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Grischuk 
 
Alexander Grischuk
Number of games in database: 754
Years covered: 1992 to 2008
Current FIDE rating: 2716
Highest rating achieved in database: 2732
Overall record: +231 -96 =319 (60.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      108 exhibition games, blitz games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (102) 
    B90 B31 B30 B47 B46
 Ruy Lopez (65) 
    C67 C84 C88 C92 C78
 French Defense (42) 
    C02 C11 C10 C17 C18
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (39) 
    C84 C88 C92 C91 C99
 Caro-Kann (25) 
    B12 B15 B19 B18 B16
 Sicilian Najdorf (25) 
    B90 B92
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (81) 
    C88 C89 C84 C78 C96
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (58) 
    C88 C89 C84 C96 C90
 Sicilian (56) 
    B90 B45 B30 B92 B51
 Queen's Indian (28) 
    E15 E12 E17
 Nimzo Indian (26) 
    E32 E58 E21 E39 E29
 Sicilian Najdorf (23) 
    B90 B92 B97 B93
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Grischuk vs Ponomariov, 2000 1-0
   Grischuk vs Rublevsky, 2007 1-0
   Grischuk vs Fressinet, 2000 1-0
   Grischuk vs Svidler, 2007 1/2-1/2
   Grischuk vs Judit Polgar, 2007 1/2-1/2
   Grischuk vs Shirov, 2006 1-0
   Grischuk vs Bacrot, 2004 1-0
   Grischuk vs Svidler, 2003 1/2-1/2
   Grischuk vs Radjabov, 2007 1/2-1/2
   Grischuk vs G Seul, 2004 1-0

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Wijk aan Zee Corus 2002 by suenteus po 147
   [Candidate Matches 2007]--Grischuk-Rublevsky by chessmoron
   french advance Qb6 by Sparky123
   [Candidate Matches 2007]---Grischuk-Malakhov by chessmoron
   Corus 2005 by isrxjs
   Winning Black Openings 2007 For IGM & IM, Part 2 by AuDo
   alexandrovm's favorite games by alexandrovm

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ALEXANDER GRISCHUK
(born Oct-31-1983) Russia

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Alexander Grischuk was born October 31, 1983 in Moscow, where he lives to this day. He became quite famous as a junior, reaching the semifinals of the 2000 FIDE world championship when he was only sixteen. Since then he has scored a number of international successes, placing second at the Corus Chess Tournament in 2002. He was also second in the final of the 2004 Russian Championships behind Garry Kasparov. Currently he is ranked seventeenth in the world on the FIDE rating list; his career-best placing so far has been seventh in October of 2003. In 2007, he won Candidates' matches against Vladimir Malakhov and Sergei Rublevsky to qualify for the FIDE World Championship Tournament (2007), but there he finished last out of the eight players.

Grischuk has had many successes at rapid and blitz chess. He is a two-time winner of the Ordix Open and won the World Blitz Chess Championship in 2006.


 page 1 of 31; games 1-25 of 754  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Grischuk vs Bacrot 1-031 1992 Ch World (cadets) (under 10)B01 Scandinavian
2. Grischuk vs Bacrot 0-131 1993 Wch U10C42 Petrov Defense
3. Ponomariov vs Grischuk 1-023 1994 Wch U12 Szeged (9)B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
4. Kholmov vs Grischuk  1-053 1995 Moscow op2C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
5. S Kriventsov vs Grischuk  1-051 1995 Moscow ChampionshipC96 Ruy Lopez, Closed
6. V Malakhov vs Grischuk 1-0100 1996 RUS-Cup2C47 Four Knights
7. Grischuk vs V Akobian  1-026 1996 Wch U14B01 Scandinavian
8. Aronian vs Grischuk  ½-½69 1997 Kasparov CupC47 Four Knights
9. Kharlov vs Grischuk  1-032 1998 RUS-ch51D30 Queen's Gambit Declined
10. Grischuk vs Danil Kuzuev  1-035 1998 RUS-chB44 Sicilian
11. Grischuk vs A Potapov  1-043 1998 RUS-chC78 Ruy Lopez
12. Grischuk vs A Poluljahov  0-141 1998 RUS-chB32 Sicilian
13. A Karpatchev vs Grischuk 0-127 1998 RUS-chC55 Two Knights Defense
14. Grischuk vs A Rustemov  ½-½38 1998 RUS-chB06 Robatsch
15. Motylev vs Grischuk  0-129 1998 RUS-chB30 Sicilian
16. E Najer vs Grischuk  1-049 1998 RUS-chD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
17. Grischuk vs Rashkovsky  0-150 1998 RUS-chB06 Robatsch
18. Grischuk vs K Landa  ½-½15 1998 RUS-chB44 Sicilian
19. A Sokolov vs Grischuk  1-054 1998 RUS-chC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
20. Grischuk vs V Malakhov  ½-½35 1999 Porto San Giorgio op 11thB27 Sicilian
21. Grischuk vs M Cebalo  1-050 1999 Bled openB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
22. Kharlov vs Grischuk  0-135 1999 RUS-ch KOC90 Ruy Lopez, Closed
23. Grischuk vs H Hamdouchi  ½-½28 1999 Ubeda OpenB33 Sicilian
24. Tiviakov vs Grischuk  ½-½20 1999 Anibal OpenC86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
25. S Atalik vs Grischuk  ½-½44 1999 Bled openD56 Queen's Gambit Declined
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Dec-29-07
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  Strongest Force: Thx for the info, pawnofdoom. I think the "vlad" guy might be Rajabov. Naka's 3717 should be the highest ever for a human. Anyone who goes beyond that may as well declare war on Nak: he will come after them with everything he's got. I try to stay away from online chess but it's fun to have an anonymous account.
Dec-29-07   russep: Grischuk seems to have switched over to 1.d4. He seems to play this move more than 1.e4 now. I wonder why he switched?
Dec-29-07   slomarko: coz 1.e4 sucks
Dec-29-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  RookFile: That's why practically every world champion has used it.
Dec-29-07   slomarko: <RookFile> whats new with Fischer and Capablanca, did you find some game where they slapped somebody? hehehe
Dec-29-07   pawnofdoom: <slomarko> I have an account, so I can jsut go into the main console and use the "rank depressnyak" command and I'll get a whole big list of users.

Wonder what Nakamura plays as on ICC. Theres a person who plays as "Nakamura-NY" who is probably Nakamura, but has no games or rating.

Dec-30-07   LazyNinja: Nakamura plays as Smallville.
Dec-30-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  Strongest Force: Lazyninja, another intriguing possibly is that Nakamura-NY could be a account for the whole family. I believe that both his step-dad and his brother has used the smallville account in the past because Nak has complained "out-loud" about it.
Dec-30-07   slomarko: my grandmother uses my account too sometimes. in fact every time i lost it was she playing not me.
Dec-30-07   scholes: <pawnofdoom> I don't understand your data.It would mean grischuk is stronger than comps in blitz ,which is no way possible.Computers have long ago surpassed humans in blitz.
Dec-30-07   slomarko: well maybe thats some Crafty version
Dec-30-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  Strongest Force: Scholes, humans like Grischuk and Nakamura (great ones) can get the same or approximate ratings as the strongest engines by playing only other humans. This doesn't mean that the humans are as good.
Jan-02-08   pawnofdoom: <<pawnofdoom> I don't understand your data.It would mean grischuk is stronger than comps in blitz ,which is no way possible.Computers have long ago surpassed humans in blitz.> Well, if they were the actual computers playing on the server, of course they would win almost every game and get a rating probably at least 4000 if you really want to compare their blitz strength to humans. But few would want to play computers that would merely crush them. Just about all computers playing on the server have been <weakened> to fit the players there. THere are many computers that are barely 1000.
Mar-12-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: [Event "ICC 1 0"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2008.03.12"]
[Round "-"]
[White "depressnyak"]
[Black "Massiliachess"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ICCResult "White stalemated"]
[WhiteElo "3737"]
[BlackElo
[Opening "Benko's opening"]
[ECO "A00"]
[NIC "VO.09"]
[Time "18:31:06"]
[TimeControl "60+0"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. e5 Ng8 5. d4 d6 6. f4 dxe5 7. fxe5 c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. c4 Qxd4 10. Qa4 Qxe5+ 11. Ne2 Bd7 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. O-O O-O 14. Bf4 Qh5 15. Qc2 Nd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 e5 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Bxb7 Rad8 21. Rad1 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Qd3 Rfe8 24. b3 f5 25. Rfe1 Re4 26. Qc4 Qxc4 27. bxc4 d3 28. Rxe4 fxe4 29. Kg2 Bd4 30. Re1 Re8 31. Bd6 Kf7 32. c5 d2 33. Rf1+ Ke6 34. Bf4 e3 35. Kf3 Kd5 36. Ke2 Bxc5 37. Rb1 Bb6 38. h4 Rc8 39. Rb5+ Kc4 40. Rb3 Kd5 41. Rd3+ Ke4 42. Bxe3 d1=Q+ 43. Rxd1 Bxe3 44. Rb1 Rc2+ 45. Kd1 Rd2+ 46. Ke1 Rh2 47. Rb7 Kf3 48. Rf7+ Kxg3 49. Rxh7 Rxh4 50. Rxa7 g5 51. a4 Kf3 52. Rf7+ Bf4 53. Kd1 Rh1+ 54. Kc2 Ra1 55. Kb3 g4 56. Rc7 g3 57. Rc3+ Be3 58. Rc2 g2 59. Rc1 Rxc1 60. Kb4 g1=Q 61. Kb5 Qd1 62. Ka6 Qc2 63. a5 Rb1 White stalemated 1/2-1/2

<grischuk beat nakas record at blitz,benko opening is likewise used most often by alexander morozovich at speedgame, hikaru nakamura is somebody who would step on 3600 in one day and gonna loss his points by the hundreds against rybka the other day, if he only stick playing with humans hell gonna end up a 4000 elo level>

Mar-20-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  percyblakeney: Photos of a young Grischuk playing chess:

http://e3e5.com/upload/articles/ima...

http://e3e5.com/upload/articles/ima...

http://e3e5.com/upload/articles/ima...

Mar-20-08   MichAdams: Hard to be sure, but I'm wondering if those ears explain the long hair.
Apr-08-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Resignation Trap: <MichAdams> What long hair are you talking about? :) See: http://www.chesspro.ru/_images/mate... for his latest photo.
Apr-13-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  ahmadov: Another interesting report on Grischuk's hairstyle... http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp...
Apr-14-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  brankat: <Resignation Trap> Thanks for the photo. Alexander looks so...westernized :-)
Apr-30-08   Billy Vaughan: Where's all the kibitzing? He's winning the Baku Grand Prix......
Apr-30-08   fromoort: So Alexander also played with his stuffed buddy along for company! So cute!
May-02-08   Piti: Keep it up Alex, you are doing great!
May-02-08   Augalv: <Billy Vaughan: Where's all the kibitzing? He's winning the Baku Grand Prix......>

There was more kibitzing before he changed his hair style.

May-02-08   adair10: <There was more kibitzing before he changed his hair style.>

No motivation to keep old hair style. He got married.

May-04-08   ToTheDeath: Chukky 2 should either grow his hair back or put on some weight. As it is he looks like a Auschwitz escapee who snuck into a chess tournament.

http://www.chessbase.com/news/2008/...

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