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
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1-0IMSA Blitz 2016 2016 E00
Wojtaszek,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0IMSA Blitz 2016 2016 A52
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0IMSA Blitz 2016 2016 A88
Ivanchuk,V vs Tomashevsky,E
1/2-1/2IMSA Blitz 2016 2016 C94
Ivanchuk,V vs Movsesian,S
1-0IMSA Blitz 2016 2016 B40
Fressinet,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1IMSA Blitz 2016 2016 A05
Ivanchuk,V vs Li Chao2
0-1IMSA Rapid 2016 2016 C42
Movsesian,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1IMSA Rapid 2016 2016 B34
Wojtaszek,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0IMSA Rapid 2016 2016 A41
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0IMSA Rapid 2016 2016 A41
Ivanchuk,V vs Fressinet,L
1-0IMSA Rapid 2016 2016 E20
Swiercz,D vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Qatar Masters Open 2015 2015 B08
Ivanchuk,V vs Akopian,Vl
1/2-1/2Qatar Masters Open 2015 2015 B40
Vignesh,N R vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Qatar Masters Open 2015 2015 A47
Ivanchuk,V vs Esen,B
1-0Qatar Masters Open 2015 2015 B92
Gagare,Shar vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Qatar Masters Open 2015 2015 D38
Ivanchuk,V vs Bluebaum,M
1/2-1/2Qatar Masters Open 2015 2015 D12
Xu Jun vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Qatar Masters Open 2015 2015 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Tabatabaei,M
1-0Qatar Masters Open 2015 2015 E60
Ma,Zhonghan vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Qatar Masters Open 2015 2015 D58
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1ACP Masters KO 2015 2015 A15
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
1-0ACP Masters KO 2015 2015 C65
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2ACP Masters KO 2015 2015 B06
Sutovsky,E vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1ACP Masters GpB 2015 2015 C18
Ivanchuk,V vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2ACP Masters GpB 2015 2015 E17
Ivanchuk,V vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/2ACP Masters GpB 2015 2015 A05
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1ACP Masters GpB 2015 2015 A87
Bologan,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-020th European Teams 2015 C42
Jobava,Ba vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/220th European Teams 2015 E60
Ivanchuk,V vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/220th European Teams 2015 A04
Djukic,Ni vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/220th European Teams 2015 B43
Ivanchuk,V vs Lupulescu,C
1-020th European Teams 2015 D37
Roiz,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-131st ECC Open 2015 2015 D12
Ivanchuk,V vs Wojtaszek,R
1/2-1/231st ECC Open 2015 2015 B92
Sutovsky,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/231st ECC Open 2015 2015 C67
Ivanchuk,V vs Hammer,J
1-031st ECC Open 2015 2015 A09
Hunt,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/231st ECC Open 2015 2015 B14
Ivanchuk,V vs Moiseenko,A1
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 A04
Socko,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2015 2015 C08
Ivanchuk,V vs Zhigalko,S
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 B20
Bruzon Batista,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 C17
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2015 2015 B81
Ivanchuk,V vs Cheparinov,I
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 A00
Ivanchuk,V vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 B20
Ivanchuk,V vs Fridman,D
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 D31
Bartel,Mat vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 C73
Bocharov,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 A25
Ivanchuk,V vs Bauer,Ch
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 A10
Perunovic,Mil vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2015 2015 B01
Ivanchuk,V vs Ponkratov,P
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2015 2015 A28