19 Facts About Daniil Dubov

Daniil Dmitrievich Dubov is a Russian chess grandmaster.

Daniil Dubov achieved his final norm for the Grandmaster title at the age of 14 years, 11 months, 14 days in 2011.

Daniil Dubov won two medals at the European Youth Chess Championships: a bronze in 2006, in the U-10 division, and a silver in 2008, in the U12.

Daniil Dubov won the Russian U16 rapid and blitz championships of 2009.

Daniil Dubov played again in the World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad and won the team gold and the individual bronze on board one.

Daniil Dubov shared first place with Dmitry Andreikin and Nikita Vitiugov in the Russian Championship Higher League and qualified for the Superfinal of the Russian championship.

Daniil Dubov won the Russian Higher League in July 2017 in Sochi, edging out Sanan Sjugirov on tiebreak.

Daniil Dubov served as one of Magnus Carlsen's seconds for the World Chess Championship 2018.

Daniil Dubov was selected as the Organizer's Nominee for the FIDE Grand Prix 2019, a stage in qualification for the World Chess Championship 2020.

Daniil Dubov was enrolled in the Moscow event, the first of four tournaments for the 2019 Grand Prix cycle.

The Moscow tournament was a 16-player event, with Daniil Dubov being the lowest ranked participant.

Daniil Dubov won the first rapid game and needed only a draw to advance to the finals.

Daniil Dubov then lost what seemed to be a completely drawn endgame in the second match to send the match to a second set of tie breakers.

Daniil Dubov again served as a second for Magnus Carlsen in the World Chess Championship 2021 against Ian Nepomniachtchi.

Daniil Dubov responded that he considered it to be a match between two individuals, and counter-argued that working with Carlsen would improve his chess and hence help the Russian team.

Daniil Dubov competed in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022; however, he was forced to forfeit his final three games due to testing positive for COVID-19.

Together with 43 other Russian elite chess players, Daniil Dubov signed an open letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin, protesting against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian people.

In September 2022, Daniil Dubov won the 75th Russian Chess Championship after winning an Armageddon playoff against Sanan Sjugirov.

Daniil Dubov's grandfather was Eduard Dubov, an international arbiter of chess and a mathematician.