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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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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 Tkachiev,V
1/2-1/2
TOP 16 GpB 2010 D16
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Yue
1/2-1/2
17th TCh-RUS Premier 2010 A11
Ivanchuk,V vs Khenkin,I
1/2-1/2
17th TCh-RUS Premier 2010 E46
Ivanchuk,V vs Kovchan,A
1/2-1/2
17th TCh-RUS Premier 2010 B13
Ivanov,AA vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
17th TCh-RUS Premier 2010 B10
Milos,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Festa Da Uva 2010 B85
Ivanchuk,V vs Erdos,V
1-0
Bundesliga 2009-10 2010 E40
Tiviakov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2009-10 2010 C77
Socko,B vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
9th Amplico Life Rapid 2009 C68
Ivanchuk,V vs Gashimov,V
1-0
9th Amplico Life Rapid 2009 A31
Ivanchuk,V vs Zubov,A UKR
1-0
9th Amplico Life Rapid 2009 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Dziuba,M
1-0
9th Amplico Life Rapid 2009 B55
Fridman,D2 vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
9th Amplico Life Rapid 2009 E96
Ivanchuk,V vs Majdan,J
1-0
9th Amplico Life Rapid 2009 A20
Neiksans,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
9th Amplico Life Rapid 2009 B85
Maleki,N vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
9th Amplico Life Rapid 2009 E35
Ivanchuk,V vs Malakhov,V
0-1
9th Amplico Life Rapid 2009 C45
Ivanchuk,V vs Vovk,Y
1-0
9th Amplico Life Rapid 2009 B59
Ivanchuk,V vs Somyk,M
1-0
9th Amplico Life Rapid 2009 B30
Urban,K vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
9th Amplico Life Rapid 2009 E63
Stupak,K vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
9th Amplico Life Rapid 2009 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Bezgodov,A
1-0
World Cup 2009 E11
Bezgodov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
World Cup 2009 C10
Ivanchuk,V vs Tkachiev,V
1-0
World Blitz 2009 A09
Ivanchuk,V vs Gashimov,V
0-1
World Blitz 2009 B70
Kosteniuk,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
World Blitz 2009 B43
Ivanchuk,V vs Naiditsch,A
1-0
World Blitz 2009 B23
Ivanchuk,V vs Bareev,E
1-0
World Blitz 2009 A84
Tkachiev,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
World Blitz 2009 C01
Jakovenko,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
World Blitz 2009 B17
Naiditsch,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2009 C65
Gashimov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
World Blitz 2009 C65
Ivanchuk,V vs Jakovenko,D
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2009 C45
Ivanchuk,V vs Kosteniuk,A
1-0
World Blitz 2009 C25
Bareev,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
World Blitz 2009 A86
Ivanchuk,V vs Tiviakov,S
1/2-1/2
Unive Crown 2009 B01
Tiviakov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Unive Crown 2009 B17
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
25th ECC 2009 A16
Onischuk,Al vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
25th ECC 2009 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Huzman,A
1-0
25th ECC 2009 C42
Glek,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
25th ECC 2009 C47
Schneider,Il vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
25th ECC 2009 C11
Ivanchuk,V vs De Jong,JW
1/2-1/2
25th ECC 2009 B13
Akopian,Vl vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
5th FIDE GP 2009 C77
Ivanchuk,V vs Jakovenko,D
1/2-1/2
5th FIDE GP 2009 C65
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
5th FIDE GP 2009 D12
Eljanov,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
5th FIDE GP 2009 D27
Cheparinov,I vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
5th FIDE GP 2009 E21
Ivanchuk,V vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1-0
5th FIDE GP 2009 A13
Inarkiev,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
5th FIDE GP 2009 B33
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