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
View PrintGames (5140)
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1-0Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 C33
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 E39
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 D27
Rapport,R vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Vladimir Petrov Mem 2015 2015 A01
Hou Yifan vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/277th Tata Steel GpA 2015 C50
Wojtaszek,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/277th Tata Steel GpA 2015 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Saric,Iv
1/2-1/277th Tata Steel GpA 2015 D11
Ding Liren vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/277th Tata Steel GpA 2015 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1-077th Tata Steel GpA 2015 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-077th Tata Steel GpA 2015 B45
Ivanchuk,V vs Jobava,Ba
1-077th Tata Steel GpA 2015 B32
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 A31
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 C19
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 B52
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B11
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A04
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B03
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 C07
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponomariov,R
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A41
Ivanchuk,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 C00
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B51
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 E39
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D90
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B04
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B90
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D00
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B02
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1-0SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 C65
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 C48
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 D80
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 D16
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
0-1SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 D86
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 B90
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 D90
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/283rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
1/2-1/2TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 2014 D86
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/241st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 D20
Ismagambetov,An vs Ivanchuk,V
0-141st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 B96
Ivanchuk,V vs Pelletier,Y
1-041st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 B40
Rahman,Zia vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/241st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 A40
Ivanchuk,V vs Sadorra,J
1/2-1/241st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 D38
Urkedal,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1-041st Olympiad Open 2014 2014 A04
So,W vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/29th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 B46
Ivanchuk,V vs So,W
1/2-1/249th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 C65
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/249th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 B93
So,W vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/249th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 B46