Alexei Shirov
Latvian-Spanish chess grandmaster (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexei Shirov (Russian: Алексе́й Дми́триевич Ши́ров, romanized: Alexey Dmitrievich Shirov, Latvian: Aleksejs Širovs; born 4 July 1972) is a Latvian and Spanish chess player. Shirov was ranked number two in the world in 1994.[1]
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Country | Soviet Union (until 1991) Latvia (1991–95, 2011–18) Spain (1995–2011, since 2018) |
Born | (1972-07-04) 4 July 1972 (age 51) Riga, Latvia |
Title | Grandmaster (1990) |
FIDE rating | 2668 (May 2024) |
Peak rating | 2755 (January 2008) |
Ranking | No. 67 (May 2024) |
Peak ranking | No. 2 (January 1994) |
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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.