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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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Reshetnikov,Al vs Morozevich,A
0-1
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 A10
Morozevich,A vs Nozdrachev,V
1-0
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 C45
Golubov,Saveliy vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 D02
Grigoriants,S RUS vs Morozevich,A
0-1
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 D02
Popov,Iv RUS vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 C12
Kretov,E vs Morozevich,A
1-0
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 D09
Morozevich,A vs Zvjaginsev,V
1-0
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 C11
Morozevich,A vs Moskalenko,A
1-0
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 B20
Dvalishvili,P vs Morozevich,A
1-0
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 B20
Morozevich,A vs Vavulin,M
1/2-1/2
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 C45
Morozevich,A vs Kuznecov,M
1-0
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 B00
Papin,V vs Morozevich,A
0-1
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 A10
Oparin,G vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 B27
Morozevich,A vs Glek,I
0-1
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 B20
Morozevich,A vs Sychev,K
1-0
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 C45
Grachev,B vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 A46
Morozevich,A vs Savchenko,B
1-0
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 B20
Morozevich,A vs Jakovenko,D
1-0
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 C45
Morozevich,A vs Seliverstov,Vl
0-1
70th Moscow Blitz 2016 B01
Kashtanov,R vs Morozevich,A
0-1
St.Petersburg Rapid 2016 2016 B48
Morozevich,A vs Rozum,I
1-0
St.Petersburg Rapid 2016 2016 B12
Morozevich,A vs Sharafiev,A
1/2-1/2
St.Petersburg Rapid 2016 2016 C45
Huzman,A vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
St.Petersburg Rapid 2016 2016 D02
Morozevich,A vs Rakhmanov,Ale
1-0
St.Petersburg Rapid 2016 2016 B01
Morozevich,A vs Markhanov,V
1-0
St.Petersburg Rapid 2016 2016 B33
Klimov,S vs Morozevich,A
1-0
St.Petersburg Rapid 2016 2016 C19
Puraev,A vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
St.Petersburg Rapid 2016 2016 D05
Morozevich,A vs Hillarp Persson,T
1-0
EGC Chess Go Match 2016 2016 B06
Hillarp Persson,T vs Morozevich,A
0-1
EGC Chess Go Match 2016 2016 A09
Morozevich,A vs Shariyazdanov,A
1-0
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 C11
Iljin,A vs Morozevich,A
0-1
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 D02
Yudin,S vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 B22
Morozevich,A vs Lintchevski,D
1/2-1/2
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 B29
Indjic,A vs Morozevich,A
0-1
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 A40
Isaikin,Artem vs Morozevich,A
0-1
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 B23
Morozevich,A vs Rozum,I
0-1
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 B12
Morozevich,A vs Korovin,Mikhail
1-0
38th Nezhmetdinov Rapid 2016 C19
Rublevsky,S vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Sergievskiy Mem Rapid 2016 B70
Morozevich,A vs Dreev,A
1/2-1/2
Sergievskiy Mem Rapid 2016 B12
Morozevich,A vs Gunina,V
1-0
Sergievskiy Mem Rapid 2016 B12
Morozevich,A vs Volkov,Sergey1
1-0
Sergievskiy Mem Rapid 2016 C11
Sharafiev,A vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Sergievskiy Mem Rapid 2016 E16
Morozevich,A vs Aleksandrov,A
1-0
Sergievskiy Mem Rapid 2016 A00
Bezgodov,A vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Sergievskiy Mem Rapid 2016 B47
Demidov,M vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Sergievskiy Mem Rapid 2016 A40
Morozevich,A vs Glek,I
1-0
Sergievskiy Mem Rapid 2016 C16
Severinov,B vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Sergievskiy Mem Rapid 2016 A04
Morozevich,A vs Anikina,Elena
1-0
Sergievskiy Mem Rapid 2016 B20
Artemiev,V vs Morozevich,A
0-1
Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 B27
Morozevich,A vs Antipov,M2
1-0
Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 A00
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