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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1-0Amber Rapid 2004 C10
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L
1-03rd Amplico AIG Life S/F 2003 A18
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-03rd Amplico AIG Life S/F 2003 D12
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1-01st Samba Cup 2003 E58
Short,N vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/21st Samba Cup 2003 B54
Ivanchuk,V vs Kasparov,G
1/2-1/2ECC 2003 E32
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2ECC 2003 C82
Ivanchuk,V vs Timman,J
1-011th Sigeman & Co 2003 C75
Bareev,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Amber Rapid 2003 D25
Ivanchuk,V vs Bareev,E
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2003 C02
Ivanchuk,V vs Almasi,Z
1/2-1/2Amber Rapid 2003 E15
Almasi,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2003 B33
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0Amber Rapid 2003 B30
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Amber Blindfold 2003 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponomariov,R
1-0GMA 2003 D28
Karpov,An vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2GMA 2003 D76
Ivanchuk,V vs Timman,J
1-0GMA 2003 C71
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V
1/2-1/2GMA 2003 B51
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2GMA 2003 D15
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2GMA 2003 E15
Polgar,Ju vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2GMA 2003 A34
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2GMA 2003 E15
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2GMA 2003 B32
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2GMA 2003 B67
Ivanchuk,V vs Nielsen,PH
1/2-1/2Olympiad 2002 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Georgiev,Vl
1/2-1/2Olympiad 2002 D45
Lputian,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Olympiad 2002 D47
Ivanchuk,V vs Xu Jun
1/2-1/2Olympiad 2002 A07
Macieja,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Olympiad 2002 B47
Ivanchuk,V vs Radulski,J
1-0Olympiad 2002 C90
Ivanchuk,V vs Azmaiparashvili,Z
1/2-1/2Olympiad 2002 B07
Ivanchuk,V vs Babula,V
1-0Olympiad 2002 B33
Illescas Cordoba,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Olympiad 2002 D41
Ivanchuk,V vs Kulaots,K
1-0Olympiad 2002 D35
Iuldachev,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Olympiad 2002 B43
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2RUS vs. ROW 2002 B40
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2RUS vs. ROW 2002 C79
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2RUS vs. ROW 2002 C69
Karpov,An vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2RUS vs. ROW 2002 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Kasparov,G
1-0RUS vs. ROW 2002 B90
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2RUS vs. ROW 2002 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2002 D34
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0FIDE GP 2002 B04
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A
1-0FIDE GP 2002 D34
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0FIDE GP 2002 B33
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0FIDE GP 2002 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1-0FIDE GP 2002 E69
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
0-1FIDE GP 2002 A90
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2002 C11
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2002 E12