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Shirov, Alexei
GM🇪🇸FIDE 2209390· Male· Spain· Born in 1972
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Alexei Shirov, a 54-year-old Spanish Grandmaster, is rated 2597 and ranked 6th among Spanish players, and 162nd worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2597 and 2666 over the past 2 years. 70 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r9-11. Also played 15 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 22 blitz events (including CE Individual Absoluto Ajedrez Relampago 2025) recently. His peak of 2755 was reached at age 36 (Jan 2008); he also reached World #5 in Apr 2003 and spent 15 months in the world top 10.
Competes for Spain since Apr 2018. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 29).
Current rating
2597
Standard
Rpd2610·Blz2616
All-time high
2755
−158 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 36
Jan 2008 · age 36
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Spanish players · of 18,793
15 months in World top 10 (2001–2010)
15 months in World top 10 (2001–2010)
Career timeline
32 entries2025
2nd 50-55 player worldwide
at age 53 · rated 2620
May 2025
Re-crossed 2650
at age 53
Mar 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2700
at age 50
Jul 2022
2nd 45-50 player worldwide
at age 50 · rated 2704
Jan 2022
2021
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
2662 → 2704
Dec 2021
Re-crossed 2700
at age 49
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
2620 → 2597
Tournaments
13
70 games
Score
40.5/ 7057.9%
22W37D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #123 | 2293 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #34 | 2656 | +4.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #61 | 2380 | -5.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #77 | 2405 | -8.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #9 | 2699 | +2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 3307 | +7.3 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #3 | 2595 | -0.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAivars Laizans
🇱🇻LAT·1934
+60 −2 =2
64 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsReinis PaikensFM
🇱🇻LAT·2299
+46 −2 =1
49 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsUldis Melderis
🇱🇻LAT·1892
+37 −0 =0
37 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsIvans Kolesnikovs
🇱🇻LAT·1978
+34 −0 =2
36 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMatiss MustapsFM
🇱🇻LAT·2373
+26 −6 =3
35 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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Spain
#6
out of 20,270 players
Europe
#86
in continent
World
#162
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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