Know The Challenger: Ian Nepomniachtchi

It is amazing how all contemporary world champions were born somewhere on the outskirts of the giant empire rather than in its greatest cities and chess centers, such as Moscow or Leningrad. GM Anatoly Karpov was born in Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk oblast, in the Ural region. Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan

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Know The Challenger: Ian Nepomniachtchi

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Know The Challenger: Ian Nepomniachtchi

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Know The Challenger: Ian Nepomniachtchi