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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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Polgar,Ju vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
IV World Blitz 2008 B93
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
IV World Blitz 2008 A17
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP CECLUB Final 2008 B42
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
0-1
TCh-ESP CECLUB Final 2008 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Nakamura,Hi
1/2-1/2
Trophee CCAS KO 2008 C81
Nakamura,Hi vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Trophee CCAS KO 2008 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
Trophee CCAS KO 2008 A14
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Trophee CCAS KO 2008 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1-0
Trophee CCAS KO 2008 A30
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Trophee CCAS KO 2008 E24
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
Trophee CCAS KO 2008 B30
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1-0
Trophee CCAS KO 2008 B33
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Trophee CCAS KO 2008 C45
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Trophee CCAS KO 2008 A12
Ivanchuk,V vs Caruana,F
1/2-1/2
Trophee CCAS GpA 2008 C03
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
24th ECC 2008 B80
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1-0
24th ECC 2008 D94
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
24th ECC 2008 B31
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Grand Slam Final 2008 D47
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
Grand Slam Final 2008 C69
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1-0
Grand Slam Final 2008 B45
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Grand Slam Final 2008 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
Grand Slam Final 2008 D19
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Grand Slam Final 2008 E34
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Grand Slam Final 2008 D27
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Grand Slam Final 2008 D20
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
Grand Slam Final 2008 B78
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Grand Slam Final 2008 C89
Ivanchuk,V vs Grachev,B
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 B22
Movsesian,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 B43
Ivanchuk,V vs Tkachiev,V
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 D25
Ivanchuk,V vs Eljanov,P
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 E51
Ivanchuk,V vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 C67
Eljanov,P vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 E39
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 C54
Tkachiev,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 B22
Grachev,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 A47
Ivanchuk,V vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial 2008 C42
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 E21
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 E61
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
2nd FIDE GP 2008 A30
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
2nd FIDE GP 2008 C65
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1-0
2nd FIDE GP 2008 D11
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
2nd FIDE GP 2008 B33
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V
1-0
Sparkassen 2008 C42
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Sparkassen 2008 E25
Ivanchuk,V vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1/2-1/2
Sparkassen 2008 B90
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Sparkassen 2008 B46
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