In the history of chess, Alexei Shirov is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Alexei Shirov as Latvian-Spanish chess player (born 1972).
Alexei Shirov was born at Riga in 1972. His recorded nationality is Spain.
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Over the course of the career Alexei Shirov turned out for Hamburger SK.
He competed at 30th Chess Olympiad, 31st Chess Olympiad and 32nd Chess Olympiad.
Sport is the rare field that publishes its own evidence: the result is the argument.
That the career was built from Spain matters: facilities, coaching and funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide who ever reaches the start line.
What survives is the record itself - times, placings and titles that later competitors still measure themselves against.
Achievements
- Represented Hamburger SK
- Competed at 30th Chess Olympiad, 31st Chess Olympiad and 32nd Chess Olympiad
- Discipline: chess
