| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 26. Klovans vs Shirov |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1987 | Latvian Championship | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 27. Shirov vs J Petkevich |
| 1-0 | 31 | 1987 | Latvian Championship | E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) |
| 28. Shirov vs E Kengis |
| ½-½ | 24 | 1987 | Latvian Championship | E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights |
| 29. Gelfand vs Shirov |
 | 1-0 | 39 | 1987 | Riga U20 | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 30. Shirov vs Smirin |
| 1-0 | 72 | 1987 | Riga U20 | A56 Benoni Defense |
| 31. Smirin vs Shirov |
| ½-½ | 54 | 1987 | Riga U20 | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 32. Serper vs Shirov |
| 0-1 | 41 | 1987 | Riga U20 | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 33. Shirov vs Dreev |
| 0-1 | 34 | 1987 | Riga U20 | D51 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 34. Shirov vs Yakovich |
| ½-½ | 36 | 1987 | Trade Unions Championship | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 35. Shirov vs Dvoirys |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1987 | Trade Unions Championship | E11 Bogo-Indian Defense |
| 36. Shirov vs Yakovich |
| ½-½ | 36 | 1988 | URS-ch qual | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 37. V Akopian vs Shirov |
| 1-0 | 45 | 1988 | URS | D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 38. M Ulybin vs Shirov |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1988 | USSR Junior Championship | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 39. Shirov vs E Maljutin |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1988 | USSR Junior Championship | D31 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 40. Shirov vs Kamsky |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1988 | USSR Junior Championship | D97 Grunfeld, Russian |
| 41. Z Lanka vs Shirov |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1988 | Riga Rapid | B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long |
| 42. Shirov vs B Alterman |
| 1-0 | 65 | 1988 | USSR Junior Championship | A57 Benko Gambit |
| 43. Shirov vs A Paronjan |
| 1-0 | 46 | 1988 | USSR Junior Championship | D35 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 44. Shirov vs Z Lanka |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1988 | Riga Rapid | E97 King's Indian |
| 45. A Petelin vs Shirov |
| 0-1 | 23 | 1988 | USSR Junior Championship | B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack |
| 46. Shirov vs Kamsky |
| ½-½ | 47 | 1988 | Junior Qualification Tournament | D87 Grunfeld, Exchange |
| 47. Dreev vs Shirov |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1988 | Junior Qualification Tournament | E97 King's Indian |
| 48. Shirov vs V Akopian |
| 1-0 | 27 | 1988 | Junior Qualification Tournament | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 49. M Ulybin vs Shirov |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1988 | Junior Qualification Tournament | B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long |
| 50. M Sorokin vs Shirov |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1988 | Junior Qualification Tournament | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
Kibitzing
