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Shirov is the other finalist!


Javier
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Karjakin had stated recently that younger players of his generation prefer faster time controls. Oddly enough, the first 2 games against Shirov ended in a draw, and it was in the 20 minutes games that Shirov was able to outplay Karjakin, who played very, very, very superficially.

 

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Alexei Shirov

 

This is the game that ended it all.

 

Shirov,Alexei (2739) - Karjakin,Sergey (2694) [C89]

FIDE World Cup 2007 Khanty-Mansiysk (6.4), 11.12.2007

 

 

And here's the first game of the tiebreak.

 

Karjakin,Sergey (2694) - Shirov,Alexei (2739) [b33]

FIDE World Cup 2007 Khanty-Mansiysk (6.3), 11.12.2007

 

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