[Event "Sardinia World Open A"] [Site "Orosei ITA"] [Date "2026.05.03"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, I."] [Black "Kavin Vijayakumar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C36"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2244"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2026.05.03"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 exf4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 bxc6 7. Bc4 Qe7+ 8. Qe2 Qxe2+ 9. Bxe2 Bd6 10. d4 O-O 11. c4 Re8 12. Nc3 Bf5 13. O-O Nbd7 14. Nh4 Bc2 15. c5 Bc7 16. Bf3 g5 17. Bxc6 gxh4 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. Bxf4 Rc8 20. Bxc7 Rxc7 21. b4 Bd3 22. Rfd1 Bc4 23. d5 Ne5 24. Rd4 a5 25. a3 Bb3 26. c6 axb4 27. axb4 Nxc6 28. dxc6 Rxc6 29. Rc1 h3 30. b5 Rc8 31. b6 hxg2 32. b7 Rb8 33. Ne4 Kg7 34. Nd6 Be6 35. Ra1 Nd7 36. Ra8 Kf8 37. Nf5 Ke8 38. Ng7+ Ke7 39. Rxd7+ 1-0