He has just stunned the chess world by defeating the titans Aronian and Kramnik back-to back--something nobody except his mother believed he could do (and even she secretly bet against him).
He's also the only Top GM with dreadlocks.
For both these reasons, Chess Indeed turns its attention this week to Alexander "Lex" Grischuk (commonly known as "the Grisch"), and asks the question: just who the hell is this guy?
As it turns out, he's actually six different people (see image above), depending on his mood. Formally diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorder in 2002, Grischuk can assume any one of a half-dozen different personalities at will.
"For the Aronian match, I unleashed The Turk, an anti-Armenian chessplaying machine. For the 7' 3" Kramnik, I took up my magic beans and became Jack the Giant-Killer. For Gelfand, I'm trying to decide between Little Bo Peep and an Oompa-Loompa."
One thing's for sure: Grischuk's match preparations are going to involve much more than just chess.
I would like to give him a free haircut -- bwahahaha!!
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