { [%clk 0:29:36] } 31.
Nd4 { [%clk 0:25:52] } 31... Qa8 { [%clk 0:26:18] } 32. Nb5 { [%clk 0:24:09] }
32... g5 { [%clk 0:21:55] } 33. Qg4 { [%clk 0:23:36] } 33... Rfd8
{ [%clk 0:16:02] } 34. Bd4 { [%clk 0:19:23] } 34... Qc6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best.[%clk 0:14:20] } 35. Re2 $6
{ Inaccuracy. h4 was best.[%clk 0:19:04] } 35... a4 $2
{ Mistake. Rd7 was best.[%clk 0:12:58] } 36. b4 { [%clk 0:14:58] } 36... Na6 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best.[%clk 0:12:35] } 37. Ba1 $4
{ Blunder. Qh5 was best.[%clk 0:09:53] } 37... Nxb4 $4
{ Blunder. Rd1 was best.[%clk 0:10:24] } 38. Nd6 { [%clk 0:10:02] } 38... Rd7
$4 { Blunder. R8xd6 was best.[%clk 0:07:27] } 39. Qh5 { [%clk 0:09:47] } 39...
R3xd6 { [%clk 0:03:30] } 40. exd6 { [%clk 0:10:12] } 40... Bxa1 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxd6 was best.[%clk 0:03:55] } 41. Rxa1 { [%clk 0:09:31] } 41...
Qxc4 { [%clk 0:04:24] } 42. Rd2 $4 { Blunder. Rf1 was best.[%clk 0:09:01] }
42... Kg7 { [%clk 0:04:32] } 43. h4 { [%clk 0:08:16] } 43... Qc3
{ [%clk 0:03:47] } 44. Rad1 { [%clk 0:08:37] } 44... Qf6 $4
{ Blunder. Nd5 was best.[%clk 0:02:57] } 45. hxg5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best.[%clk 0:08:44] } 45... hxg5 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qxg5 was best.[%clk 0:02:42] } 46. Kg1 { [%clk 0:08:31] } 46...
Nd5 $4 { Blunder. Qe5 was best.[%clk 0:01:20] } 47. Rh2 { [%clk 0:08:12] }
47... Kf8 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 48. Rf1 $2
{ Mistake. Rb1 was best.[%clk 0:05:46] } 48... Qe5 $4
{ Blunder. Qg7 was best.[%clk 0:01:20] } 49. Qh6+ { [%clk 0:05:00] } 49... Qg7
{ [%clk 0:01:33] } 50. Qxe6 { [%clk 0:05:13] } 50... Nf4 $6
{ Inaccuracy. Qd4+ was best.[%clk 0:00:59] } 51. Qxd7 { [%clk 0:04:52] } 51...
Qd4+ { [%clk 0:01:23] } 52. Rhf2 { [%clk 0:05:20] } 1-0