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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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Nepomniachtchi,I vs Sjugirov,S
1-0
Titled Tue 30th May Early 2023 C34
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Nihal,Sarin
0-1
Titled Tue 30th May Early 2023 C30
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Oleksiyenko,Mykhaylo
1-0
Titled Tue 30th May Early 2023 C31
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Bluebaum,M
1-0
Titled Tue 30th May Early 2023 C07
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Bilan,Danila
1-0
Titled Tue 30th May Early 2023 B19
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vachier Lagrave,M
0-1
Superbet Classic 2023 2023 B22
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2
Superbet Classic 2023 2023 D35
Deac,Bogdan-Daniel vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Superbet Classic 2023 2023 D37
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Esipenko,Andrey
1/2-1/2
WR Chess Masters 2023 2023 E36
Pichot,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Airthings Masters Div 2 W 2023 C72
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Pichot,A
1-0
Airthings Masters Div 2 W 2023 C55
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Pichot,A
1/2-1/2
Airthings Masters Div 2 W 2023 C55
Lazavik,Denis vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Airthings Masters Play-In 2023 D58
Chigaev,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Airthings Masters Play-In 2023 B47
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Mamedov,Rau
1/2-1/2
Airthings Play-In Match 2023 B76
Mamedov,Rau vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Airthings Play-In Match 2023 C42
Xu,Xiangyu vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Airthings Masters Play-In 2023 A45
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Lenderman,A
1-0
Airthings Masters Play-In 2023 C42
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Gareev,T
1-0
Titled Tue 10th Jan Early 2023 C31
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Alexakis,Dimitris
1-0
Titled Tue 10th Jan Early 2023 B47
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Barrientos,S
1-0
Titled Tue 10th Jan Early 2023 B70
Stribuk,Artiom vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 10th Jan Early 2023 E04
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kravtsiv,M
1-0
Titled Tue 10th Jan Early 2023 C36
Lagarde,Max vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 10th Jan Early 2023 B23
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Fernandez Guillen,E
0-1
Titled Tue 10th Jan Early 2023 C39
Moroni,L vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 10th Jan Early 2023 A45
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Costachi,M
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Jan Early 2023 C30
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Harsh,Suresh
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 3rd Jan Early 2023 B10
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ronka,E
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Jan Early 2023 B81
Rozman,Levy vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd Jan Early 2023 A45
Tang,Andrew vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd Jan Early 2023 E32
Artemiev,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2022 2022 D41
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Dubov,Daniil
0-1
World Blitz 2022 2022 B40
Sadhwani,Raunak vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
World Blitz 2022 2022 E20
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Shimanov,A
0-1
World Blitz 2022 2022 A15
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Chigaev,M
1-0
World Blitz 2022 2022 B52
Svane,Frederik vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
World Blitz 2022 2022 B23
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Mamedov,Rau
1-0
World Blitz 2022 2022 B31
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Harikrishna,P
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2022 2022 B47
Lintchevski,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
World Blitz 2022 2022 B47
Sanal,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
World Blitz 2022 2022 B40
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Narayanan,SL
0-1
World Blitz 2022 2022 C86
Vokhidov,Shamsiddin vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
World Blitz 2022 2022 B48
Quparadze,G vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
World Blitz 2022 2022 A07
Moiseenko,A1 vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
World Blitz 2022 2022 E21
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Tabatabaei,M
1-0
World Blitz 2022 2022 C82
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Tomashevsky,E
1-0
World Rapid 2022 2022 C65
Sargissian,G vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
World Rapid 2022 2022 E06
Nihal,Sarin vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2022 2022 D02
Shimanov,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
World Rapid 2022 2022 B22
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