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Grischuk, Alexander

contemporary era

Alexander Grischuk is a Russian grandmaster and three-time World Blitz Champion who reached as high as world number three with a peak classical rating of 2810. A three-time Russian Champion and five-time Candidates Tournament participant, he is equally famous for his deep calculating ability and his legendary time trouble, often making critical moves with just seconds on his clock.

Total Games

6372

Wins

2744

Draws

2497

Losses

1131

43.1% wins39.2% draws17.7% losses

Most Played Openings

B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation175A40 - Zaire Defense142C67 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall135D02 - Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre134A45 - Canard Opening130C02 - French Defense: Advance Variation123B12 - Caro-Kann Defense122C65 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense119D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack113E00 - Indian Defense108

Most Faced Opponents

Aronian,L141 gamesCarlsen,M114 gamesNepomniachtchi,I114 gamesKarjakin,Sergey114 gamesVachier Lagrave,M103 gamesSvidler,P93 gamesArtemiev,V89 gamesCaruana,F88 gamesMamedyarov,S86 gamesNakamura,Hi85 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Kramnik,V vs Grischuk,A

7th Mikhail Tal Memorial

2012

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FCGFCG
0-1

Grischuk, Alexander vs Ganguly, Surya Shekhar

Wch U14

1996

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FCGFCG
1-0

Grischuk, Alexander vs Markus, Robert

Wch U12

1994

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FCGFCG
1-0

Grischuk,A vs Caruana,F

Saint Louis Blitz 2018

2018

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FCGFCG
1-0

Firouzja,Alireza vs Grischuk,A

Saint Louis Blitz 2020

2020

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FCGFCG
1-0

Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G

WCC

2005

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FCGFCG
1-0

Grischuk,A vs Shirov,A

Tal Memorial

2006

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FCGFCG
1-0

Grischuk,A vs Duda,J

Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix

2019

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FCGFCG
1-0

Grischuk, Alexander vs Szymanski, Marcin

Wch U10

1993

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FCGFCG
1-0

Ponomariov, Ruslan vs Grischuk, Alexander

Wch U12

1994

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Games (6372)

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Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
16th TCh-RUS Premier 2009 D16
Grischuk,A vs Svidler,P
0-1
16th TCh-RUS Premier 2009 A15
Gelfand,B vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
16th TCh-RUS Premier 2009 E97
Aronian,L vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 E92
Grischuk,A vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 B97
Carlsen,M vs Grischuk,A
1-0
XXVI SuperGM 2009 B84
Grischuk,A vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 E97
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 C42
Grischuk,A vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 D85
Anand,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 E84
Grischuk,A vs Aronian,L
1-0
XXVI SuperGM 2009 D43
Grischuk,A vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 B33
Radjabov,T vs Grischuk,A
0-1
XXVI SuperGM 2009 E17
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 E21
Dominguez Perez,L vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 C19
Bacrot,E vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 D20
Grischuk,A vs Cheparinov,I
1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 D43
Akopian,Vl vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 B90
Grischuk,A vs Wang Yue
1-0
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 D17
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Grischuk,A
0-1
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 E60
Grischuk,A vs Eljanov,P
1-0
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 C67
Gashimov,V vs Grischuk,A
1-0
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 B97
Grischuk,A vs Inarkiev,E
1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 D17
Jakovenko,D vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 C88
Grischuk,A vs Illescas Cordoba,M
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 B33
Grischuk,A vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 C67
Sargissian,G vs Grischuk,A
1-0
38th Olympiad 2008 E15
Grischuk,A vs Khenkin,I
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 D22
Grischuk,A vs Ganguly,S
1-0
38th Olympiad 2008 D85
Grischuk,A vs Wojtaszek,R
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 E04
Pelletier,Y vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 D16
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
IV World Blitz 2008 D38
Svidler,P vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
IV World Blitz 2008 C07
Grischuk,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 E15
Dominguez Perez,L vs Grischuk,A
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 C18
Mamedyarov,S vs Grischuk,A
0-1
IV World Blitz 2008 D71
Polgar,Ju vs Grischuk,A
0-1
IV World Blitz 2008 B14
Gelfand,B vs Grischuk,A
0-1
IV World Blitz 2008 E97
Radjabov,T vs Grischuk,A
0-1
IV World Blitz 2008 D15
Grischuk,A vs Morozevich,A
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 D85
Grischuk,A vs Grachev,B
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 D60
Grischuk,A vs Tkachiev,V
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 D24
Eljanov,P vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 E97
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 C18
Movsesian,S vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 A07
Grischuk,A vs Eljanov,P
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 D38
Tkachiev,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 B14
Grachev,B vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 A46
Grischuk,A vs Movsesian,S
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 D15
Grischuk,A vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 E18
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