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Nepomniachtchi at the drawing of lots | photo: Chess-News.ru

Nepomniachtchi back in the race

By mishanp on December 24, 2010

With his win on tie-breaks in the Russian Championship, Ian Nepomniachtchi, born in the same year as Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin and now 2732.8 on the live rating list, confirmed he’s back in contention for the highest honours in chess.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Carlsen, Karjakin, Nepomniachtchi, Olympiad, Potemkin, Russian Championship 2010, Savinov, Soviet Sport, Svidler | 1 Response

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