Morozevich, Alexander
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
Featured Games
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Morozevich,A vs Kramnik,V
18th Amber Rapid
2009
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Morozevich, Alexander vs Jirovsky, Petr
Wch U20
1997
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Topalov,V vs Morozevich,A
Amber Blindfold
2003
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Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
Amber Blindfold
2008
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Adams, Michael vs Morozevich, Alexander
Tilburg
1993
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Topalov,V vs Morozevich,A
Amber Blindfold
2002
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Morozevich,A vs Kramnik,V
Amber Rapid
2005
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Morozevich, Alexander vs Smyslov, Vassily
FIDE-Wch k.o.
1997
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Svidler,P vs Morozevich,A
Tal Memorial Blitz
2008
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Morozevich,A vs Leko,P
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014
2014
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1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 E91
Morozevich,A vs Oparin,G
1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 E32
Morozevich,A vs Artemiev,V
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 D10
Antipov,M2 vs Morozevich,A
0-1Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 C00
Oparin,G vs Morozevich,A
1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 C92
Morozevich,A vs Bukavshin,I
1-0Nutcracker Rapid 2015 2015 B48
Morozevich,A vs Bukavshin,I
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Classical 2015 2015 B48
Morozevich,A vs Artemiev,V
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Classical 2015 2015 D52
Oparin,G vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2Nutcracker Classical 2015 2015 C92
Antipov,M2 vs Morozevich,A
1-0Nutcracker Classical 2015 2015 C92
Bachmann,Ax vs Morozevich,A
1-0Barcelona GM 2015 2015 A07
Morozevich,A vs Grigoryan,K2
1/2-1/2Barcelona GM 2015 2015 C47
Narciso Dublan,M vs Morozevich,A
0-1Barcelona GM 2015 2015 B23
Morozevich,A vs Balogh,C
1/2-1/2Barcelona GM 2015 2015 A01
Asis Gargatagli,H vs Morozevich,A
0-1Barcelona GM 2015 2015 B90
Morozevich,A vs Bauer,Ch
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2015 2015 A37
Morozevich,A vs Swiercz,D
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 C02
Morozevich,A vs Dubov,Daniil
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2015 2015 D12
Harikrishna,P vs Morozevich,A
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 A05
Safarli,E vs Morozevich,A
0-1World Blitz 2015 2015 C03
Zhang Zhong vs Morozevich,A
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 C50
Ponkratov,P vs Morozevich,A
0-1World Blitz 2015 2015 E32
Inarkiev,E vs Morozevich,A
0-1World Blitz 2015 2015 E16
Morozevich,A vs Ragger,M
0-1World Blitz 2015 2015 C45
Morozevich,A vs Rublevsky,S
0-1World Blitz 2015 2015 B20
Morozevich,A vs Nielsen,PH
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 B06
Vitiugov,N vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2015 2015 A07
Morozevich,A vs Papin,V
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 B42
Morozevich,A vs Moiseenko,A1
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2015 2015 B32
Morozevich,A vs Fridman,D
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2015 2015 C42
Morozevich,A vs Hjartarson,J
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 C45
Zhigalko,S vs Morozevich,A
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 C70
Lenic,L vs Morozevich,A
0-1World Blitz 2015 2015 D02
Movsesian,S vs Morozevich,A
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 B48
Morozevich,A vs Khismatullin,D
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 D35
Perunovic,Mil vs Morozevich,A
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 B47
Morozevich,A vs Hjartarson,J
0-1World Rapid 2015 2015 C45
Agrest,E vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2015 2015 A09
Lagno,Kateryna vs Morozevich,A
1-0World Rapid 2015 2015 A07
Morozevich,A vs Olafsson,H1
1-0World Rapid 2015 2015 B01
Morozevich,A vs Vidit,S
0-1World Rapid 2015 2015 A05
Kravtsiv,M vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2015 2015 B47
Morozevich,A vs Kovalev,Vl
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2015 2015 C45
Khismatullin,D vs Morozevich,A
1-0World Rapid 2015 2015 E47
Shabalov,A vs Morozevich,A
0-1World Rapid 2015 2015 A06
Morozevich,A vs Adhiban,Baskaran
0-1World Rapid 2015 2015 C45
Bologan,V vs Morozevich,A
1-0World Rapid 2015 2015 B49
Ponkratov,P vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2015 2015 E00
Morozevich,A vs Swiercz,D
1-0World Rapid 2015 2015 C45
Morozevich,A vs Bluebaum,M
1-0World Rapid 2015 2015 C11