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Ivanchuk, Vassily

modern era

Vassily Ivanchuk is widely regarded as one of the most naturally gifted chess players of all time, with Garry Kasparov placing him in the same category as world champions. A creative genius with an unpredictable universal style, he reached No. 2 in the world rankings three times and won virtually every major tournament, including the World Rapid Championship (2016) and World Blitz Championship (2007). Judit Polgar named him alongside only Carlsen and Anand when asked which players she considered true geniuses.

Total Games

5140

Wins

1979

Draws

2280

Losses

880

38.5% wins44.4% draws17.1% losses

Most Played Openings

C42 - Petrov's Defense109E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation100D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack89B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation85D11 - Slav Defense: Modern Line59E12 - Queen's Indian Defense55D85 - Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation53B33 - Sicilian Defense: Open51C92 - Ruy Lopez: Closed50C65 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense50

Most Faced Opponents

Gelfand,B95 gamesLeko,P88 gamesRadjabov,T76 gamesCarlsen,M75 gamesAronian,L71 gamesAnand,V71 gamesAnand, Viswanathan63 gamesKramnik,V60 gamesGrischuk,A59 gamesTopalov,V56 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily

Dortmund

1995

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FCGFCG
0-1

Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily

Linares 14th

1997

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FCGFCG
0-1

Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Polgar, Judit

Linares 14th

1997

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FCGFCG
1-0

Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V

Amber Blindfold

2008

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FCGFCG
1-0

Ivanchuk,V vs Arab,A

FIDE WCh KO

2004

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FCGFCG
0-1

Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata

Amber-blind 3rd

1994

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FCGFCG
1-0

Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V

FIDE Candidates

2013

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kasparov, Gary vs Ivanchuk, Vassily

Reggio Emilia9192

1992

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FCGFCG
0-1

Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily

Amber-blind 5th

1996

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FCGFCG
1-0

Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Nogueiras, Jesus

Wch Team

1993

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Games (5140)

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Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1-0
Legends of Chess Prelim 2020 C34
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 A80
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 E92
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 E80
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 B41
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 A46
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 C91
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 C95
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 D02
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 E92
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
0-1
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 A25
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 B90
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Kamsky-Ivanchuk Blitz m 2020 A45
Ivanchuk,V vs Firouzja,Alireza
0-1
C'Chartres Blitz M Final 2020 A49
Firouzja,Alireza vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
C'Chartres Blitz M Final 2020 A81
Firouzja,Alireza vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
C'Chartres Blitz M Final 2020 A48
Ivanchuk,V vs Firouzja,Alireza
0-1
C'Chartres Blitz M Final 2020 E70
Firouzja,Alireza vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
C'Chartres Blitz Men 2020 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Gukesh,D
1-0
C'Chartres Blitz Men 2020 B23
Ivanchuk,V vs Keymer,Vincent
1-0
C'Chartres Blitz Men 2020 A09
Firouzja,Alireza vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
ch-FRA Blitz Online Qual 2020 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Praggnanandhaa,R
1-0
Sunway Sitges Open 2019 2019 B57
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
22nd European Teams 2019 D35
Ivanchuk,V vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
22nd European Teams 2019 E04
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
22nd European Teams 2019 A36
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2
22nd European Teams 2019 A15
Ivanchuk,V vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
St Louis Spring A 2019 B30
Ivanchuk,V vs Djukic,Ni
1-0
43rd Olympiad 2018 2018 B77
Ivanchuk,V vs Yu Yangyi
1/2-1/2
43rd Olympiad 2018 2018 D55
Ivanchuk,V vs Anton Guijarro,D
1-0
43rd Olympiad 2018 2018 E10
Mareco,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
43rd Olympiad 2018 2018 A15
Ivanchuk,V vs Lupulescu,C
1/2-1/2
43rd Olympiad 2018 2018 A07
Kayonde,Andrew vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
43rd Olympiad 2018 2018 D31
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 A05
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 D97
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 A04
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 D45
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 B12
Ivanchuk,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 E60
Short,N vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 E17
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1
2nd IMSA Basque 2017 2017 C87
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
2nd IMSA Basque 2017 2017 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0
2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 2017 C76
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 2017 C65
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 2017 E25
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 2017 B04
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
2nd IMSA Rapid 2017 2017 E21
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