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| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Shirov vs Kamsky |
 | 1-0 | 39 |
1986 |
Sochi (Russia) | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 |
| 2. Shirov vs R Dautov |
| ½-½ | 53 |
1989 |
Tbilisi (Georgia) | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 3. Shirov vs E J Gausel |
| ½-½ | 23 |
1990 |
Stockholm (Sweden) | C70 Ruy Lopez |
| 4. Shirov vs Nickoloff |
 | ½-½ | 46 |
1994 |
* North Bay International | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 5. Shirov vs Leko |
| 1-0 | 49 |
1995 |
EUCup f Ljubljana | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 6. Shirov vs Leko |
 | 1-0 | 33 |
1995 |
Belgrade Invest | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 7. Shirov vs Lautier |
 | 0-1 | 41 |
1995 |
7th Dos Hermanas Tournament Dos Hermanas ESP ( | C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 8. Shirov vs Timman |
 | 1-0 | 38 |
1995 |
Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 9. Shirov vs Ivanchuk |
| ½-½ | 61 |
1995 |
Monaco blind | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 10. Shirov vs Morozevich |
 | 1-0 | 52 |
1996 |
it Madrid ESP | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 11. Shirov vs Huebner |
| 1-0 | 42 |
1996 |
It (cat.18) | C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 12. Shirov vs Anand |
| 1-0 | 54 |
1996 |
Monte Carlo (Monaco) | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 13. Shirov vs I Sokolov |
 | 1-0 | 113 |
1996 |
It (cat.16) | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 14. Shirov vs Beliavsky |
| ½-½ | 47 |
1996 |
Cup European Club | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 15. Shirov vs Timman |
 | 1-0 | 49 |
1996 |
Hoogovens | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 16. Shirov vs Onischuk |
| ½-½ | 44 |
1996 |
It (cat.16) | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 17. Shirov vs Xie Jun |
| ½-½ | 33 |
1996 |
Amber Blindfold Monte Carlo | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 18. Shirov vs I Sokolov |
| ½-½ | 23 |
1996 |
Hoogovens | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 19. Shirov vs Adams |
 | 1-0 | 61 |
1996 |
It (cat.16) | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 |
| 20. Shirov vs Short |
 | 1-0 | 42 |
1996 |
It (cat.16) | C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 |
| 21. Shirov vs Z Almasi |
 | 1-0 | 36 |
1996 |
It (cat.16) | C67 Ruy Lopez |
| 22. Shirov vs Piket |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1996 |
Amber Blindfold Monte Carlo | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 23. Shirov vs Kamsky |
| ½-½ | 57 |
1996 |
It (cat.19) | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 24. Shirov vs Smyslov |
 | ½-½ | 28 |
1996 |
It (cat.13) (active) | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 25. Shirov vs Piket |
| ½-½ | 33 |
1997 |
Fontys | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
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