All games are text commented by Khalifman, Kochev, Marin, Sakaev, Shipov, Speelman and Yudasin, and have many diagrams and tournament tables. The book's special features are the photos (color and black & white) and the articles devoted to Shirov's life.

Features:

• Introduction
• Not Grandmaster yet
• Alexei Shirov about himself
• interviews by Yuri Vasiliev
• Selected Games (1990 - 2002)
• About 150 tournaments and matches
• Results
• Statistics of his games with strongest players
• Index of openings
• Index of opponents

Specifications:

• Author: Soloviev
• Book Type: Paperback, 2003
• Notation: Figurine Notation
• Pages: 316