Alexei Dmitrievich Shirov ( Latvian. Aleksejs Širovs , b. July 4, 1972 , Riga ) - Spanish , formerly Soviet and Latvian chess player , grandmaster ( 1990 ), contender for the title of world chess champion.
 Alexey Shirov | |
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 January 2010 | |
| Country |  the USSR  Latvia  Spain (since 1996) Latvia (since 2011) [1] Spain (from 2018) [2] |
| Date of Birth | July 4, 1972 (47 years) |
| Place of Birth | Riga |
| Rank | grandmaster ( 1990 ) International Master ( 1989 ) Master of Sports of the USSR ( 1987 ) |
| Maximum Rating | 2755 (January 2008) |
| Current rating | 2658 (June 2019 ) |
| Personal card on the FIDE website Personal card on the site Chess DB | |
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Biography
World cadet champion 1988. At the 1989 World Junior World Championships - 6-7th place. Participant of the 1st league championship of the USSR (1988) - 12-13th place. The best results in international competitions: Moscow (1989) - 11-40th; Torcy (1989) - 1-2 places.
Since 1996 , a non-citizen of Latvia, having received the citizenship of Spain , represented this country, and from 2011 to 2018 - Latvia , having a Spanish passport. Since April 2018, again represents Spain in the international chess arena.
In 1998, in Cazorla , Vladimir Kramnik won the match with a score of +2 = 7 −0. According to the regulations, the winner of this match was to fight with Kasparov for the chess crown. However, the main sponsor of the cycle, Louis Rentero, due to financial problems, refused to organize the match. Kasparov could not find any other sponsors. At the same time, Shirov did not receive either prizes for the match with Kramnik, or compensation for the failed match with Kasparov [3] . Later, Shirov and Kasparov were accused of disrupting each other’s negotiations [4] [5] . In 2000, the loser in the selection of Shirov Kramnik beat Kasparov and became the world champion.
Shirov's style of play is close to the style of the eighth world champion Mikhail Tal (1936–1992). Tal attracted Shirov to his camps in the late 1980s and had a great influence on shaping the style of Shirov’s play. “This boy already now thinks better than me,” said Tal, a young student, [6] . Mikhail Botvinnik spoke highly of the chess talent of Alexei Shirov. Kasparov mentions that during the sessions of the Botvinnik-Kasparov School, Botvinnik repeatedly emphasized his exceptional talent.
In 2000, Alexey Shirov reached the final of the FIDE World Championship, where he lost to Anand. Thus, Shirov was the vice-champion of the FIDE world in 2000-2002. 2007 World Cup finalist. The highest rating is 2755 (January 2008).
Member of the symbolic club of world champions winners Mikhail Chigorin since January 16, 2003.
In 2009, Alexei Shirov won the XXI category M-tel tournament (Sofia), ahead of Ivanchuk, Carlsen and Topalov.
In 2015, he won the Riga Open University Technical International Chess Tournament in Riga.
The longest game in Shirov’s career (with Carlsen) took place on October 11, 2010, with 174 moves. Alexey confidently defended a draw in a non-standard endgame “queen against three light pieces”.
Sports Achievements
| Year | City | Tournament | + | - | = | Result | A place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Linares | International Tournament | five | 2 | 6 | 8 of 13 | four |
| 1994 | Linares | International Tournament | 6 | 2 | five | 8½ out of 13 | 2-3 |
| 1995 | Linares | International Tournament | 3 | 0 | ten | 8 of 13 | 3 |
| 1997 | Madrid | International Tournament | five | one | 3 | 6½ out of 9 | 1-2 |
| 1998 | Wijk aan Zee | International tournament "A" | four | 2 | 7 | 7½ out of 13 | 3-5 |
| Linares | International Tournament | five | 3 | four | 7 of 12 | 2 | |
| Cazorla | Pretender match with Kramnik | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5½ out of 9 | ||
| 2000 | Tehran | Knockout world cup fide | the final | 2 | |||
| 2007 | Moscow | 2nd Tal Memorial | 3 | 2 | four | 5 of 9 | 2 |
| Khanty-Mansiysk | World Cup 1/64, match against R. Gwaze | 2 one one one 2 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 one | 0 one one one 0 2 3 | 2 of 2 1½ out of 2 1½ out of 2 1½ out of 2 2 of 2 1 of 2 [7] 1½ out of 4 | ||
| 2008 | Poikovsky | 9th international tournament | 3 | one | five | 5½ out of 9 | 1-4 [8] |
| 2009 | Sofia | 5th international tournament | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6½ out of 10 | one |
| 2010 | Wijk aan Zee | 72nd international tournament | five | 2 | 6 | 8 of 13 | 2-3 |
| 2010 | Shanghai | International Tournament | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 of 18 [9] | one |
| Hoogeveen | 14th international tournament | 2 | one | 3 | 3½ out of 6 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Wijk aan Zee | 73rd international tournament | one | 6 | 6 | 4 of 13 | 14 |
| Bil | 44th International Chess Tournament | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 of 30 [10] | ||
| 2014 | Poikovsky | 15th International Chess Tournament | one | 0 | eight | 5 of 9 | 3-4 |
Books
- The fire on the chessboard. - M .: Russian Chess House, 2016. - V. 1. - 328 p. - (Great chess players of the world). - ISBN 978-5-94693-446-6 .
- The fire on the chessboard. Volume 2. - M .: Russian Chess House, 2017. - V. 2. - 280 p. - (Great chess players of the world). - ISBN 978-5-94693-608-8 .
- Fire on Board, Shirov's Best Games. - Everyman Chess, 1997. - V. 1. - 240 p. - ISBN 978-1-85744-150-5 .
- Fire on Board, Part 2: 1997-2004. - Everyman Chess, 2005. - Vol. 2. - 192 p. - ISBN 978-1-85744-382-0 .
- Fire on Board: Best Games from 1983-2004. - Everyman Chess, 2017. - Vol. 3. - 440 p. - ISBN 978-1-78194-397-7 .
Notes
- ↑ FIDE Transfers in 2011 (English) . FIDE website.
- ↑ FIDE Transfers in 2018 (English) . FIDE website.
- ↑ Herzmark, A. Shirov v. Anand, Kramnik and Kasparov (inaccessible link) . News Time (December 18, 2000). The appeal date is January 12, 2011. Archived November 25, 2016.
- ↑ Vasiliev, Yu. The Long Road to Brissago (Inaccessible link) . Sport Express (September 21, 2004). The appeal date is January 12, 2011. Archived November 25, 2016.
- ↑ KC conference with Alexey Shirov (Inaccessible link) . Crestbook (October 2, 2009). The date of circulation is January 12, 2011. Archived on September 3, 2011.
- ↑ Alexey Shirov
- ↑ 1½ out of 2 in fast chess
- ↑ 4th place due to the worst Sonneborg-Berger coefficient
- ↑ 3 points were awarded for a victory, 1 point for a draw, see the tournament regulations on the official website of Bilbao Final Masters 2010 Archival copy of September 6, 2010 on the Wayback Machine (eng.)
- ↑ For a victory 3 points were awarded, for a draw - 1
Literature
- Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A. E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - p. 617. - 624 p. - 100 000 copies - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .
- Alexey Shirov / [Aut.-status. Kalinichenko N.M.]. Moscow: Astrel: AST, 2005. 734, [1] p. (The elite of modern chess). ISBN 5-17-030234-7 (AST). ISBN 5-271-11437-6 (Astrel).
Links
- Alexey Shirov's personal card on the FIDE website
- Biography of Alexey Shirov on the RCF website
- Alexey Shirov's games in (English)
- Personal card of Alexey Shirov on the site 365chess.com (English)
- Speeches by Alexei Shirov at Chess Olympiads
- Speeches by Alexei Shirov at the world team championships
- Speeches by Alexei Shirov at the European team championships