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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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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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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 Sutovsky,E
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 B54
Ivanchuk,V vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 D38
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 B17
Steel,H vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 C45
Ivanchuk,V vs Steel,H
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2011 2011 E68
Ivanchuk,V vs Sutovsky,E
1-0
8th World Teams 2011 D70
Harikrishna,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
8th World Teams 2011 B08
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Hao
1/2-1/2
8th World Teams 2011 B57
Adly,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
8th World Teams 2011 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Papaioannou,I
1/2-1/2
39th TCh-GRE 2011 E11
Mastrovasilis,D vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
39th TCh-GRE 2011 B09
Ivanchuk,V vs Kempinski,R
1-0
39th TCh-GRE 2011 A11
Nikolaidis,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
39th TCh-GRE 2011 A34
Ivanchuk,V vs Nisipeanu,LD
1/2-1/2
5th Kings Tournament 2011 A30
Nisipeanu,LD vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
5th Kings Tournament 2011 C67
Ivanchuk,V vs Le Quang Liem
1-0
46th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 C07
Bruzon Batista,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
46th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 B18
Ivanchuk,V vs Andreikin,D
1-0
46th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 A56
Le Quang Liem vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
46th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 D42
Ivanchuk,V vs Bruzon Batista,L
0-1
46th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 C45
Andreikin,D vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
46th Capablanca Memorial Elite 2011 B10
Ivanchuk,V vs Bocharov,D
1-0
TCh-RUS Premier 2011 E12
Potapov,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Premier 2011 C01
Ivanchuk,V vs Nevostrujev,V
1-0
TCh-RUS Premier 2011 E61
Ivanchuk,V vs Romanov,E
1-0
TCh-RUS Premier 2011 D17
Ivanchuk,V vs Jakovenko,D
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Premier 2011 D37
Chadaev,N vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS Premier 2011 B40
Ivanchuk,V vs Savchenko,B
1-0
TCh-RUS Premier 2011 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Fridman,D
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2011 D30
Ivanchuk,V vs Roiz,M
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2011 D43
Mikhalevski,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2011 E96
Kotronias,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Gibraltar Masters 2011 B78
Ivanchuk,V vs Erdos,V
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2011 C03
Felgaer,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Gibraltar Masters 2011 C65
Ivanchuk,V vs Lafuente,P
1-0
Gibraltar Masters 2011 D31
Mullon,J vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Gibraltar Masters 2011 C48
Gashimov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
53rd Masters 2011 B12
Godena,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
53rd Masters 2011 C77
Ivanchuk,V vs Movsesian,S
1/2-1/2
53rd Masters 2010 A25
Onischuk,Al vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
53rd Masters 2010 A85
Ivanchuk,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
1/2-1/2
53rd Masters 2010 D12
Vovk,Y vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
European Rapid Championship 2010 A50
Gashimov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
European Rapid Championship Playoff 2010 B12
Ivanchuk,V vs Edouard,R
1-0
European Rapid Championship 2010 A30
Ivanchuk,V vs Kempinski,R
1/2-1/2
European Rapid Championship 2010 A16
Neiksans,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
European Rapid Championship 2010 C50
Gashimov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
European Rapid Championship 2010 B14
Kiss,Pa1 vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
European Rapid Championship 2010 E15
Romanov,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
European Rapid Championship 2010 A33
Sadzikowski,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
European Rapid Championship 2010 B21
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