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
Shirov,A vs Ljubojevic,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2000 B46
Ljubojevic,L vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2000 D75
Shirov, Alexei vs Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter
0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B12
Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B96
Short, Nigel D vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 C39
Shirov, Alexei vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 C11
Milos, Gilberto vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 C11
Shirov, Alexei vs Milos, Gilberto
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 B81
Milos, Gilberto vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 C11
Shirov, Alexei vs Milos, Gilberto
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 C88
Shirov, Alexei vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 C64
Sokolov, Ivan vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 D85
Sokolov, Ivan vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 E97
Shirov, Alexei vs Sokolov, Ivan
0-1
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 C42
Shirov, Alexei vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Grand Prix de Bordeaux 1999 C65
Leko, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
Grand Prix de Bordeaux 1999 B76
Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 1999 B90
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999 B53
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 1999 E63
Shirov, Alexei vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 B12
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999 A33
Shirov, Alexei vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 1999 B81
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999 D85
Shirov, Alexei vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 1999 C42
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 1999 D30
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 B83
Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 B09
Topalov, Veselin vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 1999 A30
Shirov, Alexei vs Anand, Viswanathan
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 1999 B81
Anand, Viswanathan vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999 D85
Svidler, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
Linares 1998 C78
Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Linares 1998 B17
Shirov, Alexei vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1998 C95
Shirov, Alexei vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
WCC cand 1998 C42
Shirov, Alexei vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1998 B18
Adams, Michael vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1998 C42
Svidler, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
Dortmund 1998 C67
Shirov, Alexei vs Kramnik, Vladimir
0-1
Dortmund 1998 E46
Shirov, Alexei vs Leko, Peter
0-1
Dortmund 1998 D85
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
Dortmund 1998 C42
Shirov, Alexei vs Jussupow, Artur
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1998 C00
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei
0-1
WCC cand 1998 D70
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
WCC cand 1998 D78
Shirov, Alexei vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
WCC cand 1998 C48
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
WCC cand 1998 D89
Shirov, Alexei vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1-0
WCC cand 1998 C43
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
WCC cand 1998 D88
Shirov, Alexei vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
WCC cand 1998 C43
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
WCC cand 1998 D89
Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 B81
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