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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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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 Morozevich,A
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 A49
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 A02
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1-0
SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 2012 B31
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
0-1
SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 2012 A30
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 2012 E70
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 2012 D47
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1
SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 2012 C65
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
6th Kings Playoff 2012 A34
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
6th Kings Playoff 2012 E73
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
6th Kings Tournament 2012 D47
Caruana,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
6th Kings Tournament 2012 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Caruana,F
1/2-1/2
6th Kings Tournament 2012 C92
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
6th Kings Tournament 2012 C84
Karpov,Ana vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Trophee Karpov KO 2012 2012 D85
Karpov,Ana vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Trophee Karpov KO 2012 2012 E71
Ivanchuk,V vs Karpov,Ana
1-0
Trophee Karpov KO 2012 2012 D37
Karpov,Ana vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Trophee Karpov KO 2012 2012 D85
Ivanchuk,V vs Karpov,Ana
1-0
Trophee Karpov KO 2012 2012 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Karpov,Ana
0-1
Trophee Karpov KO 2012 2012 A05
Karpov,Ana vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Trophee Karpov KO 2012 2012 E69
Ivanchuk,V vs Karpov,Ana
0-1
Trophee Karpov KO 2012 2012 A05
Ivanchuk,V vs Karpov,Ana
1/2-1/2
Trophee Karpov Preliminary 2012 2012 E06
Karpov,Ana vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Trophee Karpov Preliminary 2012 2012 E60
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
28th European Club Cup 2012 A36
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
28th European Club Cup 2012 C43
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
28th European Club Cup 2012 A04
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
1st FIDE GP London 2012 2012 C72
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
0-1
1st FIDE GP London 2012 2012 A07
Nakamura,Hi vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
1st FIDE GP London 2012 2012 C69
Ivanchuk,V vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
1st FIDE GP London 2012 2012 A11
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
1st FIDE GP London 2012 2012 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
1st FIDE GP London 2012 2012 D86
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
1st FIDE GP London 2012 2012 D97
Ivanchuk,V vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
1st FIDE GP London 2012 2012 E56
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
1st FIDE GP London 2012 2012 C11
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
1st FIDE GP London 2012 2012 E32
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Hao
1-0
40th Olympiad Open 2012 E52
Ivanchuk,V vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1-0
40th Olympiad Open 2012 B96
Ivanchuk,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
1-0
40th Olympiad Open 2012 D11
Djukic,Ni vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
40th Olympiad Open 2012 C10
Ivanchuk,V vs Wojtaszek,R
1-0
40th Olympiad Open 2012 E21
Al Modiahki,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
40th Olympiad Open 2012 B52
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
ACP Golden Classic 2012 A48
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
0-1
World Blitz Final 2012 A04
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
World Blitz Final 2012 E17
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
World Blitz Final 2012 A04
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz Final 2012 C80
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
World Blitz Final 2012 D09
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1-0
World Blitz Final 2012 B36
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