On this page you'll find 4 example sentences with Shirov. Discover how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Shirov in a sentence
Context around Shirov
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shirov
- In this selection, "shirov" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, alexei, kamsky, karpov, won and grischuk stand out and add context to how "shirov" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alexei shirov and vladimir and challenger which shirov won in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shirov" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shirov
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Eight grandmasters participated, all considered contenders for the world championship: Karpov, Anand, Salov, Ivanchuk, Kamsky, Shirov, Ljubojević and Polgár. (19 words)
No match against Shirov was arranged, and talks with Anand collapsed, so a match was instead arranged against Kramnik. (19 words)
The other five participants, Polgár, Karpov, Shirov, Grischuk and Lékó all finished with 4½ for second and last position. (19 words)
Alexei Shirov and Vladimir Kramnik played a candidates match to decide the challenger, which Shirov won in a surprising upset. (20 words)
Eight grandmasters participated, all considered contenders for the world championship: Karpov, Anand, Salov, Ivanchuk, Kamsky, Shirov, Ljubojević and Polgár. (19 words)
No match against Shirov was arranged, and talks with Anand collapsed, so a match was instead arranged against Kramnik. (19 words)
Example sentences (4)
Alexei Shirov and Vladimir Kramnik played a candidates match to decide the challenger, which Shirov won in a surprising upset.
Eight grandmasters participated, all considered contenders for the world championship: Karpov, Anand, Salov, Ivanchuk, Kamsky, Shirov, Ljubojević and Polgár.
No match against Shirov was arranged, and talks with Anand collapsed, so a match was instead arranged against Kramnik.
The other five participants, Polgár, Karpov, Shirov, Grischuk and Lékó all finished with 4½ for second and last position.