Forever Chess GamesForever Chess Games Logo
CreateGiftsProductsGamesPlayersOpeningsTop 100FAQ

Explore

  • Players
  • Openings
  • Famous Games
  • Top 100 Games
  • World Championships

Create

  • Create Visualisation
  • How It Works
  • Gift Ideas

Eras

  • 1880s – Classical
  • 1960s – Fischer Era
  • 1990s – Kasparov Era
  • 2020s – Modern

Info

  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Terms of Use

© 2026 Forever Chess Games. All Rights Reserved

  1. Home
  2. /Players
  3. /Ivanchuk, Vassily

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

View Print
FCGFCG
0-1

Shirov, Alexei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily

Linares 14th

1997

View Print
FCGFCG
0-1

Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Polgar, Judit

Linares 14th

1997

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Morozevich,A vs Ivanchuk,V

Amber Blindfold

2008

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Ivanchuk,V vs Arab,A

FIDE WCh KO

2004

View Print
FCGFCG
0-1

Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Kamsky, Gata

Amber-blind 3rd

1994

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Radjabov,T vs Ivanchuk,V

FIDE Candidates

2013

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Kasparov, Gary vs Ivanchuk, Vassily

Reggio Emilia9192

1992

View Print
FCGFCG
0-1

Ljubojevic, Ljubomir vs Ivanchuk, Vassily

Amber-blind 5th

1996

View Print
FCGFCG
1-0

Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Nogueiras, Jesus

Wch Team

1993

View Print

Games (5140)

Search & Filter All Games →
Ivanchuk,V vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1/2-1/2
GM 2009 E32
Ivanchuk,V vs Vachier Lagrave,M
1/2-1/2
GM 2009 A10
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
GM 2009 C15
Vachier Lagrave,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
GM 2009 C07
Kempinski,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
37th Greek Teams 2009 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Howell,D
1-0
37th Greek Teams 2009 A16
Ivanchuk,V vs Bojkov,D
1-0
37th Greek Teams 2009 E92
Tiviakov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
37th Greek Teams 2009 B18
Ivanchuk,V vs Postny,E
1-0
37th Greek Teams 2009 A11
Ivanchuk,V vs Tomashevsky,E
1/2-1/2
37th Greek Teams 2009 E12
Miroshnichenko,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
37th Greek Teams 2009 E07
Rozentalis,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
37th Greek Teams 2009 C68
Ivanchuk,V vs Mchedlishvili,M
1/2-1/2
37th Greek Teams 2009 B12
Ivanchuk,V vs Nisipeanu,LD
1-0
III Kings' Tournament 2009 B80
Nisipeanu,LD vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
III Kings' Tournament 2009 C92
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
5th MTel Masters 2009 A62
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Yue
0-1
5th MTel Masters 2009 C42
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
4th FIDE GP 2009 B66
Ivanchuk,V vs Akopian,Vl
1/2-1/2
4th FIDE GP 2009 A29
Eljanov,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
4th FIDE GP 2009 D17
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2
4th FIDE GP 2009 A46
Belov,Vl vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
16th TCh-RUS Premier 2009 D38
Ivanchuk,V vs Jakovenko,D
1/2-1/2
16th TCh-RUS Premier 2009 A14
Moiseenko,A1 vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
16th TCh-RUS Premier 2009 E15
Ionov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
16th TCh-RUS Premier 2009 A45
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Yue
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 C42
Wang Yue vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XXVI SuperGM 2009 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Bu Xiangzhi
1-0
Pearl Spring 2008 C26
Movsesian,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Pearl Spring 2008 B51
Ivanchuk,V vs Movsesian,S
1/2-1/2
Pearl Spring 2008 B80
Bu Xiangzhi vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Pearl Spring 2008 D73
Tiviakov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
VII Stars 2008 B52
Vega Gutierrez,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
VII Stars 2008 B70
Lahno,Kateri vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
VII Stars 2008 C90
Ivanchuk,V vs Vila Gazquez,X
1-0
VII Stars 2008 D20
Vila Gazquez,X vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
VII Stars 2008 B20
Ivanchuk,V vs Tiviakov,S
1-0
VII Stars 2008 B36
Ivanchuk,V vs Lahno,Kateri
1-0
VII Stars 2008 C78
Ivanchuk,V vs Vega Gutierrez,S
1-0
VII Stars 2008 D23
Ivanchuk,V vs Sasikiran,K
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 A30
Rublevsky,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
IV World Blitz 2008 B51
Ivanchuk,V vs Vaganian,R
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 A95
Kazhgaleyev,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
IV World Blitz 2008 E21
Ivanchuk,V vs Tkachiev,V
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 C78
Ivanchuk,V vs Amin,B
1-0
IV World Blitz 2008 C82
Sebag,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Trophee CCAS GpA 2008 C68
Cheparinov,I vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Trophee CCAS GpA 2008 D87
Ivanchuk,V vs Kosteniuk,A
1-0
Trophee CCAS GpA 2008 C42
Lahno,Kateri vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Trophee CCAS GpA 2008 C54
Ivanchuk,V vs Bu Xiangzhi
0-1
Trophee CCAS GpA 2008 D94
PreviousPage 83 of 103Next

Explore More

All PlayersAll OpeningsFamous Games