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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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Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
0-1
SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 C33
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Hao
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 A29
Wang Hao vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 E43
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 A40
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Yue
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 E30
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Basque 2014 2014 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Wojtaszek,R
1-0
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A30
Ivanchuk,V vs Vachier Lagrave,M
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A29
Wang Hao vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A07
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A33
Wojtaszek,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 E10
Harikrishna,P vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B02
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D39
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Hao
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 B14
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 C15
Ivanchuk,V vs Harikrishna,P
1-0
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 A28
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 E00
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Yue
1-0
SportAccord Blitz 2014 2014 D40
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 A16
Harikrishna,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
SportAccord Rapid 2014 2014 A80
Korobov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
83rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Areshchenko,A
1/2-1/2
83rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 A45
Kuzubov,Y vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
83rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 C69
Ivanchuk,V vs Bogdanovich,S
1-0
83rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 C49
Ivanchuk,V vs Zubarev,Al1
0-1
83rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 E20
Ivanchuk,V vs Moiseenko,A1
1/2-1/2
83rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 A21
Kovchan,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
83rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 B52
Ivanchuk,V vs Zubov,A UKR
1/2-1/2
83rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 D53
Eljanov,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
83rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Kryvoruchko,Y
1/2-1/2
83rd ch-UKR 2014 2014 C50
Ivanchuk,V vs Rakhmanov,Ale
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 2014 C10
Iturrizaga,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 2014 A34
Narciso Dublan,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 2014 D11
Sargissian,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 2014 E10
Ivanchuk,V vs Harikrishna,P
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 2014 C87
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Div Honor 2014 2014 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Shankland,S
1-0
9th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 E60
Wang,Richard vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
9th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 A43
Ivanchuk,V vs Haessel,D
1-0
9th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 C42
Krush,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
9th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 E41
Ivanchuk,V vs Pechenkin,V
1-0
9th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 C14
Ivanchuk,V vs Yam,Alex
1-0
9th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 A31
Kovalyov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
9th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 D96
Panjwani,R vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
9th Edmonton Int 2014 2014 A30
Vallejo Pons,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
49th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 C10
Almasi,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
49th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 C09
Ivanchuk,V vs Bruzon Batista,L
1/2-1/2
49th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 E21
Ivanchuk,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
0-1
49th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 C53
Ivanchuk,V vs Almasi,Z
0-1
49th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 C45
Bruzon Batista,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
49th Capablanca Elite 2014 2014 B52
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