Alexey Shirov playing the Semi-Slav as Black

Player profile: Alexey Shirov
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (D43-D49)

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 94  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Gelfand vs Shirov   ½-½ 21 1988 Klaipeda D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 2. Akopian vs Shirov 1-0 45 1988 USSR 46/575 [Akopian,V] D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 3. I Sokolov vs Shirov   ½-½ 41 1989 It (open) D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 4. T Tabatadze vs Shirov 0-1 28 1989 Frunze D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 5. E Ubilava vs Shirov 0-1 27 1989 Ch URS (1/2 final) D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 6. Savchenko vs Shirov   ½-½ 24 1989 It (cat.9) D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 7. M Marin vs Shirov   ½-½ 34 1990 Izt D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 8. E J Gausel vs Shirov 1-0 24 1990 Gausdal Troll Masters D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 9. Bareev vs Shirov   0-1 45 1991 Hastings 53/430 [Shirov,A] D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 10. Serper vs Shirov   1-0 27 1991 URS-ch58 [Ftacnik] D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 11. J Brenninkmeijer vs Shirov   1-0 40 1991 Klooster (Switzerland) D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 12. S Agdestein vs Shirov   0-1 33 1992 Gausdal m [Shirov,A] D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 13. Kamsky vs Shirov 1-0 30 1992 Dortmund D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 14. Gelfand vs Shirov 0-1 36 1992 Paris D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 15. Beliavsky vs Shirov   ½-½ 52 1992 Biel 55/407 [Shirov,A] D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 16. Karpov vs Shirov 1-0 32 1992 Biel 55/436 [Karpov,An D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 17. C Hansen vs Shirov 0-1 22 1992 Biel (Switzerland) D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 18. Vyzmanavin vs Shirov   1-0 60 1992 Tilburg 56/487 [Vyzmanavin,A; Arkhangelsky,B] D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 19. P Nikolic vs Shirov   0-1 41 1993 Wijk aan Zee 56/472 [Shirov,A] D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 20. Yusupov vs Shirov   ½-½ 42 1993 Linares 57/424 [Yusupov,A] D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 21. Zsuzsa Polgar vs Shirov   0-1 36 1993 Moscow blitz D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 22. I Sokolov vs Shirov   0-1 53 1993 PCA Qualifiers D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 23. Bareev vs Shirov   0-1 37 1993 Linares 57/417 [Shirov,A] D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 24. E Lobron vs Shirov   0-1 41 1993 04 D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 25. Adams vs Shirov   ½-½ 23 1993 Wijk aan Zee (open) 56/488 D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 94    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Shirov wins | Shirov loses

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