Alexander Morozevich

Alexander Morozevich
Morozevich in 2008
Full nameAlexander Sergeyevich Morozevich
CountryRussia
Born (1977-07-18) July 18, 1977 (age 47)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1994)
FIDE rating2655 (November 2024)
Peak rating2788 (July 2008)
RankingNo. 69 (November 2024)
Peak rankingNo. 2 (July 2008)

Alexander Sergeyevich Morozevich (Russian: Александр Серге́евич Морозе́вич, romanizedAleksandr Sergéevich Morozévich; born July 18, 1977) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1994. Morozevich is a two-time World Championship candidate (2005, 2007), two-time Russian champion and has represented Russia in seven Chess Olympiads, winning numerous team and board medals.

He has won both the Melody Amber (alone 2002, shared 2004, 2006, 2008) and Biel (2003, 2004, 2006) tournaments several times.

Morozevich is known for his aggressive and unusual playing style. His peak ranking was second in the world in July 2008.[1]

  1. ^ "Top 100 Players July 2008 FIDE Top players archive". FIDE.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.