Alexei Shirov
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 53 |
| Date of birth | July 4,1972 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Riga |
| Latvia | |
| Titles | Grandmaster |
| Peak rating | 2755 (January 2008) |
| Peak ranking | January 1994 |
| Spouse | Olga Dolgova |
| Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen | |
| Rank | No. 71 |
| Peak rate | 2755 |
| Books | Fire on Board |
| King's Indian | |
| Fire on Board: Shirov's Best Games | |
| My best games in the Slav and Semi-Slav: Lehr-Programm gemäß § 14 JuSchG | |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Spanish | |
| Education | Rigas 22. vidusskola |
| Riga Secondary School No 60 | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 759434 |
Alexei Shirov Life story
Alexei Shirov is a Latvian and Spanish chess player. Shirov was ranked number two in the world in 1994. He won a match against Vladimir Kramnik in 1998 to qualify to play as challenger for the classical world championship match with Garry Kasparov; it never took place due to a lack of sponsorship.
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