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Ian Alexandrovich Nepomniachtchi (Russian: Ян Алекса́ндрович Непо́мнящий, romanized: Yan Aleksandrovich Nepomnyashchiy, IPA: [ˈjan ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ nʲɪˈpomnʲɪɕːɪj] ⓘ; born 14 July 1990) is a Russian chess grandmaster.
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (“Nepo” for short) is a Russian super grandmaster who has twice won the Candidates Tournament to play for the world championship. After winning the 2020-21 Candidates Tournament, he challenged GM Magnus Carlsen for the 2021 World Championship and lost in 11 games.
Oct 25, 2019 · The super-grandmaster Ian Nepomniatchi sat down with Chess.com ahead of his appearance in the 2019 FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship, where he will go head-to-head with Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and the world champion Magnus Carlsen.
Nepomniachtchi, Ian. World Rank (Active): 5. Federation: Russia. FIDE ID: 4168119. B-Year: 1990.
Apr 25, 2023 · GM Ian Nepomniachtchi is making his second attempt at winning the FIDE World Championship and is just three draws away from becoming champion. During last year's Sinquefield Cup, Nepomniachtchi sat down with Chess.com's GM Daniel "Danya" Naroditsky to discuss his early chess career, his chess philosophy,
Nepomniachtchi, The Challenger Nepomniachtchi is indeed the only top player in the world with a favourable “head to head” against the Norwegian: in classical time control, the overall score is four victories, six draws, and only one loss (+4 -1 =6) in favour of ‘Nepo’.
May 7, 2024 · Ian Nepomniachtchi is a two-time World Championship Challenger and current World No. 4. He is also a two-time Russian champion as well as a former World Youth and European Champion. Nepomniachtchi is one of the only players to win back-to-back FIDE Candidates, winning in both 2021 and 2022.
Jul 3, 2022 · Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi clinched victory at the Candidates Tournament by securing first place with a round to spare. Following a draw in round 13 game against Hungarian Grandmaster Richard Rapport, Nepomniachtchi is on 9/13, a point and a half ahead of the rest of the field.
Ian Nepomniachtchi won the Candidates Tournament for a second time in a row on Sunday. The 31-year-old, much like in 2021, secured first place with a round to spare, and thus gained the right to challenge Magnus Carlsen in the next match for the World Championship title.
Apr 15, 2023 · The 2023 FIDE World Chess Championship match between Grandmasters Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi takes place from 7th April to 1st May 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The match will consist of 14 games, followed by a rapid/blitz tiebreak in case of a tie.
