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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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0-1

Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily

Linares 14th

1997

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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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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 Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit 2008 C88
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Aerosvit 2008 D85
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit 2008 C42
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Aerosvit 2008 E97
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
0-1
XXI Magistral Rapid Final 2008 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1-0
XXI Magistral Rapid Final 2008 E55
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXI Magistral Rapid Final 2008 B47
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
XXI Magistral Rapid Final 2008 B85
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
XXI Magistral Rapid Semi-Final 2008 B96
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
XXI Magistral Rapid Semi-Final 2008 C78
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
1-0
XXI Magistral Rapid Semi-Final 2008 B30
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXI Magistral Rapid Semi-Final 2008 B96
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
4th M-Tel Masters 2008 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
4th M-Tel Masters 2008 D43
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
4th M-Tel Masters 2008 B33
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
4th M-Tel Masters 2008 D12
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
4th M-Tel Masters 2008 C11
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
4th M-Tel Masters 2008 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2008 E08
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
TCh-RUS 2008 B70
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
TCh-RUS 2008 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2008 D16
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2008 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
0-1
Amber Rapid 2008 B14
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2008 D46
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXV SuperGM 2008 C12
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
XXV SuperGM 2008 B86
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
XXV SuperGM 2008 B45
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXV SuperGM 2008 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
XXV SuperGM 2008 B87
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
XXV SuperGM 2008 B19
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
0-1
XXV SuperGM 2008 C67
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXV SuperGM 2008 B47
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
XXV SuperGM 2008 D43
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXV SuperGM 2008 B46
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
0-1
XXV SuperGM 2008 C88
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
XXV SuperGM 2008 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1-0
XXV SuperGM 2008 C88
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXV SuperGM 2008 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 A09
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Adams,Mi
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 A13
Eljanov,P vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Corus A 2008 E00
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 D86
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 B19
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 C42
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 B18
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 C69
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 B17
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 A20
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