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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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Ding Liren vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 2017 E60
Ivanchuk,V vs Korobov,A
1-0
2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 2017 D45
Ivanchuk,V vs Artemiev,V
1-0
2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 2017 B01
Harikrishna,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 2017 B01
Le Quang Liem vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 2017 E61
Ivanchuk,V vs Andreikin,D
0-1
2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 2017 D30
Yu Yangyi vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 2017 E15
Ding Liren vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
2nd IMSA Rapid 2017 2017 E60
Ivanchuk,V vs Yu Yangyi
1/2-1/2
2nd IMSA Rapid 2017 2017 A05
Ivanchuk,V vs Artemiev,V
1-0
2nd IMSA Rapid 2017 2017 B18
Mamedov,Rau vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
2nd IMSA Rapid 2017 2017 B66
Ivanchuk,V vs Harikrishna,P
1/2-1/2
2nd IMSA Rapid 2017 2017 E36
Korobov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
2nd IMSA Rapid 2017 2017 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1-0
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 D37
Deac,Bogdan-Daniel vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 B51
Wei Yi vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 C08
Wei Yi vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 C19
Ivanchuk,V vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1/2-1/2
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 E20
Ivanchuk,V vs Wei Yi
1-0
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 D41
Ivanchuk,V vs Wei Yi
1/2-1/2
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 C42
Deac,Bogdan-Daniel vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
11th Kings Blitz 2017 2017 E21
Deac,Bogdan-Daniel vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
11th Kings Rapid 2017 2017 A13
Ivanchuk,V vs Wei Yi
1/2-1/2
11th Kings Rapid 2017 2017 D41
Ivanchuk,V vs Deac,Bogdan-Daniel
1-0
11th Kings Rapid 2017 2017 D37
Wei Yi vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
11th Kings Rapid 2017 2017 C10
Ivanchuk,V vs Xu,Zhihang
1/2-1/2
TCh-CHN 2017 2017 C00
Li,Yankai vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
TCh-CHN 2017 2017 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Lu Shanglei
1/2-1/2
TCh-CHN 2017 2017 D30
Wei Yi vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Ivanchuk-Wei Yi m TB 2017 2017 B01
Ivanchuk,V vs Wei Yi
1-0
Ivanchuk-Wei Yi m TB 2017 2017 E21
Wei Yi vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Ivanchuk-Wei Yi m 2017 2017 B46
Ivanchuk,V vs Wei Yi
1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk-Wei Yi m 2017 2017 E53
Wei Yi vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk-Wei Yi m 2017 2017 B46
Ivanchuk,V vs Wei Yi
1-0
Ivanchuk-Wei Yi m 2017 2017 D38
Wei Yi vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk-Wei Yi m 2017 2017 B84
Ivanchuk,V vs Wei Yi
1/2-1/2
Ivanchuk-Wei Yi m 2017 2017 E32
Srbis,J vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
26th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2017 2017 B56
Ivanchuk,V vs Rogic,D
1-0
26th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2017 2017 D45
Cheparinov,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
26th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2017 2017 D22
Ivanchuk,V vs Romanov,E
1/2-1/2
26th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2017 2017 C84
Saric,Iv vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
26th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2017 2017 B33
Bosiocic,Mari vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
26th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2017 2017 C80
Ivanchuk,V vs Fedorchuk,S
1/2-1/2
26th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2017 2017 E11
Postny,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
26th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2017 2017 E15
Kazhgaleyev,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 D45
Ivanchuk,V vs Kazhgaleyev,M
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 E70
Kazhgaleyev,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 D45
Ivanchuk,V vs Kazhgaleyev,M
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2017 2017 A21
Zhigalko,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-TUR Super League 2017 2017 C88
Rozum,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-TUR Super League 2017 2017 E60
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