Event: Round 3: Sonis, Francesco - Sanikidze, Tornike
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/european-team-chess-championship-2025--open/round-3/roHQFngW/VOvmq70r
Date: 2025-10-07
White: Sonis, Francesco
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2561
Black: Sanikidze, Tornike
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2409
Result: 1-0
ECO: C54
Opening: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a5
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:30:36] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:31:35] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:30:53] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.16] [%clk 1:31:45] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:29:56] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:01] } 5... a5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:30:19] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:30:14] } 6... Ba7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:29:26] } 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:18:25] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:25] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:17:45] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:27:08] } 9. Re1 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 1:16:47] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval 0.3] [%clk 1:22:16] } 10. Bxa7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:14:25] } 10... Rxa7 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:22:37] } 11. d4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:07:55] } 11... Ng6 { [%eval 0.33] [%clk 1:18:18] } 12. Bf1 { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 1:08:19] } 12... Ra8 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:16:25] } 13. h3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:08:25] } 13... b6 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:03:33] } 14. Nc4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:48:52] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:58:28] } 15. dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:42:30] } 15... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:51:34] } 16. Ncxe5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:35:37] } 16... dxe5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:54:18] } 17. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:35:59] } 17... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:49:16] } 18. Bd3 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 0:22:01] } 18... Nd6 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 0:33:46] } 19. Qh5 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:20:59] } 19... h6 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:26:40] } 20. h4 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:11:35] } 20... Re8 { [%eval 0.36] [%clk 0:24:00] } 21. Re3 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:19:15] } 21... Re6?! { [%eval 1.5] } { Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:20] } 22. Rae1 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:18:24] } 22... Qe8?! { [%eval 2.3] } { Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%clk 0:17:07] } 23. Qg4 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:14:03] } 23... Qf8?? { [%eval 4.53] } { Blunder. Bc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:47] } 24. Nxf7 { [%eval 4.53] [%clk 0:09:26] } 24... Rxe3 { [%eval 5.54] [%clk 0:00:48] } 25. Nxh6+ { [%eval 5.56] [%clk 0:08:33] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval 5.61] [%clk 0:01:13] } 26. Rxe3 { [%eval 5.3] [%clk 0:08:54] } 26... gxh6 { [%eval 6.03] [%clk 0:00:43] } 27. Re6 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:09:19] } 27... Nf7 { [%eval 5.88] [%clk 0:00:32] } 28. Qf5 { [%eval 6.0] [%clk 0:09:34] } 28... Qg7 { [%eval 5.91] [%clk 0:00:33] } 29. Rg6 { [%eval 5.94] [%clk 0:09:59] } 29... Nd6 { [%eval 7.05] [%clk 0:00:33] } 30. Qh5 { [%eval 5.97] [%clk 0:10:13] } 30... Nf7 { [%eval 7.26] [%clk 0:00:32] } 31. Rxg7 { [%eval 7.03] [%clk 0:10:37] } 31... Kxg7 { [%eval 7.19] [%clk 0:00:59] } 32. Qg6+ { [%eval 7.1] [%clk 0:10:56] } 32... Kf8 { [%eval 6.85] [%clk 0:01:27] } 33. Bc4 { [%eval 7.56] [%clk 0:11:17] } 33... Nd6 { [%eval 7.45] [%clk 0:01:56] } 34. Qxh6+ { [%eval 7.27] [%clk 0:11:42] } 34... Ke7 { [%eval 8.08] [%clk 0:02:21] } 35. Qg7+ { [%eval 7.85] [%clk 0:12:08] } 1-0