Nepomniachtchi, Ian
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
Featured Games
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Aronian,L vs Nepomniachtchi,I
14th WCh-Rapid Final
2009
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Nepomniachtchi,I vs Anand,V
Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017
2017
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Giri,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
73rd Tata Steel GMA
2011
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Nepomniachtchi,I vs Giri,A
11th Sinquefield Cup
2024
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Nepomniachtchi,I vs So,W
79th Tata Steel GpA
2017
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Nepomniachtchi,I vs Carlsen,M
Saint Louis Blitz 2020
2020
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Anand,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
14th WCh-Rapid Prelim
2009
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Nepomniachtchi,I vs Giri,A
Tal Memorial Blitz 2016
2016
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Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi,I
FIDE Candidates 2020
2021
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Nepomniachtchi,I vs Aronian,L
Tata Steel India Blitz
2019
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1/2-1/246th GM 2018 2018 B51
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Meier,Geo
1/2-1/24th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 C01
Meier,Geo vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-14th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 A07
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Muzychuk,A
1/2-1/24th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 A06
Muzychuk,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/24th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 B51
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Jakovenko,D
1/2-1/219th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 A30
Artemiev,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/219th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 A48
Kovalev,Vl vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/219th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 B51
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Bologan,V
1-019th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 C65
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-019th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 E60
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Korobov,A
1-019th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 B94
Vidit,S vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/219th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 D02
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Sutovsky,E
1-019th Karpov Poikovsky 2018 C11
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Dubov,Daniil
1/2-1/211th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 B20
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Fedoseev,Vl3
1-011th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 B94
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Andreikin,D
0-111th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 B46
Artemiev,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/211th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 2018 B50
Dubov,Daniil vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/211th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 2018 D02
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Mamedov,Rau
1-0Region Blitz Moscow 2018 2018 B76
Mamedov,Rau vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1Region Blitz Moscow 2018 2018 B50
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2017 2017 C48
Yu Yangyi vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0World Blitz 2017 2017 B90
Jobava,Ba vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2017 2017 A01
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Savchenko,B
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2017 2017 B27
Korobov,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0World Blitz 2017 2017 D85
Andriasian,Z vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1World Blitz 2017 2017 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Wang Hao
1-0World Blitz 2017 2017 C17
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vidit,S
1-0World Blitz 2017 2017 A07
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Movsesian,S
1-0World Blitz 2017 2017 B46
Bosiocic,Mari vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1World Blitz 2017 2017 A45
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Miton,K
1-0World Blitz 2017 2017 C10
Fressinet,L vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2017 2017 D75
Sjugirov,S vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2017 2017 A80
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kryvoruchko,Y
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2017 2017 D35
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Demchenko,A
0-1World Blitz 2017 2017 B89
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Adly,A
1-0World Blitz 2017 2017 B58
Amin,B vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0World Blitz 2017 2017 B50
Akobian,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1World Blitz 2017 2017 D85
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Wang Hao
1-0World Rapid 2017 2017 C55
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Rakhmanov,Ale
1-0World Rapid 2017 2017 A54
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kuzubov,Y
1-0World Rapid 2017 2017 C42
Harikrishna,P vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2017 2017 A34
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ponkratov,P
1-0World Rapid 2017 2017 A34
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Jobava,Ba
1-0World Rapid 2017 2017 C10
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Howell,D
1-0World Rapid 2017 2017 E35
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Laznicka,V
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2017 2017 B12
Georgiev,Ki vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2017 2017 D77
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Andriasian,Z
1-0World Rapid 2017 2017 C41
Vidit,S vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0World Rapid 2017 2017 A33
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Meier,Geo
1-021st European Teams 2017 C10