Rank after Round 6 (top 100) http://chess-results.com/tnr245993.aspx Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 19 GM Shirov Alexei LAT 2662 6,0 0,0 20,0 22,5 2 26 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr RUS 2630 5,5 0,0 22,5 25,0 3...
Mr. Fire on Board Shirov remains perfect at Isle of Man after 4
Rank after Round 4 (plus score only) http://chess-results.com/tnr240883.aspx Rk. SNo Name sex FED Rtg TB1 n w we w-we K rtg+/- 1 11 GM Shirov Alexei LAT 2679 4,0 4 4 2,81 1,19 10 11,9 2 2 GM So...
Shirov wins 5th Riga Technical University Open
The 5th Riga Technical University Open took place from August 10-16, 2015, at the Exhibition Centre Kipsala, in Riga, Latvia. The event was a 9-round Swiss open with prize fund in the amount of 15,000 EUR and 2,500 EUR reserved for the...
Shirov: Good! I am coming! (to Hasselbacken)
– Good! I am coming! With these words Alexei Shirov accepted to participate in Hasselbacken Chess Open, that will take place from April 30 through May 8, 2016 in Swedish capital Stockholm. Stockholms Schacksällskap, one of the world’s oldest chess clubs,...
Iturrizaga defeated Shirov in 6 game match
1. Ronda el 2014/11/06 a las 15:001 1 2683 SHIROV ALEXEI GM ½ – ½ ITURRIZAGA EDUARDO GM 2646 2 2. Ronda el 2014/11/07 a las 15:001 2 2646 ITURRIZAGA EDUARDO GM 1 – 0 SHIROV ALEXEI GM 2683...
Iturrizaga and Shirov to compete in Caracas
The city of Caracas, capital of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, will host the First Match Cup between Venezuela #1 chess player GM Eduardo Bonelli Iturrizaga (2646) and the Genius of Riga GM Alexei Shirov(2683). The event will take...
Battle of the generations
The battle of the generations “Shchelkunchik-2014″ Chess Tournament is organized by the Russian Chess Federation, businessman Oleg Skvortsov and Chess Support Fund on 19-25th December 2014. The Pre-New Year’s tournament will be held in Moscow Central Chess House to...
Shirov defeated Sveshnikov 5.5 – 0.5
The Rapid Match Alexei Shirov vs Evgeny Sveshnikov 2014 took place on 26-28th September 2014 in the Latvian capital Riga. The match was played in 6 games with a time control 50′ + 10″. GM Alexei Shirov won the...
Shirov defeats Dubov in Battle of Generations Match
The Moscow based Center for New Technologies “Digital” hosted the Battle of Generations match between GM Daniil Dubov (2641) and GM Alexei Shirov (2685) on 2-8th December. Shirov was convincing in the classical games, winning four and drawing two...