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Representing Spain and listed under the occupation of Chess Legend, the bot is modeled at age 54 and built around a curated, aggressive playing style rather than a direct replica of any individual's tournament record. As White, Shirov leans on the [Open Sicilian](/resources/openings/open-sicilian), steering games toward sharp, imbalanced structures from the very opening moves. Across its games the bot consistently favors initiative over material comfort, pressing for complications rather than settling into quiet equality. Opponents who sit down against Shirov should expect a combative, high-tension battle where passive moves get punished quickly and precision is demanded from the first exchanges onward.","54","legend_alexei_shirov","Spain","es","ac3a2fed427c9dfd70511c7021079a1a6840e1d4e52fb0686fbd5992b3adebd0","2026-10-05",3119,"json",[15,18,21],{"question":16,"answer":17},"What rating is Shirov?","Shirov carries an estimated rating of 3119 on Chessiverse, placing it at a super-grandmaster, engine-tier level. This rating reflects the bot's curated Chessiverse performance rather than any historical FIDE figure.",{"question":19,"answer":20},"What opening does Shirov play?","As White, Shirov's most frequently used system is the [Open Sicilian](/resources/openings/open-sicilian), chosen for the sharp, tension-filled middlegames it produces. This fits the bot's overall preference for aggressive, complicated positions over quiet equality.",{"question":22,"answer":23},"Can master-level players beat Shirov?","Master-level players can occasionally create chances against Shirov, but at a 3119 rating the bot plays close to theoretically perfect chess and converts almost all advantages it gets. Wins against it are rare even for titled players and typically require Shirov to err in a sharp, double-edged position.","","male","Welcome, I am Shirov. Sit down, choose your side, and let's see if you can navigate the complications I'm about to create for you.",null,false,"2026-10-04T14:20:44.741Z",{},"Alexei Shirov","Chess Legend",{"solid_sharp":34,"unprepared_theoretical":35},0.24,-0.08000000000000002,{"stats":37,"whiteFingerprint":53,"blackFingerprint":129},{"total":38,"white":43,"black":48},{"games":39,"uniqueOpenings":40,"sharpness":34,"repertoireNarrowness":41,"theoryAdherence":42},9626,1547,-1,0.84,{"games":44,"uniqueOpenings":45,"sharpness":46,"repertoireNarrowness":41,"theoryAdherence":47},4945,997,0.45,0.98,{"games":49,"uniqueOpenings":50,"sharpness":51,"repertoireNarrowness":41,"theoryAdherence":52},4681,933,0.03,0.69,{"firstMove":54},[55],{"name":56,"percent":57,"count":58,"lines":59,"responses":61},"e4",76,5270,[60],[56],[62,77,95,116],{"name":63,"percent":64,"count":65,"lines":66,"variationBreakdown":68},"e5",28.1,1105,[67],[56,63],[69],{"name":70,"percent":71,"count":65,"lines":72},"Ruy Lopez",85.5,[73],[56,63,74,75,76],"Nf3","Nc6","Bb5",{"name":78,"percent":79,"count":80,"lines":81,"variationBreakdown":84},"Sicilian",44.3,1744,[82],[56,83],"c5",[85],{"name":86,"percent":87,"count":80,"lines":88},"Open Sicilian",87.3,[89,91,93],[56,83,74,75,90],"d4",[56,83,74,92,90],"d6",[56,83,74,94,90],"e6",{"name":96,"percent":97,"count":98,"lines":99,"variationBreakdown":101},"French",16.5,650,[100],[56,94],[102,109],{"name":103,"percent":104,"count":105,"lines":106},"Advance French",51.6,347,[107],[56,94,90,108,63],"d5",{"name":110,"percent":111,"count":112,"lines":113},"Classical French",45.1,303,[114],[56,94,90,108,115],"Nc3",{"name":117,"percent":118,"count":119,"lines":120,"variationBreakdown":123},"Caro-Kann",11.1,435,[121],[56,122],"c6",[124],{"name":125,"percent":126,"count":119,"lines":127},"Advance Caro-Kann",94.2,[128],[56,122,90,108,63],{"vsFirstMove":130},[131,186],{"name":56,"lines":132,"responses":134},[133],[56],[135,149],{"name":136,"percent":137,"count":138,"lines":139,"variationBreakdown":141},"1...e5 (Open Games)",46.9,1158,[140],[56,63],[142],{"name":143,"percent":144,"count":145,"lines":146},"Morphy Defense",28.5,528,[147],[56,63,74,75,76,148],"a6",{"name":78,"percent":150,"count":151,"lines":152,"variationBreakdown":154},38.7,954,[153],[56,83],[155,164,170,179],{"name":156,"percent":157,"count":158,"lines":159},"Najdorf",26.7,134,[160],[56,83,74,92,90,161,162,163,115,148],"cxd4","Nxd4","Nf6",{"name":165,"percent":166,"count":167,"lines":168},"Sveshnikov",20.1,88,[169],[56,83,74,75,90,161,162,163,115,63],{"name":171,"percent":172,"count":173,"lines":174,"mainlines":177},"Other Sicilian ...d6",18.2,91,[175],[56,83,74,92,90,161,162,163,115,176],"...",[148,178,94],"g6",{"name":180,"percent":181,"count":182,"lines":183},"Kalashnikov",15.9,63,[184],[56,83,74,75,90,161,162,63,185,92],"Nb5",{"name":90,"lines":187,"responses":189},[188],[90],[190],{"name":191,"percent":192,"count":193,"lines":194,"variationBreakdown":196},"1...d5 systems",70.8,1443,[195],[90,108],[197],{"name":198,"percent":199,"count":200,"lines":201},"Slav",63.5,1024,[202],[90,108,203,122],"c4",{"defensive_aggressive":205,"simplifying_complicating":205,"category":206},0.95,5,"Shirov plays with heavy aggression, constantly seeking to attack rather than defend, and strongly avoids simplification, keeping pieces on the board and tension alive wherever possible. The style sits only mildly toward sharp lines rather than purely solid ones, and shows a slight lean toward offbeat setups over deep mainline theory. As White, the bot frequently reaches for the [Open Sicilian](/resources/openings/open-sicilian), using it as a springboard for dynamic, double-edged middlegames.","Shirov",{"sameStyle":210,"different":229},[211,217,223],{"botId":212,"name":213,"elo":214,"country":215,"countryCode":216,"category":206},"legend_efim_geller","Efim Geller",3120,"Russia","ru",{"botId":218,"name":219,"elo":220,"country":221,"countryCode":222,"category":206},"legend_nigel_short","Nigel Short",3118,"United Kingdom","gb",{"botId":224,"name":225,"elo":226,"country":227,"countryCode":228,"category":206},"legend_adolf_anderssen","Adolf Anderssen",3117,"Germany","de",[230,237],{"botId":231,"name":232,"elo":233,"country":234,"countryCode":235,"category":236},"aAarf","Farzana Fortress",3116,"Bangladesh","bd",4,{"botId":238,"name":239,"elo":240,"country":241,"countryCode":242,"category":243},"iZwAP","Henry Chalktalk",3122,"Canada","ca",2,"bots/legend_alexei_shirov","Shirov suits players rated from strong club level up through master strength who want to test themselves against a near-theoretically-perfect, relentlessly aggressive opponent. Because the bot refuses to simplify and keeps tension alive in nearly every position, it rewards players working on calculation under pressure and punishes anyone hoping to coast toward a quiet draw. Lower-rated players will find the complications overwhelming, while stronger players can use the games to sharpen tactical alertness.","-m-CY6AEzk1inhn01bCP7qKr2OKdzLzdq7C6ZW_Lknc",1791222021396]