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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 Bachmann,Ax
1-0
Titled Tuesday 9th June 2020 D20
Ramirez,Alej vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 9th June 2020 A04
Maze,S vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 9th June 2020 B51
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kushagra,Mohan
1-0
Titled Tuesday 9th June 2020 E90
Khanin,S vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Danielian,E
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 B07
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Sadhwani,Raunak
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 B10
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Tang,Andrew
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 C60
Savchenko,B vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Matlakov,M
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 B47
Artemiev,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 A05
Svane,R vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 D78
Inarkiev,E vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Play for Russia Prelim 2020 A40
Riazantsev,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Play for Russia Prelim 2020 A40
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Tomashevsky,E
1/2-1/2
Play for Russia Prelim 2020 C47
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Riazantsev,A
1-0
Play for Russia Prelim 2020 B03
Tomashevsky,E vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Play for Russia Prelim 2020 A35
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Inarkiev,E
1/2-1/2
Play for Russia Prelim 2020 A11
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2
Online Nations Cup Prelim 2020 D45
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vachier Lagrave,M
0-1
Online Nations Cup Prelim 2020 B12
Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Online Nations Cup Prelim 2020 D85
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Cardoso Cardoso,Jose Gabriel
1-0
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 A28
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Demchenko,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 C71
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Online Nations Cup Prelim 2020 B90
Maghsoodloo,Parham vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 B90
Kovalev,Vl vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 C00
Gumularz,Szymon vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 A00
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Chan Yi Ren,D
1-0
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 E95
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Fakhrutdinov,Timur
1-0
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 C67
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ding Liren
1-0
Carlsen Inv Prelim 2020 C65
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2
Carlsen Inv Prelim 2020 C65
Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Carlsen Inv Prelim 2020 D70
Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Carlsen Inv Prelim 2020 A05
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Carlsen Inv Prelim 2020 C19
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Carlsen Inv Prelim 2020 B51
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vachier Lagrave,M
0-1
Carlsen Inv Prelim 2020 A11
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2
Carlsen Inv Prelim 2020 B24
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
Carlsen Inv Prelim 2020 C42
Quparadze,G vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
1st Abu Dhabi Super Blitz 2020 C07
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Tabatabaei,M
1/2-1/2
1st Abu Dhabi Super Blitz 2020 C67
Bortnyk,Olexandr vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
1st Abu Dhabi Super Blitz 2020 A45
Alekseenko,K vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
1st Abu Dhabi Super Blitz 2020 A45
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Andreikin,D
1-0
1st Abu Dhabi Super Blitz 2020 C67
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Artemiev,V
0-1
Abu Dhabi Super Blitz KO 2020 B10
Artemiev,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Abu Dhabi Super Blitz KO 2020 A48
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Andriasian,Z
1/2-1/2
1st Abu Dhabi Super Blitz 2020 A28
Shimanov,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
PRO League KO Stage 2020 2020 A45
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Cori,J
1-0
PRO League KO Stage 2020 2020 A27
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Nyzhnyk,I
1/2-1/2
PRO League KO Stage 2020 2020 A13
Gupta,Ab vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
PRO League Group Stage 2020 D85
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