Carlsen came back and he and Ian Nepomniachtchi ... matches with Nepomniachtchi coming back to win the next two. A split decision then resulted in both players agreeing to a draw and both were ...

Ding Liren became China’s first world chess champion on Sunday after a rapid-play tiebreak victory over Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in Kazakhstan. Ding, 30, takes over as winner of the World ...

Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi won on Monday the FIDE ... my first three matches and that is why I opted for a quick draw in the match against Anish [Giri]," he said.