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Morozevich 
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Alexander Morozevich
Number of games in database: 975
Years covered: 1990 to 2008
Current FIDE rating: 2774
Overall record: +315 -181 =256 (58.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      223 exhibition games, blitz games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (171) 
    B30 B90 B40 B31 B33
 Ruy Lopez (49) 
    C77 C65 C88 C78 C80
 French Defense (39) 
    C11 C00 C18 C10 C02
 Caro-Kann (37) 
    B12 B10 B13 B17 B18
 French (30) 
    C11 C00 C10 C12 C13
 Sicilian Najdorf (25) 
    B90 B95 B92
With the Black pieces:
 Slav (81) 
    D11 D17 D10 D15 D19
 French Defense (74) 
    C11 C03 C10 C12 C14
 Sicilian (60) 
    B90 B83 B45 B44 B30
 French (44) 
    C11 C10 C12 C00 C13
 Ruy Lopez (35) 
    C78 C92 C61 C70 C67
 King's Indian (31) 
    E92 E66 E97 E94 E61
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004 1-0
   Morozevich vs Anand, 1995 1-0
   Morozevich vs E Alekseev, 2004 1-0
   Van Wely vs Morozevich, 2001 0-1
   I Sokolov vs Morozevich, 2005 0-1
   Morozevich vs A Volokitin, 2006 1-0
   Morozevich vs Anand, 2005 1-0
   Morozevich vs Korchnoi, 2004 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs Morozevich, 2000 0-1
   Morozevich vs Van Wely, 2002 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2001)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Moro French (Non-Tarrasch) by kavkid
   French Defense by builttospill
   Alexander Morozevich by MoonlitKnight
   WCC Index [FIDE 2005 World Championship] by iron maiden
   Wijk aan Zee Corus 2000 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Corus 2002 by suenteus po 147
   g-dama d-chigorin by aepp
   Wijk aan Zee Corus 2001 by suenteus po 147
   Fast Morozevich Wins. by Akavall
   Morozevich playing blindfolded in Amber 2006 by EdgeFor15
   best of 2007 by Chnebelgrind
   Dortmund Sparkassen 2001 by suenteus po 147

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ALEXANDER MOROZEVICH
(born Jul-18-1977) Russia

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Alexander Morozevich was born on July 18, 1977 in Moscow. He was a student of a known Moscow coach Yurkov. Some of his early victories include Lloyds-bank (1994) with 9.5 points out of 10, Kishenev (1998) with 8.5/9, and Pamplona (1999) with 8/9. After an unsuccessful tournament at Dortmund in 2002, Morozevich announced his desire to leave professional chess, but this didn't happen. He went on to take an easy victory at the Biel International Chess Festival (2003) with eight points from ten games, then tied Peter Svidler for first in the 56th Russian Championships (2003).

The first part of 2004 was even better for Morozevich: he won the 13th Amber Blindfold (2004) and tied Vladimir Kramnik for first in the overall standings. At the Russia Team Championship (2004) he scored 6.5/8 for a 2900 performance rating, then stormed to a second consecutive victory at the 37th Biel International Chess Festival (2004). On the October FIDE rating list Morozevich was ranked fourth in the world, but then after a series of relatively poor performances he slipped back out of the top ten. He did, however, achieve an even score in the 2005 FIDE World Championship tournament in San Luis, Argentina. This result qualified him to play in the FIDE World Championship Tournament (2007) two years later in Mexico City, but he was less successful there, ending up in joint sixth out of eight players. He won the 60th Russian Championship (Superfinal) 2007 a full point ahead of the runner-up.

"Morozevich is a bright player; I like how he plays. This is active chess: only forward! Sometimes luck is on his side, sometimes it is not. It is not boring to watch his games." - Kramnik


 page 1 of 39; games 1-25 of 975  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Morozevich vs Kulaots 0-137 1990 Ch YuniorsB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
2. Macenis vs Morozevich  ½-½53 1990 Ch Yuniors LeningradC03 French, Tarrasch
3. Emelin vs Morozevich  1-054 1990 Ch Yuniors LeningradC05 French, Tarrasch
4. Morozevich vs I Lempert  0-138 1991 Moscow7 opB40 Sicilian
5. L Golovin vs Morozevich  ½-½42 1991 Ch Central Chess CluA05 Reti Opening
6. Minogina vs Morozevich  0-144 1991 Moscow7 opE92 King's Indian
7. Balashov vs Morozevich  1-041 1991 Moscow7 opC78 Ruy Lopez
8. Morozevich vs Savchenko 0-121 1991 Festival Club T.PetrB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
9. Morozevich vs V Zvjaginsev  ½-½19 1991 Moscow GMC78 Ruy Lopez
10. A Petrosian vs Morozevich ½-½31 1991 MoscoopE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
11. Morozevich vs S Sturzesecher  1-036 1991 Moscow7 opB54 Sicilian
12. V Anokhin vs Morozevich  0-152 1991 Ch Central Chess CluE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
13. A Khamgokov vs Morozevich  1-063 1991 Ch Central Chess Club MoscowE76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
14. Zlotnik vs Morozevich 1-044 1991 Moscow7 opE92 King's Indian
15. Morozevich vs J Hohn 1-034 1991 MoscoopB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
16. V Arbakov vs Morozevich ½-½66 1991 Ch Central Chess CluE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
17. Morozevich vs L Cherniak  ½-½19 1991 Ch Central Chess CluB06 Robatsch
18. V Barskij vs Morozevich  0-140 1992 Moscow-chB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
19. Morozevich vs G Tunik  ½-½62 1992 Ch RUS OrelB41 Sicilian, Kan
20. S Kiselev vs Morozevich  0-133 1992 Tal Memorial MoscowE77 King's Indian
21. Morozevich vs I Makarjev  1-017 1992 Moscow-chB08 Pirc, Classical
22. P Kotsur vs Morozevich  0-140 1992 URS-ch U18E60 King's Indian Defense
23. G Kuzmin vs Morozevich  0-137 1992 Tal Memorial MoscowB30 Sicilian
24. Morozevich vs Vyzmanavin  ½-½67 1992 Russian Zonal St PetersburgB10 Caro-Kann
25. Morozevich vs Sergey Zhurov  1-036 1992 Moscow-chC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
 page 1 of 39; games 1-25 of 975  PGN Download
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Mar-11-08   puzzlion: I agree completely with acirce. Except that the 4th game will have to be cancelled. (problems with the toilet not working properly that day).
Mar-11-08   Jim Bartle: "Pls do'nt compare Great Morozevich with Aronian and Carlsen, I remember in 1999 Top GM Morozevich was in a raring of 2758 at same time Aronian was about 2400 and Carlsen was a 9 years old child."

Pls don't compare the Great Sampras with Federer or Nadal. In 1999 Sampras was #1 for the fifth straight year, while Federer was ranked #64 and Nadal was 13 years old.

Mar-11-08   cannibal: <slomarko: i think you are drunk, Moro would win 7-3 or 6.5-3.5>

Yeah, just like the last time he kicked Carlsens... - oh wait, that hasn't even happened once...

Mar-15-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: [Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.03.15"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM_Mamedyarov(B)"]
[Black "GM_Morozevich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[Opening "QGD: Chigorin defense"]
[ECO "D07"]
[NIC "QP.08"]
[Time "09:13:25"]
[TimeControl "1500+20"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. d5 Ne5 5. Qd4 Ng6 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qb3 Nf6 8. Nf3 b5 9. e4 e5 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Qc2 Bd6 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O h6 14. a3 Re8 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Ne5 19. h3 Rad8 20. Be3 Bc5 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Bf4 Nc6 23. Re1 Nd4 24. Qb1 Re8 25. Kf1 Bd6 26. Be3 Qe5 27. Bxd4 Qxd4 28. Bf3 Re5 29. Rxe5 Bxe5 30. Ne4 Qc4+ 31. Kg1 Bxb2 32. Nxf6+ Bxf6 33. g4 Kf8 34. Kg2 Be7 35. Qd1 Bd6 36. Bd5 Qf4 37. Qb3 c5 38. Qc3 h5 39. Qf3 Qxf3+ 40. Kxf3 c4 41. a4 c3 42. Bb3 bxa4 43. Bxa4 h4 44. Ke4 Ke7 45. Kd5 Bf4 46. Kc4 Bd2 47. Kd5 a5 48. Kc6 g6 49. fxg6 fxg6 50. Kd5 Kf6 51. Bc2 g5 52. Ba4 Be1 53. f3 Bf2 54. Bc2 Ke7 55. Ba4 Bg1 56. Ke5 Bh2+ 57. Kd5 Bb8 58. Bc2 Kd7 59. Ba4+ Kc7 60. Kc5 Ba7+ 61. Kd5 Be3 62. Ke4 Bc1 63. Kd5 Kb6 64. Kc4 Bd2 65. Kd4 c2 66. Bxc2 Kb5 67. Bh7 Kb4 68. Bg8 a4 69. Kd3 Bf4 70. Bf7 Ka3 71. Kc2 Game drawn 1/2-1/2

moros game was drawn

Mar-19-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: Overall Standings (melody amber)
1. Anand 4
2. Aronian 3 1/2
Carlsen 3 1/2
Ivanchuk 3 1/2
Topalov 3 1/2
3. Karjakin 3
Mamedyarov 3
4. Gelfand 2 1/2
Kramnik 2 1/2
Leko 2 1/2
Morozevich 2 1/2
5. Van Wely 2

Blindfold Standings Rapid Standings
1. Carlsen 2
Ivanchuk 2
Morozevich 2
2. Anand 1 1/2
Aronian 1 1/2
Karjakin 1 1/2
Kramnik 1 1/2
Mamedyarov 1 1/2
Topalov 1 1/2
3. Gelfand 1
Leko 1
Van Wely 1

1. Anand 2 1/2
2. Aronian 2
Topalov 2
3. Carlsen 1 1/2
Gelfand 1 1/2
Ivanchuk 1 1/2
Karjakin 1 1/2
Leko 1 1/2
Mamedyarov 1 1/2
4. Kramnik 1
Van Wely 1
5. Morozevich 1/2

Blindfold Results Round 4 Rapid Results Round 4
Gelfand-Van Wely 0-1
Karjakin-Ivanchuk 1/2-1/2
Aronian-Carlsen 1/2-1/2
Kramnik-Morozevich 1-0
Anand-Leko 1/2-1/2
Mamedyarov-Topalov 0-1
Van Wely-Gelfand 1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk-Karjakin 1-0
Carlsen-Aronian 0-1
Morozevich-Kramnik 1/2-1/2
Leko-Anand 1-0
Topalov-Mamedyarov 1/2-1/2

<these tourney looks bad for moro, hes far from the top>

Mar-20-08   lisyaron: So far, Moro has defeated Vishy in the Rd5 blindfold game!!! Go Moro!!!
Mar-20-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  HolyKnight: Is Moro not very good at speed chess?
Mar-20-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: http://www.chessclub.com/activities... .........moro is amongst the top blitz player of icc, another incognito player with a handle of happy poto is they say moros handle also but nobody really know, but hes one of a crazy guy in blitz using bizarre defense and openings, these is a great upset considering he just won the russian tourney, im expecting moros better performance
Mar-27-08   pawnofdoom: Moro was 5th among all members of ICC in blitz chess last time I checked. I'm already sure HappyPoto is not Morozevich as HappyPoto recently got cut down to 2500 rating after his 3500 rating. There is no explanantion. Perhaps "HappyPoto" was a cheater?
Mar-27-08   moronovich: so no <lucky potato> ??...
Mar-27-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: <pawnofdoom>right, he must be a cheater, he ran his king forward during the opening of the game,my lord i was fooled by that,but why it take so long before he get caught?
Apr-02-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: World Champion Viswanathan Anand has gained four points to cross the magic 2800 line and top the April 2008 alone (in the previous list he was equal first with Kramnik). Vladimir Kramnik shed eleven points to move to second place at 2788. <Third is Alexander Morozevich who gained nine to reach 2774; fourth Veselin Topalov who lost 13 to sink to 2767.> <chessbase> great performance by moro though im a little bit disappointed with the result of amber, i thought hell gonna win it
Apr-02-08   slomarko: congratulations to Moro for clinching number 3 in the world.
Apr-02-08   TheGladiatres: Impressive by Moro. Now let's hope he will start showing up to some rated supertournaments with only top players in
Apr-03-08   yannis: no 3 in the world!
Apr-03-08   Mameluk: This guy should be playing Russian club championship, but instead is hiding somewhere.
Apr-05-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: <mameluk> moro is playing in that tourney
Apr-07-08   Mameluk: He showed himself:)
Apr-08-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  malthrope: There is an interesting conversation going on in - Russian Team Championship (2008) - regarding Moro's winning percentage with the Black pieces. Thought to post a few of the comments over here and then add the direct URL links to the page(s) this is being discussed presently by <DCP23>, <keypusher>, <percyblakeney> and yours truly. :)

Also, thought to add <frogbert>'s current 'live' rating score tab after Round #6 with Moro winning '3 in a row' (thus far!) in the aforementioned Russian Team Championship above. ;)

"03 Morozevich 2784,6 +10,6 (1) 3 1977"

This puts him just a few points behind Kramnik now holding the #2 spot. You can access <frogbert>'s rating analysis here in his Profile - User: frogbert

OK - the conversation Re: 'Moro's wins with Black' starts here...

_______________________________________________

<malthrope: Postscript: <DCP23 <...when it comes to beating GMs in the 2600-2700 range (especially with Black), nobody can compete with Moro. Quite probably that's even true through the whole history of chess.>>

Moro's incredible run of wins (which happens quite often) with the Black pieces is nothing short of phenomenal! ;) Which got me to thinking... On a 'good day' Moro might win playing with the White pieces, but even on a 'bad day' you'd better fear him when he plays with the Black pieces! :^)>

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<DCP23: <[...] ...when it comes to beating GMs in the 2600-2700 range (especially with Black), nobody can compete with Moro. Quite probably that's even true through the whole history of chess.>>

<keypusher: <Has anyone done a rating comparison of Morozevich with Black vs. White? Assuming he really is unusually successful with Black (which seems to be the case), what is the reason?>>

<malthrope: <I think we've all noted it (his incrediable runs winning with the Black pieces), but I've never seen a statistical analysis of White wins vs. Black wins in a series. Just looking quickly over his stats here on CG.com we get...

Database of 969 games with Moro winning 410 times...

Wins with White 220 (53.66%)
Wins with Black 190 (46.34%)

So, it appears we simply become aware of it more when he strings an impressive series of wins with Black! :^)>>

[End of Post #1 - Post #2 now follows]

Apr-08-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  malthrope: [Post #2 of two - Re: Moro's winning percentage with Black]

<keypusher: <malthrope>

<Database of 969 games with Moro winning 410 times... [...]>

<For a contemporary GM that's an incredible share of wins to get with Black. [...] So the perception that Morozevich is unusually dangerous with Black seems to be well-founded.>

Yes, once I collected the raw data and posted it that was the very first thing that struck me (Moro's winning percentage with Black almost equaling his winning percentage with White). This must be very rare and why we seemingly always pick up his winning series stretched when playing with the Black pieces noticeably.>

Also...

<percyblakeney: When it comes to Morozevich, I think his draw percentage over the last years must be unique. His total in 2006-08 is +61 -25 =41, that is less than a third of his games are drawn.

http://members.aon.at/sfischl/1930s... >

and

<keypusher: [...] So if you did a historical graph of the top players' winning percentages with black, I think you'd start fairly low, then it would rise in the 1920s through the 60s, then fall again. It's probably lower now than it ever has been, which makes Morozevich's percentage of wins with Black all the more surprising.>

As well as...

<percyblakeney: Some white/black stats for modern players (2000-07), from Fischl's site:

http://members.aon.at/sfischl/white...

http://members.aon.at/sfischl/black... >

_______________________________________________

That's just the partial gist just of it (as it covers many of the historical aspects of Black's winning percentage through the 20th Century and into the 21st). It all starts here on page - 12 - with <DCP23>'s post (near the bottom of the page) and presently spills onto page -13 -

Russian Team Championship (2008)

Enjoy! :) - Mal

PS: Go Moro! :^)

Apr-18-08
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  HolyKnight: Looks like Moro is the last 2700+ player to drop the French. Sad day for a proud defense.
Apr-18-08
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  keypusher: <HolyKnight: Looks like Moro is the last 2700+ player to drop the French. Sad day for a proud defense.>

Don't anthropomorphize chess defenses. They hate it when you do that.

Apr-18-08   slomarko: no worries i'm pretty sure Moro still plays the french.
Apr-18-08
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  Shams: <keypusher> that joke never gets old, does it.
Apr-18-08
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  keypusher: <Shams: <keypusher> that joke never gets old, does it.>

Sadly, I first heard it a couple of months ago. I've got to stay closer to the Zeitgeist.

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