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Alexei Shirov
Runnerup 2000 FIDE KO World Championship India/Iran
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Shirov, Alexei   [Alexei Shirov]

Born:
1972-Jul-04; Riga, Latvia, USSR

Career Highlights:

1998
Qualification match vs. Kramnik (+2-0=7); Cazorla (WCC)
2000
KO final for title vs. Anand (+0-3=1); India/Iran (FIDE)

Non-title Tournaments:

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Famous Chess Tournaments
1993
Munich (1st)
1997
Madrid (1st-2nd)
1997
Ter Apel NED (1st)
2000
Merida (1st)

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