The grandmaster from Russia defeated Magnus Carlsen from Norway in the semi-finals of the current world championship in classical chess.
Yang won three games out of four.
Recall that Nepomniachtchi lost to Carlsen in the match for the world title at the end of 2021.
In the second semi-final, Hikaru Nakamura (USA) and Nodirbek Abdusattorov from Uzbekistan meet.
Earlier it was reported that Nepomniachtchi defeated the American Wesley So at the Fischer World Chess Championship.