Player profile

Motylev, Alexander

Standard: 2550 Rapid: 2552 Blitz: 2460 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 4121830 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: ROU Sex: M Birth Year: 1979 Age: 47
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: FST FOA title: —
Games: 317 Wins: 135 (43%) Draws: 130 (41%) Losses: 52 (16%)
Dossier

309 of 317 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 93.2%
Opened e4: 63/130Opened d4: 45/130Opened Nf3: 17/130Opened b3: 2/130Opened g3: 1/130Opened f4: 1/130Opened c4: 1/130
Castled kingside: 193Same-side castling: 174Did not castle: 34Castled queenside: 22Opposite-side castling: 18
Fianchettoed kingside: 88Played in the center: 82Played on the queenside: 71Fianchettoed queenside: 56Played on the kingside: 48
Active pieces: 179Kept the bishop pair: 161Space advantage: 157Initiated exchanges: 155Sacrificed material: 143Backward pawn: 123Isolated pawn: 108Avoided exchanges: 49Missed tactics: 36Played gambits: 33
Openings

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As White 134 games 64W 51D 19L
Sicilian Defense 22 games 8W 8D 6L
Moscow Variation 6 games 2W 2D 2L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Main Line 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Closed 4 games 3W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Traditional 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 3 games 0W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Najdorf Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Zagreb Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petronić Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bastrikov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Dragon Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Yugoslav Attack, Czerniak Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Polugaevsky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 18 games 11W 3D 4L
Symmetrical Variation 15 games 10W 2D 3L
Pseudo-Catalan 13 games 9W 1D 3L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Veresov Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Dutch System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 11 games 3W 4D 4L
Tartakower Attack 11 games 3W 4D 4L
(unspecified) 11 games 3W 4D 4L
Catalan Opening 9 games 6W 2D 1L
Closed 5 games 3W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Botvinnik Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Open Defense 4 games 3W 0D 1L
Classical Line 4 games 3W 0D 1L
Four Knights Game 7 games 2W 5D 0L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 4 games 2W 2D 0L
Spanish Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Rubinstein Variation Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Variation Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 7 games 2W 4D 1L
Winawer Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Positional Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation, Canal Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Steinitz Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Boleslavsky Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Advance Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Euwe Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Hecht-Reefschläger Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack 6 games 2W 3D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Yugoslav Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Spassky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Double Fianchetto 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 6 games 1W 4D 1L
Advance Variation 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Short Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Two Knights Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Endgame Offer 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 6 games 3W 3D 0L
Berlin Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Rio Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Flohr System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Delayed Exchange 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Open Berlin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
l'Hermet Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Morphy Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Steinitz Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 5 games 3W 2D 0L
with g3 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Delayed Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
? 5 games 3W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 5 games 3W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 5 games 3W 2D 0L
Scotch Game 5 games 3W 2D 0L
Mieses Variation 4 games 3W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 4 games 3W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Opening 4 games 2W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Invitation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Slav Invitation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Full Symmetry Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Wimpy System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Réti Opening 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
with g3 1 game 1W 0D 0L
New York System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Standard Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Alekhine Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Pawns Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Main Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scandinavian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Mieses Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Valencian Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Charousek Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Main Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Retreat Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Quiet Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Schallopp Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Petrov's Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Modern Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Center Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Lion Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bayonet Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Philidor Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Lion Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzowitsch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Williams Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 123 games 48W 50D 25L
Sicilian Defense 25 games 12W 8D 5L
Najdorf Variation 7 games 3W 4D 0L
Opocensky Variation 3 games 1W 2D 0L
English Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Yates Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Lipnitsky Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 4 games 0W 2D 2L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Fianchetto Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Richter-Rauzer Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Neo-Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Lasker-Dunne Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Paulsen Formation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kalashnikov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Push Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Chekhover Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Variations 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Grand Prix Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Barmen Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 11 games 1W 5D 5L
Exchange Variation 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Positional Variation 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Orthodox Defense 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Orthodox Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Main Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 10 games 3W 7D 0L
Berlin Defense 5 games 2W 3D 0L
Anti-Berlin Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Rio Gambit Accepted 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Closed 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Anti-Marshall 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Open Berlin Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
l'Hermet Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Marshall Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 9 games 6W 2D 1L
Advance Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Tal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Endgame Offer 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Two Knights Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Mindeno Variation, Exchange Line 2 games 1W 1D 0L
French Defense 8 games 4W 1D 3L
Exchange Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Shirov-Anand Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Burn Variation, Morozevich Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Steinitz Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Tarrasch Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Chistyakov Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Open System, Euwe-Keres Line 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 8 games 2W 3D 3L
Normal Variation 5 games 1W 2D 2L
Classical Defense 3 games 0W 1D 2L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Rubinstein System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Berlin Variation, Pirc Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 7 games 1W 4D 2L
Symmetrical Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Colle System 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
London System 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Italian Game 6 games 2W 3D 1L
Giuoco Pianissimo 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Italian Four Knights Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Normal 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 3 games 1W 1D 1L
Giuoco Pianissimo 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Greco Gambit, Dubov Italian 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Semi-Slav Defense 6 games 1W 5D 0L
Moscow Variation 3 games 0W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
? 6 games 2W 1D 3L
(unspecified) 6 games 2W 1D 3L
(unspecified) 6 games 2W 1D 3L
English Opening 5 games 2W 2D 1L
Agincourt Defense 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Catalan Defense, Semi-Slav Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defensive System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Attack 4 games 1W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Sicilian Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Zukertort Opening 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Larsen Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Four Knights Game 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Scotch Variation Accepted 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Main Line 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Spanish Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Attack, with e6 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Slav Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Quiet Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Schallopp Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anti-Nimzo-Indian 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
East Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Rosenthal Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scotch Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scotch Gambit 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kingside Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
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2023.02.21 · 32. Re4 (−82.8% win chance) 1-0
Dorian Dalaud
Alexander Motylev
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2026.08.29 · 45. b7 (−74.1% win chance) 1-0
Tsolakidou, Stavroula
Motylev, Alexander
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2024.12.09 · 37. Qe5 (−70.7% win chance) 0-1
Reprintsev, Alexander
Motylev, Alexander
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2026.08.30 · 24. Ba3 (−53.1% win chance) 0-1
Salimova, Nurgyul
Motylev, Alexander
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