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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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Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Eurotel Trophy 2002 B31
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
Eurotel Trophy 2002 D26
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
Eurotel Trophy 2002 E55
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Eurotel Trophy 2002 B66
Kasparov,G vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Eurotel Trophy 2002 C90
Ivanchuk,V vs Kasparov,G
1/2-1/2
Eurotel Trophy 2002 D15
Kasparov,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Eurotel Trophy 2002 C97
Kasparov,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Eurotel Trophy 2002 B34
Ivanchuk,V vs Kasparov,G
1/2-1/2
Eurotel Trophy 2002 D15
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Eurotel Trophy 2002 D17
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B
1-0
Eurotel Trophy 2002 B50
Short,N vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2002 C90
Ivanchuk,V vs Short,N
1-0
FIDE GP 2002 C45
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2002 E63
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
FIDE GP 2002 A11
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
FIDE GP 2002 D99
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP 2002 D99
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
0-1
FIDE GP 2002 E99
Ivanchuk,V vs Almasi,Z
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2002 C67
Almasi,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2002 C10
Piket,Je vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2002 D47
Ivanchuk,V vs Piket,Je
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2002 C99
Bareev,E vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 2002 D47
Ivanchuk,V vs Bareev,E
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2002 D23
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2002 E54
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2002 E12
Adams,Mi vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SuperGM 2002 B42
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V
1/2-1/2
SuperGM 2002 E06
Kasparov,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SuperGM 2002 B41
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
SuperGM 2002 C88
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponomariov,R
1/2-1/2
SuperGM 2002 D23
Ivanchuk,V vs Adams,Mi
1-0
SuperGM 2002 C88
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SuperGM 2002 B33
Ivanchuk,V vs Kasparov,G
1/2-1/2
SuperGM 2002 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
SuperGM 2002 D11
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
SuperGM 2002 C18
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T
1/2-1/2
EuTCh 2001 C11
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P
1/2-1/2
World Teams 2001 C99
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
World Teams 2001 A32
Jussupow,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
World Teams 2001 E81
Ivanchuk,V vs Beliavsky,A
1-0
ECC 2001 D30
Ivanchuk,V vs Almasi,Z
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2001 C45
Almasi,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2001 C42
Piket,Je vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 2001 D85
Ivanchuk,V vs Piket,Je
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2001 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 2001 D71
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2001 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Timman,J
1-0
Corus 2001 E18
Piket,Je vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Corus 2001 A28
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
1-0
Corus 2001 B90
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