Alexei Shirov

Viswanathan Anand scored a crushing victory over Alexei Shirov of Spain in the 10th round to maintain his position at the top in the 73rd Tata Steel chess tourn

Viswanathan Anand scored a crushing victory over Alexei Shirov of Spain in the 10th round to maintain his position at the top in the 73rd Tata Steel chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands.

Following a sedate start that fetched Viswanathan Anand nine consecutive draws, the Indian can now look forward to a good finish after a lucky victory over Alexei Shirov in the last match pushed him to joint fourth in overall standing.

World champion Viswanathan Anand ended his long chain of draws with a lucky victory over Spaniard Alexei Shirov in the tenth round of the 'A' group of the Corus chess tournament.

World champion Viswanathan Anand ended his long chain of draws with a lucky victory over Spaniard Alexei Shirov in the tenth round of the 'A' group of the Corus

Viswanathan Anand scored a clinical victory over Alexei Shirov of Spain in the eighth round of the Morelia-Linares International chess tournament underway

Gata Kamsky is now just one draw away from winning the chess World Cup after drawing his third game against Latvian-born Alexei Shirov in the final.

Five-time winner Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Spaniard Alexei Shirov.

P Harikrishna went down against Grandmaster Alexei Shirov of Spain in the ninth round of the Aerosvit International Grandmasters Chess Tournament.

Rustam Kasimdzhanov has beaten Alexei Shirov of Spain 3-1 in the first semifinal of Magistral Ciudad de Leon chess tournament

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand settled for another easy draw with black against Spanish rival Alexei Shirov in the eighth round of the 36th Chess Olympiad.

Viswanathan Anand settled for two draws with Grandmaster Alexei Shirov of Spain to maintain a one point lead in the Mainz Chess Classic.

Viswanathan Anand starts off with an exciting draw against Alexei Shirov of Spain in the first game of the chess championship in Mainz.

Viswanathan Anand defeated Grandmaster Alexei Shirov of Spain to take lead in the second game of the main event of the Chess Classic.

Viswanathan Anand drew with Alexei Shirov in the blindfold game of the Amber blindfold chess tournament.

Viswanathan Anand scored a crushing victory over Alexei Shirov of Spain in the 10th round to maintain his position at the top in the 73rd Tata Steel chess tourn

Viswanathan Anand scored a crushing victory over Alexei Shirov of Spain in the 10th round to maintain his position at the top in the 73rd Tata Steel chess tournament in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands.

Following a sedate start that fetched Viswanathan Anand nine consecutive draws, the Indian can now look forward to a good finish after a lucky victory over Alexei Shirov in the last match pushed him to joint fourth in overall standing.

World champion Viswanathan Anand ended his long chain of draws with a lucky victory over Spaniard Alexei Shirov in the tenth round of the 'A' group of the Corus chess tournament.

World champion Viswanathan Anand ended his long chain of draws with a lucky victory over Spaniard Alexei Shirov in the tenth round of the 'A' group of the Corus

Viswanathan Anand scored a clinical victory over Alexei Shirov of Spain in the eighth round of the Morelia-Linares International chess tournament underway

Gata Kamsky is now just one draw away from winning the chess World Cup after drawing his third game against Latvian-born Alexei Shirov in the final.

Five-time winner Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Spaniard Alexei Shirov.

P Harikrishna went down against Grandmaster Alexei Shirov of Spain in the ninth round of the Aerosvit International Grandmasters Chess Tournament.

Rustam Kasimdzhanov has beaten Alexei Shirov of Spain 3-1 in the first semifinal of Magistral Ciudad de Leon chess tournament

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand settled for another easy draw with black against Spanish rival Alexei Shirov in the eighth round of the 36th Chess Olympiad.

Viswanathan Anand settled for two draws with Grandmaster Alexei Shirov of Spain to maintain a one point lead in the Mainz Chess Classic.

Viswanathan Anand starts off with an exciting draw against Alexei Shirov of Spain in the first game of the chess championship in Mainz.

Viswanathan Anand defeated Grandmaster Alexei Shirov of Spain to take lead in the second game of the main event of the Chess Classic.

Viswanathan Anand drew with Alexei Shirov in the blindfold game of the Amber blindfold chess tournament.