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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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Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
III Kings' Tournament 2009 D15
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
III Kings' Tournament 2009 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
1-0
III Kings' Tournament 2009 D80
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
III Kings' Tournament 2009 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
III Kings' Tournament 2009 B45
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
III Kings' Tournament 2009 C42
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
III Kings' Tournament 2009 B30
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
XXII Rapid KO 2009 B76
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXII Rapid KO 2009 D35
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXII Rapid KO 2009 D52
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
XXII Rapid KO 2009 D31
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
XXII Rapid KO 2009 B33
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
XXII Rapid KO 2009 A70
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1-0
XXII Rapid KO 2009 B76
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXII Rapid KO 2009 E32
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
1/2-1/2
XXII Rapid KO 2009 A20
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
1-0
XXII Rapid KO 2009 D38
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXII Rapid KO 2009 E32
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Cez Trophy Rapid 2009 D76
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Cez Trophy Rapid 2009 B80
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Cez Trophy Rapid 2009 D76
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
1-0
Cez Trophy Rapid 2009 C69
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
1-0
Cez Trophy Rapid 2009 D30
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Cez Trophy Rapid 2009 D16
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
1-0
Cez Trophy Rapid 2009 D97
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Cez Trophy Rapid 2009 B73
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1-0
5th MTel Masters 2009 D74
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
5th MTel Masters 2009 C97
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
5th MTel Masters 2009 B35
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
5th MTel Masters 2009 C80
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
0-1
5th MTel Masters 2009 B99
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
5th MTel Masters 2009 B41
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
5th MTel Masters 2009 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
0-1
5th MTel Masters 2009 B52
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
4th FIDE GP 2009 C95
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1-0
4th FIDE GP 2009 E97
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
4th FIDE GP 2009 B33
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
4th FIDE GP 2009 D79
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
4th FIDE GP 2009 C77
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
4th FIDE GP 2009 A31
Ivanchuk,V vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
4th FIDE GP 2009 D31
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
4th FIDE GP 2009 D12
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
4th FIDE GP 2009 C78
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
16th TCh-RUS Premier 2009 D16
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
16th TCh-RUS Premier 2009 C99
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
16th TCh-RUS Premier 2009 A04
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
18th Amber Rapid 2009 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Yue
0-1
18th Amber Blindfold 2009 D15
Dominguez Perez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 C88
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1-0
XXVI SuperGM 2009 D45
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