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Alexei Shirov is planning a holiday in Ottawa this February. (Yes, he knows about our winters!) Although it is a personal trip, he has agreed to give two simultaneous exhibitions in Ontario. The exhibitions will be held at the RA Club in Ottawa (Thursday 11 February) and the Scarborough Chess Club (Thursday 18 February). He will also be giving two three-hour lectures in Ottawa on the weekend afternoons of 13-14 February. This will be a rare opportunity to play and study with one of the world’s top players.
Shirov probably needs no introduction to Canadian chess fans. He has headlined the Canadian Open in Edmonton in 2005 (tied first) and 2009 (tied third). In 1998, Shirov decisively defeated Kramnik in a match to determine the right to play Kasparov for the World Championship. In one of the great chess scandals of the 20th century, he was cheated of his prize and Kramnik was instead invited to play (and beat) Kasparov. Despite this setback, Shirov has nonetheless continued to play at a very high level, most notably this year in the Mtel Masters in Sofia (ahead of Carlsen, Topalov, Wang Yue, Dominguez and Ivanchuk). He is currently ranked in the top 20 in the world with a rating over 2700. He is the author of Fire on Board (one and two with three to come around year end) and numerous chess training videos on openings, endings and best games (all no doubt available through Strategy Games as well as the CFC portal to Amazon). Shirov is justly famous for his wicked attacking style and his polished endgames.
The event will be supported by the Chess Federation of Canada, the RA Chess Club, the Scarborough Chess Club and Strategico. The price per person will be $25 for each simul and $150 for the two-day lecture program. For further information, could interested chessplayers please contact me (for the Ottawa events) or to Maurice Smith (for the Scarborough event).
Shirov probably needs no introduction to Canadian chess fans. He has headlined the Canadian Open in Edmonton in 2005 (tied first) and 2009 (tied third). In 1998, Shirov decisively defeated Kramnik in a match to determine the right to play Kasparov for the World Championship. In one of the great chess scandals of the 20th century, he was cheated of his prize and Kramnik was instead invited to play (and beat) Kasparov. Despite this setback, Shirov has nonetheless continued to play at a very high level, most notably this year in the Mtel Masters in Sofia (ahead of Carlsen, Topalov, Wang Yue, Dominguez and Ivanchuk). He is currently ranked in the top 20 in the world with a rating over 2700. He is the author of Fire on Board (one and two with three to come around year end) and numerous chess training videos on openings, endings and best games (all no doubt available through Strategy Games as well as the CFC portal to Amazon). Shirov is justly famous for his wicked attacking style and his polished endgames.
The event will be supported by the Chess Federation of Canada, the RA Chess Club, the Scarborough Chess Club and Strategico. The price per person will be $25 for each simul and $150 for the two-day lecture program. For further information, could interested chessplayers please contact me (for the Ottawa events) or to Maurice Smith (for the Scarborough event).
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