Potanin vs Nepomniachtchi Friendly Game
On 24 December, 2021, the Central Chess Club in Moscow hosted a friendly exhibition match between Vladimir Potanin, Head of the Interros holding company and President of MMC Norilsk Nickel, and Ian Nepomniachtchi, Russia’s strongest grandmaster.
The opponents took a long time to discuss the course of the game, and then a press briefing was organised for the journalists to ask their questions. The press scrum was followed by the President of the Chess Federation of Russia, Andrey Filatov, and the Candidate of Historical Sciences, Dmitry Oleinikov, introducing Vladimir Potanin to the unique exhibits of the CFR Chess Museum.