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Alexander Sergeyevich Morozevich (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Морозе́вич, romanized: Aleksandr Sergéevich Morozévich; born July 18, 1977) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1994.
GM Alexander Morozevich is one of only a few chess players who can claim to have been the world’s number-two player. In July 2008, his rating of 2788 put him second behind only GM Viswanathan Anand and also made Morozevich Russia’s number-one player.
Morozevich, Alexander. World Rank (Active): 72. Federation: Russia. FIDE ID: 4116992. B-Year: 1977.
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Alexander Morozevich was born in Moscow, where he lives to this day. In his childhood, he trained at the Young Pioneers’ Stadium, where he was first in the hands of Liudmila Belavenets, then Vladimir Yurkov. Success came quickly to Morozevich and chess lovers in Moscow soon realised that a new star was rising.
Alexander Morozevich has been exciting chess fans for over a decade now as not only one of the strongest but most imaginative players around. Not only can he defeat anyone, he can do it playing practically anything: the Chigorin, the Albin, 3...Be7 in the French, the King's Gambit, the Evans Gambit...and on occasion he'll play normal openings too.
Apr 25, 2017 · Discover the online chess profile of GM Alexander Morozevich (EgorGeroev) at Chess.com. See their chess rating, follow their best games, and challenge them to play a game.
Nov 15, 2018 · Alexander Morozevich: I want to bring excitement back to chess. It is not the first time for one of the strongest chess players of his generation to work as a commentator at a major event, and he always approaches this job creatively. Let us find out his opinion on the championship.
Amongst players of the younger generation Alexander Morozevich is a cult figure. His uncompromising playing style, the unique, daring forays into the unknown have brought this 30-year-old more fans than just about anyone in the chess world.
Today, Alexander Morozevich celebrates his 40th birthday. Morozevich is one of the most original grandmasters in the chess scene and was in his best year, 2008, number two in the World Cup. The Russian Chess Association honors the anniversary with a portrait.
