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Morozevich, Alexander

modern era

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

Most Faced Opponents

Leko,P71 gamesGelfand,B56 gamesGrischuk,A54 gamesIvanchuk,V50 gamesKramnik,V46 gamesSvidler,P45 gamesAnand,V40 gamesKarjakin,Sergey37 gamesCarlsen,M32 gamesTopalov,V31 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Morozevich,A vs Kramnik,V

18th Amber Rapid

2009

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FCGFCG
1-0

Morozevich, Alexander vs Jirovsky, Petr

Wch U20

1997

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FCGFCG
0-1

Topalov,V vs Morozevich,A

Amber Blindfold

2003

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FCGFCG
1-0

Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V

Amber Blindfold

2008

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FCGFCG
0-1

Adams, Michael vs Morozevich, Alexander

Tilburg

1993

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FCGFCG
0-1

Topalov,V vs Morozevich,A

Amber Blindfold

2002

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FCGFCG
0-1

Morozevich,A vs Kramnik,V

Amber Rapid

2005

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FCGFCG
1-0

Morozevich, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily

FIDE-Wch k.o.

1997

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FCGFCG
1-0

Svidler,P vs Morozevich,A

Tal Memorial Blitz

2008

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FCGFCG
0-1

Morozevich,A vs Leko,P

Tal Memorial Blitz 2014

2014

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Games (2783)

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Morozevich,A vs Nikolic,Pr
1-0
Corus 2000 C00
Timman,J vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Corus 2000 C06
Morozevich,A vs Lputian,S
1-0
Corus 2000 C00
Anand,V vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Corus 2000 D17
Morozevich,A vs Short,N
1/2-1/2
Corus 2000 C45
Piket,Je vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Corus 2000 D19
Adams,Mi vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Corus 2000 C03
Morozevich,A vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus 2000 B80
Kasparov,G vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Corus 2000 D17
Morozevich,A vs Korchnoi,V
1/2-1/2
Corus 2000 C11
Polgar,Ju vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Corus 2000 C11
Morozevich,A vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
Corus 2000 C42
Leko,P vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Corus 2000 B33
Morozevich, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
0-1
About.com/ICC GM m 1999 A03
Svidler, Peter vs Morozevich, Alexander
0-1
About.com/ICC GM m 1999 E63
Svidler, Peter vs Morozevich, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 C12
Topalov, Veselin vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0
Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 D07
Polgar, Judit vs Morozevich, Alexander
0-1
Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 B05
Adams, Michael vs Morozevich, Alexander
0-1
Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 C03
Morozevich, Alexander vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 B12
Morozevich, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 B80
Morozevich, Alexander vs Topalov, Veselin
0-1
Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 B80
Morozevich, Alexander vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 C51
Leko, Peter vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0
Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 C11
Morozevich, Alexander vs Polgar, Judit
0-1
Frankfurt-West Masters 1999 C42
Topalov, Veselin vs Morozevich, Alexander
0-1
Sarajevo 1999 C11
Morozevich, Alexander vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Sarajevo 1999 B80
Kasparov, Gary vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0
Sarajevo 1999 D10
Adams, Michael vs Morozevich, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1999 C03
Morozevich, Alexander vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1999 C55
Morozevich, Alexander vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
Sarajevo 1999 C42
Leko, Peter vs Morozevich, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Sarajevo 1999 C03
Short, Nigel D vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0
Bundesliga 9899 1998 C12
Morozevich, Alexander vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0
RUS-Cup final 1998 B52
Morozevich, Alexander vs Svidler, Peter
1-0
Russian Club Cup 1998 B80
Morozevich, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris
1-0
Madrid 1996 B87
Kamsky, Gata vs Morozevich, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Donner mem 1996 C11
Svidler, Peter vs Morozevich, Alexander
0-1
Moscow PCA qual 1996 C92
Morozevich, Alexander vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Madrid 1996 B17
Topalov, Veselin vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0
Madrid 1996 E04
Morozevich, Alexander vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Donner mem 1996 C57
Shirov, Alexei vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0
Madrid 1996 C92
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0
Donner mem 1996 C11
Morozevich, Alexander vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
PCA/Intel-GP 1995 C34
Timman, Jan H vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0
Donner mem 1995 E33
Khalifman, Alexander vs Morozevich, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Donner mem 1995 D07
Anand, Viswanathan vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0
PCA/Intel-GP 1995 B05
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0
PCA/Intel-GP 1995 D07
Khalifman, Alexander vs Morozevich, Alexander
0-1
Yalta rapid 1995 D07
Svidler, Peter vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0
RUS-ch 1995 B85
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