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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1/2-1/2World Blitz Final 2012 C80
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Blitz Final 2012 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2World Blitz Final 2012 D09
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz Final 2012 C62
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Blitz Final 2012 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0World Blitz Final 2012 C41
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2World Blitz Final 2012 A10
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Blitz Final 2012 D20
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0World Blitz Final 2012 C96
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz Final 2012 B11
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1-0World Blitz Final 2012 B31
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Blitz Final 2012 A80
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Rapid Final 2012 E21
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1-0World Rapid Final 2012 B31
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1-0World Rapid Final 2012 A20
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Rapid Final 2012 C62
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Rapid Final 2012 C45
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1World Rapid Final 2012 C41
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2World Rapid Final 2012 D45
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
0-1World Rapid Final 2012 B90
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Rapid Final 2012 C95
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/247th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 A30
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-147th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 B01
Ivanchuk,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/247th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-047th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 B52
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Vladimir Petrov Mem Final 2012 2012 B96
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Vladimir Petrov Mem Final 2012 2012 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2Vladimir Petrov Mem Final 2012 2012 D37
Gashimov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-174th Tata Steel GMA 2012 B07
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/274th Tata Steel GMA 2012 E04
Vitiugov,N vs Ivanchuk,V
1-054th Reggio Emilia 2012 E21
Ivanchuk,V vs Vitiugov,N
1/2-1/254th Reggio Emilia 2011 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1Sportaccord WMG Blindfold 2011 D80
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
1-0Sportaccord WMG Blindfold 2011 C28
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Sportaccord WMG Blitz 2011 B46
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1-0Sportaccord WMG Blitz 2011 E70
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2Sportaccord WMG Blitz 2011 C65
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Sportaccord WMG Rapid 2011 B01
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-1Sportaccord WMG Rapid 2011 D11
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Sportaccord WMG Rapid 2011 B96
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0Sportaccord WMG Rapid 2011 D92
Adams,Mi vs Ivanchuk,V
1-018th European Teams 2011 B84
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/218th European Teams 2011 B35
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/218th European Teams 2011 D37
Beliavsky,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/218th European Teams 2011 D15
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/24th Final Masters 2011 C67
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/24th Final Master Playoff 2011 E21
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
0-14th Final Master Playoff 2011 C65
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-04th Final Masters 2011 E21
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/24th Final Masters 2011 E12