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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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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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Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2006 C76
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2006 E34
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2006 D52
Adams,Mi vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Corus A 2006 B80
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G
1-0
Corus A 2006 B42
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus A 2006 C13
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
0-1
Corus A 2006 A34
Sokolov,Iv vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Corus A 2006 E12
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Corus A 2006 E60
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Keres Mem Rapid 2006 B30
Ivanchuk,V vs Karpov,Ana
1/2-1/2
Keres Mem Rapid 2006 E15
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Keres Mem Rapid 2006 B33
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1/2-1/2
World Team Ch 2005 B96
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
World Team Ch 2005 C54
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
World Team Ch 2005 E67
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
2nd Samba Cup 2005 B48
Nakamura,H vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
It A 2005 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1-0
It A 2005 C77
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
49th TCh-ESP Honor Final 2005 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
15th ETC 2005 E92
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Canadian Open 2005 B31
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1/2-1/2
6th EICC Playoff 2005 C86
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
6th EICC Playoff 2005 A32
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
6th EICC 2005 B35
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2005 C89
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
0-1
TCh-RUS 2005 D17
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
TCh-RUS 2005 C77
Bareev,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2005 D80
Ivanchuk,V vs Bareev,E
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2005 B19
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2005 A05
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapid 2005 B90
Vallejo Pons,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2005 A05
Ivanchuk,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2005 B98
Lautier,J vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
36th Olympiad 2004 E97
Ivanchuk,V vs Macieja,B
1/2-1/2
36th Olympiad 2004 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez,L
1-0
36th Olympiad 2004 B52
Onischuk,Al vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
36th Olympiad 2004 E92
Ivanchuk,V vs Akopian,Vl
1/2-1/2
36th Olympiad 2004 C90
Georgiev,Ki vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
36th Olympiad 2004 E15
Moreno Carnero,J vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
36th Olympiad 2004 C01
Ivanchuk,V vs Megaranto,S
1-0
36th Olympiad 2004 E73
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
20th ECC 2004 B33
Adams,Mi vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
20th ECC 2004 B80
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
5th IECC 2004 D76
Ivanchuk,V vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
5th IECC 2004 E32
Ivanchuk,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
1-0
Amber Rapid 2004 C11
Vallejo Pons,F vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2004 C77
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapid 2004 B80
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2004 E32
Ivanchuk,V vs Bareev,E
1-0
Amber Rapid 2004 C10
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