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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 Kramnik,V
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 D37
Duda,J vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C11
Ivanchuk,V vs Duda,J
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 E36
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 A15
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 E53
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 E97
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
1-0
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 D02
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 C84
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 B32
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 E10
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 B42
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
26th Leon Masters g5 2013 C42
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
26th Leon Masters g5 2013 A01
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
0-1
26th Leon Masters g5 2013 E63
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
1-0
26th Leon Masters g5 2013 E60
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
26th Leon Masters g5 2013 A05
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
26th Leon Masters g5 2013 D85
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
1-0
26th Leon Masters g5 2013 B06
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
26th Leon Masters g5 2013 A17
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
1-0
26th Leon Masters g5 2013 D43
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
1/2-1/2
26th Leon Masters g5 2013 D77
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
0-1
26th Leon Masters g20 2013 A00
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
26th Leon Masters g20 2013 B09
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
0-1
26th Leon Masters g20 2013 B21
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
26th Leon Masters g20 2013 C84
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
0-1
26th Leon Masters g45 2013 E60
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
26th Leon Masters g45 2013 C84
Ivanchuk,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
Makedonia Palace GP 2013 E63
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Makedonia Palace GP 2013 B52
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
0-1
Makedonia Palace GP 2013 C84
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Makedonia Palace GP 2013 A39
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Makedonia Palace GP 2013 C05
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Makedonia Palace GP 2013 B17
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Makedonia Palace GP 2013 B30
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1
Makedonia Palace GP 2013 D86
Caruana,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Makedonia Palace GP 2013 C76
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
Makedonia Palace GP 2013 E97
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
20th TCh-RUS 2013 2013 B10
Caruana,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
20th TCh-RUS 2013 2013 C88
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
20th TCh-RUS 2013 2013 B46
Ivanchuk,V vs Khalifman,A
1-0
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 D36
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 2012 C67
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 2012 E60
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 C41
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 D41
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 B09
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 B50
Ivanchuk,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 A19
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 A49
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