Kidambi holds Shirov

In hunt for his second Grandmaster's norm, International Master S Kidambi added to the woes of top seed Grandmaster Alexei Shirov of Spain by holding the highly-regarded veteran to a draw in the......

Kasimdzhanov crushes Shirov

World Champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan put up a splendid show to beat Alexei Shirov of Spain 3-1 in the first semifinal of the 18th Magistral Ciudad de Leon chess tournament in......

Anand held by Shirov

Five-time winner Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Spaniard Alexei Shirov while top seed Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria lost to Russian Peter Svidler to liven things up in the 'A' group of the......

World Chess: Svidler beats Shirov

Russian Peter Svidler raised his game when it mattered the most, beating Spaniard Alexei Shirov in his first pre-quarterfinal game of the World Chess Cup in Khanty Mansiysk (Russia). Svidler, who......

Shirov, Kamsky to clash in final

Latvian-born Spaniard Alexei Shirov earned the right to meet Gata Kamsky of the United States in the final of the chess World Cup following a 1.5-0.5 victory over Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine in the......