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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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Khalifman, Alexander vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
Presidents Cup 1998 D44
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0
Presidents Cup 1998 B56
Sadler, Matthew vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 B08
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Sadler, Matthew
0-1
Amber-blind 7th 1998 A40
Piket, Jeroen vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Amber-blind 7th 1998 E14
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 C54
Van Wely, Loek vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 D41
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Van Wely, Loek
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 7th 1998 E17
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Nikolic, Predrag
1-0
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 C07
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Amber-blind 7th 1998 D45
Lautier, Joel vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Amber-rapid 7th 1998 D82
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Lautier, Joel
1-0
Amber-blind 7th 1998 B44
Van Wely, Loek vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Amber-blind 6th 1997 D43
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 C07
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
1-0
Investbanka 1997 B07
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0
Linares 14th 1997 C33
Andersson, Ulf vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 B08
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Investbanka 1997 A41
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Amber-blind 6th 1997 D44
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Andersson, Ulf
1-0
Amber-blind 6th 1997 D35
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0
Amber-blind 6th 1997 E62
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Van Wely, Loek
1-0
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 E98
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Lautier, Joel
1/2-1/2
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 D41
Lautier, Joel vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 6th 1997 A40
Piket, Jeroen vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Amber-rapid 6th 1997 D37
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Investbanka 1997 A16
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Investbanka 1997 D23
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Investbanka 1997 C78
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Investbanka 1997 C78
Huebner, Robert vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Dortmund 1997 A43
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Linares 14th 1997 E62
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Dreev, Alexey
0-1
Linares 14th 1997 B14
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Topalov, Veselin
1-0
Novgorod 1996 B85
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Nikolic, Predrag
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 5th 1996 C55
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Morozevich, Alexander
1-0
Donner mem 1996 C11
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
Hoogovens 1996 D44
Polgar, Judit vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
Moscow PCA-GP 1996 B42
Xie Jun vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Amber-rapid 5th 1996 C90
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2
Dos Hermanas 1996 D85
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei
1-0
Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 E94
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0
Dos Hermanas 1996 D85
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0
Amber-blind 5th 1996 B67
Leko, Peter vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1996 B81
Gelfand, Boris vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Novgorod 1996 D85
Adams, Michael vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Hoogovens 1996 B50
Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2
Tallinn rapid 1996 B43
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1-0
Novgorod 1996 D43
Timman, Jan H vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1
Hoogovens 1996 D48
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1996 D30
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2
Las Palmas 1996 B52
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