Alexander Morozevich

Alexander Morozevich (Александр Морозе́вич) (born July 18, 1977) is a Russian chess player. In the October 2005 FIDE list, he had an ELO rating of 2707, making him number seventeen in the world. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1342x1305, 238 KB) en: Alexander Morozevich – Russian ()grandmaster. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1342x1305, 238 KB) en: Alexander Morozevich – Russian ()grandmaster. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... A chess table is a table with a chessboard painted or engraved on it. ... The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world. ... The ELO rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess and Go. ...

Morozevich is noted for employing unusual openings. Against the Queen's Gambit, for instance, he has often played the Chigorin Defence (1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6), and more recently the Albin Countergambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5); both systems are hardly ever seen at the top level. He is also well known for preferring complicated rather than clear positions. The first moves of a chess game are the opening moves, collectively referred to as the opening. ... The Queens Gambit is a chess opening that starts with the moves 1. ... The Chigorin Defense is a chess opening named for 19th century Russian grandmaster Mikhail Chigorin. ... Main line after 3. ...

Among his recent notable results are 7.5/10 at the 2000 Chess Olympiad (winning Bronze Medal for board 2 and gaining the highest Elo performance rating at 2803.7) and 7/11 at the 2002 Olympiad (against considerably weaker opposition, for a performance rating of 2663); first place in the combined blindfold and rapid standings at the 2002 Amber tournament with 15/22, joint second with 13.5/22 in the same event in 2003 (including wins in both his games against Vladimir Kramnik), and joint first with Kramnik with 14.5/22 in that event in 2004; first place with 8/10 at Biel 2003 and with 7.5/10 in 2004; and tied for first with Peter Svidler in the 2003 Russian Championship with 7/9 (Svidler took the title with a better tie-break score). This article or section should include material from Chess tournament history The Chess Olympiad is a chess event which has been officially organised by FIDE since 1927 and takes place every second year. ... The ELO rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess and Go. ... Blindfold Chess is a way to play chess, whereby play is conducted without the players having sight of the positions of the pieces, or any physical contact with them. ... Vladimir Kramnik Vladimir Kramnik (Владимир Крамник), born June 25, 1975, is a Russian chess player. ... Place du Ring in Biel/Bienne Biel/Bienne is a town in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland. ... Peter Svidler Peter Svidler (Пётр Свидлер; Pyotr Svidler, born June 17, 1976 in Leningrad) is a Russian chess grandmaster. ...

In September 2005, Morozevich will play for the World Chess Championship title, see FIDE World Chess Championship 2005. The 1984 World Chess Championship was between Anatoly Karpov (right) and Garry Kasparov (left). ... The FIDE World Chess Championship 2005 will take place in San Luis Province in Argentina from September 27 to October 16. ...

External links

• FIDE rating card for Alexander Morozevich