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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1-04th Final Masters 2011 B43
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
0-14th Final Masters 2011 C11
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-14th Final Masters 2011 D37
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-14th Final Masters 2011 C63
Nakamura,Hi vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/24th Final Masters 2011 A40
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 D98
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 A22
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 C02
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 A13
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 C02
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1-0FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 A30
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 D39
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 C10
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 A35
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1-0FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 D78
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 A37
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1-0FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 B70
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/28th World Teams 2011 A07
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/28th World Teams 2011 C84
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/28th World Teams 2011 B09
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/28th World Teams 2011 A07
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
0-18th World Teams 2011 C89
Rapport,R vs Ivanchuk,V
0-139th TCh-GRE 2011 E42
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1-039th TCh-GRE 2011 D43
Ivanchuk,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1-05th Kings Tournament 2011 D14
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1-05th Kings Tournament 2011 B09
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-05th Kings Tournament 2011 D38
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/25th Kings Tournament 2011 D41
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
0-15th Kings Tournament 2011 C53
Nakamura,Hi vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/25th Kings Tournament 2011 E40
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/25th Kings Tournament 2011 C65
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1-05th Kings Tournament 2011 E73
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/246th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 B41
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/246th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/246th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 B22
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
1/2-1/246th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 C53
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponomariov,R
0-1TCh-RUS Premier 2011 C65
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS Premier 2011 D16
Gashimov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-020th Amber Rapid 2011 B84
Ivanchuk,V vs Gashimov,V
0-120th Amber Blindfold 2011 C42
Caruana,F vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Gibraltar Masters 2011 C69
Ivanchuk,V vs Short,N
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2011 A40
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
1-053rd Masters 2011 E32
Short,N vs Ivanchuk,V
0-153rd Masters 2011 B31
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
0-153rd Masters 2011 A15
Caruana,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/253rd Masters 2010 A81
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
1-0European Rapid Championship Playoff 3rd-4th 2010 A20
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponomariov,R
1-029th European Blitz 2010 E54