| ECO B92 in 2007 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's van wely loek nl in 69 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. g4 h6 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc6 11. h3 Be6 12. Qd2 d5 13. O-O-O dxe4 14. Qe3 Qc8 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O 17. Kb1 f5 18. Qe3 Nb4 19. Bd3 fxg4 20. Be4 Bf5 21. Nd4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Qc4 23. b3 Qf7 24. Ne6 Rfc8 25. Nc7 Nxc2 26. Kxc2 Bg5 27. Bxg5 Rxc7+ 28. Kb1 hxg5 29. hxg4 Rc6 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Rdf1 Rf6 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Re1+ Re6 34. Qxa8 Qg6+ 35. Kc1 |
| ECO B63 in 2005 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's brodsky michail in 129 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Qb6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nb3 a6 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. f4 O-O-O 12. Be2 h5 13. Rhf1 Be7 14. Rf3 Rdg8 15. Bf1 Kb8 16. Rd3 Qc7 17. Qf2 Rc8 18. Kb1 Be8 19. Na4 Nb4 20. Rc3 Qd8 21. Nac5 Rc7 22. a3 Nc6 23. f5 Qc8 24. Nd3 Ne5 25. Rxc7 Qxc7 26. Nf4 Bd7 27. Nd4 Qc8 28. Qg3 Rg8 29. Qb3 exf5 30. Nxf5 Bxf5 31. exf5 Ka7 32. Nxh5 Qxf5 33. Qe3+ Ka8 34. Nf4 Rc8 35. Bd3 Qg5 36. Be4 f5 37. Bd5 Bd8 38. g3 Qe7 39. Qb3 Qc7 40. Rf1 Ka7 41. Ne2 Qd7 42. Rxf5 Bb6 43. Rf4 Rc7 44. h4 Bc5 45. Ka2 Qe8 46. Nc3 Be3 47. Rb4 Qd7 48. Nb5+ axb5 49. Qxe3+ Rc5 50. Bb3 Kb8 51. Rf4 Nc4 52. Qd4 Ne5 53. h5 Qe7 54. h6 Rc8 55. Qe4 Qg5 56. h7 Rh8 57. Bxf7 Qg7 58. Bg8 Rxg8 59. hxg8=Q+ Qxg8+ 60. b3 Qxg3 61. Qb4 Kc7 62. Qa5+ Kc6 63. Rb4 Qg2 64. Qxb5+ Kc7 65. Kb2 |
| ECO B33 in 2003 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's van wely loek ne in 85 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 O-O 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5 15. Bb5 Ne7 16. Nxe7+ Bxe7 17. Ne3 Rb8 18. Qe2 Qb6 19. c4 Be6 20. O-O Qd4 21. Qc2 Bd8 22. Rd1 Qc5 23. Qd2 Bc7 24. Ra3 Rfd8 25. Rd3 g6 26. Nf5 Bxf5 27. exf5 d5 28. Qg5 d4 29. Rh3 e4 30. Qh6 Qxf5 31. Qxh7+ Kf8 32. Rf3 exf3 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Re1+ Qe6 35. Qh4+ f6 36. Qh7+ Kd6 37. c5+ Kxc5 38. Qxc7+ Kxb5 39. Rxe6 d3 40. Qc6+ Kb4 41. Re4+ Kb3 42. Qc3+ Ka2 43. Qa3+ |
| ECO B33 in 2007 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's kramnik vladimir in 103 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Be3 Be6 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. h4 Qa5 15. a3 b5 16. g4 Rxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3 18. bxc3 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Bd2 O-O 21. c4 bxc4 22. Bxc4 Rb8+ 23. Bb3 Bxa3 24. Rhe1 f6 25. Re4 Bc5 26. Ra4 Nc7 27. Kb2 Kh7 28. Be1 Bd5 29. Rd3 Bc6 30. Rc4 Ne6 31. Bf2 Bb5 32. Rxc5 Nxc5 33. Bxc5 Bxd3 34. cxd3 h5 35. Kc3 Rc8 36. Kb4 Rb8+ 37. Ka4 Kg6 38. Be6 Rh8 39. Bf2 Kh6 40. Ka5 hxg4 41. fxg4 g6 42. g5+ Kg7 43. Kxa6 Rd8 44. Bc4 f5 45. Kb7 e4 46. d4 f4 47. d5 e3 48. Be1 f3 49. Kc7 Rf8 50. d6 Rf4 51. Bc3+ Kh7 52. Bd3 |
| ECO B30 in 2003 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's van wely loek ne in 49 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. O-O e6 6. Re1 Ng4 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. e5 f6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 fxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Rxe5 Be7 13. Bg5 Bd6 14. Bf4 c5 15. Qe3 a6 16. Nd5 Qc6 17. Rg5 h6 18. Bxd6 hxg5 19. Rd1 Rh6 20. Ne7 Qa4 21. Qf3 Bb7 22. Qxb7 Rd8 23. Ng8 Rh8 24. Qf3 Rxg8 25. Qh5+ |
| ECO B90 in 2007 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's gelfand boris bl in 109 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 Be7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Qf2 Rb8 14. Nc5 b4 15. Ne2 Nc4 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Ng3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Nd7 19. Bxa6 Nc5 20. Bc4 Bg5 21. Qe2 Ra8 22. Qe1 Rb8 23. Ne2 Bh4 24. Qd2 O-O 25. Rhf1 Rb6 26. Nc1 Bg5 27. Qe2 Qe7 28. Nd3 Nxd3 29. Rxd3 Kh8 30. Rfd1 Rc8 31. Bb3 Rc5 32. Qe1 Bh4 33. Qg1 Bg5 34. c3 bxc3 35. Rxc3 Rxc3 36. Qxb6 Rxf3 37. Qxd6 Qxd6 38. Rxd6 Rf1+ 39. Rd1 Rf2 40. Bxe6 g6 41. a4 Be3 42. Rd7 Bd4 43. Rb7 Rxh2 44. a5 Rh1+ 45. Ka2 Rc1 46. b4 h5 47. gxh5 gxh5 48. Kb3 h4 49. b5 h3 50. Bxh3 Rc3+ 51. Kb4 Rxh3 52. a6 Rh4 53. a7 Bxa7 54. Rxa7 Rxe4+ 55. Kc5 |
| ECO B90 in 2003 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's sutovsky emil is in 69 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. g5 Nh5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Rg1 O-O 14. Qf2 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 f5 18. gxf6 Rxf6 19. Qe2 Rc8 20. Kb1 Qd7 21. Rdd1 Qh3 22. Nd2 Nf4 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 24. Rg2 Qg3 25. Rgg1 Qh3 26. Rg3 Qe6 27. Nf1 Bh4 28. Rg1 Rcf8 29. Ne3 g6 30. Ng2 Rxf3 31. Nxh4 Rf2 32. Qd3 Kh8 33. Nf5 Rxh2 34. Nxd6 Rff2 35. Nf5 |
| ECO B90 in 2003 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's ljubojevic ljubo in 83 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h5 8. g5 Ng4 9. Bc1 Qb6 10. h3 Ne5 11. Be2 g6 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. f4 Nec6 14. Be3 b5 15. Qd2 Bb7 16. O-O-O Nd7 17. Rhf1 Nc5 18. f5 b4 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Rf6 bxc3 22. Rxe6+ Ne7 23. Qxc3 Rg8 24. Bc4 Bg7 25. Qa3 Rc8 26. Rdd6 Bd4 27. Bxd4 cxd4 28. Rxe7+ Qxe7 29. Re6 Rg7 30. Qa4+ Kd8 31. Rxe7 Rxe7 32. Bxa6 Bxa6 33. Qxa6 Kd7 34. Qa7+ Ke8 35. Qa6 Kd7 36. Qxg6 d3 37. Qf5+ Kd8 38. c3 Rcc7 39. g6 Rcd7 40. Kd2 h4 41. e5 Kc7 42. e6 |
| ECO B90 in 2007 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's svidler peter ru in 55 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. f3 h5 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Be7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. g3 O-O 16. Bh3 Ra8 17. Rhe1 a5 18. a4 Qc7 19. Bf1 Rfc8 20. Bb5 Bf8 21. f4 exf4 22. gxf4 Qb6 23. Re2 Ne8 24. f5 Nc7 25. f6 g6 26. Bd7 Rd8 27. Be6 Re8 28. Qg5 |
| ECO B45 in 2007 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's polgar judit gm in 71 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 a6 7. Be3 Nge7 8. f4 b5 9. g5 Bb7 10. Bg2 h6 11. gxh6 Ng6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qd4 Qh4+ 14. Kd2 gxh6 15. Raf1 Rg8 16. Kc1 Rc8 17. Rhg1 Ne7 18. Qd2 b4 19. Nd1 Ba4 20. b3 Bb5 21. Rf3 Nc6 22. Rh3 Qd8 23. Kb1 Rg4 24. Nf2 Rxg2 25. Rxg2 Bf1 26. Ng4 Bg7 27. f5 Bc3 28. Qf2 Bxg2 29. Qxg2 exf5 30. Nxh6 Kd7 31. Nxf5 Qg8 32. Qe2 Qg6 33. Rh6 Qg8 34. Rxd6+ Ke8 35. Qxa6 Ne7 36. Qb5+ |
| ECO B90 in 1996 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's lautier joel fra in 81 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. g4 h6 11. h4 b5 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bd7 16. Na5 Rc8 17. Bd3 b4 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19. dxc6 Rxc6 20. Be4 Rc5 21. Bd5 O-O 22. g5 Rfc8 23. g6 Rxc2+ 24. Qxc2 Qe3+ 25. Kb1 Rxc2 26. Kxc2 Kf8 27. gxf7 Bf6 28. Rh2 Qf4 29. Rhd2 Bxh4 30. Kb1 Bg5 31. Rc2 Qf5 32. Be4 Qd7 33. Rc6 Kxf7 34. Rcxd6 Qb5 35. Rc6 Qe2 36. Rd7+ Ke8 37. Rcc7 Qf1+ 38. Kc2 Qg2+ 39. Kb3 Bc1 40. Ka4 Be3 41. Rxg7 |
| ECO B90 in 2007 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's womacka mathias in 65 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. Qd2 b5 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Qf2 Nc4 13. Bxc4 bxc4 14. Nc5 Qc7 15. N5a4 Rb8 16. h4 Qc6 17. g5 Nd7 18. a3 hxg5 19. hxg5 Rxh1 20. Rxh1 d5 21. exd5 Bxd5 22. Rh3 Be7 23. f4 exf4 24. Rh8+ Nf8 25. Qxf4 Rd8 26. Bb6 Rd6 27. Bc5 Be6 28. Bxd6 Qxd6 29. Qe3 Qc6 30. Kb1 Bf5 31. Nb6 Qg2 32. Nbd5 Qxg5 33. Nc7+ |
| ECO B42 in 2003 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's votava jan cze in 69 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Bd7 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. b4 Be7 11. b5 Bd7 12. a4 O-O 13. Ba3 Qa5 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. Be2 e5 16. b6 Qb8 17. Rfd1 Be6 18. Rd2 Rc8 19. Rad1 Rc6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. c5 Rc8 22. exd5 dxc5 23. d6 Bf8 24. d7 e4 25. Bc4 Rd8 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Bb2 Qf4 28. Qc3 Qf5 29. Qg3 Qg4 30. Qe5 e3 31. h3 Qh4 32. Qf5 Ne4 33. fxe3 Nd6 34. Bd5 Be7 35. Qe6 |
| ECO B52 in 2005 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's polzin rainer ge in 79 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. Nde2 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 Rfc8 12. Rc1 Qd8 13. Kh1 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qa6 15. b3 e6 16. Nf4 Ne7 17. f3 Rd8 18. Nb5 Qc6 19. Bb4 Bh6 20. Bd2 Bg7 21. Qe2 a6 22. Nc3 Rac8 23. Be3 g5 24. Nd3 h6 25. a4 Ng6 26. a5 Nd7 27. Na4 Re8 28. Rfd1 Qc7 29. b4 Qb8 30. b5 Nge5 31. Nb4 Bf8 32. bxa6 bxa6 33. Nb6 Nxb6 34. axb6 Qb7 35. Qa2 a5 36. Qxa5 Rxc4 37. Qa6 Qxa6 38. Nxa6 Ra4 39. b7 Rxa6 40. Rc8 |
| ECO B61 in 1996 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's ivanchuk vassily in 61 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O e6 9. f3 Be7 10. h4 b5 11. g4 Ne5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qh6 Rc8 14. f4 Bf8 15. Qh5 b4 16. Nd5 exd5 17. fxe5 fxe5 18. Bxa6 exd4 19. exd5 Bg7 20. Rde1+ Kf8 21. Rhf1 Be8 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Bxc8 f6 24. Qf5 Qe5 25. Qd7 d3 26. Qd8+ Kf7 27. Qc7+ Kf8 28. Be6 Qe3+ 29. Kb1 dxc2+ 30. Qxc2 Qc5 31. Qe4 |
| ECO B90 in 2007 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's georgiev kiril b in 91 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 d5 8. g5 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Qg4 Qa5+ 11. c3 Bd7 12. Qxe4 Nc6 13. Nb3 Qe5 14. Bg2 Qxe4 15. Bxe4 Be7 16. Nc5 O-O-O 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18. Ke2 Ne5 19. Rad1 Rc7 20. b3 f5 21. gxf6 gxf6 22. f4 Nd7 23. f5 e5 24. Bd5 Kb8 25. c4 Bc5 26. Rhg1 b5 27. Rg4 Bxe3 28. Kxe3 Nb6 29. Be6 bxc4 30. bxc4 h5 31. Rh4 Na4 32. Rd6 Nc5 33. Bd5 Rh6 34. Rh3 h4 35. Rf3 Rd7 36. Rb6+ Ka7 37. Rc6 Na4 38. Ke2 Rb7 39. Rb3 Rxb3 40. axb3 Nc3+ 41. Kd3 Na2 42. Rc8 h3 43. Be4 Kb6 44. c5+ Ka5 45. Rb8 Rh7 46. c6 |
| ECO B42 in 2005 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's ginsburg gennadi in 62 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. c4 Nc6 8. Nc3 d6 9. f4 Nf6 10. Be3 d5 11. e5 d4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Qh5 Nf5 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. Nd5 O-O 17. O-O-O Re8 18. Rhe1 Be6 19. Bb6 Qc8 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. b3 Qc6 22. c5 Rac8 23. Kb2 Bd7 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rd2 Qe6 26. Ba5 Kg7 27. Bc3 h6 28. Qh4 Bc6 29. Rd6 Qe2+ 30. Ka3 Re6 31. Bxf6+ Kg6 |
| ECO B42 in 2007 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's topalov veselin in 67 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. Nb3 Qc7 7. Qe2 Nf6 8. Nc3 d6 9. f4 Be7 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nfd7 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. O-O Ndxe5 14. Rae1 Qb6+ 15. Kh1 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 O-O 17. Qg3 Kh8 18. Bc7 Qa7 19. Na4 f6 20. Bb6 Qb8 21. Bc7 Qa7 22. Nb6 e5 23. Nxa8 Qxa8 24. Rd1 Re8 25. Bd6 Bd8 26. Nc5 b6 27. Ne4 Nd4 28. Bxe5 Nf5 29. Qg4 Ne3 30. Qh5 Rg8 31. Qf3 Nxd1 32. Nd6 Qa7 33. Nxc8 Qd7 34. Nd6 |
| ECO B90 in 2007 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's van wely loek nl in 53 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. f4 b5 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. g5 hxg5 11. fxg5 Nh5 12. g6 Nf6 13. gxf7+ Kxf7 14. O-O Nd7 15. Nxe6 Kxe6 16. e5 Bxg2 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Kxg2 Rc8 19. Qf3 Be7 20. Rae1 Kf7 21. Qd5+ Kf8 22. Qf5 Qc7 23. Bd4 Qb7+ 24. Kg1 Rc4 25. Rf4 Qc8 26. Re6 Rxd4 27. Rxf6+ |
| ECO C67 in 2007 play it! shirov alexei es defeats black's kramnik vladimir in 81 moves | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. dxe5 O-O 7. Re1 d5 8. exd6 Bxd6 9. Nbd2 Bf5 10. Nc4 Bb4 11. c3 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bc5 13. Be3 Ne7 14. Re1 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Nd6 16. Nxf5 Nexf5 17. Ba4 g6 18. Re2 b5 19. Bc2 Rfe8 20. Rae1 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 a5 22. Re5 b4 23. Rc5 bxc3 24. Rxc3 Nb5 25. Rc4 Rd8 26. Kf1 Ne7 27. a4 Nd6 28. Rxc7 Nd5 29. Rc5 Nb4 30. Bb3 Nd3 31. Rxa5 Nxb2 32. Rd5 Rb8 33. Nd2 Rb6 34. Ke2 Ra6 35. Rd4 Nb7 36. Ne4 Rb6 37. Bd5 Kg7 38. Kd2 Nd6 39. Nc3 Nf5 40. Rf4 Kf6 41. a5 |
