by Only game with result in the fifth round of Candidates Chess Tournament 2020. Ian won this fantastic game with white pieces against Wang Hao. The opening Petrov’s defence or Russian game, it was first popularised by Alexander Petrov, a Russian chess player of the mid-19th century.
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.
Wang Hao is a Chinese chess grandmaster. In November 2009, Wang became the fourth Chinese player to break through the 2700 Elo rating mark
