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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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Tari,A vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 26th Apr Late 2022 C11
Lehtosaari,Mauri vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 26th Apr Late 2022 A40
Grischuk,A vs Vokhidov,Shamsiddin
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Apr Early 2022 E28
Grischuk,A vs Ljukin,S
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Apr Early 2022 D02
Di Nicolantonio,L vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 19th Apr Early 2022 C45
Donchenko,Alexa vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 19th Apr Early 2022 C00
Goryachkina,A vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 19th Apr Early 2022 B01
Grischuk,A vs Timofeev,Arty
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Apr Early 2022 A48
Oparin,G vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Apr Early 2022 E10
Shimanov,A vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 19th Apr Early 2022 C46
Grischuk,A vs Pranav,V
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 19th Apr Early 2022 E28
Grischuk,A vs Kobo,Ori
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Apr Early 2022 E70
Grischuk,A vs Chernyavsky,A
1-0
Titled Tue 19th Apr Early 2022 A48
Grischuk,A vs Vidit,S
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk10 KO 2022 C47
Vidit,S vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk10 KO 2022 E06
Grischuk,A vs Vidit,S
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk10 KO 2022 A05
Vidit,S vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk10 KO 2022 E10
Dubov,Daniil vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Chess.com Rapid W10 Swiss 2022 E06
Grischuk,A vs Kosteniuk,A
1-0
Chess.com Rapid W10 Swiss 2022 D02
Grischuk,A vs Oparin,G
1-0
Chess.com Rapid W10 Swiss 2022 E28
Harika,D vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Chess.com Rapid W10 Swiss 2022 A21
Grischuk,A vs Zierk,S
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Apr Early 2022 E60
Bortnyk,Olexandr vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Apr Early 2022 A45
Grischuk,A vs Hess,Ro
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Apr Early 2022 B06
Le Tuan Minh vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 12th Apr Early 2022 A40
Esipenko,Andrey vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Apr Early 2022 A40
Martinovici,Ilia vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 12th Apr Early 2022 A40
Lazavik,Denis vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 12th Apr Early 2022 A40
Shimanov,A vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 12th Apr Early 2022 A40
Grischuk,A vs Sjugirov,S
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Apr Early 2022 D36
Grischuk,A vs Timofeev,Arty
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Apr Early 2022 E60
Grischuk,A vs Martic,I SRB
1-0
Titled Tue 12th Apr Early 2022 E60
Dubov,Daniil vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk9 Swiss 2022 A35
Grischuk,A vs Matlakov,M
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk9 Swiss 2022 D35
Grischuk,A vs Esipenko,Andrey
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk9 Swiss 2022 D36
Grischuk,A vs Najer,E
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk9 Swiss 2022 D02
Jumabayev,R vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk8 Swiss 2022 E06
Kovalenko,I vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk8 Swiss 2022 A21
Grischuk,A vs Saric,Iv
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk8 Swiss 2022 D02
Hansen,Eric vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk8 Swiss 2022 C11
Grischuk,A vs Fedoseev,Vl3
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk8 Swiss 2022 E60
Andreikin,D vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk8 Swiss 2022 A48
Grischuk,A vs Najer,E
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk8 Swiss 2022 D02
Grischuk,A vs Niemann,Hans Moke
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk7 Swiss 2022 E28
Harikrishna,P vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk7 Swiss 2022 D47
Grischuk,A vs Matlakov,M
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk7 Swiss 2022 E29
Grischuk,A vs Hakobyan,Aram
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk7 Swiss 2022 E48
Gledura,B vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk7 Swiss 2022 E48
Grischuk,A vs Kovalenko,I
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk7 Swiss 2022 E48
Grischuk,A vs Maghsoodloo,Parham
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk7 Swiss 2022 E28
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