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
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1/2-1/2World Cup 2007 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Nisipeanu,LD
1/2-1/2World Cup 2007 E10
Galkin,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Cup 2007 C84
Ivanchuk,V vs Galkin,A
1-0World Cup 2007 B17
Ivanchuk,V vs Galkin,A
1/2-1/2World Cup 2007 C42
Galkin,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Cup 2007 B12
Aderito,P vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Cup 2007 B11
Ivanchuk,V vs Aderito,P
1-0World Cup 2007 E04
Savchenko,B vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Blitz 2007 B67
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0World Blitz 2007 B15
Dreev,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Blitz 2007 E13
Ivanchuk,V vs Rublevsky,S
1/2-1/2World Blitz 2007 B42
Ivanchuk,V vs Korotylev,A
1-0World Blitz 2007 E94
Ivanchuk,V vs Savchenko,B
1-0World Blitz 2007 B38
Rublevsky,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Blitz 2007 B55
Korotylev,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Blitz 2007 D85
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
0-1World Blitz 2007 C55
Ivanchuk,V vs Dreev,A
1-0World Blitz 2007 D11
Ivanchuk,V vs Socko,B
1-0ETCC 2007 C18
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
0-1ETCC 2007 D15
Georgiev,Vl vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1ETCC 2007 E04
Sutovsky,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2ETCC 2007 C65
Nikolic,Pr vs Ivanchuk,V
0-123rd ECC Men 2007 D12
Asrian,K vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/223rd ECC Men 2007 C77
Ivanchuk,V vs Stefansson,H
1-023rd ECC Men 2007 C84
Arkell,K vs Ivanchuk,V
0-123rd ECC Men 2007 D76
Ruck,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/214th Ordix Open 2007 A30
Ivanchuk,V vs Vaganian,R
1/2-1/214th Ordix Open 2007 C15
Sargissian,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/214th Ordix Open 2007 D20
Drozdovskij,Y vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/214th Ordix Open 2007 D21
Ivanchuk,V vs Naiditsch,A
1-014th Ordix Open 2007 E01
Ivanchuk,V vs Beutel,H
1-014th Ordix Open 2007 C82
Medvegy,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
0-114th Ordix Open 2007 A64
Ivanchuk,V vs Mueller,Matt1
1-014th Ordix Open 2007 C96
Lehmann,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-114th Ordix Open 2007 B51
Nikolic,Pr vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XXII Rapid 2007 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Cheparinov,I
1-0XXII Rapid 2007 E61
Malakhov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0XXII Rapid 2007 A33
Ivanchuk,V vs Evdokimov,Alexa
1/2-1/2XXII Rapid 2007 B38
Ivanchuk,V vs Fedorchuk,S
1-0XXII Rapid 2007 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Iljushin,A
1-0XXII Rapid 2007 D43
Almagro Mazariegos,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1XXII Rapid 2007 B92
Strikovic,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1XXII Rapid 2007 B22
Ivanchuk,V vs Harikrishna,P
1-08th It 2007 C42
Miton,K vs Ivanchuk,V
0-18th It 2007 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Bluvshtein,M
1-08th It 2007 B67
Eljanov,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/28th It 2007 D85
Ivanchuk,V vs Sutovsky,E
1-08th It 2007 D80
Charbonneau,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/28th It 2007 C59
Tiviakov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/28th It 2007 B51