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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0-1FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 B54
Ivanchuk,V vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 D38
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 B17
Steel,H vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 C45
Ivanchuk,V vs Steel,H
1-0FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 E68
Ivanchuk,V vs Sutovsky,E
1-08th World Teams 2011 D70
Harikrishna,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/28th World Teams 2011 B08
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Hao
1/2-1/28th World Teams 2011 B57
Adly,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-18th World Teams 2011 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Papaioannou,I
1/2-1/239th TCh-GRE 2011 E11
Mastrovasilis,D vs Ivanchuk,V
0-139th TCh-GRE 2011 B09
Ivanchuk,V vs Kempinski,R
1-039th TCh-GRE 2011 A11
Nikolaidis,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/239th TCh-GRE 2011 A34
Ivanchuk,V vs Nisipeanu,LD
1/2-1/25th Kings Tournament 2011 A30
Nisipeanu,LD vs Ivanchuk,V
1-05th Kings Tournament 2011 C67
Ivanchuk,V vs Le Quang Liem
1-046th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 C07
Bruzon Batista,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-146th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 B18
Ivanchuk,V vs Andreikin,D
1-046th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 A56
Le Quang Liem vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/246th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 D42
Ivanchuk,V vs Bruzon Batista,L
0-146th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 C45
Andreikin,D vs Ivanchuk,V
0-146th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 B10
Ivanchuk,V vs Bocharov,D
1-0TCh-RUS Premier 2011 E12
Potapov,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS Premier 2011 C01
Ivanchuk,V vs Nevostrujev,V
1-0TCh-RUS Premier 2011 E61
Ivanchuk,V vs Romanov,E
1-0TCh-RUS Premier 2011 D17
Ivanchuk,V vs Jakovenko,D
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS Premier 2011 D37
Chadaev,N vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2TCh-RUS Premier 2011 B40
Ivanchuk,V vs Savchenko,B
1-0TCh-RUS Premier 2011 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Fridman,D
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2011 D30
Ivanchuk,V vs Roiz,M
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2011 D43
Mikhalevski,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Gibraltar Masters 2011 E96
Kotronias,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Gibraltar Masters 2011 B78
Ivanchuk,V vs Erdos,V
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2011 C03
Felgaer,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Gibraltar Masters 2011 C65
Ivanchuk,V vs Lafuente,P
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2011 D31
Mullon,J vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Gibraltar Masters 2011 C48
Gashimov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-053rd Masters 2011 B12
Godena,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-153rd Masters 2011 C77
Ivanchuk,V vs Movsesian,S
1/2-1/253rd Masters 2010 A25
Onischuk,Al vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/253rd Masters 2010 A85
Ivanchuk,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
1/2-1/253rd Masters 2010 D12
Vovk,Y vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2European Rapid Championship 2010 A50
Gashimov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0European Rapid Championship Playoff 2010 B12
Ivanchuk,V vs Edouard,R
1-0European Rapid Championship 2010 A30
Ivanchuk,V vs Kempinski,R
1/2-1/2European Rapid Championship 2010 A16
Neiksans,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1European Rapid Championship 2010 C50
Gashimov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2European Rapid Championship 2010 B14
Kiss,Pa1 vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1European Rapid Championship 2010 E15
Romanov,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2European Rapid Championship 2010 A33
Sadzikowski,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1European Rapid Championship 2010 B21