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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1/2-1/265th ch-RUS HL 2012 D97
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Frolyanov,D
0-165th ch-RUS HL 2012 D45
Popov,Iv RUS vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/265th ch-RUS HL 2012 B84
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Bocharov,D
1-065th ch-RUS HL 2012 E42
Stukopin,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-165th ch-RUS HL 2012 B52
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Panarin,M
1/2-1/265th ch-RUS HL 2012 A18
Laznicka,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-147th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 A81
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Potkin,V
1/2-1/247th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 D31
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Quesada Perez,Yu
1-047th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 A18
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Laznicka,V
1/2-1/247th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 B11
Potkin,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/247th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 A30
Quesada Perez,Yu vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/247th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 B90
Brodsky,M vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-019th TCh-RUS 2012 2012 A40
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Inarkiev,E
1-019th TCh-RUS 2012 2012 D45
Dubov,Danii vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/219th TCh-RUS 2012 2012 D71
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Dreev,A
1/2-1/219th TCh-RUS 2012 2012 D10
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Savchenko,B
1-019th TCh-RUS 2012 2012 A29
Bocharov,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/211th Aeroflot Open A 2012 A30
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Salgado Lopez,I
1/2-1/211th Aeroflot Open A 2012 A28
Zhou Jianchao vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-011th Aeroflot Open A 2012 A04
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Esen,B
1/2-1/211th Aeroflot Open A 2012 D52
Adhiban,Baskaran vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-111th Aeroflot Open A 2012 D86
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Zherebukh,Y
1/2-1/211th Aeroflot Open A 2012 B90
Rakhmanov,Ale vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/211th Aeroflot Open A 2012 D90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Aleksandrov,A
1/2-1/211th Aeroflot Open A 2012 A18
Ponkratov,P vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/211th Aeroflot Open A 2012 B50
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Korobov,A
0-1European Rapid 2011 2011 B94
Kempinski,R vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0European Rapid 2011 2011 D72
Erdos,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2European Rapid 2011 2011 D80
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Romanov,E
1-0European Rapid 2011 2011 C45
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Miton,K
1-0European Rapid 2011 2011 B12
Jobava,Ba vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2European Rapid 2011 2011 D80
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Sudakova,I
1-0European Rapid 2011 2011 B67
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Grzegorzek,Miroslaw
1-0European Rapid 2011 2011 B95
Markowski,T vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1European Rapid 2011 2011 D85
Nyzhnyk,I vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1European Rapid 2011 2011 E60
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Sjugirov,S
1/2-1/2European Rapid 2011 2011 B33
Klepaczka,T vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1European Rapid 2011 2011 B06
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Belov,Vl
1-0European Rapid 2011 2011 B84
Fedorov,Alex vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0European Blitz 2011 2011 B20
Shimanov,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1European Blitz 2011 2011 A04
Toma,K vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1European Blitz 2011 2011 B92
Miton,K vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1European Blitz 2011 2011 D99
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Korobov,A
1-0European Blitz 2011 2011 D47
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Jones,G
1-0European Blitz 2011 2011 B70
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Wojtaszek,R
0-1European Blitz 2011 2011 B92
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Koper,I
1-0European Blitz 2011 2011 E63
Koper,I vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1European Blitz 2011 2011 C03
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Timofeev,Arty
0-1European Blitz 2011 2011 C10
Howell,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0European Blitz 2011 2011 C05