Ian Nepomniachtchi

Ian Nepomniachtchi Vs Ding Liren at Candidates Chess Tournament 2020 round 06

King’s pawn opening game in round 06 saw Ian Nepomniachtchi (with white pieces) winning against Ding Liren.

Ian Alexandrovich Nepomniachtchi is a Russian chess grandmaster. Nepomniachtchi won the 2010 Russian Superfinal and European Individual titles. He also won the 2016 Tal Memorial and 2008 and 2015 Aeroflot Open.

Ding Liren is a Chinese chess grandmaster. He is the highest rated Chinese chess player in history and is also a three-time Chinese Chess Champion. He reached the finals of Chess World Cup in 2017 and 2019 consecutively, but ended up being the runner-up on both occasions