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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1/2-1/2Match Blitz Playoff 2007 A37
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Rapid Match g/10+10 2007 B36
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Rapid Match g/10+10 2007 C85
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Rapid Match g/10+10 2007 B36
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Rapid Match g/10+10 2007 C45
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1-0Rapid Match g/10+10 2007 B31
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Rapid Match g/10+10 2007 B36
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Rapid Match g/10+10 2007 B42
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2Rapid Match g/10+10 2007 B30
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Rapid Match g/10+10 2007 B37
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1-0Rapid Match g/10+10 2007 C45
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2Bundesliga 2007-8 2007 C88
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2CECLUB Finals 2007 C88
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
0-123rd ECC Men 2007 E62
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/223rd ECC Men 2007 A16
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/223rd ECC Men 2007 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Petrosian,TL
1/2-1/214th Ordix Open 2007 D30
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1/2-1/28th It 2007 C89
Short,N vs Ivanchuk,V
0-18th It 2007 C07
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Pivdenny Bank Cup 2007 C88
Korchnoi,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Pivdenny Bank Cup 2007 D27
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Pivdenny Bank Cup 2007 A70
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
0-1Pivdenny Bank Cup 2007 B89
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Pivdenny Bank Cup 2007 D20
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2Aerosvit 2007 D81
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Aerosvit 2007 C91
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/2Aerosvit 2007 B92
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Aerosvit 2007 B78
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez Perez,L
1/2-1/242nd Capablanca Mem Elite 2007 D27
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1TCh-RUS 2007 B80
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS 2007 E92
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS 2007 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
0-1II Rapid 2007 C78
Vallejo Pons,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2007 C10
Ivanchuk,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
1-0Amber Rapid 2007 A29
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Amber Blindfold 2007 A17
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0Amber Rapid 2007 D30
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2XXIV SuperGM 2007 E15
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XXIV SuperGM 2007 E17
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A
0-1XXIV SuperGM 2007 C45
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0XXIV SuperGM 2007 D87
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2XXIV SuperGM 2007 C88
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XXIV SuperGM 2007 B42
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XXIV SuperGM 2007 C10
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1-0XXIV SuperGM 2007 D38
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XXIV SuperGM 2007 B90
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XXIV SuperGM 2007 C67
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M
0-1XXIV SuperGM 2007 A46
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XXIV SuperGM 2007 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1-0XXIV SuperGM 2007 B90