Alexei Shirov
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Alexei Dmitrievich Shirov is a Latvian and Spanish chess player. Shirov was ranked number two in the world in 1994.
Alexei Shirov, 2010
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen
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Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen is a Lithuanian politician and chess Grandmaster who served as the speaker of the Seimas between 2020 and 2024. Awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2010, she was Europea
Alexei Shirov
…In 1994 he married an Argentine, Verónica Álvarez, moved to Tarragona, and became a citizen of Spain. From 2001 to 2007, he was married to Lithuanian Viktorija Čmilytė, also a chess grandmaster and one of the strongest female chess players in the world. Shortly before the Shanghai 2010 tournament, Shirov got married…
Čmilytė-Nielsen in 2023
Čmilytė-Nielsen shaking hands with Vice President of Taiwan Lai Ching-te during her visit to Taiwan (2023)
Čmilytė-Nielsen addressing at the Legislative Yuan (2023)