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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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Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 C67
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 D56
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 C63
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
XXVI SuperGM 2009 E92
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 D19
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 D81
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 E21
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 E94
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Corus A 2009 D10
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 B54
Adams,Mi vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 B14
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 D94
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 A29
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Corus A 2009 B92
Ivanchuk,V vs Movsesian,S
0-1
Corus A 2009 B80
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 E16
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 C92
Stellwagen,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2009 C11
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
0-1
Corus A 2009 E97
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Corus A 2009 D30
Ivanchuk,V vs Smeets,J
0-1
Corus A 2009 D44
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1-0
Rapid Rematch 2009 A32
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Rapid Rematch 2009 B01
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
Rapid Rematch 2009 E04
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Rapid Rematch 2009 B90
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Rapid Rematch 2009 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
Rapid Rematch 2009 A46
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Pearl Spring 2008 B45
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
0-1
Pearl Spring 2008 A20
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Pearl Spring 2008 B30
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Pearl Spring 2008 B10
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Pearl Spring 2008 B36
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Pearl Spring 2008 C99
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
0-1
VII Stars 2008 B30
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
VII Stars 2008 D31
Ivanchuk,V vs Chandler,M
1-0
38th Olympiad 2008 E15
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Naiditsch,A
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 C55
Jobava,Ba vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
38th Olympiad 2008 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Ivanisevic,I
1-0
38th Olympiad 2008 B47
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 A22
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 C66
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 B57
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1
IV World Blitz 2008 C91
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
IV World Blitz 2008 A17
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
IV World Blitz 2008 C45
Polgar,Ju vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
IV World Blitz 2008 B93
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