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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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Grischuk,A vs Pichot,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 17th May Late 2022 D02
Indjic,A vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 17th May Early 2022 E32
Grischuk,A vs Al Tarbosh,W
1-0
Titled Tue 17th May Late 2022 D02
Petrovskyi,Vadym vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 17th May Early 2022 C11
Grischuk,A vs Rostovtsev,Dmitry
1-0
Titled Tue 17th May Early 2022 D37
Grischuk,A vs Neiksans,A
0-1
Titled Tue 17th May Early 2022 A80
Hansen,Eric vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 17th May Late 2022 C11
Bashirli,Nail vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 17th May Late 2022 C00
Grischuk,A vs Al Tarbosh,W
1-0
Titled Tue 17th May Early 2022 A40
Grischuk,A vs Tarigan,Gilbert Elroy
1-0
Titled Tue 17th May Early 2022 E15
Piesik,P vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 17th May Early 2022 A05
Grischuk,A vs Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo
1-0
Titled Tue 17th May Late 2022 E11
Grischuk,A vs Andreikin,D
1-0
Titled Tue 17th May Late 2022 C42
Grischuk,A vs Zakhartsov,Vl
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 17th May Late 2022 E47
Jobava,Ba vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 17th May Late 2022 A01
Abdrlauf,Elham vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 17th May Late 2022 C11
Grischuk,A vs Vokhidov,Shamsiddin
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 17th May Early 2022 D02
Artemiev,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Premier 2022 2022 A33
Grischuk,A vs Tomashevsky,E
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Premier 2022 2022 D40
Sjugirov,S vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Premier 2022 2022 A15
Grischuk,A vs Esipenko,Andrey
1-0
TCh-RUS Premier 2022 2022 D10
Najer,E vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Premier 2022 2022 C67
Erdogdu,M vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 3rd May Early 2022 B01
Meshkovs,Nikita vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 3rd May Early 2022 A40
Dauner,Benedikt vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd May Early 2022 A45
Grischuk,A vs Thybo,Jesper Sondergaard
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 3rd May Early 2022 E44
Grischuk,A vs Ohanyan,Emin
1-0
Titled Tue 3rd May Early 2022 D02
Grischuk,A vs Ismagambetov,An
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd May Early 2022 E70
Grischuk,A vs Tanenbaum,Zachary
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd May Early 2022 D02
Fiorito,F vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 3rd May Early 2022 C07
Grischuk,A vs Shubin,Kirill
1-0
TCh-RUS Premier 2022 2022 C17
Grischuk,A vs Tabatabaei,M
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk12 KO 2022 A06
Tabatabaei,M vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk12 KO 2022 E49
Tabatabaei,M vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk12 KO 2022 D31
Grischuk,A vs Tabatabaei,M
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk12 KO 2022 C67
Grischuk,A vs Sargissian,G
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Premier 2022 2022 C47
Grischuk,A vs Andreikin,D
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss 2022 B45
Sadhwani,Raunak vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss 2022 C07
Grischuk,A vs Matlakov,M
0-1
Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss 2022 D17
Grischuk,A vs Gledura,B
1-0
Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss 2022 D43
Paravyan,D vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss 2022 C19
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss 2022 C01
Grischuk,A vs Kovalenko,I
1/2-1/2
Chess.com RCC Wk12 Swiss 2022 E45
Leiva,G vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 26th Apr Late 2022 C00
Grischuk,A vs Szpar,Milosz
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Apr Late 2022 A46
Grischuk,A vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Apr Late 2022 E60
Grischuk,A vs Muradli,Mahammad
0-1
Titled Tue 26th Apr Late 2022 D02
Grischuk,A vs Moussard,J
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Apr Late 2022 D02
Svane,Frederik vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 26th Apr Late 2022 C02
Grischuk,A vs Mikhailov,Vi
1-0
Titled Tue 26th Apr Late 2022 A44
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