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 Cup 2009 D13
Ivanchuk,V vs So,W
0-1World Cup 2009 C15
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 A15
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 C55
Karpov,Ana vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 E21
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1-0World Blitz 2009 C29
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 B33
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 A80
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
0-1World Blitz 2009 B54
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Blitz 2009 C65
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0World Blitz 2009 D14
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 E63
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2009 C33
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
0-1World Blitz 2009 B12
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Karpov,Ana
1-0World Blitz 2009 E36
Polgar,Ju vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 C26
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1World Blitz 2009 D38
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 B69
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Blitz 2009 D07
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Blitz 2009 D38
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 B01
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Blitz 2009 C07
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0World Blitz 2009 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponomariov,R
0-1World Blitz 2009 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
0-1World Blitz 2009 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
0-1World Blitz 2009 B90
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 C16
Ivanchuk,V vs Polgar,Ju
1-0World Blitz 2009 A45
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2009 C16
Polgar,Ju vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Unive Crown 2009 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Giri,A
1/2-1/2Unive Crown 2009 A11
Ivanchuk,V vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2Unive Crown 2009 E21
Giri,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Unive Crown 2009 D38
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
0-125th ECC 2009 A11
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/25th FIDE GP 2009 D30
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1-05th FIDE GP 2009 A20
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/25th FIDE GP 2009 D15
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/25th FIDE GP 2009 A15
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/25th FIDE GP 2009 D45
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/25th FIDE GP 2009 C50
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2GM 2009 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
0-1GM 2009 D37
Caruana,F vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1GM 2009 B07
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2GM 2009 D31
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2GM 2009 A15
Ivanchuk,V vs Caruana,F
1-0GM 2009 C48
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2III Kings' Tournament 2009 B94