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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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Winkels,M vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 1st Mar Late 2022 B01
Grischuk,A vs Tari,A
1-0
Titled Tue 1st Mar Late 2022 B12
Zavgorodniy,S vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early 2022 B01
Grischuk,A vs Svane,R
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early 2022 B12
Grischuk,A vs Demchenko,A
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early 2022 C28
Grischuk,A vs Zierk,S
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early 2022 B23
Bharath,Subramaniyam H vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early 2022 A46
Jobava,Ba vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early 2022 C01
Petrosyan,M vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early 2022 E97
Grischuk,A vs Talibov,Shiroghlan
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early 2022 C02
Vokhidov,Shamsiddin vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early 2022 C11
Grischuk,A vs Colas,Joshua
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early 2022 B12
Grischuk,A vs Lenderman,A
1-0
Titled Tue 22nd Feb Early 2022 C02
Dubov,Daniil vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Levitov Chess 50k 2022 2022 D02
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Levitov Chess 50k 2022 2022 C07
Grischuk,A vs Shimanov,A
1-0
Levitov Chess 50k 2022 2022 B12
Grischuk,A vs Martirosyan,Haik M.
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 C50
Grischuk,A vs Lugovskoy,M
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 C02
Svane,Frederik vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 B01
Grischuk,A vs Hamley,Ryan
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Feb Early 2022 C50
Corrales Jimenez,F vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Early 2022 A40
Harsha,B vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Early 2022 A40
Papasimakopoulos,Alexandros vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 A40
Grischuk,A vs Gelman,A
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Feb Early 2022 B23
Grischuk,A vs Moroni,L
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Early 2022 B00
Grischuk,A vs Abdrlauf,Elham
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Feb Early 2022 B12
Borisova,Ekaterina vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Feb Early 2022 E20
Grischuk,A vs Vovk,Or
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Feb Early 2022 B00
Holt,C vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 A40
Bellissimo,Joseph F. vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 B01
Grischuk,A vs Lodici,Lorenzo
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 15th Feb Early 2022 C50
Grischuk,A vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 C50
Demchenko,A vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 15th Feb Early 2022 B01
Harshavardhan,G B vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Early 2022 B01
Grischuk,A vs Abdrlauf,Elham
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 C02
Dreev,A vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 A40
Grischuk,A vs Saveliev,Alexei
1-0
Titled Tue 15th Feb Late 2022 B06
Rakhmanov,Ale vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 A20
Vovk,Or vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 A00
Beerdsen,Thomas vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 B01
Grischuk,A vs Rustemov,A
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 C02
Jumabayev,R vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 A48
Grischuk,A vs Seo,Jung Min
0-1
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 C42
Grischuk,A vs Weetik,V
1-0
Titled Tue 8th Feb Early 2022 B12
Santos Ruiz,Miguel vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 1st Feb A 2022 B92
Grischuk,A vs Hayrapetyan,Ho
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Feb A 2022 B06
Mladenovic,St vs Grischuk,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 1st Feb A 2022 A48
Grischuk,A vs Swicarz,M
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Feb A 2022 B23
Grischuk,A vs Vakhlamov,I
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Feb A 2022 B23
Savchenko,B vs Grischuk,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 1st Feb A 2022 B17
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