Ian Nepomniachtchi

Ian Alexandrovich Nepomniachtchi (Russian:Ян Алекса́ндрович Непо́мнящий; born July 14, 1990, Bryansk) is a Russian chess player and Grandmaster (2007). European Champion in 2010. He is a two-time Russian Champion (2010 and 2020), two-time winner of the World Team Championship as part of the Russian team (2013 and 2019) and the winner of the Candidates Tournament (2020/2021). His sporting nickname is "Nepo". He will be the challenger to current world champion Magnus Carlsen in the 2021 World Chess Championship.