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Morozevich, Alexander
GM🇷🇺FIDE 4116992· Male· Russia· Born in 1977
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Alexander Morozevich, a 49-year-old Russian Grandmaster, is rated 2654 and ranked 3rd among Russian players, and 61st worldwide. He has held steady between 2650 and 2675 for 8 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent appearance: Team Cup of Russia 2025 (men). Also played 1 rapid (including Rapid_Team Men Champ. 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz_Team Men Champ. 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2018–2019) and 58 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2788 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2008, World #2 at the time); he spent 13 months in the world top 5.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 24).
Current rating
2654
Standard
Rpd2629·Blz2583
All-time high
2788
−134 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 31
Jul 2008 · age 31
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Russian players · of 6,953
13 months in World top 5 (2001–2009)
13 months in World top 5 (2001–2009)
Career timeline
23 entries2024
2nd 45-50 player worldwide
at age 47 · rated 2655
Oct 2024
2021
6th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 44 · rated 2659
Mar 2021
2019
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 2659 → returned at 2655
Jul 2019
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2656 → returned at 2659
Jun 2018
2013
Re-crossed 2750
at age 36
Jan 2013
2012
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
2694 → 2770
Jul 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
2650 → 2654
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
11.5/ 1388.5%
10W3D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2645 | +0.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 6/6 | #2 | 2838 | +2.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter LekoGM
🇭🇺HUN·2676
+2 −13 =16
31 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsAlexander GrischukGM
🇷🇺RUS·2628
+9 −11 =7
27 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsBoris GelfandGM
🇮🇱ISR·2635
+7 −7 =10
24 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsSergey KarjakinGM
🇷🇺RUS·2750
+2 −7 =12
21 games·last met Mar 2018
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vsArtyom TimofeevGM
🇷🇺RUS·2511
+13 −0 =7
20 games·last met Oct 2024
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Rankings
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Russia
#3
out of 13,878 players
Asia-Pacific
#25
in continent
World
#61
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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