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Spanish Chess Players: Alexei Shirov, Miguel Illescas, Arturo Pomar, Ricardo Calvo, Manuel Golmayo Torriente, Roberto Cifuentes
Fire On Board: Shirov's Best Games by Alexei Shirov, 1995-08
Fire on Board, part 2: 1997-2004 (Pt. 2) by Alexei Shirov, 2005-05-01
Latvian Chess Players: Aron Nimzowitsch, Mikhail Tal, Evgeny Sveshnikov, Alexei Shirov, Vladimirs Petrovs, Edmar Mednis, Daniel Fridman
Fire on Board: Opening Secrets Behind 1 E4 Pt. 3 by Alexei Shirov, 2007-06-20
Fire on Board: Openings Secrets: Pt. III by Alexei Shirov, 2006-06-30
Fire on Board Part II: 1907-2004 by Alexei Shirov, 2005-05-01

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? shirov, alexei g ESP 2713 0.5; 12. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2757 0.5;.14th Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess Tournament
http://www.chessinchina.net/html/2005Amber2.htm
Fire On Board: Shirov's Best Games - USCF Sales
.. by alexei shirov, 240pp. (Everyman 1997) All purchases help support the United States chess FederationDetailed
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Guardian Unlimited Sport | Special Reports | Chess: Anand Still Master Of Rapidp
Last year alexei shirov was victorious and he was back again for this I watched this slugfest live on the Internet chess Club (ICC www.chessclub.com).
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/chess/story/0,15873,1509995,00.html

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Chess Player Biographies R-Z
Books alexei shirov. 1995. Fire on Board shirov s Best Games. Everyman chess.alexei shirov. 2005. Fire on Board, part 2 19972004. Everyman chess.
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Extractions: Chess Tournament and Match History Home Player Biographies A-E F-Ka Ke-P Chess player biographies R-Z Players on this page: Zoltan Ribli Akiba Rubinstein Valery Salov Carl Schlechter ... Johann Herman Zukertort Reshevsky, Samuel Ribli, Zoltan (1951- ) Hungarian grandmaster. Equal 3rd after Tal and Polugaevsky at Riga Interzonal 1979, but lost out to Adorjan on the tie-break. 1st ahead of Smyslov and Petrosian at Las Palmas Interzonal 1982. Beat Torre in the quarter-final then lost to Smyslov in the semi-final 1983. Beat Vaganian in USSR vs the World, London 1984. Seeded into Montpellier Candidates 1985, but only came equal 13th. Eqaul 4th after Kasparov and Karpov at Belfort World Cup 1988. Rubinstein , Akiba (1882-1961) Polish player born in Russia. 1st equal with Lasker ahead of Alekhine at St. Petersburg 1909. Salov , Valery (1964- ) Soviet/Russian. Equal 1 st with Hjartarson ahead of Portisch and Belyavsky at Szirak Interzonal 1987. 3 rd at Barcelona World cup 1989 th at Skellfetea World Cup 1989 rd after Kasparov and Gelfand at Linares 1990 th after Ivanchuk and Kasparov at Linares 1991 . Equal 1 st with Short ahead of Karpov, Kasparov and Korchnoi at
The Daily Dirt Chess Blog: Comment On Youth Is Served
Posted by alexei shirov at February 9, 2005 0416 AM. alexei, what is your opinion for chess. Posted by RS at February 9, 2005 0917 AM. Welcome shirov!
http://www.chessninja.com/cgi-bin/mt-commentator.cgi?entry_id=658
The Daily Dirt Chess Blog: Youth Is Served
The players are Viswanathan Anand, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, alexei shirov and Magnus for chess. Posted by RS at February 9, 2005 0917 AM. Welcome shirov!
http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/archives/youth_is_served.htm

Extractions: ChessNinja Home Subscribe! Play Online About Free sample issues White Belt: Sample issue Black Belt: Sample issue Main A few days ago I got the press release for the 18th Ciudad de Leon tournament that isn't until June. Event press chief GM Zenon Franco, a top-notch sort whom I hired to cover Spain for KasparovChess.com back in the day, is certainly on top of things. The players are Viswanathan Anand, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Alexei Shirov and Magnus Carlsen. (The website only has a Flash placeholder up right now. In keeping with the tradition of Spanish chess sites I'm sure they are busy building even more Flash in order to make the site so heavy nobody will be able to see the games come June.) Not that I'm against it, but when was the beginning of our obsession with youth in chess? Wunderkinds and prodigies have been around as long as the game itself, but we weren't always so eager to pop them into premier events in place of elite professionals. Of course today these kids ARE elite professionals. Judit Polgar really didn't get extraordinary invitations when she was 12-13. In events like Leon, the rapid time control provides something of an equalizer. Still, there is much of the upset watch and man-bites-dog in these invitations. Results like Karjakin's Bali win over Shirov and Radjabov's Linares win over Kasparov make news and organizers like news. And we all want to see the Next Big Thing in action. You can't expect them to turn down the chance to make money and play the best, even if they are overmatched.
The XXXIII International Grandmasters Chess Tournament BOSNA 2003
chess CLUB BOSNA Sarajevo. Oficijelni sajt najtrofejnijeg ahovskog kluba nasvijetu. Dizdarevic,Emir, , shirov,alexei. 1/21/2. ROUND 8 (May 26, 2003)
http://www.skbosna.ba/bosna2003/results.htm

Extractions: CHESS SUPER TOURNAMENT BOSNA 2003 Chess club BOSNA the four time European champion organizes the 33th traditional grandmasters super tournament BOSNA 2003. Location: Dom Armije Concert hall - Sarajevo. Time: from the 17th to 27th May 2003. PARTICIPANTS SCHEDULE RESULTS STANDINGS GAMES PGN GAMES ONLINE GENERAL INFORMATIONS ... CONTACT
The XXXIII International Grandmasters Chess Tournament BOSNA 2003
chess CLUB BOSNA Sarajevo. Oficijelni sajt najtrofejnijeg ahovskog kluba nasvijetu. Dizdarevic,Emir, , shirov,alexei. ROUND 8 (May 26, 2003)
http://www.skbosna.ba/bosna2003/schedule.htm

Extractions: CHESS SUPER TOURNAMENT BOSNA 2003 Chess club BOSNA the four time European champion organizes the 33th traditional grandmasters super tournament BOSNA 2003. Location: Dom Armije Concert hall - Sarajevo. Time: from the 17th to 27th May 2003. PARTICIPANTS SCHEDULE RESULTS STANDINGS GAMES PGN GAMES ONLINE ... CONTACT
Chess Classic Mainz: Duel
After winning the sixth game in his match against alexei shirov, his seventhChess Classic title is just a matter of time. The fifth game ended in a draw.
http://www.chesstigers.org/alte_daten/chesstigers_alt/Tigers/cc/2004/e/duell/due

Extractions: Picture : Thilo Gubler Result Anand Schirow Games in pgn-Format Games in cbv-Format Pictures by Thilo Gubler Rating Day 4: Anand-Shirov 5-3 Day 3: Indian superstar leads 4-2 After winning the sixth game in his match against Alexei Shirov, his seventh Chess Classic title is just a matter of time. The fifth game ended in a draw. Anand is still careful: let´s wait until the match is over, I am not going to celebrate too early". However, Shirov will have to win two games on Sunday for a tie-break. Alexei Shirov did not show up at the press conference. "I mixed up two moves", Shirov said and left the building. Anand was happy to give us more information about the "Fingerfehler". He had played 14...Ne6 instead of Bf6. After my reply Bg5 the game was over. My computer showed all kind of winning lines, with threats like Nh6+ and even Bxf6". IN the fifth game, Shirov won a pawn, but Anand had no worries. "Black has enough compenation, I never thought that I would lose that game". Day 2 : Anand maintains the lead: 2,5:1,5
Download Chess Grand Master Games In PGN
Download our Grand Master chess games selection in PGN format. You will findgames from 1620 to shirov, alexei, 21352851 2684, 1992-2005, 816, 130 Kb
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Indochess
Bobby Ang bang@bworldonline.com. chess PIECE KARJAKIN SIZZLES AGAIN Kasparov,Garry (2805) shirov,alexei (2740) B33 Horgen CS (9), 1994 1.e4 c5 2.
http://www.indochess.com/news_maint_public.php?news_id=733
Chess Is Fun
shirov has a penchant for wild, attacking chess, and there s much of that here . shirov s Best Games. Another treat, the complex games of alexei shirov.
http://www.queensac.com/gamecollbooks.html

Extractions: These are often books about chess tournaments or chess championships, or the best games of individual players. I am only recommending my favorites. Use the links to check out what others have said about these books at Amazon. Please note that only the first of these would be helpful for children or absolute beginners (and, unfortunately, it is out of print and expensive). Still, the fastest way to improve? To play through game collections just like these! 1000 Best Short Games of Chess , Irving Chernev. A new edition of this classic will hopefully soon make it affordable for the young generation. We tell young players to play through games to improve, and these are short works of art to enjoy. Tal-Botvinnik, 1960 , Mikhail Tal. This is, perhaps, the best chess book ever written. The games are wonderful. Tal's notes are full of energy and enthusiasm. All of the games are from the 1960 World Championship match in which the younger Tal defeated the long standing champion. Here are the games from Tal - Botvinnik, 1960
Babble: Babble Chess Playing Thread
Here is a list of those that have expressed an interest in playing chess. White shirov, alexei Black Bluvshtein, Mark Result 01 ECO C42
http://www.rabble.ca/babble/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic&f=20&t=001265
Shirov On Fire Fire On Board By Alexei Shirov, 1997 Cadogan
Of course, evaluating alexei shirov s new book Fire on Board would be any beauty in chess, obviously is unfamiliar with the play of alexei shirov.
http://www.chesscafe.com/text/fireonbd.txt

Extractions: months.Shirov on Fire "Fire On Board" by Alexei Shirov, 1997 Cadogan Books, Figurine Algebraic Notation, paperback, 232pp., $19.95 Reviewed by Glenn Budzinski When you purchase a book containing a player's best games, what do you expect to find? How important are game annotations and analysis, or are similarities in playing style (or lack thereof) between the reader and the author all that matter? Why do you buy a book by player "A" rather than player "B"? Is name recognition of the author important? For whatever it's worth, when this writer buys a book of a player's games, it is usually because of an attraction to the author's playing style. Thus, with a preference for open positions, this writer's library is more likely to contain books of games of Morphy, Pillsbury or Kasparov rather than Karpov or Steinitz. Of course, evaluating Alexei Shirov's new book "Fire on Board" would be easy were it based upon whether one either was attracted to or repulsed by Shirov's love of hair-raising tactics and often wildly unbalanced positions. Given that bias, let's take a look at it in as objective a manner as possible, turning our attention on aspects other than playing style and name recognition. "Fire On Board" consists of five chapters, plus a Foreword by Jonathan Speelman and an Introduction written by Shirov. In the Introduction, he notes: "In my selection of games for this book I have chosen first of all the most memorable, and only then the best games. I think that the games that hold the most pleasant memories are the ones that best demonstrate my approach to chess " There are 82 complete, annotated games in chronological order contained in three chapters: Growing Up (1979-1987; and Winning the World Cadet (1988) each include a few games, with the vast majority found under Chapter 3, Professional Chess Life (1989-1996). As expected, most are Shirov victories, although several draws and a few losses have been included. In Chapter 4, he focuses strictly on the Botvinnik Variation of the Slav (1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Nf3 e6 5 Bg5 dxc4 6 e4 b5 7 e5 h6 8 Bh4 g5 9 Nxg5 hxg5 10 Bxg5 Nbd7), an opening favorite of his as illustrated through 15 games from throughout his playing career. Thirteen endgames are examined in Chapter 5. In addition, the book also contains indices of opponents, openings, endings and variations in the Botvinnink System, but no listing of Shirov's tournament results to date. Arguably, the best way to assess such a book is to examine the annotations. As nearly as can be determined, are they accurate? Are they sufficiently complete to enable the average player to understand the game? Are they written is such a style as to hold the reader's interest, or are they little more than lines of analyses, devoid of text? Finally - and this is probably only a peculiar whim of this writer - did the author care enough to use unique analysis, or did he recycle previously published material? Unfortunately, for the most part, the latter is true in "Fire On Board". To Shirov's credit, however (unlike most other authors), he freely admits in the Introduction that "First I collected some of my relatively old annotations from various magazines and tried to make complimentary comments and corrections to them " (page 10). Despite his assertion, most of the games reviewed were based upon nearly identical, previously published commentary from various issues of "New In Chess" or other magazines. A cursory comparison with the "New In Chess" articles revealed that, in most instances, there was little, if any, additional analysis. On the other hand, the quality of the annotations appears to be very good, since even the most complicated games consist of reasonably explicit notes that should enable players of average ability to appreciate the play. However, the reader should also understand that given the complexities of high-level play, coupled with Shirov's penchant for wild tactics, there are positions, perhaps even entire games, that may prove difficult to understand, regardless of the quality of the notes. Typical of much grandmaster commentary, occasionally Shirov forgets that he's writing primarily for the non-grandmaster community. For example, in Game 56, Shirov-Benjamin from 1994 Horgen, after 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 e6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nc6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Be2 Qc7 7 Be3 Nf6 8 0-0 Be7 9 f4 d6 10 Qe1 0-0 11 Qg3 Nxd4 12 Bxd4 b5 13 a3 Bb7 14 Kh1 Bc6 15 Rae1 Qb7 16 Bd3 b4 17 Nd1 g6 18 Nf2 bxa3 19 bxa3 Nh5 20 Qe3 Nxf4 21 Qxf4 e5 22 Ng4 f6 23 Bc4+ Kh8, Shirov states that "Of course 23 Kg7 24 Qh6+ [isn't] worth thinking about" (page 124). But, why not? Shirov does not make it clear for the average reader. (The game finished 24 Nxe5 dxe5 25 Qxe5 Kg7 26 Qf4 Rad8 27 c3 h6 28 Rb1 Qa8 29 Rb6 Rxd4 30 cxd4 Bxe4 31 Re1 f5 32 Qe5+ Bf6 33 Rxf6 1-0). It still would have been nice to know what Shirov planned after 23 Kg7. Similarly, in Game 55, Nikolic-Shirov, also from 1994 Horgen, the following position in the Meran Defense is reached after 1 d4 d5 2 c4 c6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 e3 e6 5 Nf3 Nbd7 6 Bd3 dxc4 7 Bxc4 b5 8 Bd3 Bb7 9 0-0 a6 10 e4 c5 11 d5. At this point, Shirov comments "Here this is forced." Wondering what was wrong with the obvious 11 e5, this writer went scrambling through "Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, Volume D" (ECO) and his million game database to find the position. Although ECO also recommends 11 d5, a note offers an analogous position by transposition: 8 Bd3 a6 9 e4 Bb7 10 e5 Nd5 12 0-0 and, according to ECO, White had the advantage after 12 Be7 13 Bd2 0-0 14 Rc1 Qb6 15 Qc2 h6 16 Qc7, Ivkov-Pomar, 1968 Malaga. Another interesting line that could have benefited from Shirov's insights is 11 e5 cxd4 12 Nxb5 Bxf3 13 Qxf3 when, if 13 Nxe5?, White has 14 Nc7+! In fact, dozens of examples of 11 e5 turned up in the database, including Kopecky-Sykora from 1989, which continued 11 e5 Nd5 12 Ng5 Nxc3 13 bxc3 Be7 14 Qg4 h6 15 Nxe6 fxe6 16 Qxg7 Nf8 17 Be3 Ng6 18 Bxg6+ and White went on to score a quick knockout after 18 Kd7 19 Bf7 c4 20 d5 Bxd5 21 Rad1 Rg8 22 Rxd5+ exd5 23 Qxh6 1-0. Finally, there was also the intriguing game Siekanski-Matlak, 1989 Polanica Zdroj, which saw 11 e5, draw! Another game that could have used some embellishment, at least early on, is Game 60, Shirov-Timman, an Evans Gambit from 1995 Biel, annotated by Shirov initially for "New In Chess" 1995 issue No. 6 (although Shirov cites the August 1996 issue.) After 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 b4 Bxb4 5 c3 Be7 6 d4 Na5 7 Be2 exd4 8 Qxd4, the move 8 d6 made its inaugural appearance. Apparently unaware of Michael Rohde's analysis in his 1997 pamphlet "The Great Evans Gambit Debate", Shirov mentions that "someone" recommended 8 d6. (See the review of the Rohde book in the Archives section of The Chess Cafe Book Reviews.) In any event, the game continued 9 Qxg7 Bf6 10 Qg3 Qe7 11 0-0, when Shirov discusses what happens if Black had played 11 Qxe4. (He corrected his previous "New In Chess" analysis by including Cifuentes' comment that 12 Re1 is insufficient for White due to 12 Kf8 13 Bb5 Qg6.) He concludes by noting that "11 0-0 is a complete bluff and the right continuation would have been 11 Qf4 with an unclear game." This appears to be a critical position, worthy of additional commentary. While 11 0-0 may be the right move, both Rohde and Tim Harding (the latter in his 1997 monograph "Play the Evans Gambit") consider 11 Qf4 to lead to no worse than even chances for Black after 11 Nc6 12 0-0 Bd7 13 Re1 h5 14 h4 Nh6. Rohde, in fact, awards 11 0-0 an "!", adding that he feels that "Shirov's 11 0-0, aside from being psychologically strongest, as a new and dangerous sacrifice is offered, is objectively best." Lest this writer be accused of being too critical, let it also be said that "Fire On Board" contains much complete and well-done analytical work by Shirov. The remainder of the Shirov-Timman game, for instance, aside from being a terrific game to enjoy for purely aesthetical reasons, also includes some good analysis. Although there is too much commentary to repeat in its entirety here, some of the highlights follow: 11 Bd7 12 Nd4 0-0-0 13 Nd2 Nc6 14 Qe3 h5 15 Rb1 Nh6 16 Qd3 b6 I had expected 16 Rdg8, after which 17 Rxb7 Nxd4 18 Qa6 Nxe2+ 19 Kh1 fails to 19 Qe6, when the black king can escape to e7. The correct response is 17 N2f3 with a slight advantage. 17 a4! Kb8?! Playing with fire. After 17 Rdg8 18 a5 Nxa5 19 Qa6+ Kd8 20 Qxa7 Ke8! Black can transfer his king to safety, for example 21 Nb5 Bxb5 22 Qb8+ Qd8 23 Bxb5+ Ke7 24 Qxd8+ Rxd8 25 Bb2, and White has only a small advantage. 18 a5! Nxa5 19 Qa6 Ka8? This seems to have been the decisive mistake. It was obligatory to play 19 Bxd4 20 cxd4 Ka8, although after 21 Bb2!, with the idea of 21 Bc8 22 Qb5!, White keeps a strong initiative for the pawn. 20 e5! Qxe5 20 dxe5 loses to 21 Bf3+ Kb8 22 Qxa5 exd4 23 Qxa7+ Kxa7 24 Ra1+. 21 Bf3+ d5 22 Nc4! Bc8 23 Qxa5! Qxd4! You don't see this kind of mutual queen sacrifice very often, do you? Of course 23 bxa5? loses immediately to 24 Nxe5 Bxe5 25 Nc6. 24 Qa2 Qxc3 25 Be3! It was not too late to fall into a clever trap: 25 Bb2 Qxf3!! 26 gxf3 Rhg8+ 27 Kh1 dxc4 28 Bxf6? Bb7 and Black wins! Although White has now sacrificed three pawns, he has tremendous threats. Black's monarch is worth more than his queen. 25 Bb7 26 Bxb6! cxb6 27 Nxb6+ Kb8 28 Nxd5 1-0 Now 28 Qxf3 29 gxf3 Rhg8+ 30 Kh1 Bd4 31 Qc4 is hopeless for Black, so he resigned. This games was awarded the first brilliancy prize at the 1995 Biel Festival. The big attraction to "Fire On Board", however, still must be considered to be the games themselves. As objective as one tries to be, it is impossible to ignore Shirov's gift of creativity over the board. Typical of his unmistakable tactical style are the following two, lesser known games. In the first, included as Game 1 in the book, an 11-year old Shirov dismantles an experienced IM rated over 2400, while the latter game features a speculative queen sacrifice by Shirov that resulted in a 2 knights and pawns versus queen ending which, apparently, was not deemed worthy enough by him for incorporation into the book. Speelman provided the game score in the Foreword White: Shirov Black: Zhuravlev 1983 Riga 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 de4 4.Ne4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 Ne47.Be4 Nf6 8.Bd3 c5 9.O-O cd4 10.Nd4 Be7 11.Bf4 O-O 12.Re1Qb6 13.Be5 Bd7 14.Re3 Rfd8 15.Rh3 g6 16.Qf3 Be8 17.Nb3 Nd718.Bd4 Qc7 19.Rh7 e5 20.Bg6 Nf6 21.Re1 Rd4 22.Nd4 Nh7 23.Bh7 Kh7 24.Qh5 Kg8 25.Nf5 1-0 White: B. Lalic Black: Shirov 1994 Moscow 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nd5 Be7 4.d4 d6 5.e4 Nf6 6.Nxe7 Qxe7 7.f3 exd4 8.Qxd4 Nc6 9.Qc3 0-0 10.Ne2 Nh5 11.g4 Qh4+ 12.Kd1 Nf6 13.Ng3 Be6 14.Be3 Nd7 15.Be2 a5 16.Kd2 Nc5 17.b3 Rfe8 18.Rag1 f6 19.Kc1 Ra6 20.Kd1 Rb6 21.g5 a4 22.gxf6 g6 23.Bg5 Qxg5 24.Nf5 Qxf5 25.exf5 Bxf5 26.Rg5 Kf7 27.Rxf5 axb3 28.Rh5 gxh5 29.axb3 Rxb3 30.Qc2 Kxf6 31.Qxh7 Ra3 32.Qh6+ Ke7 33.Qg7+ Kd8 34.Rg1 Na4 35.Qf6+ Kc8 36.Rg8 Rxg8 37.Qe6+ Kb8 38.Qxg8+ Ka7 39.Qg7 Kb6 40.h4 Nc5 41.f4 Rh3 42.Bxh5 Rxh4 43.Bg4 Na5 44.Qc3 Nab3 45.Qf3 Nd4 46.Qg2 Rh8 47.f5 Rf8 48.Qf2 Nc6 49.f6 Ne5 50.Bh5 Nxc4 51.f7 c6 52.Qf4 Ne5 53.Qh6 Rxf7 54.Bxf7 Nxf7 55.Qf6 Ne5 56.Qxd6 Ncd3 57.Qe7 c5 58.Kd2 Nc6 59.Qg7 Nde5 60.Kc3 Ka6 61.Qf8 b6 62.Qa8+ Kb5 63.Qe8 c4 64.Qg8 1/2 Despite a few flaws such as the lack of a significant amount of new material, the omission of ECO opening codes for each game and the occasional need for more detailed commentary, "Fire On Board" is a hard book not to like. Shirov's games are as much a study in creativity as they are a study in tactics. Anyone who believes that there is no longer any beauty in chess, obviously is unfamiliar with the play of Alexei Shirov. Regardless of whether one wishes to improve one's tactical ability or just enjoys playing through interesting games, this is a book not to be missed. And, who knows? Maybe we'll see another Latvian World Champion within the next few
Chess Federation :: Játékos Adatlapja
Név, shirov, alexei. FIDE azonosító, 2209390. Születési ido, 1972.07.04.Ország, Spain (ESP). Neme, Férfi HUNGARIAN chess FEDERATION
http://www.chess.hu/en/ertekszam_reszletes.php3?id=f2209390
Sakkszövetség :: Játékos Adatlapja
Név, shirov, alexei. FIDE azonosító, 2209390. Születési ido, 1972.07.04 Tel. (361) 311-6616 Fax (36-1) 331-9738 E-mail chess@chess.hu.
http://www.chess.hu/hu/ertekszam_reszletes.php3?id=f2209390
It's Five In A Row For Anand
VISWANATHAN ANAND s skills in rapid chess were on display as he scored a 53 victory over alexei shirov of Spain to claim the chess Classic title for
http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss2735/stories/20040828008706600.htm

Extractions: VISWANATHAN ANAND's skills in rapid chess were on display as he scored a well-controlled 5-3 victory over Alexei Shirov of Spain to claim the Chess Classic title for the seventh time in his career. It was also the fifth in a row at Mainz for Anand. In the best of eight games, Anand took the lead on day one and never looked back in what appeared to be an easy, yet fiercely fought contest. Anand won two games and drew six. Shirov had the spectators on the edge of their seats in game eight though he had lost the match already at 2.5-4.5. But he missed a chance of scoring a victory in that game and had to settle for a draw. Lucky moments Anand was better prepared for all the games and showed that his memory in the openings was impeccable. He played quicker and had Shirov in time trouble in the 25 minute + 10 second control. In game one and eight Anand also had some lucky moments when Shirov missed one obvious chance and another tough sequence.
Your Move Chess And Games
In this collection of his best games, Grandmaster alexei shirov shows why he iswidely regarded as Your Move chess Games Store chess Store Homepage
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The Hindu : Sport / Chess : Sasi Takes Title
stay half a point behind leaders Vassily Ivanchuk and alexei shirov after theeighth round of the Canadian Open chess tournament at Edmonton on Friday.
http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/17/stories/2005071705541800.htm

Extractions: Sasi takes title NEW DELHI: Favourite K. Sasikiran agreed to a short draw with second-seeded Israeli Grandmaster Michael Roiz in the 10th and final round to win the Benasque International chess title at Benasque, Spain, on Friday. An unbeaten Sasikiran tallied nine points from 10 rounds to claim the winner's share of 3,000 euros. Israel's Michael Oratovsky (8.5 points) defeated Sergey Zagrebelny to take the second spot, ahead of the three-man pack comprising Ukraine's Alexander Kovchan, Israel's Michael Roiz and Azerbaijan's Rashad Babaev at eight points. Later, Neelotpal Das doubled India's joy when he made his second successive Grandmaster norm after drawing with Czech GM Zbynek Hracek. The Kolkata-based IM, who finished sixth after heading a 16-player tie at 7.5 points, had made his maiden GM norm at the Sort Open earlier this month.
The Hindu : Sport / Chess : Wells Holds Sasikiran
round of the master s section of Gibtele.com chess Festival here on Thursday.Meanwhile, topseeded GM alexei shirov of Spain registered his first win
http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/28/stories/2005012802841700.htm

Extractions: Wells holds Sasikiran GIBRALTAR, JAN. 27. India's K. Sasikiran was held to a draw by British GM Peter Wells in the second round of the master's section of Gibtele.com Chess Festival here on Thursday. Meanwhile, top-seeded GM Alexei Shirov of Spain registered his first win in the event, beating Marc Cazelais of Canada. Nine players, including former World Junior champion Levon Aronian of Armenia, sixth seed Kiril Georgiev of Bulgaria and seventh seed Boris Avrukh of Israel, jointly lead the table with two points. Sasikiran was in definite trouble against Wells, who opted for one of the main variations against the Semi-Slav Defence.

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