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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 Vastrukhin,O
1-0
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 C18
Morozevich,A vs Atakishiyev,Elmar
1-0
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 B57
Savchenko,B vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 A07
Livaic,Leon vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 D07
Indjic,A vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 D17
Matinian,N vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 A09
Morozevich,A vs Balog,I1
0-1
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 B06
Raja,H vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 C65
Morozevich,A vs Boyer,Mahel
0-1
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 B00
Djordjevic,Vu vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 D02
Morozevich,A vs Aravindh,Chithambaram VR.
1-0
Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 2021 B23
Bortnyk,Olexandr vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Levitov Christmas Final 2020 C58
Bortnyk,Olexandr vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Levitov Christmas Final 2020 C57
Morozevich,A vs Bortnyk,Olexandr
0-1
Levitov Christmas Final 2020 B03
Bortnyk,Olexandr vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Levitov Christmas Final 2020 C11
Morozevich,A vs Bortnyk,Olexandr
0-1
Levitov Christmas Final 2020 B03
Morozevich,A vs Hou Yifan
0-1
Fiona's Fight Night 4 2020 C42
Morozevich,A vs Hou Yifan
0-1
Fiona's Fight Night 4 2020 C47
Hou Yifan vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Fiona's Fight Night 4 2020 C11
Hou Yifan vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Fiona's Fight Night 4 2020 C11
Hou Yifan vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Fiona's Fight Night 4 2020 C11
Hou Yifan vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Fiona's Fight Night 4 2020 C11
Morozevich,A vs Hou Yifan
1-0
Fiona's Fight Night 4 2020 D01
Morozevich,A vs Hou Yifan
1-0
Fiona's Fight Night 4 2020 C11
Hou Yifan vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Fiona's Fight Night 4 2020 C11
Morozevich,A vs Hou Yifan
1-0
Fiona's Fight Night 4 2020 C42
Saravana,Kr vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 C41
Bryzgalin,K vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 D02
Morozevich,A vs Nguyen,Quoc Hy
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 C46
Morozevich,A vs Kashlinskaya,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 C46
Grabinsky,Aaron vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 B00
Morozevich,A vs Mammadov,Z
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 B12
Morozevich,A vs Dobre,ClC
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 C46
Le Tuan Minh vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 D02
Morozevich,A vs Vykouk,Jan
1-0
Titled Tuesday 2nd June 2020 B95
Lintchevski,D vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 B47
Calin,Alexandru vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 A45
Tang,Andrew vs Morozevich,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 D00
Morozevich,A vs Lugovskoy,M
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 C19
Hernandez Gonzalez,W vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 C41
Kalashian,D vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 C41
Morozevich,A vs Onischuk,V
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 B09
Morozevich,A vs Korobov,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 B20
Morozevich,A vs Potapov,Alexa1
1-0
Titled Tuesday 26th May 2020 C77
Morozevich,A vs Kozak,Adam
0-1
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 C45
Molaei,Mohammadamin vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 A56
Gabdrakhmanov,Azat vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 B07
Morozevich,A vs Vlassov,N
1-0
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 B00
Valner,U vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 B00
Morozevich,A vs Manea,Al
1-0
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 B03
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