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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 52)
Place of birth
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Federation
Spain
Profiles
Total Games
5460
46% Win
36% Draw
18% Loss
As White
2792
53% Win
32% Draw
15% Loss
As Black
2668
38% Win
39% Draw
23% Loss
Alexei Shirov Chess Games
Players
Result
Moves
Year
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
Alexei Shirov
(2823)
Setu Madhav Yellumahanthi
(2568)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense
1-0
30
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2830)
Eduard Khatoev
(2784)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch, Closed
1-0
60
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2820)
Tuna Ozates
(2685)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation
1-0
63
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2874)
Benedikt Huber
(2595)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto, Gufeld Gambit
1-0
27
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2872)
Nikolaos Koutlas
(2593)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack
1-0
48
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2865)
Kacper Drozdowski
(3003)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation
1-0
76
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2848)
Arvin Rasti
(2588)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation
1-0
62
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2837)
Jain Jeet
(2598)
1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6
Nimzowitsch Defense Declined: Williams Variation
1-0
42
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2869)
Rick Frischmann
(2643)
1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6
Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts Defense
1-0
41
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2880)
Kevin George Micheal
(2662)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Variation, Staunton Variation
1-0
64
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2882)
Simon Thorhallsson
(2578)
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 a6
Modern Defense: Standard Line
1-0
21
2025
Alexei Shirov
(2885)
Martin Horak
(2567)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4
Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Rauzer Variation
1-0
23
2025
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