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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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Manukian,Ar vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Titled Arena May 8th 2021 2021 B00
Fernandez,Fe vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena May 8th 2021 2021 B96
Morozevich,A vs Babiy,Igor
1/2-1/2
Titled Arena May 8th 2021 2021 A00
Morozevich,A vs Skatchkov,Valery
1-0
Titled Arena May 8th 2021 2021 A00
Morozevich,A vs Nazari,Arad
1-0
Titled Arena May 8th 2021 2021 C19
Morozevich,A vs Nazari,Arad
1-0
Titled Arena May 8th 2021 2021 B34
Morozevich,A vs Atabayew,S
0-1
Titled Arena May 8th 2021 2021 B54
Mischuk,D vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena May 8th 2021 2021 A40
Skatchkov,Valery vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 D08
Morozevich,A vs Anisimov,P2
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 A05
Morozevich,A vs Lavrov,Ma1
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 B03
Morozevich,A vs Iskandarov,M
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 B06
Orozbaev,Eldiar vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 C01
Obregon Rivero,J vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 A07
Matinian,N vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 D02
Morozevich,A vs Sanal,V
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 B89
Hansen,Eric vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 C00
Annaberdiyev,B vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 B00
Morozevich,A vs Tabatabaei,M
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 B03
Alekseenko,K vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 C05
Morozevich,A vs Vasquez Schroeder,R
0-1
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 B50
Morozevich,A vs Sahidi,Samir
1/2-1/2
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 B34
Morozevich,A vs Matlakov,M
1/2-1/2
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 C77
Boyer,Mahel vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 C02
Andreikin,D vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 D08
Morozevich,A vs Ter Sahakyan,S
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 C48
Matinian,N vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 C11
Morozevich,A vs Sarana,A
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 B90
Morozevich,A vs Aliavdin,N
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 B23
Morozevich,A vs Reimanis,R
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 C47
Morozevich,A vs Lamaze,Simon
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 B57
Darini,P vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 A40
Pultinevicius,Paulius vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 A56
Hansen,Eric vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 D09
Morozevich,A vs Rasulov,Vu
0-1
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 B06
Morozevich,A vs Grigorov,G
0-1
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 B12
Morozevich,A vs Yeke,S
1-0
Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 2021 B00
Aitbayev,A vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 C45
Morozevich,A vs Drozdowski,K
0-1
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 B00
Morozevich,A vs Piliposyan,Robert
1-0
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 C45
Morozevich,A vs Nihal,Sarin
0-1
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 C45
Morozevich,A vs Al Tarbosh,W
1-0
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 C11
Livaic,Leon vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 D07
Nesterov,Arseniy vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 D08
Matlakov,M vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 A00
Georgiev,Ki vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 A43
Morozevich,A vs Atakishiyev,Elmar
1-0
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 B57
Georgiev,Ki vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 E66
Morozevich,A vs Zubritskiy,A
0-1
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 B80
Savchenko,B vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 A07
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