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Nepomniachtchi, Ian
GM🇷🇺FIDE 4168119· Male· Russia· Born in 1990
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Ian Nepomniachtchi, a 36-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2733 and ranked 1st among Russian players, and 17th worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2723 and 2770 over the past 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aeroflot Open 2026, FIDE World Cup 2025, and FIDE Grand Swiss 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 5 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2795 was reached at age 33 (Mar 2023, World #2 at the time); he spent 48 months in the world top 5, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2007 (age 17), IM in 2004 (age 14), and FM in 2001 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #3 in U20, World #3 in U18, World #5 in U16, World #3 in U14 and World #5 in U12.
Current rating
2733
Standard
Rpd2729·Blz2765
All-time high
2795
−62 pts below
Mar 2023 · age 33
Mar 2023 · age 33
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Russian players · of 6,953
48 months in World top 5 (2019–2024)
48 months in World top 5 (2019–2024)
Career timeline
25 entries2024
48 months in world top 5
longest streak 26 months · since Jul 2019
Aug 2024
2023
All-time peak 2795
at age 33 · −66 from today
Mar 2023
Peak World rank: #2
at age 33 · rated 2793
Feb 2023
2019
Peak Russian rank: #1
at age 29 · rated 2771
Feb 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2750
at age 28
Jan 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2750
at age 27
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2742 → 2733
Tournaments
5
40 games
Score
26/ 4065.0%
16W20D4L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsSantosh Gujrathi ViditGM2,708·The III International Chess Tournament UzChess Cup MASTERS·R2·+4.6
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMukhiddin MadaminovGM2,586·The III International Chess Tournament UzChess Cup MASTERS·R1·-7.0
3.[L]vsShamsiddin VokhidovGM2,637·The III International Chess Tournament UzChess Cup MASTERS·R5·-6.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 5/9 | #5 | 2734 | +0.3 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2745 | +3.5 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 2775 | +5.6 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | R256 | 2382 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #49 | 2674 | -10.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexander GrischukGM
🇷🇺RUS·2628
+21 −11 =32
64 games·last met May 2026
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vsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM
🇫🇷FRA·2721
+16 −18 =27
61 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMagnus CarlsenGM
🇳🇴NOR·2841
+5 −21 =31
57 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsLevon AronianGM
🇺🇸USA·2724
+14 −15 =23
52 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsWesley SoGM
🇺🇸USA·2753
+7 −14 =29
50 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
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Russia
#1
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#8
in continent
World
#17
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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