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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 Paszewski,M
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Late 2022 B12
Rastbod,Ali vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Late 2022 A10
Kosteniuk,A vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Late 2022 B01
Vlassov,N vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 B12
Grischuk,A vs Bernadskiy,V
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 B12
Grischuk,A vs Vogel,Roven
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 C84
Abarca Gonzalez,N vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 C20
Gaehwiler,G vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 B48
Grischuk,A vs Rustemov,A
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Late 2022 C02
Grischuk,A vs Babazada,Khazar
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 B06
Grischuk,A vs Donchenko,Alexa
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 B23
Aravindh,Chithambaram VR. vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Late 2022 A01
Nenezic,M vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 A07
Maksimovic,Bojan vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Late 2022 B01
Grischuk,A vs Narayanan,SL
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 B48
Grischuk,A vs Shimanov,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Late 2022 B01
Grischuk,A vs Bluebaum,M
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Late 2022 B12
Garriga Cazorla,Pere vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Late 2022 A40
Grischuk,A vs Dreev,A
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 B23
Terry,R vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Early 2022 A40
Grischuk,A vs Zhurbinsky,David
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Mar Late 2022 C84
Grischuk,A vs Robson,R
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk6 Swiss 2022 A07
Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk6 Swiss 2022 C65
Paravyan,D vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk6 Swiss 2022 C11
Kosteniuk,A vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk6 Swiss 2022 C54
Kovalev,Vl vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk6 Swiss 2022 C00
Grischuk,A vs Sadhwani,Raunak
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk6 Swiss 2022 A07
Grischuk,A vs Dubov,Daniil
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk6 Swiss 2022 B41
Grischuk,A vs Van Foreest,Jorden
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Mar Late 2022 B23
Grischuk,A vs Riff,V
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Mar Late 2022 B23
Grischuk,A vs Holt,C
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Mar Late 2022 C02
Chigaev,M vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Mar Late 2022 B45
Zhigalko,S vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 15th Mar Late 2022 E54
Grischuk,A vs Sjugirov,S
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 15th Mar Late 2022 C67
Papasimakopoulos,Alexandros vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Mar Late 2022 A40
Kucuksari,Kaan vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Mar Late 2022 A40
Bluebaum,M vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 15th Mar Late 2022 A01
Grischuk,A vs Kosteniuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Mar Late 2022 A46
Grischuk,A vs Martinez Alcantara,Jose Eduardo
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Mar Late 2022 B23
Grischuk,A vs Tabatabaei,M
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk5 Swiss 2022 D02
Demchenko,A vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk5 Swiss 2022 C50
Sadhwani,Raunak vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk5 Swiss 2022 C77
Bluebaum,M vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk5 Swiss 2022 D04
Van Foreest,Jorden vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk5 Swiss 2022 C45
Grischuk,A vs Cheparinov,I
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk5 Swiss 2022 D02
Maghsoodloo,Parham vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk5 Swiss 2022 C65
Sadhwani,Raunak vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 1st Mar Late 2022 B01
Grischuk,A vs Gledura,B
1-0
Titled Tue 1st Mar Late 2022 B23
Grischuk,A vs Ibadov,Dashgyn
1-0
Titled Tue 1st Mar Late 2022 C84
Tanenbaum,Zachary vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 1st Mar Late 2022 B01
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