Is Dubov a good chess player?

Daniil Dmitrievich Dubov (Russian: Даниил Дмитриевич Дубов; born 18 April 1996) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He is the previous world rapid champion, winning the World Rapid Chess Championship held in Saint Petersburg from 26 to 28 December 2018. He is ranked 24th in the world as of December 2021.

Is Magnus still the best player?

Magnus Carlsen (in 2013) tops the list, while Vladimir Kramnik (in 1999) is second, Bobby Fischer (in 1971) is third, and Garry Kasparov (in 2001) is fourth.

How old is Dubov?

25 years (April 18, 1996)
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Who is Magnus second?

Ian Nepomniachtchi
Norway’s chessmaster Magnus Carlsen once had Ian Nepomniachtchi as a second.

Who taught Dubov?

His father, Dmitry Dubov, was a candidate master, and his grandfather, Eduard Dubov, was a famous chess arbiter and later a president of the Moscow Chess Federation. Daniil learned chess at the age of 6 and joined a local chess club, where he met his first coach, Mikhail Ryvkin.

Who won the chess world Cup 2021?

Jan-Krzysztof Duda
23-year-old Grandmaster, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, climbed to the top of the FIDE World Cup with a decisive win against Sergey Karjakin in the final.

Who is Daniil Dubov and why is he so popular?

24-year-old Daniil Dubov is a player whose impact on chess is greater than his career results so far. Magnus Carlsen brought the Russian onto his World Championship team and credits him for many of his boldest opening experiments. Dubov is no slouch at the board either, however, as he showed by winning the 2018 World Rapid Championship.

Is Boris Dubov the best player in the world?

That’s about the same gap as Domínguez and Caruana. The top 10 cutoff has hovered at around 2750 in recent years; Dubov’s highest ever rating is 2709. In other words, Dubov may be pretty damn good, but the world’s best ten players are on another level.

What is Dubov’s rating?

Dubov scored 7/10 at the 2018 Tradewise Gibraltar tournament, half a point behind the co-winners GMs Nakamura, Rapport, Vachier-Lagrave, Aronian, Vitiugov, Michael Adams, and Le Quang Liem. His rating broke the 2700 barrier for the first time in 2018.

What is Vladimir Dubov’s playstyle?

According to his trainer, GM Sergey Shipov, his playstyle is closest to former world champion GM Tigran Petrosian (a.k.a. “Iron Tigran”). However, Dubov shows fantastic attacking abilities in his best games.