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Ian Nepomniachtchi's openings
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Ian Nepomniachtchi's most played openings in 300 recent Chess.com blitz games: as White vs Sicilian Defense (48 games, 76% score); Sicilian Defense as Black (28 games, 73% score).
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Key findings
As White
Where Ian Nepomniachtchi scores below ratings
Where Ian Nepomniachtchi scores best
As Black
Where Ian Nepomniachtchi scores below ratings
Where Ian Nepomniachtchi scores best
Games
300
Blitz
Score
74%
win = 1, draw = ½
As White
150
78% score
As Black
150
71% score
Rating
3225
Blitz
As White
Score counts a win as 1 and a draw as ½.
OpeningGamesScoreW / D / LAvg oppPerf
48
76%
34/5/9
2982
3190
14
93%
13/0/1
3012
3354
14
82%
10/3/1
3023
3280
13
85%
11/0/2
2870
3146
11
68%
7/1/3
3114
3259
6
83%
5/0/1
2445
2711
5
70%
3/1/1
2631
2791
3
67%
2/0/1
2681
2814
As Black
Score counts a win as 1 and a draw as ½.
OpeningGamesScoreW / D / LAvg oppPerf
28
73%
19/3/6
3030
3215
13
85%
10/2/1
2953
3229
7
86%
6/0/1
3008
3293
7
64%
4/1/2
2984
3098
7
86%
6/0/1
3017
3302
7
71%
5/0/2
2421
2592
6
92%
5/1/0
2970
3303
How these numbers work
- Score: a win counts 1 and a draw ½, divided by the games played in that opening.
- Expected score (“ratings predict”): what the Elo formula predicts from both players' ratings in those games. A score more than 5 percentage points above it is green, more than 5 below is red, anything in between is on par.
- Performance (Perf): the average opponent rating + 800 × (score − 50%), a simple linear estimate; the average opponent is shown beside it.
- Sample size: key findings use openings with 5 or more games. How much to trust this score: fewer than 10 games is a small sample and only a hint, 10 to 29 is a medium sample, 30 or more is a solid sample.
- Games: finished Chess.com games, up to 150 as White and 150 as Black, grouped by opening and time control.
Data: Chess.com public API. Ian Nepomniachtchi on Chess.com
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