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Chess Games Database
GM
Alexei Shirov
Alexei Shirov playing for Latvia. Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.
Full name
Alexei Shirov
Born
Jul 4, 1972
(age 53)
Place of birth
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Federation
Spain
Profiles
Total Games
5587
46% Win
36% Draw
18% Loss
As White
2854
53% Win
32% Draw
15% Loss
As Black
2733
38% Win
39% Draw
23% Loss
Alexei Shirov Chess Games
Players
Result
Moves
Year
Alexei Shirov
(2609)
Erik van den Doel
(2558)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6
Slav Defense: Modern, Quiet, Schallopp Defense
1-0
52
2026
Alexei Shirov
(2634)
Oleg Korchagin
(1971)
1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6
Pirc Defense: Main Line, Austrian, Unzicker Attack
1-0
26
2026
Alexei Shirov
(2634)
Georgios Mastrokoukos
(2206)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Columbus Variation
1-0
14
2026
Alexei Shirov
(2616)
Raphael Lagunow
(2429)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation
1-0
43
2026
Alexei Shirov
(2634)
Maksim Chigaev
(2584)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4
Petrov's Defense: Classical, Damiano Variation, Kholmov Gambit
½-½
11
2026
Nikolas Wachinger
(2456)
Alexei Shirov
(2609)
1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 dxe4
Caro-Kann Defense
0-1
35
2026
Aras Vardanyan
(2373)
Alexei Shirov
(2634)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6
Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening
0-1
52
2026
Tomi Nyback
(2562)
Alexei Shirov
(2634)
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6
Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch, Main Line
0-1
22
2026
Mikhailo Kapechun
(2091)
Alexei Shirov
(2634)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5
French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Euwe Variation
½-½
20
2026
Egor Bogdanov
(2399)
Alexei Shirov
(2634)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5
French Defense: Tarrasch, Open, Chistyakov Defense
½-½
21
2026
Yuriy Kuzubov
(2591)
Alexei Shirov
(2634)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 c6
King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto Variation
½-½
56
2026
Juraj Druska
(2468)
Alexei Shirov
(2616)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6
Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Accepted, Exchange Variation
½-½
20
2026
Alexei Shirov
(2813)
Richard Shtivelband
(2464)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Smyslov Defense
1-0
42
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2836)
Luis Eduardo Ballester Llagaria
(2620)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5
French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Milner-Barry Gambit
1-0
31
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2832)
Alicja Sliwicka
(2570)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Kupreichik Variation
1-0
40
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2827)
Enzo Ferrara
(2481)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5
French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Euwe Variation
1-0
29
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2825)
Richard Zienert
(2681)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Tal Variation
1-0
49
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2833)
Supratit Banerjee
(2654)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Tal Variation
1-0
64
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2818)
Nihal Sarin
(3160)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5
French Defense: Advance Variation
1-0
33
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2834)
Andrei Shishkov
(2487)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
1-0
61
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2829)
Pablo Zarnicki
(2616)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Mason-Showalter Variation
1-0
47
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2835)
Egehan Yildiz
(2557)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Botvinnik-Carls Defense
1-0
31
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2830)
Denis Denisenko
(2472)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6
Giuoco Piano Game: Main Line, Giuoco Pianissimo Variation
1-0
27
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2824)
Wilfredo Sariego Figueredo
(2649)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6
Ruy López Opening: Fianchetto Defense
1-0
36
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2825)
Olga Kuznetsova
(2625)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5
French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Euwe Variation
1-0
50
2025
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