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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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Wang Hao vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A04
Bacrot,E vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D85
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Wang Hao
1-0
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 C45
Wang Yue vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A34
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Harikrishna,P
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D78
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Harikrishna,P
1-0
SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 A07
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 B50
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Wojtaszek,R
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 A02
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vitiugov,N
0-1
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 C19
Lysyj,I vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 A41
Khismatullin,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 A31
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Grachev,B
1/2-1/2
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 B46
Zvjaginsev,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 B22
Jakovenko,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
67th ch-RUS 2014 2014 A34
Wojtaszek,R vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 D97
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Zhigalko,S
1-0
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 C45
Blomqvist,E vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 A80
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ganguly,S
1-0
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 C45
Wells,P vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
30th ECC Open 2014 2014 D85
Potkin,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
5th Yaroslav the Wise Rapid 2014 D97
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Tomashevsky,E
1-0
5th Yaroslav the Wise Rapid 2014 C45
Moiseenko,A1 vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
5th Yaroslav the Wise Rapid 2014 D85
Jakovenko,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
5th Yaroslav the Wise Rapid 2014 A88
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Motylev,A
1-0
5th Yaroslav the Wise Rapid 2014 B12
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Moiseenko,A1
1/2-1/2
5th Yaroslav the Wise Rapid 2014 B40
Motylev,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
5th Yaroslav the Wise Rapid 2014 B51
Tomashevsky,E vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
5th Yaroslav the Wise Rapid 2014 A04
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Jakovenko,D
1/2-1/2
5th Yaroslav the Wise Rapid 2014 A05
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Potkin,V
1-0
5th Yaroslav the Wise Rapid 2014 B23
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Vocaturo,D
0-1
ACP Golden Classic 2014 2014 C45
Sutovsky,E vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
ACP Golden Classic 2014 2014 B51
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Brunello,S
1-0
ACP Golden Classic 2014 2014 B12
Jobava,Ba vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
ACP Golden Classic 2014 2014 B22
Almasi,Z vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
ACP Golden Classic 2014 2014 A34
Lu Shanglei vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
FIDE World Blitz 2014 2014 B52
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Korobov,A
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Blitz 2014 2014 B51
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Sargissian,G
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2014 2014 C45
Mamedov,Rau vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Blitz 2014 2014 B22
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Wang Hao
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2014 2014 B12
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Yudin,S
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2014 2014 C41
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Milov,V
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2014 2014 B41
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
FIDE World Blitz 2014 2014 A88
Meier,Geo vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2014 2014 B08
Inarkiev,E vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
FIDE World Blitz 2014 2014 A81
Onischuk,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Blitz 2014 2014 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Le Quang Liem
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2014 2014 A08
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Laznicka,V
1-0
FIDE World Blitz 2014 2014 B11
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Sargissian,G
1-0
FIDE World Rapid 2014 2014 C44
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Movsesian,S
0-1
FIDE World Rapid 2014 2014 A07
Fressinet,L vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Rapid 2014 2014 B07
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