Alexey Shirov playing the Sicilian as Black

Player profile: Alexey Shirov
Opening: Sicilian (B20-B99)

page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 250  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. I Jakobson vs Shirov   0-1 32 1985 Riga (Latvia) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Y A Saksis vs Shirov 0-1 37 1985 Riga (Latvia) B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 3. I Gurevich vs Shirov   ½-½ 31 1988 Ch World (juniors) B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 4. Ulibin vs Shirov   ½-½ 42 1988 Borzhomi (Georgia) B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long 5. A Lukin vs Shirov   ½-½ 25 1988 Klaipeda 46/189 [Sakaev,K; Lukin,A] B20 Sicilian 6. Ulibin vs Shirov   ½-½ 42 1988 Borzhomi B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long 7. Smirin vs Shirov   ½-½ 35 1988 Ch URS (1 liga) (cat.9) B32 Sicilian 8. Balashov vs Shirov 1-0 52 1988 URS-FL56 Klaipeda B24 Sicilian, Closed 9. Ulibin vs Shirov   ½-½ 42 1988 Ulibin,M; Volovik,D B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long 10. Dolmatov vs Shirov   1-0 48 1988 Ch URS (1 liga) (cat.9) B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 11. Mikhalchishin vs Shirov 1-0 25 1988 URS-FL56 Klaipeda B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long 12. A Guseinov vs Shirov 0-1 45 1988 Klaipeda B23 Sicilian, Closed 13. O Sepp vs Shirov   0-1 25 1989 Ch URS (team) (juniors) B50 Sicilian 14. D Sellos vs Shirov   1-0 33 1989 Val Maubuee (France) B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 15. Z Fusthy vs Shirov   0-1 29 1989 It (open) B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 16. Serper vs Shirov   ½-½ 21 1989 Ch young masters URS B58 Sicilian 17. Hector vs Shirov 0-1 36 1989 Val Maubuee (France) B89 Sicilian 18. Akopian vs Shirov   ½-½ 14 1989 Ch URS (team) (juniors) B58 Sicilian 19. Tiviakov vs Shirov   ½-½ 24 1989 USSR 48/279 [Tiviakov,S] B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 20. Kholmov vs Shirov   ½-½ 29 1989 It (open) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 21. Z Lanka vs Shirov 0-1 27 1989 Riga (Latvia) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 22. A Kosten vs Shirov   ½-½ 22 1989 Val Maubuee (France) B23 Sicilian, Closed 23. A Lukin vs Shirov   1-0 27 1989 Daugavpils 48/351 [Lukin,A] B89 Sicilian 24. J Gdanski vs Shirov   1-0 50 1989 Ch World (juniors) (under 20) B56 Sicilian 25. C Vreeken vs Shirov   0-1 41 1989 Cup World (open) B53 Sicilian  page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 250    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Shirov wins | Shirov loses

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