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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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Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 C65
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A★
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 A16
Karpov,Ana vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 E32
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B★
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 B87
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 B13
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V★
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 C67
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A★
1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 D12
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 C95
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S★
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 A52
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G★
0-1
Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 D15
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A★
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial 2008 D27
Ponomariov,R vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial 2008 C92
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A★
1-0
Tal Memorial 2008 D87
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
Tal Memorial 2008 C92
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V★
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial 2008 C42
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial 2008 D10
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Tal Memorial 2008 A30
Ivanchuk,V vs Kamsky,G★
1-0
Tal Memorial 2008 D92
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2008 B13
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2008 D12
Mamedyarov,S vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2008 E68
Ivanchuk,V vs Mamedyarov,S★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2008 B07
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2008 A29
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2008 B06
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2008 C42
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2008 A30
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2008 C77
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2008 B81
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2008 C11
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2008 E20
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2008 C89
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2008 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Karjakin,Sergey★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2008 B87
Karjakin,Sergey vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2008 B42
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
Amber Rapid 2008 D46
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2008 C48
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2008 B22
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2008 C80
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2007 E05
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2007 E15
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2007 E70
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2007 D12
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2007 A34
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2007 B19
Carlsen,M vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2007 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Carlsen,M★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2007 D12
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2007 C88
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2007 B12
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2007 C88
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
Amber Rapid 2007 A17
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