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Ian Nepomniachtchi

🇷🇺 RUBorn 1990FIDE #4168119

Russian grandmaster, European champion in 2010 and winner of the Candidates Tournament in 2020-21 and 2022. He played two World Championship matches, losing to Magnus Carlsen in 2021 and to Ding Liren on rapid tiebreaks in 2023.

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The Astana Tiebreak

FIDE World Championship Match 2023 Rapid Tie-break · 2023.04.30
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