[Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "1"] [White "Martirosyan, Haik M."] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E15"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [BlackElo "2729"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "94"] [GameId "2308173160050768"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. Rd2 h6 13. Rad1 d6 14. g4 Na6 15. h3 Bc6 16. Qb3 Qxb3 17. axb3 Ne8 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rdb8 20. Ra1 Nac7 21. Ra3 Rb6 22. e4 e5 23. Be3 a6 24. Rd3 Rab8 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. cxd5 Nc7 27. Nf3 Nb5 28. Ra4 Nd4 29. Nd2 Nxb3 30. Rxb3 Rxb3 31. Nxb3 Rxb3 32. Rxa6 Rxb2 33. Ra8+ Bf8 34. h4 f6 35. h5 Rb7 36. Rc8 Kf7 37. Kf3 Be7 38. Bd2 Rd7 39. Ba5 Ra7 40. Bd2 Ra2 41. Be3 Rb2 42. Bc1 Rb7 43. Bd2 Ra7 44. Rb8 Rd7 45. Ba5 Ra7 46. Bd2 Rd7 47. Ba5 Ra7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "2"] [White "Puranik, Abhimanyu"] [Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D16"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2710"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "90"] [GameId "2308173160050770"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Ne5 Nb4 12. Qf3 a6 13. Rfd1 Nfd5 14. Bb3 Rb8 15. Qg3 Bh4 16. Qg4 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Nd5 18. Qe4 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Bf6 20. Rf1 b5 21. Bc2 g6 22. Nc6 Bb7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Nxd8 Bxe4 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Bxe4 Bg5 27. Rfe1 Rfc8 28. Ra3 b4 29. cxb4 Rxb4 30. Bf3 Kg7 31. Kf2 Kh6 32. Ra5 Re8 33. Re5 Bh4+ 34. g3 Bf6 35. Re4 Rb5 36. Rd1 Rb2+ 37. Kg1 e5 38. d5 Rf8 39. Bg4 Bd8 40. Rxe5 Rff2 41. Bh3 Rxh2 42. Bf1 Rhf2 43. d6 Rf3 44. Re8 Rxg3+ 45. Kh1 Rg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "3"] [White "Smirin, Ilia"] [Black "Karthikeyan, Murali"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C60"] [WhiteElo "2562"] [BlackElo "2648"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "158"] [GameId "2308173160050772"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 Bg7 7. cxd4 b5 8. Bc2 d5 9. e5 Bg4 10. Be3 f6 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. O-O Nge7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Bxd4 15. Nc3 Rf8 16. Qe2 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Qd6 18. Rfd1 O-O-O 19. a4 b4 20. Ne4 Qe5 21. Nc5 Qxe3 22. fxe3 Rf6 23. Nxa6 Kb7 24. Bd3 Ne5 25. Nc5+ Kb6 26. Rdc1 Ra8 27. Bb5 N7c6 28. Rc2 Na5 29. Rac1 c6 30. Be2 Nac4 31. Bxc4 Kxc5 32. Be2+ Kb6 33. b3 Rd6 34. Rd2 c5 35. Rdc2 Ra5 36. Rd2 Ra7 37. Rdc2 c4 38. bxc4 dxc4 39. Bxc4 Rxa4 40. Be2 Rc6 41. Rxc6+ Nxc6 42. Bc4 Ra3 43. Bg8 h6 44. Kf2 Ne5 45. Ke2 Rc3 46. Rxc3 bxc3 47. Kd1 Kc5 48. Kc2 Kb4 49. h4 Ng4 50. Kd3 Nxe3 51. g3 Nf5 52. Bf7 g5 53. hxg5 hxg5 54. g4 Ne7 55. Kc2 Nc6 56. Bd5 Ne5 57. Be6 Nc4 58. Kc1 Ne3 59. Bc8 Kb5 60. Bd7+ Kc5 61. Bc8 Kd5 62. Bd7 Kd4 63. Bc8 Nd5 64. Kc2 Nb4+ 65. Kc1 Kd5 66. Bd7 Ke5 67. Bc8 Ke4 68. Bd7 Kd3 69. Bf5+ Kd4 70. Bc8 Nd3+ 71. Kd1 Ne5 72. Kc2 Nc6 73. Kc1 Kc4 74. Be6+ Kc5 75. Bd7 Nd4 76. Bc8 Kc4 77. Ba6+ Kb3 78. Bd3 c2 79. Kd2 Kb2 0-1 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "4"] [White "Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid"] [Black "Svane, Frederik"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2534"] [BlackElo "2645"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "74"] [GameId "2308173160054870"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 Bd7 10. Re1 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Bg5 exd4 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qd2 d3 16. Qxd3 Ne5 17. Qe2 Kh8 18. Nbd2 Qa7 19. Rf1 c6 20. Kh1 Ng4 21. Kg1 Bc8 22. h3 Ne5 23. Kh2 Ng6 24. g3 Qd7 25. Ng1 f5 26. Qh5 Kg7 27. f4 f6 28. Ne2 fxe4 29. f5 d5 30. Nd4 Bxd4 31. cxd4 Ne7 32. g4 Qd6+ 33. Kh1 Qb4 34. g5 Nxf5 35. Rg1 Qxd2 36. gxf6+ Kxf6 37. Qxh7 Qh6 0-1 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "5"] [White "Aditya, Mittal"] [Black "Prraneeth, Vuppala"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2619"] [BlackElo "2515"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "114"] [GameId "2308173160054872"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Qc2 a5 7. O-O a4 8. Rd1 Nbd7 9. c5 c6 10. Nc3 a3 11. b4 b6 12. Rb1 bxc5 13. bxc5 Ba6 14. h3 Bc4 15. Nd2 Ba6 16. Nf3 Bc4 17. e3 Qc7 18. Nd2 Ba6 19. f4 Nh5 20. g4 Ng3 21. Kh2 Ne2 22. Nf3 Nxc1 23. Qxc1 g5 24. Bf1 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 f5 26. Ne2 Kh8 27. Kh1 fxg4 28. hxg4 Nf6 29. Ne5 Ne4 30. Kg2 Bf6 31. Ng3 gxf4 32. exf4 Bxe5 33. fxe5 Qg7 34. Nxe4 dxe4 35. Rf4 Rf5 36. Qe3 Rg8 37. Qxe4 Qg5 38. Kg3 Qh6 39. Rxf5 exf5 40. Qxf5 Rf8 41. g5 Qg7 42. Qg4 Qf7 43. Rb3 Qf2+ 44. Kh3 Qf1+ 45. Qg2 Qd1 46. Qg4 Qh1+ 47. Kg3 Qe1+ 48. Kh3 Qh1+ 49. Kg3 h5 50. Qh4 Qg1+ 51. Kh3 Qf1+ 52. Kg3 Kg7 53. g6 Kh6 54. g7 Qg1+ 55. Kh3 Qf1+ 56. Kg3 Qf2+ 57. Kh3 Qf1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "6"] [White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"] [Black "Gharibyan, Mamikon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2613"] [BlackElo "2477"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "188"] [GameId "2308173160054874"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 a5 8. Nbd2 Qe7 9. O-O Ba7 10. a4 g5 11. Bg3 O-O 12. Re1 Bg4 13. Nf1 Kg7 14. Ne3 Bxe3 15. Rxe3 Rfe8 16. h3 Bh5 17. Qb3 Rab8 18. Rae1 Bg6 19. d4 Nh5 20. Bh2 Nf4 21. Bb5 Qf6 22. Qc4 Re7 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. dxe5 dxe5 25. b4 Qe6 26. Qc5 axb4 27. cxb4 Qd6 28. a5 Rxb4 29. Qc3 Rb8 30. a6 Ra8 31. Qa1 Ra7 32. Ra3 c5 33. Bxf4 gxf4 34. Rd1 Qe6 35. Ra4 c4 36. Nd4 Qb6 37. Nf3 Qe6 38. Re1 Qf6 39. Ra5 Re6 40. Qc3 Raxa6 41. Rxa6 Rxa6 42. Qxc4 Rc6 43. Qd5 Re6 44. Nh2 Rd6 45. Qa5 Qe7 46. Ng4 f6 47. f3 h5 48. Nf2 Bf7 49. Rc1 c6 50. Kh2 Qd7 51. Rc2 Rd4 52. h4 Qd6 53. Nh3 Rd1 54. Qb6 Be8 55. Ra2 Rc1 56. Ra7+ Bf7 57. Qb7 Qe6 58. Qb8 Rd1 59. Ra8 Qe7 60. Qc8 c5 61. Ra6 Rd8 62. Qc6 c4 63. Rb6 Rd7 64. Ng1 Rc7 65. Qd6 Qxd6 66. Rxd6 c3 67. Ne2 c2 68. Nc1 Be8 69. Rd2 Ba4 70. Rd5 Rc4 71. Ra5 Kf7 72. Kg1 Rd4 73. Kh2 Ke6 74. Ne2 Rc4 75. g3 fxg3+ 76. Kxg3 Bc6 77. Ra1 f5 78. exf5+ Kxf5 79. Rc1 Ba4 80. Kf2 Rxh4 81. Ke3 Rh3 82. Nc3 Bb3 83. Ne4 h4 84. Nd6+ Ke6 85. Ne4 Kd5 86. Nf6+ Kc4 87. Ng4 e4 88. Kxe4 Kc3 89. Nf2 Rh2 90. Ke3 Rxf2 91. Kxf2 Kd2 92. Rh1 c1=Q 93. Rxc1 Kxc1 94. f4 Be6 0-1 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "7"] [White "Ilinca, Felix-Antonio"] [Black "Idani, Pouya"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E54"] [WhiteElo "2486"] [BlackElo "2594"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "95"] [GameId "2308173160054876"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O Bd7 9. Qe2 Bc6 10. Rd1 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 Qa5 13. Bd3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nb6 15. Ne5 Be4 16. Ng4 Nbd5 17. Bc4 Nxg4 18. Qxg4 Rac8 19. Rac1 Nf6 20. Qe2 Bd5 21. Bd3 Qxa2 22. Ra1 Qb3 23. Ba3 Rfe8 24. Bc5 Ne4 25. Rdb1 Qc3 26. Rc1 Qd2 27. Qxd2 Nxd2 28. Bxa7 Nb3 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Rd1 f5 31. f3 Bc4 32. Bc2 b5 33. Rb1 Nd2 34. Rd1 Nb3 35. Rb1 Na5 36. d5 Ra8 37. Bb6 Bxd5 38. Rxb5 Nc4 39. Bd4 Na3 40. Rc5 Nxc2 41. Rxc2 Rb8 42. h4 h6 43. Kh2 Rb7 44. Kg3 Kf7 45. Be5 Kg6 46. Rc7 Rxc7 47. Bxc7 h5 48. f4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "8"] [White "Jacobson, Brandon"] [Black "Atanasov, Anthony"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C25"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2470"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "111"] [GameId "2308173160054878"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 a5 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. h3 Nd4 9. Kh2 c6 10. f4 d5 11. f5 b5 12. g4 h6 13. Ng3 b4 14. Nce2 a4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Qd2 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Nd5 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Rfe1 Bb7 22. f6 c5 23. Ne4 g5 24. Qf2 Re6 25. h4 Qe5+ 26. Kh3 gxh4 27. Qxh4 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Qxf6 29. Qxf6 Rxf6 30. Kg3 a3 31. b3 Kh7 32. Re5 Rg8 33. Rae1 Rfg6 34. R1e4 Rg5 35. Rxg5 Rxg5 36. Kf4 Kg6 37. Re8 f6 38. Rd8 Re5 39. Rc8 h5 40. gxh5+ Rxh5 41. Rc7 Re5 42. Kg4 Rf5 43. Kg3 Re5 44. Kg4 Rh5 45. Kf4 Rd5 46. Kg4 Kh6 47. Kf4 Rh5 48. Kg4 Kg6 49. Kf4 Rf5+ 50. Kg4 Rg5+ 51. Kf4 Kh6 52. Kf3 Rf5+ 53. Kg4 Kg6 54. Kg3 Re5 55. Kf4 Rf5+ 56. Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "9"] [White "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Black "Sonis, Francesco"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E43"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [BlackElo "2556"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "239"] [GameId "2308173160054880"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O O-O 8. Na4 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bf4 d6 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Nc3 a6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. h3 Bf8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Qc7 17. Nd2 Rac8 18. Bg3 e5 19. d5 g6 20. b4 Qb8 21. Nb3 Rc7 22. a4 Qc8 23. Nb1 h5 24. Qd2 Kh7 25. Bh4 Bh6 26. Bg5 Bxg5 27. Qxg5 Kg7 28. Bf1 Qb8 29. N1d2 Ba8 30. Nf3 a5 31. bxa5 bxa5 32. Nxa5 Qa7 33. Nc6 Bxc6 34. dxc6 Rxc6 35. Nh4 Kh7 36. Nf3 e4 37. Qf4 Kg7 38. Ng5 Rc5 39. Qe3 Qxa4 40. Ra1 Qc6 41. h4 Rce5 42. Ra7 R8e7 43. Qd4 Qc5 44. Rd1 e3 45. fxe3 Rxe3 46. Ra6 Qxd4 47. Rxd4 Ne8 48. Ra7 Nc5 49. Rxe7 Rxe7 50. Nf3 Rd7 51. g3 Ra7 52. Bg2 Ra2 53. Nd2 Rc2 54. Bc6 Ne6 55. Rd3 N6c7 56. Bxe8 Nxe8 57. Ne4 Rxc4 58. Nxd6 Rc1+ 59. Kg2 Nf6 60. Rd2 Rc3 61. Re2 Ng4 62. Ne4 Ra3 63. Kh3 Ne3 64. Kh2 Nf5 65. Kg2 Ra4 66. Kh2 Rb4 67. Kh3 Rc4 68. Kh2 Rc8 69. Kh3 Re8 70. Nc3 Rd8 71. Ne4 Rd7 72. Kg2 Rd3 73. Kf2 Rb3 74. Kg2 Ne3+ 75. Kf2 Ng4+ 76. Kg2 f6 77. Nc5 Rc3 78. Ne4 Ra3 79. Kh3 Ne3 80. Kh2 Nf5 81. Rd2 Ra6 82. Kg2 Rb6 83. Kf3 Rc6 84. Rd3 Rc7 85. Nd6 Nxd6 86. Rxd6 Kf7 87. Ra6 Ke7 88. Rb6 Rd7 89. Ke4 Rd6 90. Rb7+ Kf8 91. Ra7 Re6+ 92. Kf4 Re7 93. Ra6 Kg7 94. Rb6 Re1 95. Rb7+ Kh6 96. Kf3 Re6 97. Ra7 g5 98. hxg5+ fxg5 99. Ra8 Rf6+ 100. Kg2 Kg6 101. Ra5 Re6 102. Kf3 Kf6 103. Rb5 Re5 104. Rb8 g4+ 105. Kf2 Kf5 106. Rb4 Rd5 107. Rf4+ Ke5 108. Ra4 Rc5 109. Ke3 Rc3+ 110. Kf2 Rf3+ 111. Kg2 Rd3 112. Kf2 Rd4 113. Ra8 Rd2+ 114. Ke3 Rh2 115. Ra5+ Ke6 116. Kf4 Kd6 117. Rb5 Ke6 118. Ra5 Kd6 119. Rb5 Ke6 120. Ke4 {Ke5+} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "10"] [White "Sai, Krishna G V"] [Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B85"] [WhiteElo "2443"] [BlackElo "2549"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "62"] [GameId "2308173160054882"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3 a6 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Kh1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qg3 Bb7 14. a3 Ne8 15. Bd3 Bf6 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Rd8 18. Ne2 Be7 19. Rf4 g6 20. Qf2 Ng7 21. Ng3 Rd7 22. Rf1 Nf5 23. Rxf5 exf5 24. Nxf5 Rxd4 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. Qxd4 Qg5 27. Rf2 Rd8 28. Qc3 Qc1+ 29. Rf1 Qg5 30. Rf2 Qc1+ 31. Rf1 Qg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "11"] [White "Vantika, Agrawal"] [Black "Velten, Paul"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D11"] [WhiteElo "2367"] [BlackElo "2487"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "84"] [GameId "2308173160054884"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 e6 7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Nxc4 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nbd7 10. Bd2 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Rg1 Rc8 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Ke2 Be7 15. Qb1 Rc5 16. f4 Rh5 17. Rg5 Rxh2 18. Rcg1 g6 19. R5g2 Rxg2 20. Rxg2 b5 21. Na5 Qa8 22. Rg1 Nc5 23. Bb4 Re8 24. Bc2 Nce4 25. Bxe7 Rxe7 26. Nb3 Qd5 27. Nd4 Qh5+ 28. Ke1 Rc7 29. Bd1 Qc5 30. a3 b4 31. f3 Nd6 32. Qd3 bxa3 33. Qxa3 Qb6 34. Be2 Nd5 35. Kd2 Nc4+ 36. Bxc4 Rxc4 37. Ne2 Rb4 38. Rb1 Rb3 39. Qa4 Rxb2+ 40. Rxb2 Qxb2+ 41. Ke1 Qxe2+ 42. Kxe2 Nc3+ 0-1 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "12"] [White "Caprio, Guido"] [Black "Lodici, Lorenzo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "2430"] [BlackElo "2590"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "62"] [GameId "2308173160054886"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. h3 e5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. e4 Ndb4 7. d3 a5 $6 8. a3 Na6 9. Bg5 f6 10. Be3 Nc5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Nd5 $6 Bxd5 13. exd5 $6 Qxd5 14. Be2 Rd8 $6 15. O-O Nxd3 16. Rc3 e4 $6 17. Bxd3 $6 exd3 18. Re1 $6 Kf7 19. Bf4 Bc5 20. Bxc7 Rd7 21. Bf4 Rhd8 22. Be3 $6 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 $6 Qb5 $2 24. Qd2 $6 Nd4 25. Nxd4 Rxd4 26. Rc7+ R8d7 27. Rc8 Rc4 28. Rxc4 Qxc4 29. Qxa5 $2 g6 30. Qa8 Qc1+ 31. Kh2 Qxe3 0-1 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "13"] [White "Lortkipanidze, Nodar"] [Black "Amar, Elham"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B32"] [WhiteElo "2363"] [BlackElo "2576"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "77"] [GameId "2308173160054888"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8. Nd5 Nf6 9. Be3 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nb8 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. a4 a5 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O b6 15. c3 Ba6 16. Na3 Bb7 17. Bb5 Nf6 18. Bc4 h5 19. Qb3 Nd7 20. Bb5 Rb8 21. Rfd1 f5 22. f3 f4 23. Bf2 e4 24. fxe4 Nf6 25. Qc2 Ng4 26. Nc4 Bh4 27. Bxb6 Qg5 28. Rf1 Nxh2 29. Kxh2 Bg3+ 30. Kg1 Bxd5 31. exd5 Qh4 32. Rf3 Rxb6 33. Nxb6 Rf7 34. Qe4 Re7 35. Qd4 Re3 36. Rxg3 Rxg3 37. Qe4 Qg5 38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. Bd3+ 1-0 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "14"] [White "Sokolovsky, Yahli"] [Black "Zwirs, Nico"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2434"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "69"] [GameId "2308173160058986"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. O-O Nf5 8. dxc5 a5 9. Bd3 Bxc5 10. Qe2 a4 11. Rd1 h6 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. Rxd5 Qb6 14. c4 Be6 15. Nc3 O-O 16. Bf4 Ne7 17. Rdd1 Qb4 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Qxc4 20. Rd4 Qc6 21. Rd6 Qc4 22. Rd4 Qc6 23. Rd6 Qc4 24. Nd4 Ra6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Rd7 Ng6 27. Rad1 f4 28. Qf3 Nxe5 29. Qxb7 Nxd7 30. Rxd7 Kh8 31. Rxg7 Qd3 32. h4 Rg8 33. Rf7 Qg6 34. h5 Qd3 35. Qe7 1-0 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "15"] [White "Zeng, Chongsheng"] [Black "Manukyan, Sargis A."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D32"] [WhiteElo "2557"] [BlackElo "2376"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "87"] [GameId "2308173160058988"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Qd3 Bc5 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3+ Be6 11. Nd4 Qd7 12. g3 Nge7 13. Rd1 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 O-O 15. Bg2 Rfd8 16. O-O Nc6 17. Qf4 d4 18. e3 d3 19. Be4 d2 20. f3 Na5 21. Bd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd2 Qe6 23. Rfd1 Nc4 24. Rxd5 Rdc8 25. Rd7 Qxe3+ 26. Qxe3 Nxe3 27. Re1 Nc4 28. Ree7 Nxb2 29. Ne4 Rf8 30. Rxb7 Nc4 31. Rec7 Ne5 32. f4 Ng4 33. Nd6 Nh6 34. Rxa7 Rxa7 35. Rxa7 g6 36. Rc7 Nf5 37. Nxf5 gxf5 38. a4 Ra8 39. Rc4 Kg7 40. Kf2 Kg6 41. Ke3 Kh5 42. h3 Rg8 43. Kf3 Ra8 44. Rc6 1-0 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "16"] [White "Tahay, Alexis"] [Black "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C72"] [WhiteElo "2355"] [BlackElo "2510"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "60"] [GameId "2308173160058990"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Be3 Nf6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Bc2 Qe8 12. a4 Kh8 13. a5 f5 14. exf5 $6 gxf5 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nc4 $2 e4 17. Nd4 Rg8 18. Kh1 Qg6 19. Rg1 $2 f4 20. Nxc6 $6 Bxc6 21. Bd4 Qg5 22. Ba4 Bd5 23. Ne3 fxe3 24. Bxe3 Qe5 25. g4 Nf6 26. g5 Ne8 27. Qh5 $6 Nd6 28. Rad1 Bf7 29. Qh3 Qe6 30. Qg3 $6 Bh5 0-1 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "17"] [White "Ohanyan, Emin"] [Black "Negrean, Andrei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B92"] [WhiteElo "2508"] [BlackElo "2353"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "51"] [GameId "2308173160058992"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. h4 Be6 9. f4 b5 10. g4 b4 11. Nd5 Nxe4 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. f5 Qa7 14. Rf1 Bxb3 15. axb3 Ng3 $2 16. Qxd6 Qe7 $2 17. Qd5 Ra7 18. Bb5+ Nd7 $6 19. Bg5 f6 20. Be3 Nxf1 21. Kxf1 $6 Qf7 22. Qxf7+ Kxf7 23. Bc4+ Ke7 24. Bxa7 h5 25. Rxa6 hxg4 26. Bb5 1-0 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "18"] [White "Kuru, Atilla"] [Black "Coicev, Matei-Andrei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A08"] [WhiteElo "2464"] [BlackElo "2360"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "97"] [GameId "2308173160058994"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1 Qc7 9. c3 b5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Nb3 Be6 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 c4 15. dxc4 bxc4 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Qa5 $6 18. b4 cxb3 19. axb3 Qb5 20. Be7 Rfe8 21. c4 dxc4 22. bxc4 Qxc4 23. Qxc4 Bxc4 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25. Rec1 Be6 26. Rxa7 Re8 27. Bd6 h6 28. Rca1 Kh7 29. Ra8 Rxa8 30. Rxa8 Nf6 31. f3 Bd5 32. Ra3 Be6 33. Be5 Nd5 34. Kf2 Ne7 35. g4 Nd5 36. Kg3 h5 37. h3 hxg4 38. hxg4 g5 39. Ra8 Kg6 40. Rg8+ Kh6 41. Rh8+ Kg6 42. Re8 Bd7 $4 43. Rg8+ Kh6 44. Bd6 Be6 45. Bf8+ Kh7 46. Rg7+ Kh6 47. Rxf7+ Kg6 48. Rg7+ Kf6 49. Ra7 1-0 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "19"] [White "Bai, Adelard"] [Black "Raghav, V."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D85"] [WhiteElo "2436"] [BlackElo "2301"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "108"] [GameId "2308173160058996"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Bb5+ Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rb1 a6 11. Bd3 b5 12. Qe2 Nb6 13. e5 Bb7 14. Be3 Na4 15. Rbc1 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 cxd4 18. Rc5 dxe3 19. Qxe3 Bh6 20. Qe4 Qa5 21. e6 Qxa2 22. exf7+ Qxf7 23. Re5 Ra7 24. g3 Rd7 25. Bb1 Bg7 26. Re6 Rd2 27. Rxe7 Qf6 28. Qe3 Qd4 29. Qe6+ Kh8 30. Rf7 Rxf7 31. Qxf7 Qf6 32. Qe8+ Qf8 33. Qe3 Rd8 34. Kg2 Qe8 35. Qf3 Qe6 36. h4 Rf8 37. Qb7 Qc8 38. Qb6 Qa8+ 39. f3 Rf6 40. Qe3 Qd5 41. Be4 Qd6 42. Rh1 Qb6 43. Qe2 Rd6 44. h5 Qd8 45. Qe3 Rd2+ 46. Kh3 Qd7+ 47. g4 gxh5 48. Kg3 Be5+ 49. Kh4 hxg4 50. Qg5 Qd6 51. Kh5 Bf4 52. Qh4 Qe5+ 53. Kxg4 Rg2+ 54. Kh3 Rg3+ 0-1 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "20"] [White "Saric, Ivan"] [Black "Paduano, Claudio"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2657"] [BlackElo "2267"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "155"] [GameId "2308173160058998"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. a4 Nf6 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Nd5 Kh8 10. h4 Bg4 11. c3 Bxh4 12. Ne3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Bg5 14. Nf5 g6 15. Qh3 h5 16. Ke2 Ne7 17. g4 Ng8 18. Rag1 Qf6 19. Ne3 h4 20. Ng2 Kg7 21. f4 exf4 22. Nxh4 Nh6 23. Nf3 a6 24. a5 b5 25. axb6 Rab8 26. Kd1 Rxb6 27. Kc2 Rfb8 28. b3 Qe7 29. Qg2 Rh8 30. Rh3 Rbb8 31. Re1 f6 32. Reh1 Nf7 33. Rxh8 Rxh8 34. Ra1 Ne5 35. Rxa6 Nxf3 36. Qxf3 Rh2+ 37. Kb1 Qe5 38. Ra7+ Kf8 39. Ra8+ Kg7 40. Ra7+ Kf8 41. Ra8+ Ke7 42. Ra2 Rxa2 43. Kxa2 Qxc3 44. Qh1 Qd2+ 45. Kb1 f3 46. Qh7+ Kd8 47. Qa7 Qe1+ 48. Ka2 Qd2+ 49. Kb1 Qc1+ 50. Ka2 Qc2+ 51. Ka1 Qc3+ 52. Ka2 Qc2+ 53. Ka1 Qd1+ 54. Ka2 Qe2+ 55. Kb1 Qe1+ 56. Ka2 Qe2+ 57. Kb1 Qf1+ 58. Ka2 Qf2+ 59. Kb1 Qg1+ 60. Ka2 Qg2+ 61. Kb1 Qh1+ 62. Ka2 Qh2+ 63. Kb1 Qh1+ 64. Ka2 Qg2+ 65. Kb1 f5 66. Qb8+ Ke7 67. Qc7+ Kf6 68. Qd8+ Ke5 69. Qxg5 f2 70. d4+ cxd4 71. Qe7+ Kf4 72. Qxd6+ Ke3 73. exf5 Qe4+ 74. Kb2 d3 75. Qg3+ Ke2 76. Kc3 Ke1 77. Qxd3 Qe5+ 78. Kc2 1-0 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "21"] [White "Dardha, Daniel"] [Black "Hercegovac, Neven"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A36"] [WhiteElo "2602"] [BlackElo "2307"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "136"] [GameId "2308173160059000"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. a3 e6 6. Rb1 Nge7 7. b4 d6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. e3 Bb7 11. Qb3 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bb2 Ba6 14. b5 Na5 15. Qa2 Bb7 16. d4 a6 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Na4 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Nc4 20. Qf6 Nxa3 21. Rbc1 c4 22. Nc5 axb5 23. Nxb7 Qc7 24. e4 Qxb7 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. Qh4 f6 27. Rfd1 Rad8 28. Nd4 Rfe8 29. Qg4 Qb6 30. Nf5 Qe6 31. Nh6+ Kg7 32. Qxe6 Rxe6 33. Bxd5 Re5 34. Bxc4 Rxd1+ 35. Rxd1 Nxc4 36. Ng4 Re7 37. Rb1 Rb7 38. Rb4 f5 39. Ne3 Nxe3 40. fxe3 Kf6 41. Kf2 Ke5 42. Ke2 Kd5 43. Kd2 Kc5 44. Rd4 b4 45. Kc2 Re7 46. Rd3 Ra7 47. Kb2 h5 48. Rd8 Ra3 49. Rg8 Rxe3 50. Rxg6 Kc4 51. Rc6+ Kd4 52. Rd6+ Ke5 53. Rb6 Re2+ 54. Kc1 Rxh2 55. Rxb4 Rg2 56. Rh4 Rxg3 57. Kd2 Rg4 58. Rxh5 Re4 59. Rh1 f4 60. Rh5+ Kf6 61. Rb5 Kg6 62. Ra5 Re6 63. Rb5 f3 64. Rb3 f2 65. Rf3 Rf6 66. Rxf6+ Kxf6 67. Ke2 Ke6 68. Kxf2 Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "22"] [White "Adharsh, K."] [Black "Lalit, Babu M R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2312"] [BlackElo "2532"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "83"] [GameId "2308173160059002"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nb4 6. Na3 Be7 7. c3 Nc6 8. Qb3 Rb8 9. c4 Nf6 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Qxd5 Nxd5 12. Nb5 Be4 13. Rd1 Bf6 14. e3 g5 15. Nc3 Bc2 16. Rd2 Bg6 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. b3 Be4 19. Bb2 Nd8 20. Rc1 Ne6 21. Ne5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rg8 23. f3 h5 24. h3 Be7 25. e4 Rd8 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. Nc4 g4 28. hxg4 hxg4 29. f4 Rh8 30. Ne5 Rg8 31. Nc4 Kd8 32. Ne3 Rh5 33. d5 Nc5 34. Be5 Bd6 35. Bxd6 cxd6 36. b4 Rgh8 37. Nxg4 f5 38. Nf2 Nd7 39. Rdc2 Nb6 40. Kf3 R5h6 41. Rc7 R6h7 42. Rxh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "23"] [White "Srinath, Rao S.V."] [Black "Averin, Nikolay"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "2296"] [BlackElo "2416"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "102"] [GameId "2308173160059004"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 Nc6 7. c3 e6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Be7 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Rc3 a5 15. a3 a4 16. h4 h6 17. Rd3 f5 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. Nh2 Raf8 20. Qg4 Bd6 21. Nf3 Qf7 22. h5 Kh7 23. Nh4 Ne7 24. Rf3 Rxf3 25. Nxf3 Nf5 26. Bb4 Bxb4 27. axb4 Qf6 28. Rc1 Nd6 29. Rc7 Ne4 30. Rxb7 Rc8 31. Qg6+ Qxg6 32. hxg6+ Kxg6 33. Ne5+ Kh7 34. f3 Ng3 35. Ra7 Ne2+ 36. Kh2 Nxd4 37. Rxa4 Rc2 38. b5 Nxb5 39. Rb4 Nc7 40. Rb7 h5 41. b4 d4 42. b5 Nd5 43. Kg3 Rb2 44. Rb8 g5 45. Rb7+ Kh6 46. Nf7+ Kg6 47. Nh8+ Kf5 48. Rf7+ Nf6 49. Rf8 d3 50. Nf7 d2 51. Nd6+ Kg6 0-1 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "24"] [White "Favaloro, Andrea"] [Black "Redzisz, Michal"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2265"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "53"] [GameId "2308173160059006"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 h6 5. Bf4 c5 6. e3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 a6 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nf3 Be7 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. e4 b5 14. Bb3 b4 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. Re1 Ra7 17. Bd6 Rb7 18. Nd2 Nxd5 19. exd5 Nd4 20. Rc5 Nxb3 21. Rxa5 Nxa5 22. Qg4 Bf6 23. Bxb4 Rb5 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Rxe6+ Kd8 26. Bxa5+ Rxa5 27. Rd6 1-0 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "25"] [White "Savitha, Shri B"] [Black "Urbani, Gabriel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2374"] [BlackElo "2258"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "114"] [GameId "2308173160059008"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O h6 6. c3 d6 7. a4 a5 8. Na3 O-O 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 Be6 11. Qe1 Bxc4 12. Nxc4 d5 13. Ncxe5 dxe4 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. dxe4 Nxe4 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. Nd4 c5 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. Qe2 Kh7 20. Qf3 Rab8 21. Qe2 Rfe8 22. Rf4 Nd6 23. Nxd6 cxd6 24. Rf3 Kg8 25. Rd2 Rb6 26. h3 Qe4 27. Qf2 Re7 28. Rg3 Re6 29. Rf3 Rb7 30. Qg3 Rb6 31. Rdf2 Rb7 32. Rd2 Rd7 33. Qf4 Qxf4 34. exf4 Re4 35. b3 Kf8 36. c4 Ke7 37. Kf2 f5 38. g3 Ke6 39. Rfd3 Ke7 40. Rd5 g6 41. R2d3 h5 42. Kf3 Re1 43. Kf2 Re4 44. Rd2 Rd8 45. R2d3 Rd7 46. Rd1 Re6 47. Kf3 Kd8 48. R1d3 Kc7 49. g4 hxg4+ 50. hxg4 fxg4+ 51. Kxg4 Rh7 52. Rg5 Rh1 53. Rg3 Rf1 54. Rf3 Rg1+ 55. Kh4 Rh1+ 56. Kg4 Rg1+ 57. Kh4 Rh1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "26"] [White "Fulgentini, Edoardo"] [Black "Jaidambareesh, N R"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C91"] [WhiteElo "2264"] [BlackElo "2373"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "150"] [GameId "2308173160063106"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Qb1 d5 14. e5 Bg6 15. exf6 Bxb1 16. fxe7 Qxe7 17. Raxb1 Qd6 18. Ne5 c5 19. a3 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. Rbc1 Qh6 23. Re3 Rad8 24. Nf3 Rfe8 25. Bxd5 Rxe3 26. fxe3 Kf8 27. Ba2 Ke8 28. Rc7 Rd7 29. Rc8+ Rd8 30. Bxf7+ Kd7 31. Rc5 Ke7 32. Ba2 Rd6 33. Rg5 Rg6 34. Re5+ Kd8 35. Bf7 Rc6 36. Re8+ Kc7 37. Bd5 Rc1+ 38. Kf2 Rc2+ 39. Kf1 Qg6 40. Re7+ Kd8 41. Rd7+ Kxd7 42. Ne5+ Kd6 43. Nxg6 Kxd5 44. Nf4+ Ke4 45. Ne6 a5 46. Nxg7 Rc6 47. Kf2 b4 48. axb4 axb4 49. g4 b3 50. h4 Rc2+ 51. Kg3 Rc1 52. Ne6 Rg1+ 53. Kh3 h6 54. g5 Kf3 55. Kh2 Rg4 56. gxh6 Rxh4+ 57. Kg1 Rxh6 58. Nc5 Rb6 59. Kf1 Rh6 60. Ke1 Rh2 61. Kd1 Rg2 62. Nxb3 Ke4 63. Nc5+ Kd5 64. Kc1 Kc4 65. Kb1 Rh2 66. Ka2 Rh7 67. b3+ Kd5 68. Kb2 Kc6 69. Kc3 Kb5 70. e4 Rh3+ 71. Nd3 Rh6 72. e5 Rc6+ 73. Bc5 Rh6 74. Kd4 Kc6 75. Nf4 Rh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "27"] [White "Castellanos Villela, Alejandro"] [Black "Van Wessel, Rudy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B53"] [WhiteElo "2271"] [BlackElo "2371"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "64"] [GameId "2308173160063108"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Qe3 Nf6 7. O-O e6 8. Rd1 Qc7 9. c4 Be7 10. h3 O-O 11. Nc3 b6 12. b3 Bb7 13. Ba3 Rfe8 14. Rac1 Bf8 15. Bf1 Rad8 16. Bb2 Nb8 17. Nh2 Nbd7 18. Ng4 h5 19. Nxf6+ Nxf6 20. Qf4 Be7 21. Be2 h4 22. Bd3 Nd7 23. Na4 Nc5 24. Qg4 g6 25. Nc3 Nxd3 26. Rxd3 Qc5 27. Nd5 exd5 28. cxd5 Bc8 29. Qf4 Qb5 30. Qf3 Bb7 31. Qf4 Qc5 32. Qg4 Qb5 1-0 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "28"] [White "Niedbala, Bartlomiej"] [Black "Oro, Faustino"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2378"] [BlackElo "2528"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "116"] [GameId "2308173160063110"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Nd7 7. c3 h6 8. Na3 Be4 9. Nc2 c5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Rc8 12. Be3 Nc6 13. Qd2 Be7 14. Nfe1 Qa5 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Nxb4 Qxb4 18. Nd3 Qb5 19. Rac1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 O-O 21. Nf4 Qxe2 22. Nxe2 Bd8 23. Nc3 Nb8 24. Kf1 Nc6 25. Ke2 Bb6 26. Kd3 Rc8 27. a3 a6 28. Ne2 Kf8 29. Rc2 Ke7 30. Rc1 Kd7 31. Rc2 Bd8 32. Rc1 Be7 33. Rc2 b5 34. Kd2 Rb8 35. Rc1 Na5 36. Rc2 Nc4+ 37. Kd1 b4 38. axb4 Rxb4 39. Bc1 Bd8 40. Ke1 Bb6 41. Kd1 Rb3 42. Rc3 Nxb2+ 43. Bxb2 Rxb2 44. Rg3 g6 45. Rh3 h5 46. Rf3 Ke7 47. Rd3 a5 48. Ra3 Rb4 49. Rd3 Rc4 50. Kd2 a4 51. Ke3 Kd7 52. Ra3 Kc6 53. Kd3 Kb5 54. Ra1 Ba5 55. Ra2 Bb4 56. Ra1 a3 57. Rb1 Ka4 58. Ra1 Kb3 0-1 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "29"] [White "Kantane, Anna"] [Black "Adithya, A Chullikkad"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B86"] [WhiteElo "2216"] [BlackElo "2358"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "90"] [GameId "2308173160063112"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. a4 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 d5 9. Bd3 dxe4 10. Bxe4 Nd7 11. O-O Nf6 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. Re1 Be7 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bd2 e5 17. Qxe5 Bd6 18. Qa5 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Rd8 20. g3 Bxg3 21. fxg3 Qxa5 22. Bxa5 Rxd4 23. Bc3 Rd8 24. Re7 Bf5 25. Bxb7 Ra7 26. Rae1 Be6 27. R7xe6 fxe6 28. Bf3 Kf7 29. Kg2 Rc8 30. Rd1 Rd7 31. Rxd7+ Nxd7 32. Bb7 Rc4 33. Bxa6 Rxa4 34. Bb5 Ra7 35. Bd4 Rb7 36. c4 e5 37. Bc6 Rc7 38. Bd5+ Kf6 39. Be3 Kf5 40. b3 g5 41. Kf2 Nf6 42. Bb6 Nxd5 43. Bxc7 Nxc7 44. b4 Na6 45. b5 Nc5 0-1 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "30"] [White "Popko, Anton"] [Black "Saine, Zachary"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "2000"] [BlackElo "2135"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "84"] [GameId "2308173160063114"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. e3 d5 2. b3 e5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Bb5 O-O 8. O-O Bg4 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qd3 Nh5 11. Bc1 Qd7 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. h3 Bf5 14. Qd1 Nf6 15. f4 c5 16. c3 cxd4 17. cxd4 c5 18. Ba3 Rd8 19. Kh2 cxd4 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. Qxd4 Ne4 22. Nd2 Rh6 23. Qxd5 Nxd2 24. Qxd2 Bxh3 25. Kg1 Bf5 26. Rac1 Qb7 27. Rfd1 Qb6+ 28. Qd4 Qf6 29. Rc7 Rf8 30. Nf3 Qg6 31. Qc5 Qf6 32. Rxa7 Bg4 33. Qd4 Qf5 34. Rf1 Qh5 35. Qe5 Bxf3 36. Rxf3 Qh2+ 37. Kf1 Rg6 38. Rf2 Qh1+ 39. Ke2 Re6 40. Qxe6 fxe6 41. Ra6 Qh5+ 42. Ke1 Rd8 0-1 [Event "Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026"] [Site "Orosei, ITI Marina Hotels & Resorts"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "8"] [Board "31"] [White "Kavutskiy, Kostya"] [Black "Hanein, Avri"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A33"] [WhiteElo "2318"] [BlackElo "1971"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "65"] [GameId "2308173160063116"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Qa4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 O-O 12. e5 Ng4 13. Bf4 Re8 14. O-O Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Rxe5 16. Qxc6 Bf5 17. Bxf5 Rxf5 18. Rfe1 Qc8 19. Qa4 h6 20. Re3 Qc7 21. Rd1 Rb8 22. Qc2 Re5 23. Qd2 Rxe3 24. Qxe3 Rc8 25. Rd3 Qb6 26. Qxb6 axb6 27. Kf1 Ra8 28. Rxd5 Rxa2 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. Rd7 Kg8 31. Rb7 Rc2 32. Rxb6 Rxc3 33. g3 1/2-1/2