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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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Papp,Levente vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 A20
Morozevich,A vs Korchmar,V
1-0
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 B56
Valner,U vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 B00
Morozevich,A vs Kozak,Adam
0-1
Titled Tuesday 19th May 2020 C45
Morozevich,A vs Narayanan,Sri
1-0
Titled Tuesday 12th May 2020 C45
Morozevich,A vs Laurusas,T
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 12th May 2020 C42
Durarbayli,V vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 12th May 2020 C41
Morozevich,A vs Corrales Jimenez,F
1-0
Titled Tuesday 12th May 2020 B23
Morozevich,A vs Asgarizadeh,A
1-0
Titled Tuesday 12th May 2020 B00
Gumularz,Szymon vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 12th May 2020 B07
Morozevich,A vs Paravyan,D
1/2-1/2
Titled Tuesday 12th May 2020 B23
Putnam,Liam vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 D08
Morozevich,A vs Martirosyan,Haik M.
0-1
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 C45
Morozevich,A vs Sosa,T ARG
1-0
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 C45
Arnaudov,G vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 D02
Maghalashvili,Da vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 A07
Morozevich,A vs Lana Rodriguez,D
0-1
Titled Tuesday 5th May 2020 B32
Morozevich,A vs Sychev,K
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 C70
Wojtaszek,R vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 A56
Morozevich,A vs Hansen,Eric
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 B23
Morozevich,A vs Castellanos Rodriguez,R
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 B23
Fridman,D vs Morozevich,A
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 A40
Predke,A vs Morozevich,A
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 C41
Shimanov,A vs Morozevich,A
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 A45
Morozevich,A vs Ivanisevic,I
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 B00
Safarli,E vs Morozevich,A
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 C41
Jumabayev,R vs Morozevich,A
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 E97
Morozevich,A vs Chigaev,M
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 C77
Sakaev,K vs Morozevich,A
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 A40
Morozevich,A vs Shcherbakov,R
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 A05
Petrov,N vs Morozevich,A
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 A20
Morozevich,A vs Sek,K
1-0
World Blitz 2019 2019 C74
Morozevich,A vs Golubov,Saveliy
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 B06
Salgado Lopez,I vs Morozevich,A
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 C01
Morozevich,A vs Quparadze,G
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 B23
Morozevich,A vs Christiansen,Johan-Sebastian
0-1
World Blitz 2019 2019 A09
Kazhgaleyev,M vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 A40
Alonso Rosell,A vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2019 2019 A40
Morozevich,A vs Lupik,M
1-0
European Blitz 2019 2019 B23
Morozevich,A vs Ruck,R1
1-0
European Blitz 2019 2019 B12
Demidov,M vs Morozevich,A
1-0
European Blitz 2019 2019 A40
Ruck,R1 vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
European Blitz 2019 2019 D02
Kulaots,K vs Morozevich,A
0-1
European Blitz 2019 2019 C11
Popov,Val vs Morozevich,A
0-1
European Blitz 2019 2019 A10
Morozevich,A vs Demidov,M
1-0
European Blitz 2019 2019 C10
Lysyj,I vs Morozevich,A
1-0
European Blitz 2019 2019 A40
Sargissian,G vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
European Blitz 2019 2019 A32
Nestor,K vs Morozevich,A
0-1
European Blitz 2019 2019 A40
Morozevich,A vs Sargissian,G
0-1
European Blitz 2019 2019 C77
Morozevich,A vs Motylev,A
1-0
European Blitz 2019 2019 C70
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