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Corus Wars Alexei Shirov Born in Latvia in 1972, he now lives in Spain. Beaten by Vishwanathan Anand in Tehran for the world chess title. His recent highlights include wins over Vladimir Kramnik in Cazorla, Anand at Linares this year and Anand at Amber Rapid and Blindfold tournament this year. He has an ELO Rating of 2746 and is ranked 6 for the tournament. Photograph: AFP |