| ECO B35 in 2002 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's georgiev ki in 110 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 a5 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 d6 11. a4 Bd7 12. Re1 Bc6 13. Nd5 Nd7 14. c3 Re8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4+ Kg8 17. Rad1 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Rf8 19. Qg5 Nc5 20. Bc2 Qc7 21. Re3 Rfd8 22. Qh6 e6 23. Rh3 f6 24. b4 axb4 25. cxb4 Nxa4 26. Bb3 Re8 27. g4 Nc3 28. Rxd6 Ne2+ 29. Kf1 Qxd6 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qg7+ Kd8 33. Qxf6+ Kc8 34. Kxe2 Kb8 35. Rd3 Qxb4 36. Qe5+ Ka7 37. Bxe6 Rad8 38. Qa1+ Kb8 39. Qe5+ Ka7 40. Rxd8 Rxd8 41. Bd5 Rc8 42. Kf1 Rc3 43. Kg2 Qb2 44. Qd4+ Kb8 45. Qe5+ Ka7 46. h4 Qb4 47. Qf6 Rc2 48. Qxg6 Qd4 49. Qf7 Rb2 50. g5 Rb1 51. Qf3 Qh8 52. h5 Qa1 53. g6 Qe5 54. Qa3+ Kb8 55. Qg3 Qxg3+ |
| ECO B32 in 2001 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's almasi zoltan in 121 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Qxc8 13. Bd4 c5 14. Be5 Rb6 15. Qd3 d6 16. Bc3 O-O 17. b3 d5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Bd2 Nb4 20. Qe4 Bf6 21. c3 Rd8 22. Rad1 Nd5 23. Bd3 g6 24. c4 Nb4 25. Qf3 Be5 26. Bg5 Rd7 27. Bb1 Nc6 28. h4 Nd4 29. Qe4 Bg7 30. h5 f5 31. Qe3 e5 32. h6 Bh8 33. f3 Rbd6 34. g4 Kf7 35. Rde1 Re6 36. Rf2 Qf8 37. Be4 Ke8 38. Bd5 Rxd5 39. cxd5 Rd6 40. Qd3 Qf7 41. Qc4 Qxd5 42. Qxd5 Rxd5 43. Kg2 Kd7 44. gxf5 gxf5 45. Kh3 Rd6 46. Rg1 Rg6 47. Rgg2 Ke6 48. Be3 Kf7 49. Rxg6 Kxg6 50. Rg2+ Kf7 51. Bxd4 cxd4 52. Kg3 Kg6 53. Kf2+ Kxh6 54. Ke2 Bf6 55. Kd3 Bg5 56. b4 Kg6 57. a4 Kf6 58. Rxg5 Kxg5 59. b5 axb5 60. axb5 Kf4 61. b6 |
| ECO B53 in 2005 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's bredemeier dirk in 67 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. dxc5 Nxe4 7. cxd6 Nxd6 8. O-O Nc6 9. Bf4 O-O-O 10. Nc3 f6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qe2 e5 13. Qc4 Qc5 14. Qg4+ Kb8 15. Rad1 Nd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Ne2 f5 18. Qg3+ Bd6 19. Qxg7 Rhg8 20. Qh6 Rg6 21. Qh5 Rdg8 22. g3 Rg4 23. Rd2 Qb4 24. Rfd1 Bc5 25. Qxf5 Bb6 26. Nxd4 Qxb2 27. c4 Qc3 28. Rc2 Qa3 29. c5 Bc7 30. Nb5 Rxg3+ 31. hxg3 Rxg3+ 32. fxg3 Qxg3+ 33. Rg2 Qe3+ 34. Qf2 |
| ECO B30 in 1999 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's reinderman dimit in 87 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 Nge7 7. f4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 b5 9. O-O Qc7 10. Qf2 Nc6 11. Be3 Be7 12. a4 b4 13. Nb1 Rb8 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Bd3 d6 16. Rad1 b3 17. cxb3 Bf6 18. Rc1 Bxb2 19. Rc2 Ba3 20. e5 d5 21. Nf3 Qd7 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qh4+ Kg8 24. Ng5 Re8 25. Rf3 Ne7 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8+ Ng8 28. f5 exf5 29. e6 fxe6 30. Rg3 g6 31. Nh7+ Kf7 32. Bh6 Ke7 33. Bg5+ Kf7 34. Bf6 Rf8 35. Rc7 Nxf6 36. Qxf6+ Ke8 37. Qxg6+ Kd8 38. Rxd7+ Bxd7 39. Nxf8 Bxf8 40. Qf6+ Be7 41. Rg8+ Kc7 42. Qc3+ Kb7 43. Rxb8+ Kxb8 44. h4 |
| ECO B30 in 2000 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's den broeder guid in 89 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 cxd4 5. O-O a6 6. Bc4 b5 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qd5+ e6 10. Qxa8 Qc7 11. b4 Bxb4 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 b4 14. c3 bxa3 15. cxd4 Qb7 16. Qxb7 Bxb7 17. f3 Ne7 18. Rab1 Bc6 19. Rfc1 g5 20. Rc3 Bb5 21. Rxa3 Rc8 22. Rc3 Rxc3 23. dxc3 d5 24. Kf2 Ng6 25. Ke3 h5 26. g3 h4 27. Rb4 hxg3 28. hxg3 Ne7 29. a4 Bc4 30. Rb7 g4 31. fxg4 dxe4 32. Rc7 Bb3 33. a5 Kf8 34. c4 Bc2 35. Ra7 Bd3 36. Rxa6 Bxc4 37. Ra8+ Kf7 38. a6 Nc6 39. a7 Nxa7 40. Rxa7+ Kg6 41. Kxe4 Kf6 42. Kf4 Be2 43. g5+ Kg6 44. Re7 Bc4 45. Ke5 |
| ECO B32 in 2001 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's rechi aritz in 33 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8. Nc4 Nf6 9. Bg5 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Ne3 Be6 12. Ncd5 Rc8 13. Bd3 Nb8 14. O-O O-O 15. Qh5 Kh8 16. Nf5 Rg8 17. Ndxe7 |
| ECO B33 in 1999 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's damljanovic bran in 81 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 Bd7 9. f3 Rc8 10. h4 h6 11. Be3 h5 12. Nb3 b5 13. Qf2 Qc7 14. Kb1 Rb8 15. Bg5 Ne5 16. f4 Neg4 17. Qf3 b4 18. Ne2 Be7 19. Ng3 a5 20. Nd2 g6 21. Nc4 Bc6 22. Bd3 O-O 23. Qe2 d5 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Bxg6 fxg6 26. Qxe6+ Kh7 27. f5 gxf5 28. Bxe7 Nxe7 29. Nxh5 Bd5 30. Rxd5 Nxd5 31. Qxd5 Rbd8 32. Qe6 Qf7 33. Nf4 Rd4 34. Ne5 Nxe5 35. Qxe5 Rfd8 36. Rc1 Rd1 37. Ne6 Rxc1+ 38. Kxc1 Rg8 39. Ng5+ Rxg5 40. hxg5 Kg6 41. Qf6+ |
| ECO B92 in 2001 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's polgar judit in 117 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10. Qd3 Bxd5 11. exd5 Rc8 12. c4 O-O 13. O-O a5 14. Rad1 b6 15. Nd2 Nc5 16. Qc2 Nfd7 17. f3 Bg5 18. Bf2 f5 19. Kh1 Qf6 20. Nb1 Qh6 21. Nc3 Rce8 22. a3 e4 23. b4 e3 24. Be1 Nb7 25. Nb5 f4 26. Nc7 Re5 27. Bc3 Re7 28. Ne6 Ra8 29. Qf5 Bh4 30. Qg4 Bf6 31. Bxf6 Qxf6 32. Nxf4 Qb2 33. Qh4 Rf7 34. Bd3 Nf8 35. Rfe1 Qxa3 36. Ne6 g6 37. Ng5 Rg7 38. Qd4 Qxb4 39. Ne4 Nc5 40. Rb1 Qa3 41. Nf6+ Kh8 42. Rxe3 Nxd3 43. Ne8 Rxe8 44. Rxe8 Kg8 45. Re3 Nf2+ 46. Kg1 Qa4 47. Re2 Rc7 48. Kxf2 Rxc4 49. Qxb6 Rc5 50. Qxd6 Qd4+ 51. Kg3 Rxd5 52. Qf4 Qc5 53. Rc1 Rg5+ 54. Kh4 Rh5+ 55. Kg4 Qd5 56. Rd2 Qe6+ 57. Kg3 a4 58. Qc4 Ra5 59. Re2 |
| ECO B32 in 2000 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's fedorov alexei in 55 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 b5 8. Nd5 Nce7 9. c4 Nxd5 10. exd5 bxc4 11. Nxc4 Nf6 12. Be3 Rb8 13. Be2 Be7 14. a4 Qd7 15. O-O Bb7 16. Ba7 Rd8 17. Nb6 Qf5 18. Rc1 e4 19. Rc7 Bxd5 20. Bxa6 Be6 21. Qc2 h5 22. Rd1 Ng4 23. h3 Ne5 24. Nc8 Bxc8 25. Bxc8 Qg6 26. Bb7 f5 27. a5 Bf6 28. Bd5 |
| ECO B35 in 2001 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's topalov veselin in 73 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 a5 16. a3 b4 17. a4 Qe8 18. h4 Bxa4 19. Kb1 Bxb3 20. cxb3 a4 21. h5 f6 22. hxg6 Qxg6+ 23. Qd3 axb3 24. Rh4 Qxd3+ 25. Rxd3 Rb8 26. Rxb3 Rb5 27. Rd4 Rfb8 28. Kc2 Kf7 29. g4 f5 30. gxf5 Kf6 31. Re3 b3+ 32. Kd3 R8b7 33. Re6+ Kxf5 34. Rh6 Rb4 35. Re4 R4b5 36. Ke3 Kg5 37. Reh4 |
| ECO B42 in 2000 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's rublevsky sergei in 63 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. Be3 Be7 10. f4 O-O 11. Kh1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. Rad1 e5 15. Be3 exf4 16. Bxf4 Ne5 17. Bc2 Qc7 18. c5 dxc5 19. Nd5 Qd6 20. Bg3 Bb5 21. Qh5 f6 22. Rf4 g6 23. Qh6 Rad8 24. Nxf6+ Rxf6 25. Rxd6 Rfxd6 26. Rf1 Bf8 27. Qc1 Bxf1 28. Bxe5 Re6 29. Qxf1 Rxe5 30. Bb3+ c4 31. Qxc4+ Kg7 32. Qc7+ |
| ECO B81 in 2000 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's boensch uwe in 53 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3 a6 9. f4 Qa5 10. Bg2 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 e5 12. Qd3 exf4 13. Bxf4 Be6 14. O-O-O Be7 15. Bxd6 Rd8 16. Qg3 Bxa2 17. Bc7 Qg5+ 18. Bf4 Qa5 19. Bc7 Qg5+ 20. Qf4 Qxf4+ 21. Bxf4 Bc4 22. e5 Nd7 23. Bxb7 O-O 24. Nd5 Bg5 25. Bxg5 hxg5 26. Ne7+ Kh7 27. Nc6 |
| ECO B47 in 2001 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's lutz christopher in 77 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qg3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Rae1 Bc6 15. Bd3 Rae8 16. Rf3 e5 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Kh1 Nh5 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxe5 Bxa3 21. Bxg7 Bxb2 22. Bxf8 Bxc3 23. Ref1 Rxf8 24. Rf5 Nf6 25. Rg5+ Kh8 26. Rc5 Bxe4 27. Rxc3 Re8 28. Kg1 Bxd3 29. cxd3 Re6 30. Ra3 Rd6 31. Rfa1 Kg7 32. Rxa6 Rxd3 33. Rb6 Rb3 34. Rf1 Ng4 35. Rb7 Ne5 36. h3 Kg6 37. Rb6+ Kg7 38. Rf5 f6 39. Rbxf6 |
| ECO B90 in 1999 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's polgar judit in 69 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Be2 h5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 h4 13. Bxh4 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Bxg5 Nxh2 16. Kd2 Nd7 17. Kc1 Qxc3 18. Rb1 Nc5 19. Qd5 Rc8 20. Bd2 Qg7 21. Be3 Rh7 22. g3 b5 23. Qd4 Qg8 24. f6 Qg6 25. Rb2 Nf3 26. Bxf3 Rxh1+ 27. Bxh1 Nd3+ 28. Kd2 Nxb2 29. Qxb2 Qf5 30. fxe7 Kxe7 31. Qb3 b4 32. Bd4 Rc3 33. Bxc3 Qxf2+ 34. Kd1 bxc3 35. Qxc3 |
| ECO B30 in 2002 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's topalov veselin in 103 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. c3 Nf6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Re1 e6 9. d3 Be7 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. Nf1 O-O 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ng3 d5 14. c4 Bd6 15. Qe2 a5 16. Kg2 a4 17. Bg5 f6 18. exd5 Bxg3 19. fxg3 cxd5 20. Bd2 e5 21. Nh4 Bf7 22. Nf5 Rb8 23. Rab1 Kh8 24. Kh2 Bg8 25. b3 axb3 26. axb3 Re8 27. Qg2 Nf8 28. b4 dxc4 29. dxc4 Bxc4 30. bxc5 Rxb1 31. Rxb1 Qd3 32. Rb6 Rd8 33. Rd6 Rxd6 34. cxd6 Bd5 35. Qf2 Qe4 36. Qf1 Bc4 37. Qg2 Qxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Kg8 39. Kf2 Kf7 40. d7 Nxd7 41. Nd6+ Kg6 42. Nxc4 h5 43. gxh5+ Kxh5 44. Nd6 Kg6 45. g4 Nb6 46. Kf3 Nd5 47. Ke4 Nc7 48. Nf5 Kf7 49. h4 g6 50. Nh6+ Ke6 51. h5 gxh5 52. gxh5 |
| ECO B32 in 2005 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's movsesian sergei in 79 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O b5 9. Bf4 Qb6 10. Nxc6 dxc6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Ne4 Ra7 13. h4 Rd7 14. Bg3 c5 15. h5 h6 16. Rh4 c4 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 O-O 19. Rg4 f5 20. Qxh6 fxg4 21. Qxe6+ Rdf7 22. Qxd5 Qd8 23. b3 Qf6 24. bxc4 Qa1+ 25. Kd2 Qxa2 26. Bd3 Qa5+ 27. Ke2 Bb7 28. Qe6 Bxg2 29. h6 Bf3+ 30. Kf1 bxc4 31. Bg6 Bxd1 32. hxg7 Kxg7 33. Bxf7 Bxc2 34. Be5+ Kh7 35. Qe7 Qd8 36. Bg8+ Kg6 37. Bh7+ Kh5 38. Bxc2 Qxe7 39. dxe7 Re8 40. Bd6 |
| ECO B33 in 1999 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's fressinet lauren in 47 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O e6 8. Kh1 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 h5 11. Bg5 Ng4 12. f4 f6 13. e5 fxg5 14. Qg6+ Kd8 15. Qxg5+ Be7 16. Qxg7 Rf8 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. f5 Qc6 19. fxe6 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Qxe6 21. Rd1 Qf5 22. Nd5 Bf8 23. Qh8 b5 24. e6 |
| ECO B42 in 2001 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's agrest evgenij in 87 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. c4 b6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. f4 Nd7 11. Be3 Ngf6 12. Qf3 g6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Qh3 h5 15. f5 gxf5 16. exf5 e5 17. Be2 Rg8 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Rb8 20. Nd2 b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Nde4 b4 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Nf6 25. Rc1 Qb7 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. Rcd1 h4 28. Bf2 Kf8 29. Qh3 Rd8 30. Bc5 Rg5 31. Be3 Rg8 32. Bc5 Rg5 33. Qd3 Rd7 34. Bf2 Rg8 35. h3 Qc6 36. Qe4 Rc7 37. Qxb4 Be7 38. Bxh4 f6 39. R1d2 Qc1+ 40. Kh2 Rc4 41. Qb8+ Kf7 42. Qb3 Qf1 43. Rf2 Qc1 44. Rd1 |
| ECO B42 in 2000 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's polgar judit in 95 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qb6 6. Nb3 Qc7 7. f4 Nf6 8. Qe2 d5 9. e5 Nfd7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Be3 g5 12. f5 Ndxe5 13. Bxg5 Rg8 14. Bf4 Bd7 15. fxe6 Bxe6 16. Bxh7 Rh8 17. Bf5 O-O-O 18. Bxe6+ fxe6 19. N1d2 Bd6 20. g3 Qh7 21. c3 Nd3 22. Bxd6 Rxd6 23. Rf6 Nxb2 24. Raf1 Na4 25. R1f3 Kb8 26. R6f4 Nb6 27. Nc5 Nd8 28. Ndb3 Nc4 29. Rh4 Qg7 30. Rxh8 Qxh8 31. Qf2 Qg7 32. Nd4 Qc7 33. Ncxe6 Rxe6 34. Nxe6 Nxe6 35. Rf5 Qh7 36. g4 Kc8 37. h4 Qg6 38. Qf3 Ne3 39. Rf6 Qb1+ 40. Kh2 Qe1 41. Kh3 Kd7 42. g5 Qg1 43. g6 Nc5 44. Rf7+ Kc6 45. Qg3 Qh1+ 46. Qh2 Qc1 47. g7 Qxc3 48. Qg3 |
| ECO B80 in 2001 play it! shirov alexei d defeats black's sasikiran krishn in 41 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. h3 Qc7 10. f4 Bd7 11. Qe2 Be7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Qf2 Rdf8 14. Rhe1 g5 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Bb6 Qb8 17. Nd5 Re8 18. Ba7 exd5 19. Bxb8 Kxb8 20. exd5 Bd7 21. fxg5 |