Alexander Motylev
Number of games in database: 809
Years covered: 1993 to 2013
Last FIDE rating: 2669
Highest rating achieved in database: 2710
Overall record: +253 -95 =381 (60.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      80 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (174)      B90 B48 B33 B42 B56  Ruy Lopez (83)      C67 C69 C95 C78 C92  Sicilian Najdorf (48)      B90 B97 B94 B99 B92  French Defense (43)      C11 C02 C10 C07 C18  Sicilian Taimanov (31)      B48 B46 B45 B49  Caro-Kann (30)      B12 B18 B19 B17 B11	With the Black pieces:  Petrov (53)      C42 C43  Sicilian (53)      B22 B52 B51 B31 B63  Slav (53)      D12 D11 D17 D10 D16  Semi-Slav (40)      D43 D45 D44 D47  King's Indian (38)      E92 E97 E94 E71 E63  Caro-Kann (30)      B12 B18 B11 B14 B10

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Motylev vs A Iljushin, 2000 1-0
   Motylev vs Bareev, 2005 1-0
   H Grooten vs Motylev, 2003 0-1
   Van Wely vs Motylev, 2007 0-1
   Motylev vs B Savchenko, 2007 1-0
   Motylev vs Shirov, 2009 1-0
   Motylev vs B Ivanovic, 2000 1-0
   Motylev vs M Roiz, 2005 1-0
   E Inarkiev vs Motylev, 2002 0-1
   Motylev vs P Jirovsky, 1998 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   EU-ch 4th (2003)
   56th Russian Championships (2003)
   HB Global Chess Challenge (2005)
   2nd Sanjin Hotel Cup (2005)
   Corus Wijk aan Zee Group B (2006)
   European Individual Championships (2007)
   Ordix Open (2008)
   10th European Individual Championship (2009)
   Corus (Group B) (2009)
   10th Karpov Tournament (2009)
   Moscow Open (2010)
   Russian Team Championships (2011)

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ALEXANDER MOTYLEV (born Jun-17-1979) Russia [what is this?] Born in Yekaterinburg, Motylev learned to play chess when he was 4 and became a Candidate Master by the time he was 11. He has won the Russian under 16 and under 18 championships. Motylev won the 2001 Russian Championship and the Corsican Open at Bastia in 2003. In 2005, Motylev was equal first with Emil Sutovsky (who won on countback) at the Aeroflot Open (2005), second at the 2nd Sanjin Hotel Cup (behind Pentala Harikrishna). In 2006, he was the joint winner of the Corus "B" Tournament at Wijk aan Zee with Magnus Carlsen (http://www.coruschess.com/crosstabl...). He scored 7.5/11 at the 12th European Individual Championship (2011), placing 26th on tiebreak and qualifying for the World Cup (2011), where he unexpectedly lost in the first round to Ukrainian GM Yuri Drozdovskij, succumbing to the Armageddon blitz tiebreaker after drawing the classical games and the rapid and blitz game tiebreakers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexan...

page 1 of 33; games 1-25 of 809  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Abashev vs Motylev   1-0 36 1993 RUS-sf E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 2. Kasimdzhanov vs Motylev   1-0 50 1995 Wch U16 A04 Reti Opening 3. Motylev vs J Stocek   ½-½ 58 1996 Komercni Banka op B22 Sicilian, Alapin 4. Motylev vs V Malakhov 1-0 31 1996 RUS-ch U20 B22 Sicilian, Alapin 5. M Turov vs Motylev   1-0 51 1996 RUS-ch U20 B22 Sicilian, Alapin 6. Motylev vs V Malakhov 0-1 31 1997 RUS-ch U20 B01 Scandinavian 7. M Turov vs Motylev   0-1 43 1997 RUS-ch U20 B22 Sicilian, Alapin 8. Razuvaev vs Motylev   1-0 44 1997 RUS-Cup01 Chigorin mem E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 9. Motylev vs Danil Kuzuev   1-0 49 1998 RUS-ch B40 Sicilian 10. A Potapov vs Motylev   0-1 42 1998 RUS-ch E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) 11. M Turov vs Motylev   0-1 65 1998 RUS-ch U20 B22 Sicilian, Alapin 12. Motylev vs Ulibin ½-½ 43 1998 RUS-ch C06 French, Tarrasch 13. V Malakhatko vs Motylev   ½-½ 42 1998 Swidnica op rap E97 King's Indian 14. K Landa vs Motylev   ½-½ 21 1998 RUS-ch A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 15. A Rustemov vs Motylev   1-0 46 1998 RUS-ch E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line 16. Motylev vs P Jirovsky 1-0 29 1998 Wch U26 (Men) B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 17. I Yagupov vs Motylev   ½-½ 29 1998 RUS-ch B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 18. K Aseev vs Motylev   1-0 42 1998 RUS-ch E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation 19. Motylev vs Tiviakov   0-1 40 1998 RUS-ch B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack 20. P Tregubov vs Motylev   1-0 43 1998 RUS-ch E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto 21. Motylev vs Grischuk   0-1 29 1998 RUS-ch B30 Sicilian 22. Motylev vs A Karpatchev   ½-½ 54 1998 RUS-ch C45 Scotch Game 23. Motylev vs M Brodsky   1-0 76 1999 Chigorin mem B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 24. Motylev vs S Solovjov   1-0 23 1999 Geller Memorial (Cup Russia) B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long 25. Motylev vs S Vokarev   0-1 38 1999 Geller Memorial B27 Sicilian  page 1 of 33; games 1-25 of 809

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing> May-11-05    Hesam7: There is a nice interview with Alexander Motylev: http://www.chesscafe.com/misha/mish... Jan-27-06    BIDMONFA: Alexander Motylev MOTYLEV, Alexander http://www.bidmonfa.com/motylev_ale... _ Jan-04-07    Bobak Zahmat: Poor guy. He is participating in the A group of the Corus Tournament, and for almost a year nobody has kibitzed on his page. Jan-04-07    Rolfo: Did he participate in the latest Russian Championship? Jan-04-07    suenteus po 147: <Rolfo> He did, but he only scored 4.5/9 which wasn't good enough to send him on to the Russian SuperFinal. You can see his games here: 59th Russian Championship (2006)/Alexander Motylev Jan-04-07    Rolfo: <suentus> Understand, I read an interview by Svidler taken after San Luis where he appreciated Motylev's competence as second. Last year in Corus he tied with Carlsen for first in B group, not bad at all.. Jan-04-07    suenteus po 147: <Rolfo> I'm not saying Motylev isn't any good or doesn't deserve to be at Corus. He earned his spot fair and square. I'm just saying that his recent performance hasn't been inspiring. Jan-04-07    Rolfo: Of course he deserves his invitation, great for him. Jan-21-07    sitzkrieg: If my memory is correct he ended above Carlsen (not on points but on individual score or SB or something) and the organisers decided to give a wildcard to Carlsen for the A group anyway. Jun-05-09    returnoftheking: Motylev in the lead in the Karpov tournament. He won a miniature against MTEL winner Shirov. Jun-09-09    frogbert: unofficially, motylev is above 2700 after today's win - i think that's a first for him. congratulations! for full list, see http://chess.liverating.org/toplist... Jun-12-09    tamar: Bon Mot! Jun-13-09    stanleys: Motylev singing (with Efimenko) http://russiachess.org/images/stori... Jun-17-09    Raskolnikov: Happy birthday, Alexander! Jun-17-09    wordfunph: Happy birthday, Alexander! Jun-17-09    swordfish: Yes, what a happy 30th this must be for Motylev, coming off his win at the Karpov tournament. I wonder why he's not player of the day. Jun-17-09    Raisin Death Ray: Congrats for winning the Karpov tournament! BTW, who are you? :) Jun-29-09    frogbert: and now i can congratule motylev with <officially breaking 2700> in the july list, as poikovsky has been included and rated just before the release of the new list. congratulations! :o) Sep-06-09    percyblakeney: Motylev isn't doing well in the Russian Championship. He is 2710 but has a minus score after five rounds (two losses with white), in spite of only playing opponents rated in the 2500s. Feb-17-10    Tabanus: But he did well in Aeroflot Open (2010)! http://www.aeroflotchess.com/result... http://www.aeroflotchess.com/result... Jun-17-10    Don Cossacks: Happy Birthday comrade:D Apr-08-11    Penguincw: Oh.It's not his birthday today.But he's player of the day.Interesting. Jan-17-12    Shams: I've been mentally pronouncing his surname Mott-Lee-Ev but that's not right, is it. Mott-Y-Lev, I guess? Jan-17-12    Penguincw: < "The 250-euro daily Piet Zwart Prize in this section of the tournament was awarded to Russia’s Alexander Motylev for his victory in 40 moves with white from a Scandinavian opening against Holland’s Sergej Tiviakov." > http://www.tatasteelchess.com/tourn... Congratz. :) Jun-30-12    Jason Frost: <Shams> Mot-i-liov, with middle i a bit harder/throatier than regular i. By the way, anyone know why he's playing Chinese league over Russian higher league? < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 2 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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