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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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Demidov,M vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 28th Nov Early 2023 D11
Chigaev,M vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 21st Nov Late 2023 B40
Grischuk,A vs Theodorou,Nikolas
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 21st Nov Late 2023 D03
Krzyzanowski,M vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 21st Nov Late 2023 C53
Grischuk,A vs Rustemov,A
1-0
Titled Tue 21st Nov Late 2023 D10
Grischuk,A vs Ventura Bolet,M
1-0
Titled Tue 21st Nov Late 2023 E68
Pakleza,Z vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 21st Nov Late 2023 A40
Grischuk,A vs Trost,Edvin
1-0
Titled Tue 21st Nov Late 2023 E00
Eljanov,P vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 21st Nov Late 2023 A40
Ballester Llagaria,L vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 21st Nov Late 2023 C46
Hristodoulou,P vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 14th Nov Early 2023 C55
Grischuk,A vs Hua,L
0-1
Titled Tue 14th Nov Early 2023 A61
Grischuk,A vs Djordjevic,Vu
1-0
Titled Tue 14th Nov Late 2023 D52
Kushko,Dmitriy vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 14th Nov Late 2023 A07
Al Tarbosh,W vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 14th Nov Early 2023 C84
Grischuk,A vs Yezhel,Valiantsin
1-0
Titled Tue 14th Nov Late 2023 D03
Grischuk,A vs Harshavardhan,G B
0-1
Titled Tue 14th Nov Early 2023 D51
Grischuk,A vs Nazari,Arad
0-1
Titled Tue 14th Nov Late 2023 E60
Naroditsky,D vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 14th Nov Late 2023 C46
Nihal,Sarin vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 14th Nov Late 2023 A13
Ballester Llagaria,L vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 14th Nov Late 2023 C46
Grischuk,A vs Pinto,Daniel
1-0
Titled Tue 14th Nov Early 2023 A50
Hasangatin,R vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 14th Nov Late 2023 B30
Grigoriants,S RUS vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 24th Oct Late 2023 B90
Sahakyan,Aleks vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 24th Oct Late 2023 B51
Grischuk,A vs Hambleton,A
1-0
Titled Tue 24th Oct Late 2023 A52
Andreikin,D vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early 2023 D30
Ezat,M vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early 2023 A40
Harshavardhan,G B vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early 2023 A40
Rustemov,A vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 24th Oct Late 2023 A40
Beerdsen,Thomas vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early 2023 B90
Grischuk,A vs Korchmar,V
1-0
Titled Tue 24th Oct Late 2023 E00
Grischuk,A vs Yeremyan,Alen
1-0
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early 2023 E60
Zhao Jun vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early 2023 D02
Grischuk,A vs Katz,Alexander
1-0
Titled Tue 24th Oct Late 2023 E00
Shubenkova,Veronika vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 24th Oct Late 2023 C01
Grischuk,A vs Mikaelyan,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 24th Oct Late 2023 D11
Grischuk,A vs Llorente Zaro,A
1-0
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early 2023 A54
Vakhlamov,I vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early 2023 C48
Grischuk,A vs Naroditsky,D
0-1
Titled Tue 24th Oct Late 2023 E68
Grischuk,A vs Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early 2023 E00
Grischuk,A vs Shapiro,V
1-0
Titled Tue 24th Oct Early 2023 E00
Mendez Fortes,E vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 24th Oct Late 2023 C95
Mekhitarian,K vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 24th Oct Late 2023 A13
Deviatkin,A vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Rapid 2023 2023 E68
Khegay,D vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Rapid 2023 2023 E32
Grischuk,A vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1-0
TCh-RUS Rapid 2023 2023 E48
Grischuk,A vs Rozum,I
1-0
TCh-RUS Rapid 2023 2023 E48
Gaifullin,Artur vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Rapid 2023 2023 D10
Khismatullin,D vs Grischuk,A
0-1
TCh-RUS Rapid 2023 2023 E06
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