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
View PrintGames (5140)
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0-1SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 C33
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Hao
1/2-1/2SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 A29
Wang Hao vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 E43
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 A40
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Yue
1/2-1/2SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 E30
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Wojtaszek,R
1-0SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A30
Ivanchuk,V vs Vachier Lagrave,M
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A29
Wang Hao vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A07
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A33
Wojtaszek,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 E10
Harikrishna,P vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B02
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D39
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Hao
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B14
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 C15
Ivanchuk,V vs Harikrishna,P
1-0SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A28
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 E00
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Yue
1-0SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D40
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 A16
Harikrishna,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 A80
Korobov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/283rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Areshchenko,A
1/2-1/283rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 A45
Kuzubov,Y vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/283rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 C69
Ivanchuk,V vs Bogdanovich,S
1-083rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 C49
Ivanchuk,V vs Zubarev,Al1
0-183rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 E20
Ivanchuk,V vs Moiseenko,A1
1/2-1/283rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 A21
Kovchan,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-183rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 B52
Ivanchuk,V vs Zubov,A UKR
1/2-1/283rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 D53
Eljanov,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-083rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Kryvoruchko,Y
1/2-1/283rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 C50
Ivanchuk,V vs Rakhmanov,Ale
1/2-1/2TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 2014 C10
Iturrizaga,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 2014 A34
Narciso Dublan,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 2014 D11
Sargissian,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 2014 E10
Ivanchuk,V vs Harikrishna,P
1/2-1/2TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 2014 C87
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 2014 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Shankland,S
1-09th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 E60
Wang,Richard vs Ivanchuk,V
0-19th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 A43
Ivanchuk,V vs Haessel,D
1-09th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 C42
Krush,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/29th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 E41
Ivanchuk,V vs Pechenkin,V
1-09th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 C14
Ivanchuk,V vs Yam,Alex
1-09th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 A31
Kovalyov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-19th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 D96
Panjwani,R vs Ivanchuk,V
0-19th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 A30
Vallejo Pons,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/249th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 C10
Almasi,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/249th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 C09
Ivanchuk,V vs Bruzon Batista,L
1/2-1/249th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 E21
Ivanchuk,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
0-149th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 C53
Ivanchuk,V vs Almasi,Z
0-149th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 C45
Bruzon Batista,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/249th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 B52