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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 Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 E15
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 B90
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 A15
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
11th Kings Rapid 2017 2017 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
11th Kings Rapid 2017 2017 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A13
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A13
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 E68
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 C43
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 B13
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A13
Duda,J vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 B17
Ivanchuk,V vs Duda,J
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A50
Duda,J vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 B36
Ivanchuk,V vs Duda,J
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A15
Ivanchuk,V vs Duda,J
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 D45
Duda,J vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 C10
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
8th Danzhou Super GM 2017 2017 C48
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 B01
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
0-1
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 C20
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 A05
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1-0
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 C20
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1-0
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 C89
So,W vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 C55
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 A45
Ivanchuk,V vs So,W
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 E54
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 C50
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 A27
Ivanchuk,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
0-1
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 A20
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
0-1
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 A10
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2017 C65
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2017 B66
Ivanchuk,V vs So,W
1/2-1/2
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2017 D56
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2017 E18
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
0-1
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2017 A22
Ivanchuk,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2017 A20
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2017 B09
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2017 C89
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Cez Trophy 2017 2017 B12
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Cez Trophy 2017 2017 B90
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Cez Trophy 2017 2017 E15
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Cez Trophy 2017 2017 C65
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Cez Trophy 2017 2017 A15
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Cez Trophy 2017 2017 D17
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
1-0
Cez Trophy 2017 2017 C11
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
1-0
Cez Trophy 2017 2017 C65
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
1-0
Cez Trophy 2017 2017 B90
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Cez Trophy 2017 2017 C65
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