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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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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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Jimenez Ruano,Adrian vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Sunway Sitges Open 2018 2018 E47
Ivanchuk,V vs Hoffmann,Max
1-0
Sunway Sitges Open 2018 2018 E76
Sreeshwan,Maralakshikari vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Sunway Sitges Open 2018 2018 A67
Zelcic,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Tournament of Peace 2018 2018 B62
Ivanchuk,V vs Cheparinov,I
1/2-1/2
Tournament of Peace 2018 2018 D38
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Tournament of Peace 2018 2018 B46
Ivanchuk,V vs Adhiban,Baskaran
1/2-1/2
Tournament of Peace 2018 2018 B92
Stevic,H vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Tournament of Peace 2018 2018 B22
Ivanchuk,V vs Palac,M
1-0
Tournament of Peace 2018 2018 D39
Kozul,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Tournament of Peace 2018 2018 A62
Ivanchuk,V vs Saric,Iv
1/2-1/2
Tournament of Peace 2018 2018 D10
Malakhov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Tournament of Peace 2018 2018 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Amin,B
0-1
Tournament of Peace 2018 2018 E62
Jovanovic,Zo CRO vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Tournament of Peace 2018 2018 C88
Ivanchuk,V vs Meier,Geo
1/2-1/2
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 A45
Meier,Geo vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 A07
Muzychuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 C49
Ivanchuk,V vs Muzychuk,A
1/2-1/2
4th Gideon Japhet Mem Cup 2018 C77
Ivanchuk,V vs Saric,Iv
1-0
Croatian Cup 2018 2018 A33
Fercec,N vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Croatian Cup 2018 2018 C77
Livaic,Leon vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Croatian Cup 2018 2018 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Jovanovic,Zo CRO
1-0
Croatian Cup 2018 2018 B57
Safarli,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 2018 C92
Ivanchuk,V vs Paravyan,D
1-0
19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 2018 A28
Ivanisevic,I vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 2018 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Pijpers,A
1-0
19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 2018 A06
Mchedlishvili,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 2018 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Martinovic,Sa
1/2-1/2
19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 2018 C02
Shevchenko,Kirill vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 2018 D30
Ivanchuk,V vs Alekseenko,K
0-1
19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 2018 C91
Romanov,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 2018 E71
Ivanchuk,V vs Wagner,De
1-0
19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 2018 A48
Kanmazalp,O vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
19th ch-EUR Indiv 2018 2018 B92
Ivanchuk,V vs Oleksiyenko,Mykhaylo
0-1
Bundesliga 2017-18 2018 C67
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2017-18 2018 B11
Kobo,Ori vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 A32
Ivanchuk,V vs Lei Tingjie
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 C07
Gupta,Ab vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Muzychuk,M
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 D71
Sandipan,C vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 E42
Ivanchuk,V vs Baron,Ta
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 E60
Larino Nieto,D vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 A00
Ivanchuk,V vs Xu,Yi
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 E51
Goryachkina,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 E00
Ivanchuk,V vs Bjerre,Jonas Buhl
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2018 2018 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Bykhovsky,Av
1-0
TCh-ISR 2018 2018 D15
Ivanchuk,V vs Ni Hua
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 E48
Anton Guijarro,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 A06
Ivanchuk,V vs Sargissian,G
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 A13
Ivanchuk,V vs Malakhov,V
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 A42
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