Alexei Shirov
Latvian-Spanish chess playerWikipedia
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Search complete. 4 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Alexei Shirov".
Oct 12, 2026
Jan MarkosHOST
Yeah, so you mentioned, Luciana, you mentioned FIDE Chessable Academy, you mentioned, let's move on this educational side of it, because I'm an educator myself, and you're not involved anymore, right? This FIDE Chessable Academy, that took some years, maybe a couple of years.
Jan MarkosHOST
Your mission was to organize it, basically, with some well-known coaches like Yusupov and Shirov in different places in the world, right? People were just coming.
Jan MarkosHOST
Can you briefly tell us about the mission and what exactly you were doing? in those academies like FIDA Chaseable Academy.
Luciana MoralesGUEST
The FIDE Chess Ball Academy was an amazing project that spanned over the course of three years, non-consecutive years, actually.
Luciana MoralesGUEST
again, yeah.
Luciana MoralesGUEST
Yes.
Luciana MoralesGUEST
In 2022, he was joined by Alexi Shirov.
Luciana MoralesGUEST
And in 2024, he was joined by Judith Polgar.
Dan HeismanGUEST
And therefore, the more you can take chances when you're losing because you have nothing to lose.
Dan HeismanGUEST
Shirov called his book Fire on Board because that's what it is.
Dan HeismanGUEST
If you're losing, you want fire on board so you have a chance to get back in the game.
Dan HeismanGUEST
Again, just common sense that you want to do that.
Matthew RichardsHOST
Next in round 3, wins against Sabino Brunello, gains 3 rating points, back over 2700.
Matthew RichardsHOST
Wins again against Alexei Shirov, 2600 Grandmaster.
Matthew RichardsHOST
Wins again against Erwin Lamy.
Matthew RichardsHOST
almost 26 and 25.95 against the other four rating points.