Ian Nepomniachtchi – spraggettonchess

April 28, 2021

WADA to insist on no Russian flag

Nepo’ not allowed to play with Russian flag

When Ian Nepomniachtchi sits down to play Magnus Carlsen in Dubai for the World Chess Championship, there … Read the rest

April 28, 2021

FIDE “Tournament of Shame” comes to end

Congratulations to Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi for narrowly edging out his rivals and earning the right to … Read the rest

September 6, 2020

Nepomniachtchi Speaks Out

The list keeps growing. The #1 Russian player, Ian Nepomniachtchi, has added his name to the list of top players who are … Read the rest

December 23, 2019

Monday Coffee

How are you today? Xmas in just a couple of days and the end the year not long afterwards…I don’t know about you … Read the rest

June 29, 2019

“He who lives by the sword,
dies by the sword.”

It is more than just a flashy proverb. It is astute. And often ruthlessly true. … Read the rest

May 30, 2019

How FIDE has Made Winning Easier!

I was going to write a short blurb about Ian Nepomnatchi’s victory in the Moscow Grand Prix yesterday and … Read the rest

May 27, 2019

All Russian Final!

Team mates Alexander Grischuk and Ian Nepomniachtchi (Nepo’ to friends) face off today in Moscow to decide the first Grand … Read the rest