Alexei Shirov was cheated. In 1998 he became Garry Kasparov's challenger for the world title by defeating Vladimir Kramnik in a qualifying match. Shirov was not paid for the win. His "award" was to ...

Alexei Shirov is currently 59 th in the world, but, back in 1992, he was the world’s number 2 and in 1998 a very serious challenger for the world championship title. The 43-year-old, born very much in ...

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. His ...

The atmosphere is festive at the Royal Opera House on this pleasant Tuesday night. It is the final of the third season of the Global Chess League. Before the final, there is the playoff for the third ...