Dubov, Daniil Age 28

Source: www.chessdom.com

Title
Grandmaster
Live Rating
2700.6
Live Rank
#29
FIDE Rating
2693
World Rank
#40
FIDE Peak Rating
2720 - Dec 2021 (Age 25)
FIDE Peak Rank
#24 (2720) - Dec 2021 (Age 25)
Rapid
2677 World #30, Peak 2779 (Jan 2019)
Blitz
2784 World #7, Peak 2806 (Sep 2024)
Born
18 Apr 1996
Moscow, Russia
FIDE ID 24126055
Wikipedia
Active Years:
2006 - 2024
Total Games:
1825
Wins:
718 (39%)
Losses:
318 (18%)
Draws:
789 (43%)
Total score:
61%
Performance :
Performance for the last active 12 months:
2706
White:
E04 Catalan Opening (29 games)
A29 English Opening (28 games)
A07 Hungarian Opening (28 games)
Black:
B31 Sicilian Defense (30 games)
B06 Modern Defense (20 games)
B33 Sicilian Defense (20 games)

Daniil Dubov is highly valued for the creativity and ideas he has brought to the game of chess. Despite his high status and numerous victories over the very best, he has not won many titles. Yet many players, including Carlsen, are happy to collaborate with him because Daniil can spot nuances in positions that sometimes even world champions miss!

Dubov was born on April 18, 1996, in Moscow and was "destined" to become a chess player—his grandfather was a famous mathematician and arbiter who instilled a love for chess in him from childhood. Having already become a successful player, Daniil gladly noted that people stopped calling him "the grandson of that very Dubov." But he had to work hard for that: in 2006, he took 3rd place in the European Championship under 10, in 2008, 2nd place in the under 12, and in 2009, he won the major children's tournament "Young Stars of the World" in Kirishi. That same year, aged 13 and as part of the Russian Under 16 team, he won team gold at the Youth Olympiad and won bronze for4 his results on the second board. Two years later, he repeated this result—team gold and individual bronze, this time playing on the first board.

At the age of 13, Dubov became an International Master, and at 14 years, 11 months, and 14 days, he became a Grandmaster (only Karjakin, who was then Ukrainian, achieved this faster). In 2012, he tied for 1st-3rd place in the Russian Championship Higher League, earning a spot in the country's main tournament at 16, narrowly missing Kasparov's record. In the Superfinal, Daniil performed well – 4/9, and earned the right to participate in the 2013 World Cup. There, he advanced through two rounds. The rising Russian star was invited to Wijk aan Zee "B" (7.5/13), followed by the "Match of Generations" against Shirov. Unexpectedly for everyone, the veteran crushed Danya – and forced him to completely rethink his approach to chess.

Two years later, he was a completely different chess player, opening a new chapter! In 2015, Dubov shared victory with Nepomniachtchi at the Aeroflot Open – 7/9. In 2016, he achieved global recognition, winning bronze at the World Blitz Championship with 14.5/21. And in 2017, he cemented his status as one of Russia's best players: he once again won the Higher League and then caused a sensation in the Superfinal, finishing with a bronze medal in the championship – 6.5/11.

But the key events in Dubov's career happened in 2018. One day, inviting Carlsen to play a friendly blitz match, he became friends with the champion and found himself on his team – Daniil assisted him in preparing for Caruana (2018) and later for Nepomniachtchi (2021), provoking anger and misunderstanding among his compatriots who couldn't grasp: "How can you work against your own?!" Working with Magnus benefitted him: he won the Abu Dhabi Masters, and at the end of the year, the World Rapid Championship with 11/15. Moreover, having studied the world champion's style closely, Dubov became one of the main "specialists" on Carlsen, giving him plenty of trouble, defeating and eliminating him multiple times in major online tournaments between 2020 and 2022. He particularly excelled in attacks on the king seemingly "out of nowhere," unconventional sacrifices, and active positional play, especially with White in his signature Catalan.

He has yet to view a World Championship match from a perspective other than that of a second. In the following years, Dubov played many brilliant games and was often the "hero of the day," but he did not achieve consistent success. He participated several times in the FIDE Grand Prix, advanced far in the World Cup, placed among the prize-winners at Wijk aan Zee 2020 – 7/13, and even won the Russian Championship in 2022 – 7/11, but he has not yet reached the level matching his talent. Daniil is one of the brightest commentators, a chess player whose interviews on any topic attract millions, and still one of the most creative and dangerous players in the world!

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Games

#White PlayerRatingBlack PlayerRatingResultMovesSiteDate 
1So, Wesley2747Dubov, Daniil26931-048Kolkata17 Nov 2024
2Dubov, Daniil2693Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu27371/2-1/248Kolkata17 Nov 2024
3Carlsen, Magnus2893Dubov, Daniil28061-062Kolkata17 Nov 2024
4Carlsen, Magnus2831Dubov, Daniil26931-072Kolkata17 Nov 2024
5Dubov, Daniil2693Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi27390-136Kolkata17 Nov 2024
6Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar2799Dubov, Daniil26931-050Kolkata17 Nov 2024
7Dubov, Daniil2693Narayanan, Sunilduth Lyna26471/2-1/252Kolkata17 Nov 2024
8Dubov, Daniil2693Nihal, Sarin26761-044Kolkata17 Nov 2024
9Keymer, Vincent2733Dubov, Daniil26931/2-1/231Kolkata17 Nov 2024
10Dubov, Daniil2806Abdusattorov, Nodirbek27151-065Kolkata17 Nov 2024
11Dubov, Daniil2693Abdusattorov, Nodirbek27771-075Kolkata17 Nov 2024
12Dubov, Daniil2693So, Wesley27471/2-1/28Kolkata16 Nov 2024
13Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu2737Dubov, Daniil26931-074Kolkata16 Nov 2024
14Dubov, Daniil2693Carlsen, Magnus28311/2-1/241Kolkata16 Nov 2024
15Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi2650Dubov, Daniil28061/2-1/265Kolkata16 Nov 2024
16Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi2739Dubov, Daniil26931/2-1/286Kolkata16 Nov 2024
17Dubov, Daniil2693Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27991/2-1/254Kolkata16 Nov 2024
18Narayanan, Sunilduth Lyna2647Dubov, Daniil26930-126Kolkata16 Nov 2024
19Nihal, Sarin2676Dubov, Daniil26930-137Kolkata16 Nov 2024
20Dubov, Daniil2693Keymer, Vincent27331-047Kolkata16 Nov 2024
21Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2715Dubov, Daniil28061/2-1/266Kolkata16 Nov 2024
22Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2777Dubov, Daniil26931/2-1/272Kolkata16 Nov 2024
23Dubov, Daniil2693Keymer, Vincent27330-175Kolkata15 Nov 2024
24Carlsen, Magnus2831Dubov, Daniil26931-054Kolkata15 Nov 2024
25Dubov, Daniil2693Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar27991/2-1/223Kolkata15 Nov 2024
26So, Wesley2747Dubov, Daniil26931/2-1/246Kolkata14 Nov 2024
27Dubov, Daniil2693Narayanan, Sunilduth Lyna26471/2-1/231Kolkata14 Nov 2024
28Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi2661Dubov, Daniil26861/2-1/265Kolkata14 Nov 2024
29Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi2739Dubov, Daniil26931/2-1/295Kolkata14 Nov 2024
30Dubov, Daniil2693Nihal, Sarin26761/2-1/255Kolkata13 Nov 2024
31Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu2737Dubov, Daniil26931/2-1/245Kolkata13 Nov 2024
32Dubov, Daniil2693Abdusattorov, Nodirbek27771/2-1/264Kolkata13 Nov 2024
33Dubov, Daniil2693Svidler, Peter26981-031Jerusalem25 Sep 2024
34Ivanchuk, Vassily2635Dubov, Daniil26930-121Jerusalem25 Sep 2024
35Dubov, Daniil2693Rodshtein, Maxim26001/2-1/260Jerusalem25 Sep 2024
36Smirin, Ilia2575Dubov, Daniil26931/2-1/251Jerusalem25 Sep 2024
37Dubov, Daniil2690Eljanov, Pavel26191/2-1/282Jerusalem24 Sep 2024
38Boruchovsky, Avital2459Dubov, Daniil26901/2-1/233Jerusalem24 Sep 2024
39Van Foreest, Jorden2650Dubov, Daniil26901/2-1/237Jerusalem24 Sep 2024
40Dubov, Daniil2693Postny, Evgeny25771-031Jerusalem24 Sep 2024
41Gorshtein, Ido2543Dubov, Daniil26931-057Jerusalem24 Sep 2024
42Dubov, Daniil2693Nagare, Kaivalya Sandip23521-026Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
43Pranesh, Munirethinam2580Dubov, Daniil26931-055Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
44Mayank, Chakraborty2431Dubov, Daniil26930-158Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
45Yoo, Christopher Woojin2603Dubov, Daniil26931-060Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
46Dubov, Daniil2693Mitrabha, Guha25180-155Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
47Dubov, Daniil2693Lazavik, Denis25781/2-1/252Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
48Maksimovic, Bojan2503Dubov, Daniil26931/2-1/259Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
49Nakamura, Hikaru2802Dubov, Daniil26931/2-1/233Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
50Dubov, Daniil2693Haug, Havard23191-063Chess,com INT17 Sep 2024
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