Dubov, Daniil – Karjakin, Sergey

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

Daniil Dubov, the 2018 World Rapid Champion, is one of the circuit’s true originals, forever hunting ideas that even engines find strange. Sergey Karjakin, once the youngest grandmaster in history at 12 years and 7 months, held Carlsen level through twelve classical games in their 2016 title match on the strength of legendary defence. Pure invention versus nerves of steel, fought out in the Old Indian.