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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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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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Vachier Lagrave,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Trophee CCAS GpA 2008 C69
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
24th ECC 2008 B92
Ivanchuk,V vs Sasikiran,K
1/2-1/2
24th ECC 2008 A11
Hera,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
24th ECC 2008 D02
Ivanchuk,V vs Van der Werf,M
1-0
24th ECC 2008 C91
Ivanchuk,V vs Wang Yue
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 C43
Ivanchuk,V vs Cheparinov,I
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 D45
Ivanchuk,V vs Gashimov,V
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 C49
Jakovenko,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 B84
Ivanchuk,V vs Al Modiahki,M
1/2-1/2
2nd FIDE GP 2008 B19
Ivanchuk,V vs Naiditsch,A
1-0
Sparkassen 2008 D37
Gustafsson,J vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Sparkassen 2008 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1/2-1/2
Sparkassen 2008 B84
Ivanchuk,V vs Eljanov,P
1-0
Aerosvit 2008 D37
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Aerosvit 2008 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Volokitin,And
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit 2008 D37
Jakovenko,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit 2008 B43
Ivanchuk,V vs Onischuk,Al
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit 2008 D37
Nisipeanu,LD vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit 2008 B40
Ivanchuk,V vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1-0
Aerosvit 2008 E04
Cheparinov,I vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
4th M-Tel Masters 2008 B48
Bu Xiangzhi vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
4th M-Tel Masters 2008 A30
Ivanchuk,V vs Cheparinov,I
1-0
4th M-Tel Masters 2008 E99
Ivanchuk,V vs Bu Xiangzhi
1-0
4th M-Tel Masters 2008 A11
Gashimov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2008 C10
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2008 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Efimenko,Z
1-0
TCh-RUS 2008 B96
Ivanchuk,V vs Andreikin,D
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2008 E68
Onischuk,Al vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2008 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Riazantsev,A
1-0
TCh-RUS 2008 B13
Ivanchuk,V vs Wojtaszek,R
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2007-8 2008 B17
McShane,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Bundesliga 2007-8 2008 C80
Eljanov,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
2nd ACP World Rapid Cup 2008 A87
Ivanchuk,V vs Eljanov,P
1-0
2nd ACP World Rapid Cup 2008 D78
Harikrishna,P vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
XX Carlos Torre Wimbledon 2007 B07
Ivanchuk,V vs Harikrishna,P
1-0
XX Carlos Torre Wimbledon 2007 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Harikrishna,P
1-0
XX Carlos Torre Wimbledon 2007 C42
Harikrishna,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
XX Carlos Torre Wimbledon 2007 D02
Ivanchuk,V vs Graf,A
1-0
XX Carlos Torre Wimbledon 2007 E39
Graf,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XX Carlos Torre Wimbledon 2007 A46
Graf,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
XX Carlos Torre Wimbledon 2007 A14
Ivanchuk,V vs Graf,A
1-0
XX Carlos Torre Wimbledon 2007 A40
Ivanchuk,V vs Almeida Quintana,O
1-0
XX Carlos Torre Wimbledon 2007 B84
Almeida Quintana,O vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XX Carlos Torre Wimbledon 2007 E12
Bruzon Batista,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
XX Carlos Torre Wimbledon 2007 C43
Ivanchuk,V vs Bruzon Batista,L
1/2-1/2
XX Carlos Torre Wimbledon 2007 D13
Nisipeanu,LD vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
World Cup 2007 B43
Ivanchuk,V vs Nisipeanu,LD
0-1
World Cup 2007 E14
Ivanchuk,V vs Nisipeanu,LD
1-0
World Cup 2007 E10
Nisipeanu,LD vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
World Cup 2007 B90
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