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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1/2-1/2XXVI SuperGM 2009 C67
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2XXVI SuperGM 2009 D56
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XXVI SuperGM 2009 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2XXVI SuperGM 2009 C63
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1XXVI SuperGM 2009 E92
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2XXVI SuperGM 2009 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2XXVI SuperGM 2009 D19
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XXVI SuperGM 2009 D81
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2XXVI SuperGM 2009 E21
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XXVI SuperGM 2009 E94
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Corus A 2009 D10
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2Corus A 2009 B54
Adams,Mi vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Corus A 2009 B14
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2Corus A 2009 D94
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Corus A 2009 A29
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0Corus A 2009 B92
Ivanchuk,V vs Movsesian,S
0-1Corus A 2009 B80
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Corus A 2009 E16
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2Corus A 2009 C92
Stellwagen,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Corus A 2009 C11
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
0-1Corus A 2009 E97
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Corus A 2009 D30
Ivanchuk,V vs Smeets,J
0-1Corus A 2009 D44
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1-0Rapid Rematch 2009 A32
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Rapid Rematch 2009 B01
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Rapid Rematch 2009 E04
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Rapid Rematch 2009 B90
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Rapid Rematch 2009 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Rapid Rematch 2009 A46
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Pearl Spring 2008 B45
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
0-1Pearl Spring 2008 A20
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Pearl Spring 2008 B30
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2Pearl Spring 2008 B10
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Pearl Spring 2008 B36
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2Pearl Spring 2008 C99
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
0-1VII Stars 2008 B30
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2VII Stars 2008 D31
Ivanchuk,V vs Chandler,M
1-038th Olympiad 2008 E15
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/238th Olympiad 2008 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Naiditsch,A
1/2-1/238th Olympiad 2008 C55
Jobava,Ba vs Ivanchuk,V
1-038th Olympiad 2008 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Ivanisevic,I
1-038th Olympiad 2008 B47
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/238th Olympiad 2008 A22
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0IV World Blitz 2008 C66
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0IV World Blitz 2008 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1-0IV World Blitz 2008 B57
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1IV World Blitz 2008 C91
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2IV World Blitz 2008 A17
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2IV World Blitz 2008 C45
Polgar,Ju vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1IV World Blitz 2008 B93