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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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Injac,Teodora vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
9th Sunway Sitges 2022 2022 E17
Ivanchuk,V vs Nilssen,Ellen Fredericia
1-0
9th Sunway Sitges 2022 2022 D83
Ivanchuk,V vs Yakubboev,Nodirbek
1/2-1/2
13th World Teams Play-off 2022 E91
Yakubboev,Nodirbek vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
13th World Teams Play-off 2022 A37
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Foreest,Jorden
0-1
13th World Teams Pool A 2022 D32
Lu Shanglei vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
13th World Teams Pool A 2022 C43
Santos Latasa,J vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
13th World Teams Pool A 2022 C88
Ivanchuk,V vs Solomon,K
1/2-1/2
13th World Teams Pool A 2022 B51
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
13th World Teams Pool A 2022 C84
Eljanov,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Bundesliga 2022-23 2022 D12
Ivanchuk,V vs Narayanan,SL
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2022-23 2022 C89
Ivanchuk,V vs Niemann,Hans Moke
0-1
Julius Baer GenCup Prelim 2022 C65
Adhiban,Baskaran vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Julius Baer GenCup Prelim 2022 A15
Ivanchuk,V vs Yoo,Christopher Woojin
0-1
Julius Baer GenCup Prelim 2022 C80
Wojtaszek,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Julius Baer GenCup Prelim 2022 D52
Saric,Iv vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Julius Baer GenCup Prelim 2022 C10
Ivanchuk,V vs Robson,R
1-0
CGC KO 2022 2022 B90
Robson,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
CGC KO 2022 2022 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Robson,R
1-0
CGC KO 2022 2022 C44
Robson,R vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
CGC KO 2022 2022 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Gokerkan,Cem Kaan
1-0
Titled Tue 6th Sep Early 2022 D37
Sebag,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Titled Tue 6th Sep Early 2022 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Krysa,L
1-0
Titled Tue 6th Sep Early 2022 B44
Dubov,Daniil vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 6th Sep Early 2022 C84
Ivanchuk,V vs Andreikin,D
1-0
Titled Tue 6th Sep Early 2022 E60
Ivanchuk,V vs Pinheiro,I
1-0
Titled Tue 6th Sep Early 2022 D81
Skuhala,Jernej vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Titled Tue 6th Sep Early 2022 C77
Aizpurua,Patrick Emilio vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Titled Tue 6th Sep Early 2022 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Salem,AR
1-0
Titled Tue 6th Sep Early 2022 B54
Maurizzi,Marc'Andria vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Ivanchuk vs Maurizzi 2022 2022 E21
Maurizzi,Marc'Andria vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk vs Maurizzi 2022 2022 C49
Ivanchuk,V vs Maurizzi,Marc'Andria
1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk vs Maurizzi 2022 2022 D31
Maurizzi,Marc'Andria vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk vs Maurizzi 2022 2022 C77
Ivanchuk,V vs Maurizzi,Marc'Andria
0-1
Ivanchuk vs Maurizzi 2022 2022 D31
Ivanchuk,V vs Maurizzi,Marc'Andria
1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk vs Maurizzi 2022 2022 D31
Maurizzi,Marc'Andria vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk vs Maurizzi 2022 2022 E21
Ivanchuk,V vs Maurizzi,Marc'Andria
1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk vs Maurizzi 2022 2022 D31
Ivanchuk,V vs Christiansen,Johan-Sebastian
0-1
Solidarity NOR-UKR Match 2022 C63
Hauge,Lars Oskar vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Solidarity NOR-UKR Match 2022 A02
Tari,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Solidarity NOR-UKR Match 2022 B51
Matlakov,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 C55
Ivanchuk,V vs Najer,E
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 A21
Dreev,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 D02
Hakobyan,Aram vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 B01
Paravyan,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 B12
Ivanchuk,V vs Piorun,K
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 C03
Ivanchuk,V vs Sarana,A
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 A28
Ivanchuk,V vs Sjugirov,S
1-0
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 C44
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponkratov,P
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk2 Swiss 2022 D45
Niemann,Hans Moke vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Chess.com Rapid Wk1 Swiss 2022 A30
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