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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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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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Smirnov,P vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
59th ch-RUS 1st League 2006 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Chebotarev,O
1-0
59th ch-RUS 1st League 2006 B46
Korotylev,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
59th ch-RUS 1st League 2006 D87
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Belov,Vl
1/2-1/2
59th ch-RUS 1st League 2006 C95
Landa,K vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
59th ch-RUS 1st League 2006 C11
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Popov,Val
1/2-1/2
59th ch-RUS 1st League 2006 B90
Bocharov,D vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
59th ch-RUS 1st League 2006 D75
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Volkov,S1
1-0
59th ch-RUS 1st League 2006 C11
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Tairova,E
1-0
4th Young Stars of the World 2006 C00
Popov,Iv RUS vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
4th Young Stars of the World 2006 C01
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Volodin,Alek
1-0
4th Young Stars of the World 2006 B70
Hovhannisyan,R vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
4th Young Stars of the World 2006 C14
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Lintchevski,D
1-0
4th Young Stars of the World 2006 B33
Kulikov,Alex RUS vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
4th Young Stars of the World 2006 B21
Sjugirov,S vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
4th Young Stars of the World 2006 C67
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Safarli,E
1/2-1/2
4th Young Stars of the World 2006 B90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Onischuk,V
1/2-1/2
4th Young Stars of the World 2006 B90
Narayanan,S vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
4th Young Stars of the World 2006 C12
Gabrielian,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
XIII TCh-RUS 2006 A07
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Romanov,E
1/2-1/2
XIII TCh-RUS 2006 C96
Shaposhnikov,E vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
XIII TCh-RUS 2006 B51
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Khairullin,I
1/2-1/2
U20ch-RUS 2006 B33
Vitiugov,N vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
U20ch-RUS 2006 A57
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Savchenko,B
1-0
U20ch-RUS 2006 B77
Kharitonov,Alexandr vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
U20ch-RUS 2006 A16
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Safronov,A2
1-0
U20ch-RUS 2006 C42
Iljin,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
U20ch-RUS 2006 D80
Lysyj,I vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
U20ch-RUS 2006 D85
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Maletin,P
1/2-1/2
U20ch-RUS 2006 C41
Grachev,B vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
U20ch-RUS 2006 A34
Tomashevsky,E vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
U20ch-RUS 2006 A34
Slugin,S vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Open 2006 D85
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Khismatullin,D
0-1
Open 2006 B90
Najer,E vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
Open 2006 C12
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Zakhartsov,V
1-0
Open 2006 B90
Hasangatin,R vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Open 2006 A34
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Zabotin,A
1-0
Open 2006 B81
Gladyszev,O vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Open 2006 D85
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Sharma,Di
1-0
Open 2006 B48
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Czarnota,P
0-1
EYb18 2005 B89
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Laznicka,V
1/2-1/2
EYb18 2005 B22
Papin,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
EYb18 2005 C02
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Zorko,Ju
1-0
EYb18 2005 C11
Bogosavljevic,B vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
EYb18 2005 D85
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Tukhaev,A
0-1
EYb18 2005 B95
Ponkratov,P vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
EYb18 2005 C02
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Brandenburg,D
1-0
EYb18 2005 B07
Mamikonian,T vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
EYb18 2005 B86
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Rohit,G
1-0
WYb16 2005 B57
Lenderman,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
WYb16 2005 B90
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