Shirov, Alexei
GM
SpainESP
ID: 2209390
Chess.com @alexeishirov★

Alexei Shirov

FIDE ratings

2,592Classical
2,622Rapid
2,577Blitz

Performance

50 games
54% Win
38% Draw
8% Loss

Alexei Shirov's playing style

Strong overall score:73%27W 19D 4L over 50 games
Dominates 1.e4 as White:79%in 17 games
Steady recent form:73%10W 9D 1L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:38%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack has the largest White sample, with 3 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack
67%
33%
3g
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
100%
3g
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fritz Variation
100%
1g
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation
100%
1g
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Schliemann Defense Deferred
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal
100%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation
100%
3g
Sicilian Defense: French Variation
50%
50%
2g
Scotch Game: Mieses Variation
100%
1g
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation, English Attack
100%
1g

Repertoire

21 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

21 games in this line · White to move

Results for Shirov, Alexei as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
67%
29%
5%
Move
17 · 81%
65%
29%
6%
2 · 10%
50%
50%
2 · 10%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Sep 27, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMPaichadze, Luka(2461)
D—
Sep 24, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMDjukic, Nikola(2447)
D—
Sep 23, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
IMRojas Salas, Steven(2387)
D—
Sep 20, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
IMNoritsyn, Nikolay(2444)
W—
Sep 19, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMGukesh D(2703)
L—
Sep 17, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
IMRodi, Luis Ernesto(2224)
W—
Sep 16, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMAlhassadi, Yousef A.(2149)
D—
Aug 18, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMUber Gracia, Hugo(2289)
W—
Aug 17, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
WFMRodriguez Redondo, Adhara(2163)
W—
Aug 16, 2026
OTB
GMIturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo(2582)
D—

Research Alexei Shirov’s games and opening repertoire

GM Alexei Shirov is rated 2592 in standard, 2622 in rapid, 2577 in blitz by FIDE. Alexei Shirov plays for Spain.

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