What is Alexei Shirov's FIDE rating?

Alexei Shirov's FIDE rating is 2603 standard, 2621 rapid, 2597 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Alexei Shirov's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Alexei Shirov played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 6,548 over-the-board games by Alexei Shirov (5,436 classical, 807 rapid, 305 blitz), with 48% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Alexei Shirov's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Alexei Shirov?

Open Alexei Shirov's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Alexei Shirov's style, before facing them.

Alexei Shirov

Spainborn 1972FIDE ID 2209390

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026

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2665 · Sep 2023

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2621Rapid

2603Classical

2597Blitz

2755peak, Jan 2008

6,548games

3,131wins, 48%

2,220draws, 34%

1,197losses, 18%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2755 · Jan 2008

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 93.6% average

Solid conversion: 86%

Very consistent (84%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(70% in 2638 games)

Vulnerable to 1.b3

(only 43%)

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Based on

6,548 games

Based on 6,548 games

Openings

6,548 gamesBased on 6,548 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Sicilian: e6 Systems1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 e6245 games, last played last month60.4%wins

French: Advance1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5162 games, last played 3 months ago65.4%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 4,142 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 4,142 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

96.8%

Middlegame

93.7%

Endgame

95.6%

Clutch factor

+5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

95%218g

EqualEqual position

95%205g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%77g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

23%

65 err

19%

53 err

18%

50 err

16%

44 err

13%

36 err

11%

30 err

Critical moment

Move 37 avg

1-15

21%

16-25

42%

26-35

21%

36-45

16%

46+

42% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

100Errors mapped

f5 / b3Hotspot zone

Critical squares

1212 err

1111 err

1010 err

f5/b3 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors · Stockfish

#11

♝h4?? vs Bilguun

Opening · OTB · 2026

#26

♜d8+?? vs Schnaider

Middlegame · Blitz · 2025

#35

♚f6?? vs Tabatabaei

Middlegame · OTB · 2025

#24

♞b6?? vs Rapport

Middlegame · Rapid · 2025

#47

♜xe4?? vs Hong

Endgame · Rapid · 2025

#35

♞c7?? vs Abdusattorov

Middlegame · Rapid · 2025

Recent games

6,548 games

Uber Gracia, Hugo(2289)

91st ch-ESP 2026 · 18 Aug 2026

1–0

Rodriguez Redondo, Adhara(2163)

91st ch-ESP 2026 · 17 Aug 2026

1–0

Anton Guijarro, David(2641)

ch-ESP Rapid 2026 · 16 Aug 2026

½–½

Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos(2533)

ch-ESP Rapid 2026 · 16 Aug 2026

½–½

Suarez Uriel, Adrian(2392)

ch-ESP Rapid 2026 · 16 Aug 2026

1–0

Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo(2582)

ch-ESP Rapid 2026 · 16 Aug 2026

½–½

Endgame statistics

984 endgames (49.4%) · force Opposite-Color Bishops (26%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

49.4%

984 / 1,991

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in Opposite-Color Bishops: only 26% win rate (35 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

6,548 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

3,382 games54%W31%D15%L

3,382games in this linewon 54%, drew 31%, lost 15%

Move

1. e4

26384w

55%30%15

70%

1. d4

7016w

54%32%14

70%

1. ♞f3

316m

58%19%23%

68%

1. c4

101y

20%70%10

55%

1. b3

1—

100%

1. e3

12y

100%

Scouting report: Alexei Shirov (GM, ESP)

Alexei Shirov

Rating & statistics

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Openings

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Strengths

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Critical blunders

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