The Rapid Match Alexei Shirov vs Evgeny Sveshnikov 2014 took place on 26-28th September 2014 in the Latvian capital Riga.
The match was played in 6 games with a time control 50′ + 10″. GM Alexei Shirov won the event, scoring 5,5/6 points. The only drawn game was in Sveshnikov’s brand 2.c3 Sicilian Defence.
Read more about GM Evgeny Sveshnikov in his interview.
Official website/ Replay the games with analysis
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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