Ian Nepomniachtchi

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Ian Nepomniachtchi ("Nepo") is playing for the world chess championship in 2021 against the reigning titleholder Magnus Carlsen. Nepo won the 2021 Candidates Tournament.

Nepo competes under the flag of Russia, where he was born and raised. He is in a long line of Russian grandmasters at chess, which is the favored national past-time there.