Ian Nepomniachtchi playing the Sicilian Najdorf as Black

Player profile: Ian Nepomniachtchi
Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf (B90-B99)

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 31  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Alekseev vs I Nepomniachtchi   ½-½ 30 2005 Russian Under-20 Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Karjakin vs I Nepomniachtchi   1-0 57 2005 Young Stars of the World B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. A Lenderman vs I Nepomniachtchi 1-0 53 2005 BELFORT YWCC Boys Under 16 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Mahamed-Mehdi Aithmidou vs I Nepomniachtchi   0-1 49 2005 BELFORT YWCC Boys Under 16 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. S Novikov vs I Nepomniachtchi   1-0 68 2005 Russian Under-20 Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. T Warakomski vs I Nepomniachtchi 1-0 49 2005 BELFORT YWCC Boys Under 16 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. E Alekseev vs I Nepomniachtchi ½-½ 109 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation 8. P Smirnov vs I Nepomniachtchi 0-1 38 2006 59th Russian Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. J Geller vs I Nepomniachtchi   ½-½ 42 2006 Russian Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. I Khairullin vs I Nepomniachtchi   ½-½ 24 2007 Russian Championship Higher League B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Areshchenko vs I Nepomniachtchi   1-0 57 2008 Russian Team Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 12. Ivanchuk vs I Nepomniachtchi ½-½ 19 2008 Sparkassen Chess Meeting B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Motylev vs I Nepomniachtchi   ½-½ 17 2008 Aeroflot Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. E Inarkiev vs I Nepomniachtchi 1-0 31 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Naiditsch vs I Nepomniachtchi ½-½ 30 2008 Sparkassen Chess Meeting B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. W Spoelman vs I Nepomniachtchi 0-1 46 2008 Corus (Group B) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. Motylev vs I Nepomniachtchi ½-½ 42 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 18. K Szabo vs I Nepomniachtchi   ½-½ 24 2008 European Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. Bacrot vs I Nepomniachtchi ½-½ 16 2008 Corus (Group B) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. Kasimdzhanov vs I Nepomniachtchi   1-0 70 2008 Ordix Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Movsesian vs I Nepomniachtchi 1-0 47 2008 Russian Team Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. E Najer vs I Nepomniachtchi 0-1 43 2008 Ordix Open B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. J M Lopez-Martinez vs I Nepomniachtchi   1-0 35 2009 10th European Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. Anand vs I Nepomniachtchi 0-1 56 2009 Chess Classic Mainz (rapid) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Z Andriasian vs I Nepomniachtchi   ½-½ 66 2009 European Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 31    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Nepomniachtchi wins | Nepomniachtchi loses

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