{"id":"71f2133d-b086-4741-83a4-2baa24917827","url":"https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/chess/8-months-moscow-to-munich-flights-but-now-he-is-fed-up-behind-russia-no-1-ian-nepomniachtchis-tattoos/articleshow/133821671.cms","domain":"timesofindia.indiatimes.com","outlet":{"name":"The Times of India","country":"IN","cred":3,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"'Fed up': The story behind Russia No. 1 Ian Nepomniachtchi's tattoos","plainHeadline":"Nepo? Nepomniachtchi sports full sleeve tattoos with mythic themes.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["GCL participant Ian Nepomniachtchi arrived in Bengaluru on September 4 for the Global Chess League.","He sports a two-tattoo look, with a Phoenix-themed right arm and a left sleeve.","The right-arm tattoo features a phoenix and a chess-related motif; the left arm includes Ouroboros and other ideas.","The left sleeve was completed after eight sessions from September to April, with painter based in Munich.","Nepo notes the dress code usually forbids tattoos, and he finished the left sleeve despite pain."],"topics":["Sports","Entertainment"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-06T01:21:40.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T02:16:37.286Z","story":null}