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 Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Amber-blind 6th • 1997 • B12
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Amber-rapid 6th • 1997 • E63
Topalov, Veselin vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 6th • 1997 • C78
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 6th • 1997 • C78
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Tilburg Fontys • 1997 • E97
Svidler, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1Tilburg Fontys • 1996 • B01
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Dortmund • 1996 • D17
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Dortmund • 1996 • D17
Shirov, Alexei vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0Tilburg Fontys • 1996 • B84
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1Amber-blind 5th • 1996 • D30
Shirov, Alexei vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Amber-rapid 5th • 1996 • B12
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Amber-rapid 5th • 1996 • B42
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Tilburg Fontys • 1996 • A20
Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily★
1-0Amber-blind 5th • 1996 • B67
Adams, Michael vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Dortmund • 1996 • B08
Shirov, Alexei vs Adams, Michael★
1-0Tilburg Fontys • 1996 • C69
Shirov, Alexei vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1/2-1/2Dortmund • 1996 • B12
Kamsky, Gata vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Amber-rapid 5th • 1996 • B06
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Amber-blind 5th • 1996 • B08
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1-0Amber-rapid 5th • 1996 • C17
Shirov, Alexei vs Kamsky, Gata★
0-1Amber-blind 5th • 1996 • B81
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 5th • 1996 • D44
Anand, Viswanathan vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 5th • 1996 • E97
Shirov, Alexei vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0Amber-rapid 5th • 1996 • B54
Polgar, Judit vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1Amber-blind 5th • 1996 • B06
Shirov, Alexei vs Anand, Viswanathan★
1-0Amber-blind 5th • 1996 • C88
Leko, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1Dortmund • 1996 • B08
Shirov, Alexei vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
0-1Amber-rapid 5th • 1996 • B66
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Tilburg Fontys • 1996 • D10
Shirov, Alexei vs Polgar, Judit★
1/2-1/2Dortmund • 1996 • B81
Leko, Peter vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1Tilburg Fontys • 1996 • C78
Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin★
1/2-1/2Dortmund • 1996 • E94
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Linares • 1995 • E63
Shirov, Alexei vs Anand, Viswanathan★
0-1Amber-blind 4th • 1995 • C49
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Amber-blind 4th • 1995 • B08
Gelfand, Boris vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Biel • 1995 • D48
Anand, Viswanathan vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 4th • 1995 • B66
Short, Nigel D vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Linares • 1995 • B06
Shirov, Alexei vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir★
1/2-1/2Linares • 1995 • B90
Shirov, Alexei vs Timman, Jan H★
1-0Biel • 1995 • C51
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Shirov, Alexei★
0-1Amber-rapid 4th • 1995 • A48
Shirov, Alexei vs Kamsky, Gata★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 4th • 1995 • E46
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Amber-rapid 4th • 1995 • E63
Karpov, Anatoly vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Linares • 1995 • B08
Shirov, Alexei vs Kramnik, Vladimir★
1-0Amber-blind 4th • 1995 • B33
Kamsky, Gata vs Shirov, Alexei★
1-0Amber-blind 4th • 1995 • B53
Polgar, Judit vs Shirov, Alexei★
1/2-1/2Amber-rapid 4th • 1995 • B53
Shirov, Alexei vs Polgar, Judit★
1-0Amber-blind 4th • 1995 • E98
Shirov, Alexei vs Topalov, Veselin★
1-0Linares • 1995 • A59
Shirov, Alexei vs Karpov, Anatoly★
0-1Amber-rapid 4th • 1995 • E12