NEW DELHI: Alexei Shirov is a smiling assassin ... The disciple of former world champion Mikhail Tal, Shirov still considers himself a Russian. "Tal taught me how life in chess can be cruel.

India’s Vishwanathan Anand and Spain's Alexei Shirov have arrived ... land that gave the world the game, Shirov comes from the land produced Mikhail Tal, one of Anand’s heroes and one of ...

Viswanathan Anand defeated Grandmaster Alexei Shirov of Spain to take lead in ... lost his fifth round game against Grandmaster Mikhail Kobalia of Russia. The loss proved costly for Sasikiran ...

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian tied his game with Spain’s Alexei Shirov in the 6th round of the Tal Memorial. The Armenian chess player keeps the lead at the Tal Memorial ...

The Latvian-born grandmaster Alexei Shirov, who now lives in Spain, is an attacking genius. At times, his chess seems from another planet -- too deep to understand, too confusing to imitate.

Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand navigated through a tempest of complications Sunday to beat Alexei Shirov of Spain and become the International Chess Federation world champion. “I don’t ...

Alexei Shirov continued his rampage at Corus Wijk aan Zee and established a full point lead after his fourth victory. 21 January 2010 • 12:28am Shirov’s victim was Jan Smeets of Holland and ...

MANILA, Philippines - Grandmaster Wesley So held former world championship finalist Alexei Shirov to a draw but ... Latvian and former world champion Mikhail Tal. In 1994, he got married and ...