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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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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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Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
XXIV SuperGM 2007 C45
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
1st ACP World Rapid Cup 2007 E15
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
1st ACP World Rapid Cup 2007 B03
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
1st ACP World Rapid Cup 2007 B03
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1-0
1st ACP World Rapid Cup 2007 E92
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
1st ACP World Rapid Cup 2007 D10
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
1st ACP World Rapid Cup 2007 E15
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
TCh-ESP Final 2006 B07
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1-0
Bundesliga 2006-7 2006 E55
Ivanchuk,V vs Timman,J
1-0
Magistral Barcelona Casino 2006 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Beliavsky,A
1-0
Pivdenny Bank Geller Mem 2006 D58
Korchnoi,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Pivdenny Bank Geller Mem 2006 A49
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit GM 2006 C78
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit GM 2006 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit GM 2006 D43
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Aerosvit GM 2006 D46
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit GM 2006 C88
Ivanchuk,V vs Socko,B
1-0
37th Olympiad 2006 A49
Ivanchuk,V vs Sokolov,Iv
1/2-1/2
37th Olympiad 2006 E61
Agrest,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
37th Olympiad 2006 D85
Ivanchuk,V vs Ghaem Maghami,E
1/2-1/2
37th Olympiad 2006 E32
Ivanchuk,V vs Georgiev,Ki
1-0
37th Olympiad 2006 B80
Ivanchuk,V vs Markus,R
1-0
37th Olympiad 2006 E15
Ronchetti,N vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
37th Olympiad 2006 C88
Krylov,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
37th Olympiad 2006 C42
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-FRA Top 16 2006 B35
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
XIII TCh-RUS 2006 C88
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XIII TCh-RUS 2006 B43
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1-0
XIII TCh-RUS 2006 C88
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XIII TCh-RUS 2006 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2006 D43
Vallejo Pons,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2006 C88
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2006 B80
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2006 D15
Nielsen,PH vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2006 D87
Ivanchuk,V vs Nielsen,PH
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2006 D60
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXIII SuperGM 2006 C88
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXIII SuperGM 2006 C88
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
XXIII SuperGM 2006 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
0-1
XXIII SuperGM 2006 E92
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXIII SuperGM 2006 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1-0
XXIII SuperGM 2006 D80
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
0-1
XXIII SuperGM 2006 D15
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
XXIII SuperGM 2006 C88
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXIII SuperGM 2006 D84
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1-0
XXIII SuperGM 2006 A30
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey
1-0
Corus A 2006 A28
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2006 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2006 E20
Tiviakov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2006 C77
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