Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Matlakov,M
1-0 · White won
Chess.com Open PlayIn1, round 7
2026 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation (B46)
The Engine Age
♞
Matlakov,M
♘
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Moves
Legends
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.44.45.46.47.48.49.50.51.52.53.54.55.56.57.58.59.60.61.62.63.64.65.66.67.68.69.70.71.72.73.74.75.76.77.78.79.80.81.82.83.84.85.86.87.88.89.90. 1-0
Raw PGN
[Event "Chess.com Open PlayIn1"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.03.16"] [Round "7"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Matlakov,M"] [Result "1-0"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Qf3 d5 8.Qg3 h5 9.h4 d4 10.Nb1 Nf6 11.Nd2 Ng4 12.Nc4 Bb4+ 13.Bd2 Bxd2+ 14.Kxd2 O-O 15.Be2 e5 16.Bxg4 Bxg4 17.Nxe5 Qa5+ 18.Kc1 Rfe8 19.Nxg4 hxg4 20.Qxg4 Rab8 21.Qf3 c5 22.Rd1 Qb6 23.b3 c4 24.Kd2 Re6 25.Ke1 Rbe8 26.Kf1 Rxe4 27.g3 c3 28.Rd3 Qe6 29.Kg2 Qe5 30.Rad1 a5 31.a3 g6 32.b4 axb4 33.axb4 Re6 34.Rf1 Re2 35.Qg4 Qd5+ 36.Qf3 Qe5 37.Qa8+ Kg7 38.Qa7 Rd6 39.Qc5 Qe4+ 40.Kg1 Rd5 41.Qc4 Rxc2 42.b5 Rb2 43.Rxc3 Rbxb5 44.Rcc1 Ra5 45.Rfe1 Qf5 46.Rcd1 Rac5 47.Qd3 Qxd3 48.Rxd3 Rc3 49.Rd2 d3 50.Re3 Kf6 51.Kg2 Rd4 52.Kf3 Kf5 53.Re7 Kf6 54.Re4 Rd6 55.Ke3 Ra3 56.Rf4+ Kg7 57.Rd4 Rxd4 58.Kxd4 Ra4+ 59.Ke3 Ra3 60.Rxd3 Ra5 61.Rb3 Ra2 62.Rb6 Ra1 63.Kf3 Ra3+ 64.Kg2 Ra4 65.Rb3 Ra5 66.g4 Ra4 67.Kg3 Rc4 68.f3 Rd4 69.Re3 Rc4 70.Re4 Rc3 71.Rb4 Rc1 72.Rb5 Rg1+ 73.Kf4 Ra1 74.h5 gxh5 75.Rg5+ Kf6 76.Rf5+ Kg7 77.Rxh5 Ra4+ 78.Kg3 Rb4 79.Re5 f6 80.Re7+ Kg6 81.f4 Rb3+ 82.Kh4 Rb1 83.f5+ Kh6 84.Rf7 Rh1+ 85.Kg3 Rg1+ 86.Kf3 Rf1+ 87.Kg2 Rf4 88.Rxf6+ Kg5 89.Rg6+ Kh4 90.f6 1-0