Nepomniachtchi, Ian Age 33


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Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2770.0
Live Rank
#4
FIDE Rating
2770
World Rank
#4
FIDE Peak Rating
2795 - Mar 2023 (Age 32)
FIDE Peak Rank
#2 (2793) - Feb 2023 (Age 32)
Rapid
2754 World #4, Peak 2821 (Nov 2015)
Blitz
2800 World #6, Peak 2880 (Jul 2014)
Born
14 Jul 1990
Bryansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
FIDE ID 4168119
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Active Years:
2001 - 2024
Total Games:
2817
Wins:
1099 (39%)
Losses:
546 (19%)
Draws:
1172 (42%)
Total score:
60%
Performance :
Performance for the last active 12 months:
2771
White:
C45 Scotch Game (68 games)
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (45 games)
B33 Sicilian Defense (41 games)
Black:
B90 Sicilian Defense (108 games)
D85 Grünfeld Defense (68 games)
B51 Sicilian Defense (47 games)

Titles: International Master since 2004; Grandmaster since 2007.

Grandmaster norms:

Highest Ratings:

Youth Championships: European U10 Champion in 2000,,European U12 Champion in 2001 and 2002, World U12 Champion in 2002 (ahead of Magnus Carlsen on tiebreak), Russian U18 Champion in 2004.

National Championships: Russian Champion 2010 & 2020, runner up in 2013.

Continental Championships: European Champion 2010; equal first with seven other players in 2013.

World Championship cycles: World Cup 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017 and Grand Prix series 2017. In 2021 he won the Candidates tournament with 8.5/14 and and faced Carlsen in the World Championship Match in November 2021, losing the Challenge 7.5-3.5 (+0 -4 =7) after 11 games.

He again qualified for the World Championship challenge in 2022 by again winning the Candidates tournament, which had been split over 2021 and 2022 due to Covid-19, this time going down to Ding Liren 1.5-2.5 in the rapid game tiebreaker after the classical games match was drawn 7-7 (+3-3+8) - Carlsen had retired from the World Championship cycle leaving the way open for Ding Liren who had placed 2nd in the Candidates of 2021-22. Nepomniachtchi is eligible to qualify for the Candidates match to be held in April 2024.

Major tournament wins: Aeroflot Open in 2008 and 2015, Hainan Danzhou GM Tournament in 2016. Tal Memorial in 2016, and Dortmund in 2018.

Other tournament wins: first at the Petrosian Memorial in 2003, Young Stars of the World in 2003 and 2007, and 9th Pyotr Ismalov Memorial Open in 2005,

Other major tournament results: 2nd at Corus Group C in 2007, =2nd at Dortmund in 2008, 2nd at the Capablanca Memorial in 2010, =2nd at the Capablanca Memorial in 2012, =2nd at the Moscow Open in 2013, =1st (2nd on count back) at the London Classic in 2017, and =2nd at the Karpov Poikovsky in 2018.

Olympiads: Individual bronze playing for Russia 2 at the Olympiads in 2010 and for Russia 1 in 2014.

National team results: Team gold for Russia in the European Team Championship in 2015, individual
gold playing for Russia in the World Team Championship in 2011, 2013
and 2017, team gold in Russia-China match in 2012.

Team results: team gold in the Russian Premier League in 2017, individual gold in the Russian Premier League in 2014 and 2016, team golds in the European Club Cup in 2006 (with the ShK Tomsk-400 club) and in 2017 (with the Globus club).

Rapid and Blitz tournaments wins: First at the Ordix Open in 2008, the Aeroflot Blitz Open in 2013 & 2015, the Yaroslav the Wise 2014 Tournament of Champions in 2014, Moscow Blitz Championship 2015 and the the Cup of the REGION Group of Companies 2018 Blitz.

Other major Rapid and Blitz tournament results: 2nd at the World Rapid Championship in 2013, =2nd at the World Blitz Championship in 2013, 2nd at the ACP Cup in 2013, =2nd at the World Rapid Championship in 2015, 2nd at the the Cup of the REGION Group of Companies Blitz in 2016, =1st at the Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup of the President of Kazakhstan in 2016, =1st (3rd on count back) at the World Rapid Championship in 2017 and 3rd at the Tal Memorial Blitz in 2018.






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Games

#White PlayerRatingBlack PlayerRatingResultMovesSiteDate 
101Nepomniachtchi, Ian2771Le, Quang Liem27311-069Saint Louis16 Nov 2023
102Robson, Ray2696Nepomniachtchi, Ian27711-040Saint Louis16 Nov 2023
103Nepomniachtchi, Ian2771So, Wesley27521-062Saint Louis16 Nov 2023
104Xiong, Jeffery2681Nepomniachtchi, Ian27711/2-1/244Saint Louis15 Nov 2023
105Vachier Lagrave, Maxime2734Nepomniachtchi, Ian27711/2-1/265Saint Louis15 Nov 2023
106Nepomniachtchi, Ian2771Firouzja, Alireza27771/2-1/243Saint Louis15 Nov 2023
107Caruana, Fabiano2795Nepomniachtchi, Ian27711/2-1/256Saint Louis14 Nov 2023
108Nepomniachtchi, Ian2771Giri, Anish27521/2-1/276Saint Louis14 Nov 2023
109Sevian, Samuel2696Nepomniachtchi, Ian27711-030Saint Louis14 Nov 2023
110Kramnik, Vladimir2753Nepomniachtchi, Ian27710-150Amsterdam26 Sep 2023
111Nepomniachtchi, Ian2771Grischuk, Alexander27321-067Amsterdam26 Sep 2023
112Dubov, Daniil2710Nepomniachtchi, Ian27711-024Amsterdam26 Sep 2023
113Nepomniachtchi, Ian2771Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar27341-047Amsterdam26 Sep 2023
114Nepomniachtchi, Ian2771So, Wesley27531-069Amsterdam25 Sep 2023
115Anand, Viswanathan2754Nepomniachtchi, Ian27711/2-1/232Amsterdam25 Sep 2023
116Nepomniachtchi, Ian2771Svidler, Peter26891/2-1/234Amsterdam25 Sep 2023
117Aronian, Levon2742Nepomniachtchi, Ian27711/2-1/222Amsterdam25 Sep 2023
118Nepomniachtchi, Ian2771Gelfand, Boris26551-042Amsterdam25 Sep 2023
119Grischuk, Alexander2732Nepomniachtchi, Ian27710-136Amsterdam23 Sep 2023
120Nepomniachtchi, Ian2771Kramnik, Vladimir27531-032Amsterdam23 Sep 2023
121Nepomniachtchi, Ian2771Dubov, Daniil27101-079Amsterdam23 Sep 2023
122Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar2734Nepomniachtchi, Ian27710-126Amsterdam23 Sep 2023
123So, Wesley2753Nepomniachtchi, Ian27711-046Amsterdam22 Sep 2023
124Nepomniachtchi, Ian2771Anand, Viswanathan27540-170Amsterdam22 Sep 2023
125Svidler, Peter2689Nepomniachtchi, Ian27710-142Amsterdam22 Sep 2023
126Nepomniachtchi, Ian2771Aronian, Levon27420-133Amsterdam22 Sep 2023
127Gelfand, Boris2655Nepomniachtchi, Ian27710-148Amsterdam22 Sep 2023
128Nepomniachtchi, Ian2779Grischuk, Alexander27361/2-1/246Dusseldorf28 Aug 2023
129Martirosyan, Haik M2683Nepomniachtchi, Ian27791-036Dusseldorf28 Aug 2023
130Nepomniachtchi, Ian2779Svidler, Peter26881-022Dusseldorf28 Aug 2023
131Aronian, Levon2742Nepomniachtchi, Ian27790-150Dusseldorf27 Aug 2023
132Dubov, Daniil2716Nepomniachtchi, Ian27791/2-1/237Dusseldorf27 Aug 2023
133Nepomniachtchi, Ian2779Pakleza, Zbigniew24821-033Dusseldorf26 Aug 2023
134Volokitin, Andrei2661Nepomniachtchi, Ian27790-139Dusseldorf26 Aug 2023
135Karthik, Venkataraman2562Nepomniachtchi, Ian27790-145Dusseldorf26 Aug 2023
136Nepomniachtchi, Ian2779Al Modiahki, Mohamad25421-018Dusseldorf26 Aug 2023
137Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi2719Nepomniachtchi, Ian27791-052Baku14 Aug 2023
138Nepomniachtchi, Ian2779Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi27190-160Baku14 Aug 2023
139Nepomniachtchi, Ian2779Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi27191/2-1/245Baku14 Aug 2023
140Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi2719Nepomniachtchi, Ian27791/2-1/252Baku14 Aug 2023
141Nepomniachtchi, Ian2779Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi27191/2-1/249Baku13 Aug 2023
142Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi2719Nepomniachtchi, Ian27791/2-1/231Baku12 Aug 2023
143Nihal, Sarin2688Nepomniachtchi, Ian27790-135Baku11 Aug 2023
144Nepomniachtchi, Ian2779Nihal, Sarin26881-052Baku11 Aug 2023
145Nihal, Sarin2688Nepomniachtchi, Ian27791/2-1/234Baku10 Aug 2023
146Nepomniachtchi, Ian2779Nihal, Sarin26881/2-1/255Baku9 Aug 2023
147Nepomniachtchi, Ian2779Mamedov, Rauf26361/2-1/243Baku7 Aug 2023
148Mamedov, Rauf2636Nepomniachtchi, Ian27790-137Baku7 Aug 2023
149Nepomniachtchi, Ian2779Mamedov, Rauf26361/2-1/231Baku6 Aug 2023
150Mamedov, Rauf2636Nepomniachtchi, Ian27791/2-1/231Baku5 Aug 2023