Zhauynbay Aldiyar vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
0-1 · Black won
1st 3-0 Thu 5th Feb 2026, round 2
2026 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B96)
The Engine Age
♞
Ian Nepomniachtchi
♘
Zhauynbay Aldiyar
Moves
Legends
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50.51.52. 0-1
Raw PGN
[Event "1st 3-0 Thu 5th Feb 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.02.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Zhauynbay Aldiyar"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "0-1"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qe2 h6 9.Bh4 e5 10.fxe5 dxe5 11.Nb3 Bb4 12.Qf3 Qc7 13.Be2 Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 O-O 15.O-O b6 16.Bd3 Qxc3 17.Qg3 Kh8 18.Rf3 Qc6 19.Raf1 Bb7 20.Bxf6 Nxf6 21.Rxf6 gxf6 22.Qh4 f5 23.Rxf5 Kg7 24.Rf3 Rae8 25.Nd2 Re6 26.Nf1 Rf6 27.Qg3+ Kh7 28.Qxe5 Rxf3 29.gxf3 Qc5+ 30.Qxc5 bxc5 31.Ne3 Kg7 32.Kf2 Rd8 33.Nc4 Kf6 34.Ke3 Ke6 35.f4 f6 36.f5+ Ke7 37.Nd2 Rg8 38.Nf3 Rg2 39.a4 Kd6 40.a5 Bc8 41.Kf4 c4 42.Bxc4 Rxc2 43.Bd3 Ra2 44.e5+ fxe5+ 45.Nxe5 Ra4+ 46.Nc4+ Kd5 47.f6 Be6 48.h4 Bf7 49.Kf5 Rxc4 50.Bxc4+ Kxc4 51.Ke5 Kc5 52.h5 Kc6 0-1