Shirov, Alexei
Total Games
1265
Wins
519
Draws
518
Losses
228
41.0% wins40.9% draws18.0% losses
Most Played Openings
C78 - Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation45B66 - Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations38B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation37E97 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Modern System33D15 - Slav Defense: Geller Gambit30B81 - Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Keres Attack28B06 - Modern Defense21B12 - Caro-Kann Defense21E94 - King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation20A57 - Benko Gambit19
⭐ Best Games
Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★ WC/Candidates
0-1Linares 14th • 1997 • B90
Hauchard, Arnaud vs Shirov, Alexei★ WC/Candidates
0-1Wch U20 • 1990 • E32
Kamsky, Gata vs Shirov, Alexei★ WC/Candidates
1-0Amber-rapid 5th • 1996 • B06
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shirov, Alexei★ WC/Candidates
1-0Amber-blind 5th • 1996 • B08
Gdanski, Jacek vs Shirov, Alexei★ WC/Candidates
1-0Wch U20 • 1989 • B56
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★ WC/Candidates
1-0Amber-rapid 5th • 1996 • C17
Shirov, Alexei vs Akopian, Vladimir★ WC/Candidates
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1997 • B81
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei★ WC/Candidates
1-0Amber-rapid 4th • 1995 • E63
Shirov, Alexei vs Kamsky, Gata★ WC/Candidates
0-1Amber-blind 5th • 1996 • B81
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei★ WC/Candidates
0-1Linares • 1994 • D11
Games (1265)
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 7th • 1998 • C10
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1Amber-rapid 7th • 1998 • E63
Shirov, Alexei vs Karpov, Anatoly★
1-0Amber-blind 7th • 1998 • B17
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Amber-blind 7th • 1998 • C67
Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0Amber-rapid 7th • 1998 • C78
Shirov, Alexei vs Kasparov, Gary★
1/2-1/2Linares • 1998 • B81
Shirov, Alexei vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1-0Linares • 1998 • C67
Topalov, Veselin vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1Linares • 1998 • D85
Anand, Viswanathan vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Linares • 1998 • C78
Kasparov, Gary vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Linares • 1998 • C78
Shirov, Alexei vs Svidler, Peter★
1-0Linares • 1998 • B90
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Linares • 1998 • E97
Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin★
1-0Linares • 1998 • B42
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1Linares • 1998 • C54
Shirov, Alexei vs Anand, Viswanathan★
0-1Linares • 1998 • B12
Shirov, Alexei vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2WCC cand • 1998 • C42
Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
0-1Linares • 1998 • B17
Shirov, Alexei vs Beliavsky, Alexander G★
1/2-1/2Dortmund • 1998 • C95
Svidler, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Linares • 1998 • C78
Anand, Viswanathan vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1997 • C78
Shirov, Alexei vs Akopian, Vladimir★
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1997 • B81
Akopian, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1997 • E66
Milos, Gilberto vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1997 • A26
Shirov, Alexei vs Milos, Gilberto★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1997 • B48
Shirov, Alexei vs Milos, Gilberto★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1997 • B49
Milos, Gilberto vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1997 • C78
Shirov, Alexei vs Granda Zuniga, Julio E★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1997 • B32
Granda Zuniga, Julio E vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1997 • E94
Leko, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys • 1997 • C78
Polgar, Judit vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Tilburg Fontys • 1997 • C78
Adams, Michael vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys • 1997 • C33
Shirov, Alexei vs Kasparov, Gary★
0-1Tilburg Fontys • 1997 • B90
Shirov, Alexei vs Svidler, Peter★
0-1Tilburg Fontys • 1997 • B43
Shirov, Alexei vs Kasparov, Gary★
0-1Linares 14th • 1997 • B90
Polgar, Judit vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Linares 14th • 1997 • C78
Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
0-1Linares 14th • 1997 • B90
Adams, Michael vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Linares 14th • 1997 • C78
Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin★
1-0Linares 14th • 1997 • C69
Shirov, Alexei vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 6th • 1997 • B65
Shirov, Alexei vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. • 1997 • C43
Anand, Viswanathan vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 6th • 1997 • D15
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 6th • 1997 • B90
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Amber-rapid 6th • 1997 • A48
Anand, Viswanathan vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Linares 14th • 1997 • C45
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Linares 14th • 1997 • D49
Shirov, Alexei vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1-0Amber-blind 6th • 1997 • C02
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Amber-rapid 6th • 1997 • E94
Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 6th • 1997 • C11
Shirov, Alexei vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1/2-1/2Linares 14th • 1997 • B66
Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 6th • 1997 • B36