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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1-0Tilburg 1993 B17
Georgiev, Kiril vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Tilburg rapid20 1993 B87
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Wolff, Patrick G
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1993 D20
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1993 D02
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Georgiev, Kiril
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1993 B76
Gulko, Boris F vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1993 E73
Agdestein, Simen vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Tilburg rapid20 1993 A28
Akopian, Vladimir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Biel Interzonal 1993 D36
Agdestein, Simen vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Tilburg 1993 A34
Timman, Jan H vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Moscow blitz 1993 D03
Anand, Viswanathan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 C27
Adams, Michael vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Roquebrune 1992 B16
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Polugaevsky, Lev
1-0Roquebrune rapid 1992 B40
Bareev, Evgeny vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Linares 1992 D20
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Polgar, Zsuzsa
1-0Roquebrune 1992 D24
Speelman, Jonathan S vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Linares 1992 A35
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Seirawan, Yasser
1-0Tilburg rapid 1992 D41
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Lautier, Joel
1-0Tilburg 1992 A29
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Polgar, Judit
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 E62
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 D75
Piket, Jeroen vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Dortmund 1992 D97
Epishin, Vladimir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Tilburg 1992 D36
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Roquebrune 1992 E94
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 A29
Seirawan, Yasser vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Tilburg rapid 1992 A36
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Linares 1992 C92
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Roquebrune 1992 A22
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 D63
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Larsen, Bent
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 B38
Seirawan, Yasser vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1992 E05
Bareev, Evgeny vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Dortmund 1992 D20
Lautier, Joel vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1992 B44
Salov, Valery vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Dortmund 1992 D45
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Epishin, Vladimir
1-0Tilburg 1992 C10
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Salov, Valery
0-1Linares 1992 B63
Adams, Michael vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 D00
Kasparov, Gary vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0EU-chT (Men) 1992 C43
Huebner, Robert vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Dortmund 1992 D58
Karpov, Anatoly vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 D20
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Anand, Viswanathan
1/2-1/2Manila ol (Men) 1992 A34
Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Manila ol (Men) 1992 A90
Larsen, Bent vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Roquebrune rapid 1992 C24
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2Tilburg 1992 E42
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Roquebrune rapid 1992 D27
Polgar, Judit vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Roquebrune rapid 1992 B67
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Salov, Valery
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia9192 1992 E16
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly
1-0Roquebrune rapid 1992 D42
Gurevich, Mikhail vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Reggio Emilia9192 1992 D20
Kasparov, Gary vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Manila ol (Men) 1992 A31
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Karpov, Anatoly
0-1Roquebrune 1992 E12