Ivanchuk, Vassily
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
Featured Games
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Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
Dortmund
1995
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Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
Linares 14th
1997
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Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Polgar, Judit
Linares 14th
1997
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Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
Amber Blindfold
2008
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Ivanchuk,V vs Arab,A
FIDE WCh KO
2004
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Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata
Amber-blind 3rd
1994
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Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
FIDE Candidates
2013
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Kasparov, Gary vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
Reggio Emilia9192
1992
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Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
Amber-blind 5th
1996
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Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Nogueiras, Jesus
Wch Team
1993
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1/2-1/2Cez Trophy 2017 2017 D11
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Cez Trophy 2017 2017 C65
Ivanchuk,V vs Nakamura,Hi
0-1World Blitz 2016 2016 D56
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Blitz 2016 2016 B30
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1-0World Blitz 2016 2016 E53
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2016 2016 B66
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2016 2016 C17
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2016 2016 B66
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Rapid 2016 2016 B41
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Rapid 2016 2016 C18
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2016 2016 E48
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2016 2016 E68
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0World Rapid 2016 2016 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1-0World Rapid 2016 2016 D11
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Rapid 2016 2016 A30
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/232nd ECC Open 2016 2016 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0TCh-TUR Super League 2016 2016 C95
Ivanchuk,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/27th Hainan Danzhou GM 2016 A30
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/27th Hainan Danzhou GM 2016 B66
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/251st Capablanca Mem Elite 2016 E06
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-151st Capablanca Mem Elite 2016 C72
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0IMSA Basque 2016 2016 A90
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
1-0IMSA Basque 2016 2016 A28
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2IMSA Blitz 2016 2016 D22
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2IMSA Blitz 2016 2016 C10
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2IMSA Blitz 2016 2016 E19
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1IMSA Blitz 2016 2016 A50
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
0-1IMSA Blitz 2016 2016 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1IMSA Blitz 2016 2016 D24
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0IMSA Blitz 2016 2016 C05
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1IMSA Blitz 2016 2016 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
0-1IMSA Rapid 2016 2016 B10
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1IMSA Rapid 2016 2016 C53
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1ACP Masters KO 2015 2015 C43
Ivanchuk,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2ACP Masters KO 2015 2015 B92
Ivanchuk,V vs Rapport,R
1/2-1/2ACP Masters GpB 2015 2015 E10
Ivanchuk,V vs Duda,J
1/2-1/220th European Teams 2015 E15
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/220th European Teams 2015 B33
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
0-120th European Teams 2015 C89
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V
0-131st ECC Open 2015 2015 C53
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-031st ECC Open 2015 2015 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2015 2015 D55
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2015 2015 A04
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Blitz 2015 2015 A45
Duda,J vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 B18
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Rapid 2015 2015 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
0-1World Rapid 2015 2015 A33
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2015 2015 D37
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Rapid 2015 2015 D37
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/210th World Teams 2015 2015 B99