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Alexei Shirov

1972 - Today

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Alexei Dmitrievich 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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2024). Alexei Shirov is the 208th most popular chess player (down from 187th in 2024), the 183rd most popular biography from Latvia (down from 182nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Latvian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Alexei Shirov ranks 208 out of 461. Before him are Gyula Sax, Irina Levitina, Isaac Kashdan, Juan Corzo, Gata Kamsky, and Arnold Denker. After him are Nana Ioseliani, Herman Steiner, Levente Lengyel, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Ľubomír Ftáčnik, and John Owen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Alexei Shirov ranks 313. Before him are Daniel Amokachi, Missi Pyle, Michał Probierz, Darren Shahlavi, Hiroshi Nanami, and Takashi Shimizu. After him are Kiko, Souad Massi, Markus Rühl, Edwin Ifeanyi, Leila Hatami, and Aaron Lewis.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Alexei Shirov ranks 183 out of 323. Before him are Gunnar Birkerts (1925), Jeļena Ostapenko (1997), Juris Silovs (1950), Atis Kronvalds (1837), Alexei Kudrin (1960), and Maigonis Valdmanis (1933). After him are George Gulack (1905), Valdis Muižnieks (1935), Cēzars Ozers (1937), Aigars Fadejevs (1975), Emīls Dārziņš (1875), and Solvita Āboltiņa (1963).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Latvia

Among chess players born in Latvia, Alexei Shirov ranks 4. Before him are Mikhail Tal (1936), Hermanis Matisons (1894), and Vladimirs Petrovs (1907). After him are Arkadij Naiditsch (1985), Alexander Shabalov (1967), and Dana Reizniece-Ozola (1981).

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