Nepomniachtchi, Ian
Ian Nepomniachtchi is a Russian grandmaster who became one of the few players in history to win two consecutive Candidates Tournaments, earning World Championship challenges against Magnus Carlsen in 2021 and Ding Liren in 2023. A childhood rival of Carlsen from their junior days, Nepo is known for his rapid calculation, aggressive instincts, and exceptional speed, having been a top-10 fixture for over a decade with a peak rating of 2795.
Total Games
4906
Wins
2166
Draws
1750
Losses
990
44.2% wins35.7% draws20.2% losses
Most Played Openings
B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation249C42 - Petrov's Defense132D85 - Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation106B51 - Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation91C45 - Scotch Game90A04 - Zukertort Opening88C50 - Italian Game80B12 - Caro-Kann Defense79E60 - Queen's Pawn, Mengarini Attack78A45 - Canard Opening77
Featured Games
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Aronian,L vs Nepomniachtchi,I
14th WCh-Rapid Final
2009
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Nepomniachtchi,I vs Anand,V
Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017
2017
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Giri,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
73rd Tata Steel GMA
2011
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Nepomniachtchi,I vs Giri,A
11th Sinquefield Cup
2024
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Nepomniachtchi,I vs So,W
79th Tata Steel GpA
2017
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Nepomniachtchi,I vs Carlsen,M
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
2020
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Anand,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
14th WCh-Rapid Prelim
2009
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Nepomniachtchi,I vs Giri,A
Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
2016
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Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi,I
FIDE Candidates 2020
2021
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Nepomniachtchi,I vs Aronian,L
Tata Steel India Blitz
2019
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0-161st Open ch-Moscow Blitz 2007 B07
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kosintseva,N
0-1Corus C 2007 B89
Negi,P vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2Corus C 2007 C12
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Brynell,S
1-0Corus C 2007 C00
Spoelman,W vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2Corus C 2007 C12
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Hou Yifan
1/2-1/2Corus C 2007 A34
Willemze,T vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1Corus C 2007 C12
Peng Zhaoqin vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1Corus C 2007 A16
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Van Haastert,E
1-0Corus C 2007 B23
Jonkman,H vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1Corus C 2007 C02
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Bosboom,M
1-0Corus C 2007 B23
Berg,E vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2Corus C 2007 C12
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Van der Wiel,J
1-0Corus C 2007 C90
Krasenkow,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1Corus C 2007 D43
Svidler,P vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0ch-RUS Superfinal 2006 C03
Caruana,F vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/24th Young Stars of the World 2006 C03
Geller,J vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2XIII TCh-RUS 2006 B88
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Geller,J
1-0U20ch-RUS 2006 B41
Karjakin,Sergey vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0Young Stars of the World 2005 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Carlsen,M
1-0WYb14 2003 B22
Carlsen,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2WYb12 2002 D02
Geller,J vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1ch-RUS Boys U20 2002 C14
Bluebaum,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-11st 3-0 Thu 1st Jan 2026 2026 D85
Mitrabha,G vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-11st 3-0 Thu 1st Jan 2026 2026 A09
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Andreikin,D
0-11st 3-0 Thu 1st Jan 2026 2026 C63
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1-01st 3-0 Thu 1st Jan 2026 2026 C34
Le Tuan Minh vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-11st 3-0 Thu 1st Jan 2026 2026 A46
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Hakobyan,Menua
1-01st 3-0 Thu 1st Jan 2026 2026 C11
Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/21st 3-0 Thu 1st Jan 2026 2026 A01
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Pranav,V
0-11st 3-0 Thu 1st Jan 2026 2026 C22
Kleimenov,Nikolay vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-11st 3-0 Thu 1st Jan 2026 2026 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Lu Shanglei
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2025 2025 B40
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2025 2025 E60
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Narayanan,SL
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2025 2025 B90
Lazavik,Denis vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2025 2025 A28
Grandelius,N vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1World Blitz 2025 2025 E39
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Pranav,V
0-1World Blitz 2025 2025 A20
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Alekseenko,K
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2025 2025 C72
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Pranav,Anand
1-0World Blitz 2025 2025 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kozak,Adam
1-0World Blitz 2025 2025 C22
Sadhwani,Raunak vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2025 2025 E39
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Warmerdam,Max
1-0World Blitz 2025 2025 B89
Lobanov,Sergei vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2025 2025 E41
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Mamedov,Rau
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2025 2025 B52
Rodrigue-Lemieux,Shawn vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1World Blitz 2025 2025 A20
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Moussard,J
1-0World Blitz 2025 2025 C41
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Lazavik,Denis
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2025 2025 C50
Sevian,Samuel vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0World Rapid 2025 2025 E54
Zemlyanskii,Ivan vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1World Rapid 2025 2025 B93
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Meng,Yihan
1-0World Rapid 2025 2025 A20