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Nepomniachtchi, Ian

contemporary era

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

Most Faced Opponents

Carlsen,M173 gamesNakamura,Hi153 gamesGiri,A141 gamesAronian,L138 gamesVachier Lagrave,M126 gamesGrischuk,A114 gamesFirouzja,Alireza97 gamesDing Liren93 gamesKarjakin,Sergey87 gamesCaruana,F76 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Aronian,L vs Nepomniachtchi,I

14th WCh-Rapid Final

2009

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FCGFCG
1-0

Nepomniachtchi,I vs Anand,V

Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017

2017

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FCGFCG
0-1

Giri,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I

73rd Tata Steel GMA

2011

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FCGFCG
1-0

Nepomniachtchi,I vs Giri,A

11th Sinquefield Cup

2024

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FCGFCG
0-1

Nepomniachtchi,I vs So,W

79th Tata Steel GpA

2017

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FCGFCG
1-0

Nepomniachtchi,I vs Carlsen,M

Saint Louis Blitz 2020

2020

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FCGFCG
0-1

Anand,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I

14th WCh-Rapid Prelim

2009

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FCGFCG
1-0

Nepomniachtchi,I vs Giri,A

Tal Memorial Blitz 2016

2016

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FCGFCG
1-0

Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi,I

FIDE Candidates 2020

2021

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FCGFCG
1-0

Nepomniachtchi,I vs Aronian,L

Tata Steel India Blitz

2019

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Games (4906)

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Odegov,Artem vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 10th Dec Early 2024 D90
Materia,Marco vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tue 10th Dec Early 2024 A15
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Finegold,B
1-0
Titled Tue 10th Dec Early 2024 A56
Gritsenko,N vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 10th Dec Early 2024 B06
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Demchenko,A
0-1
Titled Tue 10th Dec Early 2024 A53
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Cornette,M
1-0
Titled Tue 10th Dec Early 2024 A50
Grigorjev,Iljya vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 C16
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Fieberg,Samuel
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 A00
Dardha,Daniel vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 A45
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Wu,Derek
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 B30
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Goryachkina,A
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 B33
Lin,Bryan Enming vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 B40
Svane,R vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 A04
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ragger,M
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 C36
Ionescu,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 B51
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Gutierrez Jimenez,J
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 B07
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Szpar,Milosz
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Dec Late 2024 A43
Svane,Frederik vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2024-25 2024 B23
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Postny,E
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 C84
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Tudor,Henry Edward
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 B53
Henriquez Villagra,C vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 C44
Kaplan,Avi Harrison vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 A04
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Nagare Kaivalya Sandip
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 C84
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Namitbir,Singh Walia
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 C78
Yeletsky,Ivan vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 C84
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Janik,Igor
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 B12
Materia,Marco vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 A04
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Demchenko,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 C79
Bjerre,Jonas Buhl vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024 C84
Galchenko,Matvey vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early 2024 B06
Ter Sahakyan,S vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early 2024 A14
Iniyan,Pa vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early 2024 A00
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Bjerre,Jonas Buhl
0-1
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early 2024 B92
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Murzin,Volodar
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early 2024 C36
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ghoreishi Amiri,Seyed Kian
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early 2024 C11
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Martinez Ramirez,L
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early 2024 C19
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Grandelius,N
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early 2024 A01
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Gulamali,K
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early 2024 A01
Korneev,S vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 19th Nov Early 2024 A20
Perez Ponsa,F vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 12th Nov Early 2024 B06
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Andreikin,D
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Nov Early 2024 B15
Kosteniuk,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 12th Nov Early 2024 C45
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kislinsky,A
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Nov Early 2024 B30
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Weetik,V
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Nov Early 2024 A00
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Reshetnikov,Al
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Nov Early 2024 C02
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Krivenko,Dion
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Nov Early 2024 B54
Yang Kaiqi vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 12th Nov Early 2024 E46
Ruiz C,J vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 12th Nov Early 2024 A45
Mahdavi,Reza vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Nov Early 2024 C47
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Nihal,Sarin
1-0
Titled Tue 5th Nov Early 2024 B12
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