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The handshake before the last game
In Moscow, at the “Digital October” center of technologies, the friendly "Battle of Generations “ match between Alexei Shirov and Daniil Dubov ended. In the final sixth game the players played a Meran following Aronian - Shirov (Novi Sad, 2009). Shirov ran into difficulties, and with his signature creativity gave up the exchange with 18…cxb2 for a strong passed pawn that secured the balance. In fact, in the final position, he might easily have pressed on, but ultimately decided to call it a day and they shook hands, ending the match on an inexorable 5-1 score.
Though he certainly suffered at Shirov's hands, Dubov always came back ready
for a fight
Shirov racks his brain as he tries to remember his preparation
The draw did mean that there would be two blitz games, as stipulated y the match regulations, and this time 17-year-old Dubov took the lead with 1.5-0.5. This was the second time he won the blitz mini-match after the draw, so although he lost the classical games 5-1, he can take some measure of solace in his 3-1 win in blitz.
The setting was both simple yet elegant
The match between 41-year-old Alexei Shirov and 17-year-old Daniil Dubov was the brainchild of Russian businessman Oleg Skvortsov, who also sponsored it. A true chess lover, Skvortsov (International Gemological Laboratories, Moscow) also sponsored the unforgettable 2011 Aronian-Kramnik match, the Zurich Chess Challenge and a friendly match between Dmitry Andreikin and Ian Nepomniachtchi.
Eduard Dubov, Daniil Dubov, Yuri Dokhoyan and Mark Glukhovsky analyze
The match took place at the Digital October center in Moscow, which is part of the former Red October chocolate factory and also the location of the Chess.TV
Alexei Shirov receives his prize from Oleg Skvortsov
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Game:
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Rtg |
01
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02
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03
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04
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05
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06
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Score
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| Daniil Dubov | 2636 |
½
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0
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0
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0
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0
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½
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1.0
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| Alexei Shirov | 2695 |
½
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1
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1
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1
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1
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½
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5.0
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Images by Russian Chess Federation and ChessTV
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