Vakhlamov,I vs Ian Nepomniachtchi
0-1 · Black won
1st 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026, round 8
2026 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations (B50)
The Engine Age
♞
Ian Nepomniachtchi
♘
Vakhlamov,I
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. 0-1
Raw PGN
[Event "1st 3-0 Thu 29th Jan 2026"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2026.01.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Vakhlamov,I"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi,I"] [Result "0-1"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 a6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qd3 Nf6 7.Be2 g6 8.O-O Bg7 9.Nd5 O-O 10.c3 e6 11.Nxf6+ Bxf6 12.Bh6 Re8 13.Rad1 d5 14.exd5 exd5 15.Rfe1 Be6 16.Be3 Qc7 17.h3 Rad8 18.Nd4 Bc8 19.Bf3 Ne5 20.Qc2 Nxf3+ 21.Nxf3 Bg7 22.Bd4 f6 23.Qd2 Bf5 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.Re1 Rxe1+ 26.Qxe1 Kf7 27.Qe3 h5 28.a3 Bf8 29.Nh4 Be4 30.f3 Bb1 31.Qc1 Bd3 32.Qe3 Bb5 33.f4 Qe7 34.Nf3 Qe4 35.Nd2 Qf5 36.b3 Bd6 37.g3 Qxh3 38.a4 Bd7 39.c4 h4 40.gxh4 Qg4+ 41.Kf1 Bxf4 42.Qf3 Bxd2 43.Qxd5+ Qe6 44.Qxb7 Qc6 45.Qa7 Qf3+ 46.Bf2 Qd3+ 47.Kg1 Bf4 48.c5 Qh3 49.c6 Bh2+ 50.Kh1 Bg3+ 51.Kg1 Qh2+ 52.Kf1 Qxf2+ 53.Qxf2 Bxf2 54.cxd7 Bb6 55.d8=Q Bxd8 56.h5 gxh5 57.Kg2 Ba5 58.Kh3 Bb4 59.a5 Bxa5 60.Kh4 0-1