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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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Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
29th European Blitz 2010 D43
Polgar,Ju vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Ajedrez UNAM KO 2010 B10
Ivanchuk,V vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
Ajedrez UNAM KO 2010 B32
Ivanchuk,V vs Polgar,Ju
0-1
Ajedrez UNAM KO 2010 B33
Polgar,Ju vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Ajedrez UNAM KO 2010 B18
Nakamura,Hi vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Trophee CCAS KO 2010 C38
Ivanchuk,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1-0
Trophee CCAS KO 2010 C30
Ivanchuk,V vs Polgar,Ju
1-0
Trophee CCAS KO 2010 B30
Polgar,Ju vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Trophee CCAS KO 2010 A07
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
26th European Club Cup 2010 D52
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
26th European Club Cup 2010 A62
Ivanchuk,V vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1-0
39th Olympiad Men 2010 A15
Ivanchuk,V vs Jobava,Ba
1-0
39th Olympiad Men 2010 B12
Sokolov,Ivan vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
39th Olympiad Men 2010 A57
Ivanchuk,V vs McNab,C
1-0
39th Olympiad Men 2010 A41
Ahmed,Abdu vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
39th Olympiad Men 2010 C27
Ivanchuk,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
45th Capablanca Mem Elite 2010 A15
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
45th Capablanca Mem Elite 2010 D80
Ivanchuk,V vs Short,N
1/2-1/2
45th Capablanca Mem Elite 2010 A40
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
45th Capablanca Mem Elite 2010 B12
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
45th Capablanca Mem Elite 2010 B63
Short,N vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
45th Capablanca Mem Elite 2010 A45
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2010 A00
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2010 D85
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2010 C42
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2010 C60
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2010 A16
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
FIDE GP 2010 D45
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TOP 16 GpB 2010 D27
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
17th TCh-RUS Premier 2010 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1-0
17th TCh-RUS Premier 2010 B97
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
17th TCh-RUS Premier 2010 B42
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
17th TCh-RUS Premier 2010 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Gashimov,V
1/2-1/2
19th Amber Rapid 2010 A09
Gashimov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
19th Amber Blindfold 2010 B43
Ivanchuk,V vs Smeets,J
1-0
19th Amber Rapid 2010 C48
Smeets,J vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
19th Amber Blindfold 2010 B19
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2010 D45
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2010 B01
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2010 E06
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2010 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2010 C78
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2010 B36
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Corus A 2010 D10
Ivanchuk,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2010 D17
Short,N vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2010 B40
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Corus A 2010 B96
Smeets,J vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Corus A 2010 B96
Ivanchuk,V vs Tiviakov,S
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2010 B01
Caruana,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2010 B90
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