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| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Shirov vs Timman |
 | 1-0 | 38 |
1995 |
Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 2. Shirov vs Leko |
| 1-0 | 49 |
1995 |
EUCup f Ljubljana | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 3. Shirov vs Leko |
 | 1-0 | 33 |
1995 |
Belgrade Invest | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 4. Shirov vs Anand |
| 1-0 | 54 |
1996 |
Monte Carlo (Monaco) | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 5. Shirov vs I Sokolov |
 | 1-0 | 113 |
1996 |
It (cat.16) | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 6. Shirov vs Piket |
| ½-½ | 40 |
1996 |
Amber Blindfold Monte Carlo | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 7. Shirov vs Kamsky |
| ½-½ | 57 |
1996 |
It (cat.19) | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 8. Shirov vs Morozevich |
 | 1-0 | 52 |
1996 |
it Madrid ESP | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 9. Shirov vs Beliavsky |
| ½-½ | 47 |
1996 |
Cup European Club | C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense |
| 10. Shirov vs Xie Jun |
| ½-½ | 33 |
1996 |
Amber Blindfold Monte Carlo | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 11. Shirov vs I Sokolov |
| ½-½ | 23 |
1996 |
Hoogovens | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 12. Shirov vs Piket |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1997 |
Linares | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 13. Shirov vs Piket |
| ½-½ | 33 |
1997 |
Fontys | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 14. Shirov vs Piket |
 | 1-0 | 48 |
1997 |
Madrid | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 15. Shirov vs Topalov |
| ½-½ | 68 |
1997 |
It Playoff g6/5, Madrid ESP | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 16. Shirov vs Van der Sterren |
| ½-½ | 61 |
1998 |
60th Hoogovens | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 17. Shirov vs Beliavsky |
| ½-½ | 47 |
1998 |
Dortmund GER | C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer |
| 18. Shirov vs Adams |
 | 1-0 | 40 |
1998 |
It (cat.17) | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 19. Shirov vs Piket |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1998 |
60th Hoogovens | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 20. Shirov vs G Milos |
| 1-0 | 50 |
1999 |
Ch World FIDE, Las Vegas (USA) | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 21. Shirov vs Grischuk |
 | 1-0 | 49 |
2000 |
FIDE World Ch | C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 22. Shirov vs Onischuk |
 | 1-0 | 56 |
2000 |
FIDE World Ch | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 23. Shirov vs Fritz |
 | 1-0 | 59 |
2000 |
Frankfurt SC Comp m | C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd |
| 24. Shirov vs Onischuk |
| ½-½ | 49 |
2000 |
FIDE World Ch | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 25. Shirov vs Piket |
| ½-½ | 37 |
2000 |
Montecatini Terme ITA | C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
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