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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0-1FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 D37
Duda,J vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C11
Ivanchuk,V vs Duda,J
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 E36
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2FIDE GP Beijing 2013 A15
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0FIDE GP Beijing 2013 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2FIDE GP Beijing 2013 E53
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0FIDE GP Beijing 2013 E97
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
1-0FIDE GP Beijing 2013 D02
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2FIDE GP Beijing 2013 C84
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2FIDE GP Beijing 2013 B32
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1FIDE GP Beijing 2013 E10
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2FIDE GP Beijing 2013 B42
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/226th Leon Masters g5 2013 C42
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-126th Leon Masters g5 2013 A01
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
0-126th Leon Masters g5 2013 E63
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
1-026th Leon Masters g5 2013 E60
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-126th Leon Masters g5 2013 A05
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-126th Leon Masters g5 2013 D85
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
1-026th Leon Masters g5 2013 B06
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/226th Leon Masters g5 2013 A17
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
1-026th Leon Masters g5 2013 D43
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
1/2-1/226th Leon Masters g5 2013 D77
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
0-126th Leon Masters g20 2013 A00
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/226th Leon Masters g20 2013 B09
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
0-126th Leon Masters g20 2013 B21
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-026th Leon Masters g20 2013 C84
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
0-126th Leon Masters g45 2013 E60
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/226th Leon Masters g45 2013 C84
Ivanchuk,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2Makedonia Palace GP 2013 E63
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Makedonia Palace GP 2013 B52
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
0-1Makedonia Palace GP 2013 C84
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2Makedonia Palace GP 2013 A39
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Makedonia Palace GP 2013 C05
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2Makedonia Palace GP 2013 B17
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Makedonia Palace GP 2013 B30
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
0-1Makedonia Palace GP 2013 D86
Caruana,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Makedonia Palace GP 2013 C76
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2Makedonia Palace GP 2013 E97
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/220th TCh-RUS 2013 2013 B10
Caruana,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1-020th TCh-RUS 2013 2013 C88
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/220th TCh-RUS 2013 2013 B46
Ivanchuk,V vs Khalifman,A
1-0Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 D36
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 2012 C67
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0SportAccord Blindfold Men 2012 2012 E60
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 C41
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 D41
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 B09
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
0-1SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 B50
Ivanchuk,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 A19
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
0-1SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 A49