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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 Beliavsky,A
1/2-1/2
Eu Team Ch 1999 E32
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P
1/2-1/2
Eu Team Ch 1999 B33
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Eu Team Ch 1999 A16
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A
1/2-1/2
Eu Team Ch 1999 A32
Van Wely, Loek vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 1999 D37
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999 B35
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 1999 B33
Lautier, Joel vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapidplay 1999 A46
Piket, Jeroen vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Amber Blindfold 1999 D31
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0
Amber Rapidplay 1999 E52
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Nikolic, Predrag
0-1
Amber Rapidplay 1999 E32
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
Amber Blindfold 1999 D43
Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1999 B77
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1999 C42
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1999 A29
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Hoogovens 1999 C89
Topalov, Veselin vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1999 B80
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1999 A29
Timman, Jan H vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
Hoogovens 5' 1999 C11
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1-0
Hoogovens 5' 1999 B47
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0
Hoogovens 5' 1999 B07
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Svidler, Peter
1-0
Hoogovens 5' 1999 D86
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
Hoogovens 5' 1999 E12
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Hoogovens 5' 1999 D39
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1999 B80
Kasparov, Gary vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1999 D36
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
Cap d'Agde KO 1998 D85
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Gelfand, Boris
0-1
Cap d'Agde KO 1998 B90
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Cap d'Agde-B 1998 B92
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Svidler, Peter
1/2-1/2
Elista ol (Men) 1998 C69
Short, Nigel D vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Elista ol (Men) 1998 B90
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1/2-1/2
Elista ol (Men) 1998 C43
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2
Elista ol (Men) 1998 B30
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 D41
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2
Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 B31
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Leko, Peter
1/2-1/2
Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 D97
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 A16
Almasi, Zoltan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Dortmund 1998 B80
Kasparov, Gary vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
Chess Classics Giants 3rd pl 1998 B90
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2
Chess Classics Giants 3rd pl 1998 D52
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2
Chess Classics Giants 3rd pl 1998 D37
Kasparov, Gary vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Chess Classics Giants 3rd pl 1998 C11
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2
Chess Classics Giants 1998 E32
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Chess Classics Giants 1998 B81
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Chess Classics Giants 1998 A57
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Chess Classics Giants 1998 B19
Kasparov, Gary vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
Chess Classics Giants 1998 B66
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kramnik, Vladimir
0-1
Chess Classics Giants 1998 C42
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Presidents Cup 1998 E12
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0
Presidents Cup 1998 A33
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