It's Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Parham Maghsoodloo in the 6th round of Sardinia Chess Festival 2026

by Devansh Singh - 07/05/2026

After completion of 5 rounds at the Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Frederik Svane, and Brandon Jacobson are co-leading with 4.5/5 points. 12 players are currently on 4/5, trailing in joint second place. In the 5th round, there were 3 decisive results among the players on 3.5/4 points, giving us clear leaders. Top 2 seeded, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Parham Maghsoodloo, will go against each other in 6th round. The clash between Argentinian prodigy Faustino Oro and Aditya Mittal ended in a draw. Round 6 will start at 3:30 PM CET/ 7 PM IST. Photos: FT Niklesh Jain

Abhimanyu and Leon, chasing the leaders

In the 5th round, both Abhimanyu Puranik and Leon Luke Mendonca drew their respective games, and currently they are on 4/5 points and just a half point behind the tournament leaders. In the 6th round, Abhimanyu will play against Ilia Smirin with black pieces, while Leon will take on Francesco Sonis with the white pieces.

Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Zeng Chongsheng (1-0)

Frederik Svane vs Atilla Kuru (1-0)

Leon Luke Mendonca drew against Amar Elham

Abhimanyu Puranik drew against Emin Ohanyan

Parham Maghsoodloo is back to winning ways

Kimani Kimingi (R) is leading the below 2000 with 5/5

Saine Zachary AKA Chessnerd is on 2/5

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Round 5 Results

Bo.	No.		White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg	No.
1	1	GM	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2729	3½	1 - 0	3½	GM	Zeng, Chongsheng	2557	18
2	5	GM	Svane, Frederik	2645	3½	1 - 0	3½	IM	Kuru, Atilla	2464	32
3	13	GM	Lodici, Lorenzo	2590	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	Martirosyan, Haik M.	2636	6
4	15	GM	Amar, Elham	2576	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	Mendonca, Leon Luke	2613	8
5	9	GM	Puranik, Abhimanyu	2607	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	Ohanyan, Emin	2508	26
6	20	GM	Yilmaz, Mustafa	2549	3½	½ - ½	3½	GM	Dardha, Daniel	2602	10
7	39	IM	Averin, Nikolay	2416	3½	0 - 1	3½	GM	Jacobson, Brandon	2594	12
8	2	GM	Maghsoodloo, Parham	2710	3	1 - 0	3	IM	Ilinca, Felix-Antonio	2486	28
9	24	GM	Prraneeth, Vuppala	2515	3	½ - ½	3	GM	Karthikeyan, Murali	2648	4
10	11	GM	Idani, Pouya	2594	3	½ - ½	3	IM	Caprio, Guido	2430	38

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Standings after 5 Rounds

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	RtgI	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5	K	rtg+/-
1	12	GM	Jacobson, Brandon		USA	2594	4,5	5	17,5	14,5	15,25	2421	10	10,1
2	1	GM	Nepomniachtchi, Ian		FID	2729	4,5	5	16	14,5	13,75	2466	10	5,6
3	5	GM	Svane, Frederik		GER	2645	4,5	5	15	13,5	13,25	2373	10	4,2
4	21	IM	Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid		UZB	2534	4	5	17	14	13	2435	10	9,6
5	6	GM	Martirosyan, Haik M.		ARM	2636	4	5	16,5	14,5	12,5	2443	10	3,8
6	20	GM	Yilmaz, Mustafa		TUR	2549	4	5	16	13,5	12,25	2415	10	7,5
7	8	GM	Mendonca, Leon Luke		IND	2613	4	5	16	13,5	12,25	2413	10	3,4
8	2	GM	Maghsoodloo, Parham		IRI	2710	4	5	15,5	13,5	12,5	2372	10	-1,9
9	10	GM	Dardha, Daniel		BEL	2602	4	5	15,5	13	12	2408	10	3,5
10	9	GM	Puranik, Abhimanyu		IND	2607	4	5	15	13,5	11,25	2404	10	2,9

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Round 6 Pairings

Bo.	No.		White	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Black	Rtg	No.
1	12	GM	Jacobson, Brandon	2594	4½		4½	GM	Svane, Frederik	2645	5
2	1	GM	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	2729	4½		4	GM	Maghsoodloo, Parham	2710	2
3	6	GM	Martirosyan, Haik M.	2636	4		4	GM	Amar, Elham	2576	15
4	8	GM	Mendonca, Leon Luke	2613	4		4	GM	Sonis, Francesco	2556	19
5	17	GM	Smirin, Ilia	2562	4		4	GM	Puranik, Abhimanyu	2607	9
6	10	GM	Dardha, Daniel	2602	4		4	IM	Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid	2534	21
7	26	GM	Ohanyan, Emin	2508	4		4	GM	Lodici, Lorenzo	2590	13
8	11	GM	Idani, Pouya	2594	3½		4	GM	Yilmaz, Mustafa	2549	20
9	3	GM	Saric, Ivan	2657	3½		3½	IM	Sai, Krishna G V	2443	35
10	4	GM	Karthikeyan, Murali	2648	3½		3½	IM	Averin, Nikolay	2416	39