What is Alexei Shirov's FIDE rating?

Alexei Shirov's FIDE rating is 2592 standard, 2622 rapid, 2577 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 6,555 over-the-board games by Alexei Shirov (3,891 classical, 1,009 rapid, 1,655 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

TitleGrandmasterFederationSpainBorn1972FIDE ID2209390

Classical2592▼ 11

Rapid2622

Blitz2577

Games6,555

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost48 / 34 / 18

Peak2755Jan 2008

Rating history

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Classical2592Rapid2622Blitz2577no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.8%Opening93.7%Middlegame95.6%Endgame

Clutch factor

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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.6% average

Solid conversion: 87%

Very consistent (84%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(70% in 2639 games)

Vulnerable to 1.b3

(only 43%)

Recent games

Paichadze, Luka(2461)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 27 Sept 2026

½–½

Djukic,Ni(2447)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 24 Sept 2026

½–½

Rojas Salas, Steven(2387)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 23 Sept 2026

½–½

Noritsyn, Nikolay(2444)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 20 Sept 2026

0–1

Gukesh D(2703)

46th Olympiad 2026 · 19 Sept 2026

1–0

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Openings

3,384 games as White · scores 69.8%

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 5 months ago65.4%wins

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PROTime controls · Years · Events

6,555 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 69.8%

B22–B501,0333m

57%27%16

70.5%—

C60–C705853m

48%39%13

67.3%—

C003134m

58%27%15

71.9%—

B10–B152542m

56%24%20%

68.3%—

C20–C461855m

38%48%14

62.2%−7.7 pts

D30–E051204m

61%33%

77.1%+7.3 pts

B00–B061133m

70%21%9

80.5%+10.7 pts

E60–E701051y

53%29%18

67.6%—

Mistakes

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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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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

6,555 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

3,384 games54%W31%D15%L

3,384games in this linewon 54%, drew 31%, lost 15%

Move

1. e4

26396w

55%30%15

70%

1. d4

7013m

54%32%14

70%

1. ♞f3

317m

58%19%23%

68%

1. c4

116w

18%73%9

55%

1. b3

1—

100%

1. e3

12y

100%

Scouting report: Alexei Shirov (GM, ESP)

Alexei Shirov

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