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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
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021 A01
Gorodetzky,David vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021 A20
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Dukic,Zachary
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021 A01
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vasli,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021 A01
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vrolijk,Liam
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021 A01
Chigaev,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb 2021 B30
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Dubov,Daniil
1-0
Airthings Masters Prelim 2020 E73
Anton Guijarro,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Airthings Masters Prelim 2020 B53
Harikrishna,P vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Airthings Masters Prelim 2020 B53
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Airthings Masters Prelim 2020 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Esipenko,Andrey
1-0
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 C42
Dubov,Daniil vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 D85
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Fedoseev,Vl3
1/2-1/2
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 B51
Goganov,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 D37
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vitiugov,N
1/2-1/2
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 C45
Antipov,M2 vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Artemiev,V
1/2-1/2
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 C79
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Matlakov,M
1-0
73rd ch-RUS 2020 2020 D35
Vastrukhin,O vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 A04
Svane,R vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 D78
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Paravyan,D
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 C42
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Chernobay,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 B89
Ivic,Velimir vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 B23
Kashlinskaya,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 A85
Sadhwani,Raunak vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Dec 2020 A22
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2
Skilling Open Prelim 2020 B51
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Le Quang Liem
1/2-1/2
Skilling Open Prelim 2020 C67
Vidit,S vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Skilling Open Prelim 2020 D85
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Anton Guijarro,D
0-1
Skilling Open Prelim 2020 A01
Tomashevsky,E vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020 2020 A06
Lautier,J vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020 2020 D85
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kobalia,M
1-0
Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020 2020 A01
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Motylev,A
1-0
Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020 2020 A06
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Potkin,V
1-0
Yuri Razuvaev Mem 2020 2020 A01
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Speed Super Swiss KO 2020 2020 A48
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Fedoseev,Vl3
0-1
Speed Super Swiss KO 2020 2020 B10
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Speed Super Swiss KO 2020 2020 A00
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Speed Super Swiss KO 2020 2020 C00
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Fedoseev,Vl3
0-1
Speed Super Swiss KO 2020 2020 B10
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Fedoseev,Vl3
1-0
Speed Super Swiss KO 2020 2020 B10
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Speed Super Swiss KO 2020 2020 C00
Szustakowski,Antoni vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 D85
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Savchenko,B
1-0
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 A01
Cagara,P vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 C19
Andreikin,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 A45
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Artemiev,V
1/2-1/2
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 A01
Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 C15
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Motylev,A
1-0
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 A01
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Bortnyk,Olexandr
1-0
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 A01
Stupak,K vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Speed Chess Super Swiss 2020 D90
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