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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 Giri,A★
1/2-1/2
54th Reggio Emilia 2011 D55
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
6th Tal Memorial 2011 B46
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
6th Tal Memorial 2011 D45
Nakamura,Hi vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
6th Tal Memorial 2011 D83
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
6th Tal Memorial 2011 D56
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
6th Tal Memorial 2011 D82
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
6th Tal Memorial 2011 D15
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L★
0-1
6th Tal Memorial 2011 C67
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
6th Tal Memorial 2011 B32
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P★
1-0
6th Tal Memorial 2011 D80
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
20th Amber Rapid 2011 C99
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 E61
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 A13
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Rapid 2011 E32
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Rapid 2011 C18
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 E32
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 D34
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B★
1-0
20th Amber Rapid 2011 C42
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
20th Amber Rapid 2011 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 E81
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 C99
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V★
1-0
20th Amber Rapid 2011 A04
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
20th Amber Rapid 2011 C17
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M★
1-0
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 A15
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 E00
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L★
0-1
20th Amber Rapid 2011 A36
Nakamura,Hi vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Rapid 2011 C08
Ivanchuk,V vs Nakamura,Hi★
0-1
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 C65
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Rapid 2011 B13
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
20th Amber Blindfold 2011 E15
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
39th Olympiad Men 2010 D37
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
39th Olympiad Men 2010 A79
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
39th Olympiad Men 2010 D97
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P★
1-0
39th Olympiad Men 2010 D45
Ivanchuk,V vs Beliavsky,A★
1-0
39th Olympiad Men 2010 B13
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B★
1-0
19th Amber Rapid 2010 C42
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
19th Amber Blindfold 2010 D02
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V★
1/2-1/2
19th Amber Blindfold 2010 C42
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
19th Amber Rapid 2010 D37
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
19th Amber Rapid 2010 B41
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L★
1/2-1/2
19th Amber Blindfold 2010 B96
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
19th Amber Blindfold 2010 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A★
1-0
19th Amber Rapid 2010 B97
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
19th Amber Rapid 2010 E04
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponomariov,R★
1/2-1/2
19th Amber Blindfold 2010 C70
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
19th Amber Blindfold 2010 C65
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
19th Amber Rapid 2010 A13
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
19th Amber Blindfold 2010 B46
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1/2-1/2
19th Amber Rapid 2010 D11
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
19th Amber Rapid 2010 B31
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