Alexei Shirov

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alexei Shirov
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 4, 1972(1972-07-04)
Age	52
Birthplace	Riga
Country	Spain
Birth City	Riga
Horoscope	Leo

Alexei Shirov Biography

Alexei Shirov is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on July 4, 1972 in Riga, Riga, Spain. Alexei Shirov (Russian: Алексе́й Дми́триевич Ши́ров , romanized: Alexey Dmitrievich Shirov, Latvian: Aleksejs Širovs; born 4 July 1972) is a Latvian and Spanish chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1990. Shirov was ranked number two in the world in 1994.

During the 1998 Linares chess tournament Shirov played Black against future FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov and won by sacrificing his only piece in a bishop and pawn ending:

He won a match against Vladimir Kramnik in 1998 to qualify to play as challenger for the classical world championship match with Garry Kasparov. However it never took place for lack of sponsorship.

In 2000, Shirov reached the final of the FIDE World Chess Championship, losing 3½–½ to Viswanathan Anand.

He reached second on the FIDE rating list in January and July 1994, behind Anatoly Karpov, though Garry Kasparov was excluded from those lists and was rated higher.

Alexei Shirov Net Worth

Alexei Shirov is one of the richest Chess Player from Spain. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alexei Shirov 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Shirov became the world under-16 champion in 1988 and was the runner-up at the World Junior Championship in 1990 (second on tiebreaks to Ilya Gurevich). In the same year, he achieved the title of Grandmaster. Shirov is the winner of numerous international tournaments: Biel 1991, Madrid 1997 (shared first place with Veselin Topalov), Ter Apel 1997, Monte Carlo 1998, Mérida 2000, Paul Keres Memorial Rapid Tournament in Tallinn (2004, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013), Canadian Open Chess Championship 2005.

Shirov is of Russian descent. In 1994 he married an Argentine, Verónica Alvarez, moved to Tarragona, and became a citizen of Spain. He was married to Lithuanian Viktorija Čmilytė, also a chess grandmaster, from 2001 to 2007. Shortly before the Shanghai 2010 tournament, Shirov got married for a third time to WIM Olga Dolgova. At that time he still played for Spain, but he and his wife also had an apartment in Riga, Latvia.

In 1998 Shirov’s ranking rose again, to number four in the PCA rating list. On the basis of this rating, he was invited to play a ten-game match against Vladimir Kramnik to select a challenger for PCA World Champion Garry Kasparov. Shirov won the match with two wins, no losses and seven draws. However, the plans for the Kasparov match fell through when sufficient financial backing could not be found. When Kasparov instead played Kramnik for Kasparov’s world title in 2000, Shirov maintained that the match was invalid and he was the rightful challenger.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Alexei Shirov Dating?

According to our records, Alexei Shirov married to Olga Dolgova , Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen. As of December 1, 2023, Alexei Shirov’s is not dating anyone.

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In February 2012, Shirov won the Aivars Gipslis Memorial in Riga with 8 points out of 9. In June 2012 Shirov won the Buenos Aires Masters Tournament (category 13) with 5½/7.

Facts & Trivia

Alexei Ranked on the list of most popular Celebrity. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Spain. Alexei Shirov celebrates birthday on July 4 of every year.

In November–December 2007 Shirov played in the Chess World Cup 2007, which was a qualifier for the World Chess Championship 2010. He made the final, but lost the final 2½–1½ to Gata Kamsky.

Why did Alexei Shirov not play Kasparov?

The Kasparov-Shirov match failed to materialise because the two players could not agree financial terms , and Shirov claims that he is the true challenger. The absence of a qualification process means the match between Kasparov and Kramnik is being played in a vacuum.

How good is Alexei Shirov?

Still a very strong grandmaster , Shirov continues his excellent play even 20 years after his last shot at a world title. He scored 5.5/11 in the 2019 FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Tournament in the Isle of Man, where he played against Caruana, Carlsen, and Grischuk.

Did Shirov beat Kasparov?

Kasparov demolishing Shirov. Overall record: Garry Kasparov beat Alexey Shirov 16 to 0, with 15 draws. Kasparov crushed Shirov every time they played. 16-0 that says it all.

When did Kasparov retire?

Kasparov retired from competitive chess in 2005 , though not from involvement in chess. In particular, he produced an acclaimed series of books, Kasparov on My Great Predecessors (2003–06), that covered all the world chess champions from Wilhelm Steinitz through Karpov, as well as many other great players.

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