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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1/2-1/221st European Teams 2017 A88
Erdos,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-021st European Teams 2017 A34
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Laznicka,V
1-021st European Teams 2017 B12
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kovalev,Vl
1/2-1/221st European Teams 2017 C84
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Lenic,L
1/2-1/221st European Teams 2017 B30
Popov,Iv RUS vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-133rd ECC Open 2017 2017 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kryvoruchko,Y
1/2-1/233rd ECC Open 2017 2017 A29
Abasov,N vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/233rd ECC Open 2017 2017 B22
Dancevski,O vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-133rd ECC Open 2017 2017 A28
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Bartel,Mat
1/2-1/233rd ECC Open 2017 2017 D31
Vajda,Le vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/233rd ECC Open 2017 2017 D02
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Kjartansson,Dav
1-033rd ECC Open 2017 2017 A18
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Jobava,Ba
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 C42
Jobava,Ba vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 B50
Jobava,Ba vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A01
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Jobava,Ba
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 C42
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Adhiban,Baskaran
1-0FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 E90
Adhiban,Baskaran vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 B96
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Adhiban,Baskaran
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A16
Adhiban,Baskaran vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 B96
Palac,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Palac,M
1-0FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A29
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Palac,M
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Palac,M
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A29
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 B51
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Jobava,Ba
1/2-1/2GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 A07
Jobava,Ba vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 A45
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1-0GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 B90
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2017 B51
Jobava,Ba vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2017 E60
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Shankland,S
1-011th World Teams 2017 2017 B12
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Adhiban,Baskaran
1/2-1/211th World Teams 2017 2017 A16
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ding Liren
1/2-1/211th World Teams 2017 2017 C45
Urkedal,F vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/211th World Teams 2017 2017 D80
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Aleksandrov,A
1-011th World Teams 2017 2017 A18
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Korobov,A
1-011th World Teams 2017 2017 B94
Hesham,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/211th World Teams 2017 2017 E60
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1TCh-RUS Men 2017 2017 A45
Dubov,Daniil vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS Men 2017 2017 A32
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Rublevsky,S
0-1TCh-RUS Men 2017 2017 B40
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Dubov,Daniil
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2016 2016 B33
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Salem,AR
0-1World Blitz 2016 2016 B53
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Yu Yangyi
1-0World Blitz 2016 2016 A05
Amin,B vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1World Blitz 2016 2016 B50
Khusnutdinov,R vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1World Blitz 2016 2016 A45
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Dreev,A
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2016 2016 B12
Riazantsev,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0World Blitz 2016 2016 D90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Cheparinov,I
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2016 2016 C50
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Naiditsch,A
1-0World Blitz 2016 2016 B30
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Jobava,Ba
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2016 2016 C41