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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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Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 A65
Ivanchuk,V vs Polgar,Ju
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2008 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
2nd ACP World Rapid Cup 2008 B30
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
0-1
2nd ACP World Rapid Cup 2008 A04
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
2nd ACP World Rapid Cup 2008 A38
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
2nd ACP World Rapid Cup 2008 A89
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
2nd ACP World Rapid Cup 2008 B13
Karpov,Ana vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
World Blitz 2007 E32
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 A40
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
1-0
World Blitz 2007 C76
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 C83
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
1-0
World Blitz 2007 D18
Ivanchuk,V vs Adams,Mi
0-1
World Blitz 2007 E18
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 E39
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
World Blitz 2007 B42
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponomariov,R
1-0
World Blitz 2007 A33
Ivanchuk,V vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 E92
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 E15
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
World Blitz 2007 A80
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1-0
World Blitz 2007 B03
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 D73
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
World Blitz 2007 D43
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
0-1
World Blitz 2007 B55
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
1-0
World Blitz 2007 A48
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
World Blitz 2007 D02
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
World Blitz 2007 D21
Adams,Mi vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
World Blitz 2007 A45
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 D45
Ivanchuk,V vs Karpov,Ana
1-0
World Blitz 2007 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V
1-0
World Blitz 2007 C42
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 C42
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 D27
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 B36
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
Tal Mem 2007 C42
Kamsky,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Tal Mem 2007 A34
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
Tal Mem 2007 E15
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Tal Mem 2007 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
1/2-1/2
Tal Mem 2007 B33
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Tal Mem 2007 C92
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Tal Mem 2007 D43
Ivanchuk,V vs Jakovenko,D
1/2-1/2
Tal Mem 2007 C89
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Tal Mem 2007 E60
Adams,Mi vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
ETCC 2007 B88
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1
ETCC 2007 D97
Navara,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
ETCC 2007 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
Rapid Match g/10+10 2007 C85
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Rapid Match g/10+10 2007 B03
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Match Blitz Playoff 2007 B80
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