Forever Chess GamesForever Chess Games Logo
CreateGiftsProductsGamesPlayersOpeningsTop 100FAQ

Explore

  • Players
  • Openings
  • Famous Games
  • Top 100 Games
  • World Championships

Create

  • Create Visualisation
  • How It Works
  • Gift Ideas

Eras

  • 1880s – Classical
  • 1960s – Fischer Era
  • 1990s – Kasparov Era
  • 2020s – Modern

Info

  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Use

© 2026 Forever Chess Games. All Rights Reserved

  1. Home
  2. /Players
  3. /Shirov, Alexei

Shirov, Alexei

modern era

Alexei Shirov is one of the most spectacular tacticians in chess history, a protege of fellow Latvian and former World Champion Mikhail Tal. His best games collection "Fire on Board" became a classic of chess literature, showcasing his brilliant sacrifices and combinational vision. Shirov defeated Kramnik in a 1998 Candidates match to earn a World Championship challenge against Kasparov, though the match never materialized.

Total Games

6011

Wins

2877

Draws

2020

Losses

1114

47.9% wins33.6% draws18.5% losses

Most Played Openings

B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation238C02 - French Defense: Advance Variation213C78 - Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation208B12 - Caro-Kann Defense202C42 - Petrov's Defense149D45 - Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line140B33 - Sicilian Defense: Open115C67 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall108C11 - French Defense: Steinitz Variation103D12 - Slav Defense: Quiet Variation, Landau Variation90

Most Faced Opponents

Anand,V63 gamesIvanchuk,V54 gamesTopalov,V48 gamesKramnik,V47 gamesKramnik, Vladimir46 gamesGelfand,B43 gamesIvanchuk, Vassily38 gamesLeko,P35 gamesAnand, Viswanathan33 gamesGelfand, Boris32 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Shirov,A vs Kotronias,V

WCC

2005

View Print
FCGFCG
0-1

Topalov,V vs Shirov,A

FIDE WCh KO

2001

View Print
FCGFCG
0-1

Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily

Linares 14th

1997

View Print
FCGFCG
0-1

Hauchard, Arnaud vs Shirov, Alexei

Wch U20

1990

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Kamsky, Gata vs Shirov, Alexei

Amber-rapid 5th

1996

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shirov, Alexei

Amber-blind 5th

1996

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Gdanski, Jacek vs Shirov, Alexei

Wch U20

1989

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Amber-rapid 5th

1996

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Shirov,A vs Rapport,R

42nd Olympiad 2016

2016

View Print
FCGFCG
0-1

Rizouk,A vs Shirov,A

FIDE WCh KO

2001

View Print

Games (6011)

Search & Filter All Games →
Shirov,A vs Pranav,V
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Jun Late 2024 C78
Shirov,A vs Cofre Archibold,Nestor
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Jun Late 2024 C02
Shirov,A vs Arutla,Aditya
1-0
Titled Tue 18th Jun Late 2024 C50
Novozhilov,Semen vs Shirov,A
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Jun Early 2024 D12
Diaz Perez,Michel Alejandro vs Shirov,A
0-1
Titled Tue 18th Jun Early 2024 D11
Shirov,A vs Dautov,R
1-0
German Team Cup 2024 2024 B12
Wickenfeld,S vs Shirov,A
0-1
German Team Cup 2024 2024 D02
Omariev,M vs Shirov,A
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 A00
Papaioannou,Dimitrios vs Shirov,A
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 C63
Dubnevych,Maksym vs Shirov,A
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 A00
Shirov,A vs Grahn,Vidar
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 B48
Shirov,A vs Martinez Pla,Xavier
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 B48
Shirov,A vs Droin,Augustin
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 C67
Goncharov,Vladimir vs Shirov,A
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 D12
Shirov,A vs Ahmad,Khagan
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 B54
Shirov,A vs Wu,Derek
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 B12
De Souza,Cristiano Gomes vs Shirov,A
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 D44
Shirov,A vs Ayushh,Ravikumar
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 C42
Shirov,A vs Zhu,Jiner
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 C72
Shirov,A vs Rosh,Jain
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 C78
Niekras,Dawid vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 C26
Terry,R vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 C44
Grot,Blazej vs Shirov,A
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 C63
Badelka,Olga vs Shirov,A
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 D73
Shirov,A vs Drygalov,Sergey
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 B90
Le Tuan Minh vs Shirov,A
0-1
Titled Tue 11th Jun Late 2024 D02
Hayrapetyan,Edgar vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 C63
Shirov,A vs Rohit,S
1-0
Titled Tue 11th Jun Early 2024 B90
Lopez Martin,C vs Shirov,A
0-1
XXXVI Dos Hermanas Active 2024 D02
Ferrete Rueda,Juan Carlos vs Shirov,A
0-1
XXXVI Dos Hermanas Active 2024 D45
Shirov,A vs Cesar Maestre,Bernardo
0-1
XXXVI Dos Hermanas Active 2024 B90
Bernabeu Lopez,C vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
XXXVI Dos Hermanas Active 2024 C46
Shirov,A vs Balbuena Fuentes,Mario
1-0
XXXVI Dos Hermanas Active 2024 C02
Diaz Castro,Ser1 vs Shirov,A
0-1
XXXVI Dos Hermanas Active 2024 C44
Shirov,A vs Teran Alvarez,I
1-0
XXXVI Dos Hermanas Active 2024 C02
Shirov,A vs Briand,Clara Helena
1-0
XXXVI Dos Hermanas Active 2024 C55
Wieczorek,O vs Shirov,A
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Jun Late 2024 C46
Kashefi,Amir Hosein vs Shirov,A
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Jun Late 2024 D10
Shirov,A vs Kleiman,J
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Jun Early 2024 C78
Volkov,Maksim vs Shirov,A
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Jun Early 2024 D11
Shirov,A vs Bartel,Mi
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Jun Early 2024 C60
Shirov,A vs To,N
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Jun Late 2024 B90
Shirov,A vs Finek,Vaclav
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 4th Jun Early 2024 C43
Shirov,A vs Nihal,Sarin
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Jun Late 2024 B41
Iskusnyh,S vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 4th Jun Early 2024 D12
Belov,Alexe vs Shirov,A
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Jun Early 2024 C63
Rangel,D vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 4th Jun Early 2024 A14
Gormally,D vs Shirov,A
0-1
Titled Tue 4th Jun Early 2024 C63
Shirov,A vs Baches Garcia,G
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Jun Early 2024 B01
Kokoszczynski,Jan vs Shirov,A
1-0
Titled Tue 4th Jun Late 2024 C59
PreviousPage 46 of 121Next

Explore More

All PlayersAll OpeningsFamous Games