Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Zeng,C
1-0 · White won
Sardinia World Open A, round 5.1
2026 Ruy Lopez: Open, Classical Defense (C83)
The Engine Age
♞
Zeng,C
♘
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. 1-0
Raw PGN
[Event "Sardinia World Open A"] [Site "Orosei ITA"] [Date "2026.05.06"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Black "Zeng,C"] [Result "1-0"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.c3 Be7 10.Bc2 Bg4 11.Qe1 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Qd7 13.Qe2 Nc5 14.f4 Qe6 15.Be3 O-O 16.Nd2 f6 17.exf6 Rxf6 18.Rfe1 Qh3 19.Rad1 Ne6 20.Qf3 Nxf4 21.Bxf4 Qxf3 22.Nxf3 Rxf4 23.Bb3 Rd8 24.Rxd5 Kf8 25.Rxd8+ Bxd8 26.Bd5 Rf6 27.Be4 h6 28.a4 Be7 29.axb5 axb5 30.Ra1 Ke8 31.Ra8+ Kd7 32.Ra6 Nb8 33.Ne5+ Kc8 34.Ra8 Ra6 35.Rxa6 Nxa6 36.Bd3 Bf6 37.Ng4 c6 38.Nxf6 gxf6 39.Kg2 Nc5 40.Bc2 Kc7 41.Kf3 Kd6 42.Kg4 Na4 43.Kh5 Nxb2 44.Kxh6 Na4 45.h4 Ke7 46.Kg7 Nc5 47.Bf5 Nb7 48.h5 Nd8 49.h6 Nf7 50.h7 c5 51.Bg6 Nh8 52.Kxh8 Kf8 53.Be4 1-0