Alexei Shirov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Latvian-Spanish chess player
Date of Birth: 04-Jul-1972
Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia
Profession: chess player, non-fiction writer
Nationality: Spain, Latvia
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Alexei Shirov
- Alexei Shirov (Russian: ??????´? ???´??????? ??´???, romanized: Alexey Dmitrievich Shirov, Latvian: Aleksejs Širovs; born 4 July 1972) is a Latvian and Spanish chess player.
- He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1990.
- Shirov was ranked number two in the world in 1994.He won a match against Vladimir Kramnik in 1998 to qualify to play as challenger for the classical world championship match with Garry Kasparov.
- However it never took place for lack of sponsorship.
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