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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 Kosteniuk,A
1-0
Airthings Masters Prelim 2022 C36
Esipenko,Andrey vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Airthings Masters Prelim 2022 C50
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Artemiev,V
1/2-1/2
Airthings Masters Prelim 2022 C50
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Lin,D
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 B06
Rosen,E vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 A45
Lugovskoy,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 C47
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Djordjevic,Vu
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 C03
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Mekhitarian,K
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 B36
Kravtsiv,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 C16
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Paravyan,D
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk1 KO 2022 C42
Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk1 KO 2022 C84
Paravyan,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk1 KO 2022 C47
Kovalev,Vl vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk1 Swiss 2022 B40
Volokitin,And vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk1 Swiss 2022 C19
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Hakobyan,Aram
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk1 Swiss 2022 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Niemann,Hans Moke
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk1 Swiss 2022 B30
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Sadhwani,Raunak
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk1 Swiss 2022 C50
Tabatabaei,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk1 Swiss 2022 D02
Jaracz,P vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 C03
Sadhwani,Raunak vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 8th Feb Late 2022 E06
Shyam,N vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 A49
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Loay,Sameer
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 B06
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Samunenkov,Ihor
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 B12
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Gelman,A
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 B43
Boros,De vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 8th Feb Late 2022 C86
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Costachi,M
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 C30
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Svane,R
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Feb Late 2022 B10
Brunner,N vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 8th Feb Late 2022 D91
Sviridov,Va vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 8th Feb Late 2022 A01
Ramirez,Alej vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 8th Feb Late 2022 A01
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Xiong,Jeffery
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Feb Late 2022 B10
Nogerbek,Kazybek vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tue 8th Feb Late 2022 E32
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Suder,Jakub
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Feb Late 2022 B45
Jones,G vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 A07
Mekhitarian,K vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 C19
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ibarra Jerez,JC
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Feb Late 2022 B40
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Moroni,L
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Feb B 2022 B00
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Xie,Bryan
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Feb B 2022 B48
Beerdsen,Thomas vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 1st Feb B 2022 B40
Zhigalko,S vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Feb B 2022 B40
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Dauner,Benedikt
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Feb B 2022 B12
Wieczorek,O vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Feb B 2022 B90
Milosevic,Milos vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 4th Jan 2022 C46
Concio,Michael Jr. vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 4th Jan 2022 C55
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Piesik,P
0-1
Titled Tuesday 4th Jan 2022 B10
Martin Duque,J vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 4th Jan 2022 A06
Gareev,T vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 4th Jan 2022 C30
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ibrahimli,Murad
1-0
Titled Tuesday 4th Jan 2022 B90
Deac,Bogdan-Daniel vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 4th Jan 2022 C89
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Roshka,Yevgeniy
0-1
Titled Tuesday 4th Jan 2022 B01
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