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Alexei Shirov is well known in the chess world for his "Fire on Board" Attacking style of play. In the last few years his ability to create such gems has reduced, but one can never discount a player like him. Hence, 13-year-old Pragg had his task cut out when he faced Shirov in the sixth round of the Pragg Challengers 2019. Pragg played a fine opening and very soon got a huge advantage. His technique wasn't the best but was adequate for the full point. In this video apart from the game Pragg vs