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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0-1World Blitz Final 2012 A15
Ivanchuk,V vs Le Quang Liem
1-0World Blitz Final 2012 A36
Ivanchuk,V vs Chadaev,N
1-0World Blitz Final 2012 C28
Jumabayev,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz Final 2012 A32
Ivanchuk,V vs Andreikin,D
0-1World Blitz Final 2012 B41
Kazhgaleyev,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Rapid Final 2012 E12
Dreev,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Rapid Final 2012 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Bologan,V
1-0World Rapid Final 2012 E73
Kurnosov,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Rapid Final 2012 C76
Ivanchuk,V vs Ismagambetov,An
1-0World Rapid Final 2012 A65
Tkachiev,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Rapid Final 2012 E60
Ivanchuk,V vs Fedorchuk,S
1-0TCh-FRA Top 12 2012 2012 E19
Dreev,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2TCh-FRA Top 12 2012 2012 D20
Edouard,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2TCh-FRA Top 12 2012 2012 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Postny,E
1/2-1/2TCh-FRA Top 12 2012 2012 D20
Ivanchuk,V vs Delchev,A
1-0TCh-FRA Top 12 2012 2012 D16
Ivanchuk,V vs Laznicka,V
1/2-1/247th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 D15
Ivanchuk,V vs Quesada Perez,Yu
1/2-1/247th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 E11
Potkin,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/247th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 D20
Laznicka,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-147th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 E41
Quesada Perez,Yu vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/247th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 B01
Ivanchuk,V vs Potkin,V
1/2-1/247th Capablanca Mem Elite 2012 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Khairullin,I
1/2-1/2Vladimir Petrov Mem Final 2012 2012 A20
Fridman,D vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Vladimir Petrov Mem Final 2012 2012 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Kovalenko,I
0-1Vladimir Petrov Mem Final 2012 2012 B01
Ivanchuk,V vs Krasenkow,M
1/2-1/2Vladimir Petrov Mem Final 2012 2012 D97
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Yue
1/2-1/2Sportaccord WMG Blindfold 2011 C42
Nielsen,PH vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Sportaccord WMG Blindfold 2011 A41
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Sportaccord WMG Blindfold 2011 B12
Almasi,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Sportaccord WMG Blindfold 2011 B32
Wang Hao vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Sportaccord WMG Blitz 2011 B04
Almasi,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Sportaccord WMG Blitz 2011 B06
Gashimov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Sportaccord WMG Blitz 2011 B23
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Yue
1-0Sportaccord WMG Blitz 2011 A28
Ivanchuk,V vs Le Quang Liem
1/2-1/2Sportaccord WMG Blitz 2011 D11
Vallejo Pons,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Sportaccord WMG Rapid 2011 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Le Quang Liem
0-1Sportaccord WMG Rapid 2011 B87
Nielsen,PH vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Sportaccord WMG Rapid 2011 A40
Pelletier,Y vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/218th European Teams 2011 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Rodshtein,M
1/2-1/218th European Teams 2011 D85
Stevic,H vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/218th European Teams 2011 B22
Vallejo Pons,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1-04th Final Masters 2011 A15
Ivanchuk,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
1-04th Final Masters 2011 A20
Bu Xiangzhi vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 A07
Ivanchuk,V vs Bu Xiangzhi
1-0FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 A56
Ivanchuk,V vs Bu Xiangzhi
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 B91
Bu Xiangzhi vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 A13
Ivanchuk,V vs Sutovsky,E
1-0FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 A15
Sutovsky,E vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 B06
Sutovsky,E vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 B09