| ECO B90 in 2001 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's de la riva aguad in 64 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Nfd7 11. Be3 b4 12. Nd1 Nc6 13. Nf2 a5 14. Bg2 Ba6 15. Nd3 a4 16. Nd2 Nce5 17. f4 Qxc2 18. Nxb4 Qxb2 19. Nxa6 Qxa1+ 20. Kf2 Qc3 21. fxe5 Qc8 22. Rc1 Qxc1 23. Nc4 Qc3 24. Nc7+ Kd8 25. Nxa8 dxe5 26. Bf1 Bc5 27. Bxc5 Nxc5 28. Kg2 Ke7 29. Nab6 Rd8 30. Qf2 Nxe4 31. Qh4 Qc2+ 32. Kg1 g6 |
| ECO B77 in 1988 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's petelin andrey in 46 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. h4 Qa5 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Bb3 Rfc8 13. g4 Rc4 14. g5 Nh5 15. Bxc4 Nxc4 16. Nb3 Qa6 17. Qe1 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Rc8 19. Nd2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Qxa2 21. Qd3 Ba4 22. c3 Ng3 23. Rhe1 Rxc3+ |
| ECO B21 in 2005 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's auge jean in 40 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. f4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. g3 f6 6. d4 cxd4 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. Bb5 Bc5 9. Ne5 Ne7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Bxc6 Nxc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nf3 Ba6 14. Ne5 Qf5 15. Nd7 Qe4+ 16. Kf2 Be2 17. Ke1 Ba6+ 18. Kf2 Be2 19. Nxc5 Qe5 20. Qxe2 d3 |
| ECO B53 in 1999 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's movsesian sergei in 88 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bd2 Be6 12. Rfe1 Nd5 13. Qa4 Nb6 14. Qb5 Nc4 15. Bc1 a6 16. Qb4 b5 17. Nd5 a5 18. Qxb5 Nxb2 19. Rb1 Rb8 20. Qe2 Kh7 21. h4 Na4 22. Rxb8 Qxb8 23. h5 Nc3 24. Nxc3 Bxc3 25. Rd1 Bg7 26. hxg6+ fxg6 27. f4 Qc8 28. Qd2 Qc5+ 29. Kh2 Qh5+ 30. Kg1 Bc3 31. Qd3 Bc4 32. Qf3 Be2 33. Qxc3 Bxd1 34. Bb2 Qc5+ 35. Qxc5 dxc5 36. c3 Rb8 37. Ba3 Rb1 38. Kh2 Ra1 39. Bxc5 Rxa2 40. Kg1 e6 41. e5 a4 42. Be4 Bc2 43. Bc6 a3 44. Bb5 Bb3 |
| ECO B22 in 2005 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's ferrandi bernard in 48 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Be3 e5 5. Nf3 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 e4 11. Nfd2 f5 12. f3 Nxe3 13. Qb3+ Nd5 14. Nc3 Be6 15. Qxb7 Nxd4 16. Bc4 Nxc3 17. Bxe6+ Nxe6 18. bxc3 Nc5 19. Qb5 Qxd2 20. Rfd1 Qe3+ 21. Kh1 exf3 22. gxf3 Qxf3+ 23. Kg1 Ne4 24. Qf1 Bc5+ |
| ECO B95 in 2001 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's kasimdzhanov rus in 64 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd3 Nc6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 Rc8 10. f5 Nb4 11. Qh3 Qa5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. a3 Rxc3 14. bxc3 Qxa3+ 15. Kd2 Na2 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Nxe6 Ke7 18. Bc4 Bh6+ 19. Ke1 Qxc3+ 20. Qxc3 Nxc3 21. Rd3 Rc8 22. Rxc3 Bxe6 23. Bxe6 Rxc3 24. Bb3 Re3+ 25. Kf2 Rxe4 26. Bd5 Rf4+ 27. Kg3 Rb4 28. Bg8 Bf4+ 29. Kf3 Be5 30. Bxh7 a5 31. Bg8 a4 32. Re1 b5 |
| ECO B90 in 2005 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's bologan viktor in 120 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Be2 Qc7 8. Qd2 b5 9. f3 Nbd7 10. a3 h5 11. O-O-O Rb8 12. Bxb5 axb5 13. Ndxb5 Qb7 14. Qxd6 Be7 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bxe5 Qxb5 17. Nxb5 Rxb5 18. Qc6 Rc5 19. Qa8 Nxe5 20. b4 Rc4 21. Qa5 Nc6 22. Qb5 Be6 23. Rd5 Rc3 24. Kd2 Nxd5 25. exd5 Bf6 26. dxe6 fxe6 27. Rd1 h4 28. Kc1 O-O 29. Qa6 Nd4 30. Rxd4 Bxd4 31. Qxe6+ Rf7 32. a4 Re3 33. Qc4 Bc3 34. Kb1 Bf6 35. a5 Rc3 36. Qd5 Ra3 37. Kc1 g6 38. c4 Kg7 39. c5 Re7 40. Kd2 Bc3+ 41. Kd3 Bxb4+ 42. Kc4 Bc3 43. c6 Bf6 44. Kb4 Ra1 45. Qd6 Rb1+ 46. Kc4 g5 47. g3 Re3 48. Qd7+ Kg6 49. Qd2 Rc3+ 50. Kd5 Rb5+ 51. Kd6 Rbc5 52. Qa2 Rxc6+ 53. Kd7 Rc7+ 54. Kd6 R3c6+ 55. Kd5 Rc2 56. Qb1 Kf5 57. g4+ Kg6 58. Kd6 Kg7 59. Qb5 Be7+ 60. Ke6 R2c6+ |
| ECO B32 in 2002 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's vallejo pons fra in 94 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bc4 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qg4 Qd7 10. Bg5 a6 11. N5a3 b5 12. c3 h6 13. Be3 Kf7 14. O-O Nf6 15. Qf3 d5 16. Rd1 Kg7 17. Nc2 Bd6 18. Nd2 Ne7 19. Qe2 dxe4 20. c4 bxc4 21. Nxc4 Ned5 22. Nb6 Nxb6 23. Bxb6 Nd5 24. Ba5 Qb5 25. Qxb5 axb5 26. b4 Rhf8 27. a3 Bb8 28. Rd2 Ba7 29. Re1 Rac8 30. Ne3 Nxe3 31. Rd7+ Rf7 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7 33. fxe3 Rc1 34. Kf2 Rxe1 35. Kxe1 Bxe3 36. Kd1 Ke7 37. Kc2 Kd6 38. Kb3 Bf4 39. Bb6 Bxh2 40. a4 bxa4+ 41. Kxa4 Bf4 42. Kb3 Kc6 43. Bc5 e3 44. Kc3 e4 45. Kc2 e2 46. Bf2 Kb5 47. Be1 Bd6 |
| ECO B95 in 2000 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's morozevich alexa in 72 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 h6 8. Be3 Bd7 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. Qg3 Rc8 11. f4 Nb4 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nfd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bd3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Qg5 17. Rhe1 Bc5 18. Be4 Rc7 19. Kb1 Qxe5 20. Nf3 Qf6 21. Qb3 O-O 22. g4 Qf4 23. Ne5 Bc8 24. h4 Be7 25. g5 hxg5 26. hxg5 Bxg5 27. Qb6 Re7 28. Qb4 g6 29. Qd6 Ree8 30. Qc7 Bf6 31. Bd3 Rd8 32. a3 Rd5 33. Bxg6 Bxe5 34. Bh7+ Kg7 35. Rg1+ Kf6 36. Qb6 Rb5 |
| ECO B24 in 2002 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's ljubojevic ljubo in 94 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nge2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d6 9. h3 Qb6 10. Nb3 a6 11. a4 Qc7 12. a5 Nd7 13. Bd2 b5 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Na4 Nc4 16. Bc3 a5 17. Nd2 Ba6 18. Re1 Nb4 19. Nxc4 Bxc4 20. Qd2 Rab8 21. Bd4 Rfc8 22. Rec1 Bb5 23. b3 h6 24. h4 Nc6 25. Bb2 Ne5 26. Nc3 Be8 27. Nd1 a4 28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. bxa4 Rd8 30. Qe2 Ra8 31. Nb2 Qc3 32. Nd1 Qc7 33. Nb2 Rdb8 34. c3 Rb3 35. Qc4 Qb7 36. Nd1 Ra5 37. Bf1 Bc6 38. Bd3 Rc5 39. Qxb3 Qxb3 40. Rcb1 Rxc3 41. Rxb3 Rxb3 42. Bc2 Rb4 43. f3 Rd4 44. Kf1 Bb7 45. Rb1 Ba6+ 46. Kg1 Bc5 47. Kh1 Be2 |
| ECO B53 in 2001 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's thiruchelvam mur in 48 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Qd3 Qa5 11. h4 Qa6 12. Qxa6 bxa6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nd4 Bb7 15. Nb3 Rc8 16. f4 Rg8 17. Rd2 Rg4 18. Rf2 f5 19. exf5 Bxh4 20. Re2 Kd7 21. fxe6+ fxe6 22. Rh3 Rxf4 23. g3 Rf1+ 24. Kd2 Bg5+ |
| ECO C39 in 2000 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's fedorov alexei in 46 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d6 6. Nxg4 Nf6 7. Nf2 Rg8 8. d4 Bh6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Qe7+ 12. Be2 Nb4 13. c4 Bf5 14. Qa4+ Kf8 15. Qxb4 Re8 16. Qd2 Rxg2 17. Kf1 Rg3 18. Qd1 Be4 19. Rh2 f5 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Bg4 e3 22. Bf3 Qg7 23. Rh1 Rg2 |
| ECO C89 in 2003 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's goloshchapov ale in 88 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5 15. Be3 a4 16. Nbd2 Bd7 17. Rc1 Qb7 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Bd3 Rab8 20. a3 exd4 21. Nxd4 Ne5 22. Bb1 b4 23. axb4 Qxb4 24. Rc2 d5 25. f4 Ng6 26. e5 Nxf4 27. Qf1 N6h5 28. Rc7 Bc5 29. Rxc5 Qxc5 30. Ne6 Qb5 31. Nxf4 Qxf1+ 32. Nxf1 Nxf4 33. Bxf4 Rxb2 34. Ne3 Be6 35. Bd3 a3 36. Ra1 Rb4 37. g3 Rb3 38. Bb1 Reb8 39. Ba2 Rd3 40. h4 Rb2 41. Nd1 Rxd1+ 42. Rxd1 Rxa2 43. Be3 Rc2 44. Rc1 a2 |
| ECO C45 in 1999 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's almasi zoltan in 104 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Be2 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. Nb5 O-O-O 10. Bxc5 bxc5 11. Qa4 Kb8 12. Nd2 Nc8 13. Nc4 Nb6 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. f4 d6 16. Rad1 Rhe8 17. Bd3 d5 18. e5 Qh4 19. g3 Qg4 20. Qc2 g6 21. Be2 Qe6 22. Bf3 g5 23. fxg5 Nxe5 24. Bg2 Ng4 25. Qa4 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Nf2+ 27. Rxf2 Qxf2 28. Rf1 Re1 29. Qa7+ Kc8 30. Bh3+ Rd7 31. Bxd7+ Kxd7 32. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 33. Kg2 Qe2+ 34. Kh3 Qh5+ 35. Kg2 Qe2+ 36. Kh3 Qh5+ 37. Kg2 Kc8 38. Qa4 d4+ 39. Kf2 Qf3+ 40. Ke1 Qe3+ 41. Kf1 Qd3+ 42. Ke1 Qe3+ 43. Kf1 Qf3+ 44. Ke1 Qh1+ 45. Kd2 Qxh2+ 46. Kc1 Qg1+ 47. Kd2 Qxg3 48. Na7+ Kb8 49. Nc6+ Bxc6 50. Qxc6 Qxg5+ 51. Kd3 Qg6+ 52. Qxg6 fxg6 |
| ECO C42 in 2002 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's short nigel d in 72 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7 Kxf7 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bc4+ Be6 8. Bxe6+ Kxe6 9. O-O Kf7 10. Qe2 Qe8 11. Re1 d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qe6 15. Rb1 Rb8 16. Be3 Be7 17. f4 Rhf8 18. Bd4 Kg8 19. Rf1 g5 20. fxg5 Bxg5 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Qh5 Qg6 23. Qf3+ Kg7 24. Qxd5 Qxc2 25. e6+ Kg6 26. Rf1 Qd3 27. Qd7 Be3+ 28. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 29. Kh1 Rf8 30. Rg1 Ne5 31. Qd6 Rf6 32. h3 Nd3 33. Qd5 Nxc5 34. e7 Qxe7 35. Qg8+ Kh6 36. Rd1 Ne4 |
| ECO C24 in 2001 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's fedorov alexei in 60 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. Nc3 dxe4 7. Ng5 O-O 8. Ncxe4 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 a5 10. Qh5 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 Be7 12. a4 Nd7 13. h4 Nc5 14. Nxc5 Bxc5 15. Qxe5 Bd4 16. Qg5 Qb6 17. Be3 Be6 18. Ra3 Rfe8 19. Kg1 h6 20. Qf4 Rad8 21. Rh3 Qb4 22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. Qb8+ Kh7 25. Rb3 Qe1+ 26. Kh2 Qxf2 27. Qg3 Qxc2 28. Rc3 Qxb2 29. Rc4 Rg6 30. Qf3 Rxd3 |
| ECO C42 in 2001 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's topalov veselin in 106 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Be3 Bf5 12. Qb3 c6 13. g4 Bxg4 14. c5 a5 15. a3 Na6 16. Qxb7 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nc7 18. Rab1 Nb5 19. Ne5 Bxe2 20. Nxc6 Qe8 21. Nxe7+ Kh8 22. Rfe1 Rb8 23. Qxd5 Qxe7 24. Bd2 Nc7 25. Qd6 Qxd6 26. cxd6 Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Nb5 28. d7 Nxa3 29. Rb7 h6 30. Bf4 Bg4 31. Bd6 Rd8 32. Bxa3 Rxd7 33. Rb8+ Kh7 34. Ra8 Rd5 35. Kg2 Be2 36. f3 Rf5 37. f4 Bc4 38. Kg3 Rb5 39. Bc5 Rb3 40. Rxa5 Rxc3+ 41. Kf2 Rc2+ 42. Ke3 Re2+ 43. Kf3 Rxh2 44. Bd6 Rd2 45. Ke3 Rd3+ 46. Ke4 Rd1 47. Rc5 Re1+ 48. Kf3 Bd3 49. d5 Be4+ 50. Kf2 Rd1 51. Ke3 Bxd5 52. Ke2 Bf3+ 53. Kxf3 Rxd6 |
| ECO C88 in 2005 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's sandipan chanda in 80 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. a4 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Na5 12. Ba2 c5 13. Na3 cxd4 14. cxd4 b4 15. Nc4 b3 16. Nxa5 Qxa5 17. Bxb3 exd4 18. Kh1 Qh5 19. Rg1 Nd7 20. Bd5 Rab8 21. Ra3 Bf6 22. Qf1 Nc5 23. f4 d3 24. Be3 Rxb2 25. e5 Nd7 26. Bc6 dxe5 27. Bc1 Rc2 28. Bxd7 Qf3+ 29. Qg2 Qxg2+ 30. Kxg2 d2 31. Bxd2 Rxd2 32. Bc6 exf4 33. a5 Rb8 34. Re1 g5 35. Kf3 Rbb2 36. Rf1 h5 37. h4 g4+ 38. Kxf4 Bxh4 39. Rh1 Rxf2+ 40. Ke4 Be7 |
| ECO C42 in 2001 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's rizouk aimen in 79 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. dxc3 Qe5+ 9. Be2 Bc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 d6 12. f4 Qf6 13. f5 Bd7 14. Bd3 Rfe8 15. Qf3 Bc6 16. Qg3 h6 17. Bd2 Re7 18. Rae1 Rae8 19. Rxe7 Rxe7 20. Rf4 d5 21. Rf1 d4 22. c4 Bd6 23. Qg4 b6 24. b4 Bb7 25. a4 c5 26. b5 a5 27. bxa6 Bxa6 28. Rb1 Bc7 29. Bf4 Bd8 30. Bg3 Re3 31. Qf4 Bb7 32. Qb8 Bc6 33. a5 bxa5 34. Qa7 a4 35. Qxc5 Be7 36. Qa7 Bd6 37. Bxd6 Qxd6 38. c5 Qd5 39. Qb8+ Kh7 40. Qd8 |
| ECO C88 in 2003 play it! shirov alexei d defeats white's gelfand boris in 78 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nc3 Nd8 12. Ne2 Ne6 13. Ng3 g6 14. Bh6 Rfe8 15. Ng5 Bf8 16. Bxf8 Rxf8 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qd2 c5 19. f4 exf4 20. Qxf4 d5 21. Qe5 c4 22. Ba2 Qc6 23. exd5 exd5 24. Qe6+ Qxe6 25. Rxe6 Rae8 26. Rb6 Bc8 27. Rf1 Kg7 28. Rd6 h5 29. Bb1 h4 30. Nh1 Re2 31. dxc4 dxc4 32. c3 Rxb2 33. Nf2 Bb7 34. Rb6 Rf7 35. a4 Nd5 36. Rxg6+ Kf8 37. Be4 Nf4 38. Bxb7 Nxg6 39. Bxa6 Nf4 |