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Alexei Shirov (Russian: Алексе́й Дми́триевич Ши́ров, romanized: Alexey Dmitrievich Shirov, Latvian: Aleksejs Širovs; born 4 July 1972) is a Latvian and Spanish chess player. Shirov was ranked number two in the world in 1994.
Shirov, Alexei. World Rank (Active): 63. Federation: Spain. FIDE ID: 2209390. B-Year: 1972.
PeriodRtngGmsRapid Rtng2024-Jul2665226522024-Jun2660326402024-May2667226312024-Apr266122626Alexei Shirov is a Latvian grandmaster who plays for Spain. In 1994 he was the number-two player in the world. Shirov defeated GM Vladimir Kramnik in a match in 1998 to become the challenger to GM Garry Kasparov for the classical world championship, but this match never took place.
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Sep 5, 2014 · Put simply, Alexei Shirov is an astoundingly strong endgame player. Even without too many pieces on the board, Shirov is still able to create fire on the board -- or, perhaps more acurately, unquenchable fire in his opponent's position!
- Daniel Naroditsky
Jan 20, 2018 · Learn from the games of Alexei Shirov, one of the most imaginative and aggressive players of our times. See how he beat Kramnik, Topalov and Artemiev with his sharp and original style.
Feb 7, 2021 · Alexei Shirov came as the winner of the University of Salamanca Masters 2021. The eight-player round-robin with the time control of 40 min + 5 sec was a part of the third edition of the Salamanca Chess Festival running from February 2-6.
