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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0-1Amber-blind 3rd 1994 B80
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Nunn, John DM
1-0Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 A26
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1-0Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 B39
Salov, Valery vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1994 B08
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B33
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Illescas Cordoba, Miguel
1-0Linares 1994 D44
Kasparov, Gary vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Amsterdam VSB 1994 C45
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Tilburg rapid20 1994 D96
Nenashev, Alexander vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Tilburg 1994 B38
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1994 C66
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Shirov, Alexei
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B66
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Tilburg 1994 D52
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1-0Novgorod 1994 B33
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C68
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Gelfand, Boris
1/2-1/2Munich SKA 1994 B23
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B91
Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1994 C44
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1994 E71
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B17
Kamsky, Gata vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B78
Jussupow, Artur vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B07
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1/2-1/2PCA/Intel-GP 1994 D47
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0Amber-blind 3rd 1994 C82
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B85
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0Amber-blind 3rd 1994 B19
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B01
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B36
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2Amsterdam VSB 1994 E16
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Azmaiparashvili, Zurab
1-0Tilburg rapid20 1994 B07
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Short, Nigel D
1-0PCA/Intel-GP 1994 A29
Piket, Jeroen vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 D43
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2PCA/Intel-GP 1994 D37
Short, Nigel D vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Amsterdam VSB 1994 C92
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B47
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B81
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Linares 1994 D18
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B80
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Novgorod 1994 D85
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2PCA/Intel-GP 1994 B17
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2PCA/Intel-GP 1994 E61
Polgar, Judit vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B36
Salov, Valery vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Tilburg rapid20 1994 D26
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Short, Nigel D
1-0Amsterdam VSB 1994 C68
Jussupow, Artur vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Munich SKA 1994 D14
Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B84
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Azmaiparashvili, Zurab
1-0Tilburg 1994 B07
Seirawan, Yasser vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Amber-rapid 3rd 1994 E05
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kramnik, Vladimir
0-1PCA/Intel-GP 1994 E54
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B36
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata
1/2-1/2Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 B65