IM Iivo Nei

Photo: Ron Kroon / Anefo, Dutch National Archives.

Full name

Iivo Nei

Born

10/31/1931 (age 93)‎

Place of birth

Tartu

Federation

Estonia

Retired

Rating

Bio

GM Iivo Nei is an Estonian international master and honorary grandmaster, a title he was awarded by FIDE in February 2024. He is an eight-time national champion and as of August 2024, the oldest living grandmaster.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Trompowsky Attack (17 games)

English Opening: Four Knights, Quiet Line (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Snyder Variation (8 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (7 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Burille, Reversed Tarrasch Variation (7 games)

Black Pieces

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (10 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Triangle System (9 games)

Catalan Opening: Closed (8 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Kholmov Variation (7 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Noteboom Variation (7 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Iivo Nei (2376) Sven-Olof Andersson (2054)	1-0	38	2011
Iivo Nei (2376) Viktor D Kupreichik (2430)	½-½	15	2011
Iivo Nei (2376) Lev Barkhatov (2256)	½-½	27	2011
Iivo Nei (2376) Kaido Kulaots (2522)	0-1	45	2001
Iivo Nei (2376) Viktor Gavrikov (2578)	½-½	72	2001
Iivo Nei (2376) Kovaljov Denis (2244)	½-½	9	2001
Iivo Nei (2376) Krupenski Yuri (2228)	½-½	38	2001
Iivo Nei (2365) Viktor D Kupreichik (2505)	1-0	28	1998
Iivo Nei (2365) Jiri Stocek (2470)	0-1	32	1998
Iivo Nei (2365) Raud Rainer (2355)	0-1	34	1998

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