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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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Andreikin,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Chess.com RCC Winners 2022 D02
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Winners 2022 D40
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Fedoseev,Vl3
1-0
Chess.com RCC Winners 2022 E06
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Fedoseev,Vl3
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Winners 2022 E10
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Dubov,Daniil
1-0
Chess.com RCC Winners 2022 E10
Dubov,Daniil vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Winners 2022 E04
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Niemann,Hans Moke
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk25 KO 2022 E00
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Bortnyk,Olexandr
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk25 KO 2022 B03
Vokhidov,Shamsiddin vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Chess.com RCC Wk25 Swiss 2022 C42
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk25 Swiss 2022 C42
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Van Foreest,Jorden
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk25 Swiss 2022 B15
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Paravyan,D
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk25 Swiss 2022 C34
Kovalev,Vl vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk25 Swiss 2022 C42
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Yoo,Christopher Woojin
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk24 Swiss 2022 B40
Salem,AR vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk24 Swiss 2022 E24
Pichot,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Chess.com RCC Wk24 Swiss 2022 B51
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Niemann,Hans Moke
0-1
Chess.com RCC Wk24 Swiss 2022 C36
Andreikin,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk24 Swiss 2022 D85
Rasulov,Vu vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk24 Swiss 2022 D38
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Chigaev,M
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk24 Swiss 2022 B84
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk24 Swiss 2022 C34
Saric,Iv vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
SuperUnited Blitz 2022 2022 C42
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vachier Lagrave,M
0-1
SuperUnited Blitz 2022 2022 D79
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Van Foreest,Jorden
1-0
SuperUnited Blitz 2022 2022 A15
Van Foreest,Jorden vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
SuperUnited Blitz 2022 2022 C42
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Saric,Iv
1-0
SuperUnited Blitz 2022 2022 A05
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
SuperUnited Blitz 2022 2022 C42
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
SuperUnited Rapid 2022 2022 C43
Saric,Iv vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
SuperUnited Rapid 2022 2022 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Van Foreest,Jorden
0-1
SuperUnited Rapid 2022 2022 C50
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2
Superbet Classic 2022 2022 B54
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1/2-1/2
Superbet Classic 2022 2022 C43
Matlakov,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss 2022 E43
Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss 2022 C43
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Demchenko,A
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss 2022 C55
Vidit,S vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss 2022 E06
Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss 2022 B40
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Xiong,Jeffery
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss 2022 C42
Esipenko,Andrey vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss 2022 E44
Tabatabaei,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss 2022 D02
Andreikin,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss 2022 E06
Swiercz,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss 2022 B48
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kovalev,Vl
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss 2022 C50
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Fedoseev,Vl3
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk11 Swiss 2022 C55
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ponkratov,P
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk9 Swiss 2022 C30
Harika,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk9 Swiss 2022 C07
Narayanan,SL vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk9 Swiss 2022 D90
Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk9 Swiss 2022 C77
Gledura,B vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk9 Swiss 2022 A06
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Alekseenko,K
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk9 Swiss 2022 C34
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