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Morozevich 
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Alexander Morozevich
Number of games in database: 1,228
Years covered: 1990 to 2010
Current FIDE rating: 2732
Highest rating achieved in database: 2788
Overall record: +414 -256 =341 (57.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      217 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (192) 
    B90 B30 B40 B31 B33
 Ruy Lopez (53) 
    C77 C78 C65 C88 C89
 French Defense (43) 
    C11 C00 C10 C18 C02
 Caro-Kann (40) 
    B12 B10 B13 B17 B18
 French (33) 
    C11 C00 C10 C12 C13
 Sicilian Najdorf (32) 
    B90 B92 B95
With the Black pieces:
 Slav (87) 
    D11 D17 D15 D10 D19
 French Defense (86) 
    C11 C03 C10 C12 C01
 Sicilian (84) 
    B90 B83 B45 B44 B48
 French (51) 
    C11 C10 C12 C00 C13
 Ruy Lopez (51) 
    C92 C78 C70 C61 C67
 Queen's Pawn Game (37) 
    D02 A40 A46 A41 D00
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004 1-0
   Morozevich vs Anand, 1995 1-0
   Morozevich vs Kramnik, 2008 1-0
   Morozevich vs E Alekseev, 2004 1-0
   I Sokolov vs Morozevich, 2005 0-1
   Morozevich vs Korchnoi, 2004 1-0
   Judit Polgar vs Morozevich, 2000 0-1
   Morozevich vs A Volokitin, 2006 1-0
   Van Wely vs Morozevich, 2001 0-1
   Morozevich vs Sakaev, 2007 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2001)
   FIDE World Championship Tournament (2005)
   FIDE World Championship Tournament (2007)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Moro French (Non-Tarrasch) by kavkid
   Morozevich in KO championship by slomarko
   Transcripts by Nodreads
   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
   Wijk aan Zee Corus 2001 by suenteus po 147
   g-dama d-chigorin by aepp
   Fast Morozevich Wins. by Akavall
   Sarajevo 2000 by suenteus po 147
   Morozevich playing blindfolded in Amber 2006 by EdgeFor15
   Moro beating Leko by slomarko

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ALEXANDER MOROZEVICH
(born Jul-18-1977) Russia

[what is this?]
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 50; games 1-25 of 1,228  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. V Yemelin vs Morozevich 1-054 1990 Ch Yuniors LeningradC05 French, Tarrasch
4. Morozevich vs L Cherniak  ½-½19 1991 Ch Central Chess CluB06 Robatsch
5. L Golovin vs Morozevich  ½-½42 1991 Ch Central Chess CluA07 King's Indian Attack
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. Morozevich vs I Lempert  0-138 1991 Moscow7 opB40 Sicilian
11. V Anokhin vs Morozevich  0-152 1991 Ch Central Chess CluE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
12. Morozevich vs S Sturzesecher  1-036 1991 Moscow7 opB54 Sicilian
13. A Petrosian vs Morozevich ½-½31 1991 MoscoopE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
14. A Hamgokov vs Morozevich  1-063 1991 Ch Central Chess Club MoscowE76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
15. Morozevich vs J Hohn 1-034 1991 MoscoopB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
16. B Zlotnik vs Morozevich 1-044 1991 Moscow7 opE92 King's Indian
17. V Arbakov vs Morozevich ½-½66 1991 Ch Central Chess CluE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
18. A Petrosian vs Morozevich 1-041 1992 RUSE73 King's Indian
19. De Eccher vs Morozevich  0-131 1992 Cappelle op 8thA36 English
20. Morozevich vs Agrest  1-047 1992 Russian Zonal St PetersburgB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
21. Van Wely vs Morozevich  1-044 1992 Hyeres 55/621 [van Wely,L]E94 King's Indian, Orthodox
22. Morozevich vs I Moizhess  0-135 1992 RUS-chC45 Scotch Game
23. Morozevich vs S Makarichev  ½-½35 1992 Tal Memorial MoscowC42 Petrov Defense
24. M Blokh vs Morozevich 0-136 1992 Moscow-chA68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack
25. Morozevich vs V Nevostrujev  1-091 1992 Ch RUSB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
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Aug-31-09   DCP23: <malthrope: <DCP23: Oh. Looks like I've missed it all.> To which I'll gladly add...

We missed <YOU> more! :D>

Thanks <mal>, you're just the nicest poster around here! :D

<<"For you worked the grand master Vladimir [Dobrov]. I desire successes and success!">

I'm guessing this would be GM Vladimir Dobrov >

Yeah, that's him all right, but what follows (<Желаю успехов и удачи!>) is of course <My wishes of success and luck to you! (the readers, that is)> and not what you got from that machine translation ;) See, that's why I'm always wary of those ;)

<Thanks <DCP23> for all that extra stuff you added! :))>

My pleasure!

Oct-31-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  talisman: is moro participating in the world cup?
Oct-31-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eyal: <is moro participating in the world cup?>

Yes (surprisingly enough...) - you can see the full list of the 128 participants here: http://tournaments.chessdom.com/che...

Nov-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  kellmano: The chess world cup is always a great event. I am glad Moro will be playing. The line up is phenomenal, but it's traditionally over the Christmas period, so I am on holiday.

And in general, drunk.

Nov-06-09   KamikazeAttack: Moro could surprise tomorrow by giving his pal Kramnik a good old kicking.

Very unpredictable this guy..

Nov-09-09   cannibal: On the rest day in Moscow, and on a cold autumn day, here's something to cheer <slomarko> up:

There now follows the list of participants in the Tal Memorial that don't have a life-time plus score against Morozevich (classical games, extracted from this database, so no final guarantees). Anyway.
Ready?
All right, here we go:

. . . . . . . . .

Gelfand.

Alright, that's it for today, see you around here the same time tomorrow.

Nov-09-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  moronovich: <cannibal> I dont think <slomarko> needs any enemies as long as he has got friends like you :)
Nov-09-09   KamikazeAttack: Will Moro end his career without winning a major?

That would be sad. Maybe not, I dont think he cares.

Nov-11-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Appaz: <siamesedream> posted this link on the Tal Memorial (2009), but this might be a better place.

http://interviews.chessdom.com/alex...

"You know, I will tell you my own, totally personal point of view. I myself do not miss Topalov here in Moscow, or in any other tournament. Granted, millions of chess fans certainly have different opinion on this matter."

Nov-12-09   szachista: Does anyone know why Morozevich doesn't like Topalov? Maybe it is because of Topalov's behaviour during the famous match in Elista?

Some time ago I've read an interview with Moro, who said that his relations with Topalov are not good. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Nov-12-09   KamikazeAttack: <Does anyone know why Morozevich doesn't like Topalov?>

During the Elista scandal, Topalov insulted Russsia as a nation, this offended Moro a lot.

Nov-12-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  tpstar: <szachista> 1) In 2005, after Topalov won San Luis, 64.ru asked Morozevich to nominate three players for the annual Chess Oscar. His reply: "1. Rybka 2. Hydra 3. Danailov." This has been interpreted as a sly accusation about Topalov using computer assistance, but I haven't heard anything else more specific.

2) Before Elista 2006, there was concern from the Russian delegation about cheating precautions (specifically contact between Topalov and Danailov) and a few comments about Topalov's implanted chip, but nothing from Moro himself (AFAIK).

3) Moro refused to shake hands with Topalov after Elista 2006 = Topalov vs Morozevich, 2007

Nov-12-09   szachista: Thank you, <KamikazeAttack> and <tpstar>.
Nov-12-09   TylerD: Sigh... Once more, and nowadays as expected, M has not been able to do good in a supertournament... Sure, he had a good Linares the other year - and he did rather well in Mexico (the WC-tournament), but in general he fails when faced with a field of top 10 players. I always hope for him to surprise, but I have ceased to believe that it will actually ever happen.

This said, it does not really matter, of course:) He has his own important role to play in the chess world:)

Dec-15-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  hedgeh0g: Morozevich, like myself, has the facial hair of a 13-year-old.
Dec-15-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Someone above said there was an interview with Moro, where he said he was going to leave chess and become a coach in sports. Coach Moro? hmmm...kinda has a rough edge to it, like "Vince LomBARdi", or "Mike DITka"...Coach Moro, leader of men...well, maybe girls field hocky coach? Varsity racquetball?
Dec-26-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  mysql: Saw the post of frogbert about Morozevich in Carlsen's page. I haven't been following this guy, but I want to know what are his weaknesses which cause him not to have really good results in elite tournaments?
Dec-26-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Winter: Grandmasters with Grand Master Memory...

1. Paul Morphy,(?)
2. Harry Nelson Pillsbury,(?)
3. Robert James Fischer,
4. Garry Kasparov, and number 5 is... i forgot his name...ahh... 5. Alexander Morozevich

IMO

Dec-30-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  hedgeh0g: According to the stuff I've read, Pillsbury had quite a remarkable memory.
Jan-08-10   Jim Bartle: I don't watch Morozevich with much care at all, and I do see his rating is down 50 points from its all-time high. But I wonder where he gets the wins, or even the draws, to stay much above 2700. Every time I look it seems he's losing again, and not long, tough struggles--but getting hammered. At the World Team Ch., for example, he's already -2 after four rounds, including a wipeout playing with white.
Jan-09-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  hedgeh0g: <Jim Bartle> He tends to fare very well against weaker (2600ish) opposition, which balances out his poor record against 2750+ opposition.
Jan-12-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  kellmano: <Jim Bartle> I'm a huge Moro fan, but unfortunately he may be a player in decline.
Jan-12-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  acirce: Don't know what's going on with Moro right now, but it's nothing new.

http://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?ev...

Jan-12-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  aragorn69: What happens is when is above 2750, he gets invited to all the top tournaments - and his rating declines. When he's below 2700, he has all the time in the world to thrash 2500s in open tournaments - and his rating rises again! ;-)
Feb-05-10   schroedingers cat: Will he be playing at Linares by any chance?
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