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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 Muzychuk,M
1/2-1/2
2nd Karpov Playoff 2 2013 A30
Muzychuk,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
2nd Karpov Playoff 2013 B46
Pelletier,Y vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
2nd Karpov Playoff 2013 A04
Maisuradze,N vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
2nd Karpov Trophy Prelim 2013 A41
Ivanchuk,V vs Sebag,M
1/2-1/2
2nd Karpov Trophy Prelim 2013 D45
Ivanchuk,V vs Zhao Xue
1/2-1/2
2nd Karpov Trophy Prelim 2013 A45
Muzychuk,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
2nd Karpov Trophy Prelim 2013 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2
2nd Karpov Trophy Prelim 2013 D41
Ivanchuk,V vs Maisuradze,N
1/2-1/2
2nd Karpov Trophy Prelim 2013 A25
Pelletier,Y vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
2nd Karpov Trophy Prelim 2013 D19
Sebag,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
2nd Karpov Trophy Prelim 2013 C80
Ivanchuk,V vs Muzychuk,M
1/2-1/2
2nd Karpov Trophy Prelim 2013 A16
Zhao Xue vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
2nd Karpov Trophy Prelim 2013 A41
Tomashevsky,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Paris 2013 D11
Fressinet,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
FIDE GP Paris 2013 E14
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Hao
1-0
FIDE GP Paris 2013 C07
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Paris 2013 D30
Ivanchuk,V vs Wojtaszek,R
0-1
ACP Cup 2013 2013 E17
Wojtaszek,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
ACP Cup 2013 2013 A88
Kryvoruchko,Y vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 B67
Ivanchuk,V vs Kryvoruchko,Y
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 E32
Kryvoruchko,Y vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C43
Ivanchuk,V vs Kryvoruchko,Y
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C67
Ivanchuk,V vs Robson,R
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 A47
Robson,R vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2013 2013 C43
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Yue
1-0
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 B44
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Hao
1/2-1/2
FIDE GP Beijing 2013 D40
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Makedonia Palace GP 2013 D85
Ivanchuk,V vs Sadler,M
1/2-1/2
4NCL 2012-13 2013 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Kokarev,Dm
1-0
20th TCh-RUS 2013 2013 A36
Ivanchuk,V vs Gabrielian,A
1-0
20th TCh-RUS 2013 2013 D70
Ivanchuk,V vs Sandipan,C
0-1
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 B13
Fier,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Ehlvest,J
1-0
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 C62
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 C65
Wojtaszek,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 E06
Malakhov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 A16
Ivanchuk,V vs Gleizerov,E
1-0
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 A00
Ivanchuk,V vs Kovalenko,I
1/2-1/2
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 A20
Ivanchuk,V vs Zhigalko,S
1/2-1/2
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 D11
Bernotas,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 B22
Ivanchuk,V vs Trifonov,D
1-0
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Sulskis,S
1-0
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 C78
Antipov,M2 vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 B40
Zhao Xue vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
11th Gibraltar Masters 2013 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Muzychuk,A
1-0
11th Gibraltar Masters 2013 B33
Georgiev,Ki vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
11th Gibraltar Masters 2013 E60
Ivanchuk,V vs Le Quang Liem
1/2-1/2
11th Gibraltar Masters 2013 D10
Tkachiev,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
11th Gibraltar Masters 2013 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Ehlvest,J
1-0
11th Gibraltar Masters 2013 E21
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