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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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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 Tukmakov,V
1-0
Pivdenny Bank Cup 2007 C41
Ivanchuk,V vs Smirin,I
1-0
Pivdenny Bank Cup 2007 E62
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
1-0
Pivdenny Bank Cup 2007 C88
Drozdovskij,Y vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Pivdenny Bank Cup 2007 D20
Rublevsky,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Aerosvit 2007 B86
Ivanchuk,V vs Eljanov,P
1-0
Aerosvit 2007 E15
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit 2007 A33
Jakovenko,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit 2007 B33
Ivanchuk,V vs Onischuk,Al
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit 2007 E05
Sasikiran,K vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Aerosvit 2007 A70
Ivanchuk,V vs Nisipeanu,LD
1-0
Aerosvit 2007 D39
Ivanchuk,V vs Delgado Ramirez,N
1-0
42nd Capablanca Mem Elite 2007 B60
Arencibia Rodriguez,W vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
42nd Capablanca Mem Elite 2007 B85
Miton,K vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
42nd Capablanca Mem Elite 2007 D85
Quezada Perez,Y vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
42nd Capablanca Mem Elite 2007 C88
Ivanchuk,V vs Gashimov,V
1/2-1/2
42nd Capablanca Mem Elite 2007 E35
Bruzon Batista,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
42nd Capablanca Mem Elite 2007 B30
Ivanchuk,V vs Nogueiras Santiago,J
1-0
42nd Capablanca Mem Elite 2007 A84
Nielsen,PH vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
42nd Capablanca Mem Elite 2007 E20
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2007 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Rublevsky,S
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2007 B80
Khenkin,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2007 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Miton,K
1-0
TCh-RUS 2007 C92
Bocharov,D vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
TCh-RUS 2007 E39
Ivanchuk,V vs Asrian,K
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2007 E20
Movsziszian,K vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
II Rapid 2007 A08
Akobian,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
II Rapid 2007 E18
Ivanchuk,V vs Gritsak,O
1-0
II Rapid 2007 E90
Chernin,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
II Rapid 2007 A32
Coleto Calderon,J vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
II Rapid 2007 B52
Ivanchuk,V vs Granero Roca,A
1/2-1/2
II Rapid 2007 B38
Ivanchuk,V vs Lemmers,O
1-0
TCh-NED 2006-7 2007 D10
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
1-0
1st ACP World Rapid Cup 2007 D15
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
1st ACP World Rapid Cup 2007 D58
Amonatov,F vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
1st ACP World Rapid Cup 2007 C47
Ivanchuk,V vs Amonatov,F
1-0
1st ACP World Rapid Cup 2007 C45
Bruzon,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XIX Carlos Torre Mem KO 2006 C84
Ivanchuk,V vs Bruzon,L
1-0
XIX Carlos Torre Mem KO 2006 D36
Ivanchuk,V vs Bruzon,L
1/2-1/2
XIX Carlos Torre Mem KO 2006 D36
Bruzon,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XIX Carlos Torre Mem KO 2006 C77
De la Paz,F vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
XIX Carlos Torre Mem KO 2006 C54
Ivanchuk,V vs De la Paz,F
1/2-1/2
XIX Carlos Torre Mem KO 2006 C88
Ivanchuk,V vs Georgiev,Vl
1/2-1/2
XIX Carlos Torre Mem KO 2006 D11
Georgiev,Vl vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
XIX Carlos Torre Mem KO 2006 A46
Ivanchuk,V vs Perez,Rod
1-0
XIX Carlos Torre Mem KO 2006
Perez,Rod vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
XIX Carlos Torre Mem KO 2006 C55
Perez,Rod vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XIX Carlos Torre Mem KO 2006 C55
Ivanchuk,V vs Perez,Rod
1/2-1/2
XIX Carlos Torre Mem KO 2006 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Gyimesi,Z
1-0
Bundesliga 2006-7 2006 C65
Khenkin,I vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Bundesliga 2006-7 2006 E20
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