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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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FCGFCG
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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Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2007 E92
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2007 B09
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2007 E37
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2007 C92
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2007 D43
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2007 B90
Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
37th Olympiad 2006 B99
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V★
1/2-1/2
37th Olympiad 2006 A29
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
37th Olympiad 2006 A29
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
37th Olympiad 2006 C92
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
37th Olympiad 2006 C92
Grischuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2006 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Grischuk,A★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2006 D32
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2006 B40
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2006 D13
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2006 B19
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2006 D16
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2006 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2006 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2006 B90
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2006 D85
Ivanchuk,V vs Aronian,L★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2006 C41
Aronian,L vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
Amber Rapid 2006 B23
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2006 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P★
0-1
Amber Rapid 2006 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2006 D15
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2006 C88
Ivanchuk,V vs Cheparinov,I★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 D12
Cheparinov,I vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
WCC 2005 A57
Ivanchuk,V vs Sibriaev,A★
1-0
WCC 2005 B82
Sibriaev,A vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
WCC 2005 C01
Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2005 A36
Ivanchuk,V vs Morozevich,A★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2005 C13
Leko,P vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2005 C12
Ivanchuk,V vs Leko,P★
0-1
Amber Rapid 2005 C86
Svidler,P vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
Amber Rapid 2005 B42
Ivanchuk,V vs Svidler,P★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2005 B40
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2005 D19
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2005 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2005 C45
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2005 C11
Topalov,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
Amber Blindfold 2005 D45
Ivanchuk,V vs Topalov,V★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2005 E00
Ivanchuk,V vs Shirov,A★
1/2-1/2
Amber Rapid 2005 C80
Shirov,A vs Ivanchuk,V★
0-1
Amber Blindfold 2005 C02
Ivanchuk,V vs Kramnik,V★
1-0
Amber Rapid 2005 B33
Kramnik,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1-0
Amber Blindfold 2005 B41
Anand,V vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2
36th Olympiad 2004 C43
Ivanchuk,V vs Radjabov,T★
1-0
36th Olympiad 2004 B32
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2
36th Olympiad 2004 C42
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