Morozevich, Alexander
Alexander Morozevich rose to No. 2 in the world in 2008 through an unorthodox and fearlessly aggressive style that produced remarkably few draws. A two-time Russian Champion and two-time World Championship Candidate, he was beloved by fans for his willingness to play the sharpest positions with obscure openings like the Chigorin Defense and Albin Countergambit at the highest level.
Total Games
2783
Wins
1251
Draws
851
Losses
681
45.0% wins30.6% draws24.5% losses
Most Played Openings
C11 - French Defense: Steinitz Variation104C45 - Scotch Game78B12 - Caro-Kann Defense63B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation62C42 - Petrov's Defense52D02 - Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre49A07 - King's Indian Attack49B20 - Sicilian Defense49A40 - Zaire Defense45B40 - Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation39
Featured Games
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Morozevich,A vs Kramnik,V
18th Amber Rapid
2009
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Morozevich, Alexander vs Jirovsky, Petr
Wch U20
1997
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Topalov,V vs Morozevich,A
Amber Blindfold
2003
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Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
Amber Blindfold
2008
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Adams, Michael vs Morozevich, Alexander
Tilburg
1993
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Topalov,V vs Morozevich,A
Amber Blindfold
2002
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Morozevich,A vs Kramnik,V
Amber Rapid
2005
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Morozevich, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
FIDE-Wch k.o.
1997
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Svidler,P vs Morozevich,A
Tal Memorial Blitz
2008
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Morozevich,A vs Leko,P
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014
2014
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0-18th Tal Mem Blitz 2013 E64
Morozevich,A vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/28th Tal Mem Blitz 2013 A45
Kramnik,V vs Morozevich,A
1-08th Tal Mem Blitz 2013 A10
Morozevich,A vs Carlsen,M
1-08th Tal Mem Blitz 2013 B35
Morozevich,A vs Anand,V
0-18th Tal Mem Blitz 2013 A13
Morozevich,A vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2Makedonia Palace GP 2013 A45
Kamsky,G vs Morozevich,A
1-0Makedonia Palace GP 2013 C96
Morozevich,A vs Topalov,V
0-1Makedonia Palace GP 2013 B12
Dominguez Perez,L vs Morozevich,A
1-0Makedonia Palace GP 2013 C84
Morozevich,A vs Caruana,F
0-1Makedonia Palace GP 2013 A34
Grischuk,A vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2Makedonia Palace GP 2013 C77
Morozevich,A vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2Makedonia Palace GP 2013 B80
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2Makedonia Palace GP 2013 E91
Morozevich,A vs Svidler,P
1-0Makedonia Palace GP 2013 C48
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2Makedonia Palace GP 2013 E97
Ponomariov,R vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2Renova FIDE GP Zug 2013 D37
Morozevich,A vs Radjabov,T
1-0Renova FIDE GP Zug 2013 B32
Nakamura,Hi vs Morozevich,A
1-0Renova FIDE GP Zug 2013 E91
Morozevich,A vs Topalov,V
0-1Renova FIDE GP Zug 2013 A33
Kamsky,G vs Morozevich,A
1-0Renova FIDE GP Zug 2013 A42
Morozevich,A vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Renova FIDE GP Zug 2013 A33
Giri,A vs Morozevich,A
0-1Renova FIDE GP Zug 2013 E65
Morozevich,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2Renova FIDE GP Zug 2013 E34
Caruana,F vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2Renova FIDE GP Zug 2013 C92
Morozevich,A vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2Renova FIDE GP Zug 2013 D90
Morozevich,A vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0Renova FIDE GP Zug 2013 A07
Morozevich,A vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/220th TCh-RUS 2013 2013 D85
Morozevich,A vs Grischuk,A
0-120th TCh-RUS 2013 2013 A33
Radjabov,T vs Morozevich,A
1-0SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 2012 E63
Morozevich,A vs Grischuk,A
1-0SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 2012 E88
Morozevich,A vs Giri,A
1-0SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 2012 D90
Morozevich,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 2012 A00
Aronian,L vs Morozevich,A
1-0SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 2012 B06
Morozevich,A vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 D13
Morozevich,A vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 B03
Morozevich,A vs Kamsky,G
1-0SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 E81
Morozevich,A vs Giri,A
1-0SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 D90
Grischuk,A vs Morozevich,A
0-1SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 B40
Morozevich,A vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 A22
Radjabov,T vs Morozevich,A
1-0SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 D02
Morozevich,A vs Aronian,L
0-1SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 A56
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
0-1SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 A49
Leko,P vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 B47
Nakamura,Hi vs Morozevich,A
1-0SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 2012 A07
Radjabov,T vs Morozevich,A
0-1SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 2012 D96
Giri,A vs Morozevich,A
1-0SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 2012 E04
Karjakin,Sergey vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 2012 B49
Morozevich,A vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 2012 D85
Morozevich,A vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 2012 D10
Svidler,P vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2FIDE GP Tashkent 2012 B47