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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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Kokarev,Dm vs Morozevich,A
1-0
ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018 B48
Bocharov,D vs Morozevich,A
1-0
ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018 D11
Morozevich,A vs Maltsevskaya,Aleksandra
1-0
ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018 B12
Morozevich,A vs Ponkratov,P
1-0
ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018 B06
Yudin,S vs Morozevich,A
0-1
ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018 C50
Morozevich,A vs Demidov,M
0-1
ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018 B03
Morozevich,A vs Kabanov,N
1-0
ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018 B89
Shuvalova,Polina vs Morozevich,A
1-0
ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018 B70
Morozevich,A vs Maletina,Tatiana
1-0
ch-RUS Rapid GP Final 2018 B12
Grachev,B vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 A49
Morozevich,A vs Maletin,P
1-0
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 C76
Morozevich,A vs Chekhov,S
1-0
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 B40
Dilmukhametov,Artur vs Morozevich,A
0-1
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 C11
Morozevich,A vs Vastrukhin,O
1-0
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 C18
Antipov,M2 vs Morozevich,A
0-1
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 C41
Morozevich,A vs Tekeyev,Z
1-0
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 B32
Demidov,M vs Morozevich,A
0-1
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 A07
Morozevich,A vs Sergeyev,A
1-0
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 C42
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Morozevich,A
0-1
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 B47
Lysyj,I vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 A56
Morozevich,A vs Rozum,I
1-0
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 B01
Linker,M vs Morozevich,A
0-1
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 A62
Rozum,I vs Morozevich,A
0-1
TCh-RUS Rapid 2018 2018 A20
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Morozevich,A
0-1
TCh-RUS Rapid 2018 2018 A21
Morozevich,A vs Potkin,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Rapid 2018 2018 C65
Kretov,E vs Morozevich,A
0-1
TCh-RUS Rapid 2018 2018 E30
Morozevich,A vs Bocharov,D
1-0
TCh-RUS Rapid 2018 2018 B12
Lysyj,I vs Morozevich,A
0-1
TCh-RUS Rapid 2018 2018 A56
Malakhov,V vs Morozevich,A
1-0
TCh-RUS Rapid 2018 2018 A06
Morozevich,A vs Dzhumagaliev,Y
1-0
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 B40
Morozevich,A vs Apryshko,G
1-0
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 B06
Indzhiev,Aldar vs Morozevich,A
0-1
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 A45
Morozevich,A vs Antipov,M2
1-0
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 C16
Timofeev,Arty vs Morozevich,A
0-1
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 A20
Morozevich,A vs Indzhiev,Aldar
1-0
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 B50
Artemiev,V vs Morozevich,A
1-0
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 B40
Rozhko,D vs Morozevich,A
0-1
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 D02
Apryshko,G vs Morozevich,A
1-0
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 C46
Kozionov,Kirill vs Morozevich,A
1-0
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 D08
Morozevich,A vs Rozhko,D
1-0
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 C10
Alekseenko,K vs Morozevich,A
0-1
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 C11
Antipov,M2 vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 B40
Morozevich,A vs Alekseenko,K
1-0
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 B56
Morozevich,A vs Kozionov,Kirill
0-1
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 B50
Morozevich,A vs Timofeev,Arty
1/2-1/2
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 C02
Morozevich,A vs Artemiev,V
0-1
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 B50
Dzhumagaliev,Y vs Morozevich,A
0-1
ch-RUS Blitz 2018 2018 A00
Morozevich,A vs Oparin,G
1/2-1/2
ch-RUS Rapid 2018 2018 C77
Morozevich,A vs Savchenko,B
1-0
ch-RUS Rapid 2018 2018 C18
Artemiev,V vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
ch-RUS Rapid 2018 2018 A20
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