Dubov, Daniil – Karjakin, Sergey

2699 2020 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Dubov (2699) versus Karjakin (2752), 2020, Old Indian Defense: White builds the big centre with 5.e4 and castles queenside, while Black seeks counterplay with 15...b5. The engine flags no single turning point here — this game is decided by accumulation, not by one collapse. The gap is in consistency: 85% of White’s moves rated at least good against 74% for Black. The sequence 21.Nd5 Rac8 22.Nc7 Rxc7 23.dxc7 is typical of the direct play Dubov keeps feeding into the position, before queens and rooks contest the open files. White finishes 1-0 after 39.Qe7. The lesson for club players: sustained accuracy outscores one clever idea.