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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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FCGFCG
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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Miton,K vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem Elite 2006 D15
Ivanchuk,V vs Bareev,E
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem Elite 2006 C10
Dominguez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem Elite 2006 B08
Ivanchuk,V vs Nogueiras,J
1-0
Capablanca mem Elite 2006 D15
Bruzon,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem Elite 2006 B80
Ivanchuk,V vs Miton,K
0-1
Capablanca mem Elite 2006 B52
Bareev,E vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Capablanca mem Elite 2006 E37
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez,L
1/2-1/2
Capablanca mem Elite 2006 B90
Nogueiras,J vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Capablanca mem Elite 2006 E04
Ivanchuk,V vs Bruzon,L
1-0
Capablanca mem Elite 2006 C99
Ivanchuk,V vs Dreev,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Final 2006 D42
Rabiega,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2006-7 2006 B22
Dominguez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Magistral Barcelona Casino 2006 B06
Ivanchuk,V vs Bologan,V
1-0
Magistral Barcelona Casino 2006 B90
Peralta,Fe vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Magistral Barcelona Casino 2006 A40
Ivanchuk,V vs Narciso Dublan,M
1-0
Magistral Barcelona Casino 2006 E68
Granda Zuniga,J vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Magistral Barcelona Casino 2006 D41
Ivanchuk,V vs Lacasa Diaz,J
1-0
Magistral Barcelona Casino 2006 E01
Lopez Martinez,J vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Magistral Barcelona Casino 2006 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Korneev,O
0-1
Magistral Barcelona Casino 2006 D45
Ivanchuk,V vs Ruck,R
1-0
22nd ECU Club Cup 2006 B12
Ivanchuk,V vs Prusikin,M
1-0
22nd ECU Club Cup 2006 E25
Bucinskas,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
22nd ECU Club Cup 2006 B33
Ivanchuk,V vs Eljanov,P
1-0
22nd ECU Club Cup 2006 A30
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
22nd ECU Club Cup 2006 A29
Ivanchuk,V vs Sokolov,And1
1-0
22nd ECU Club Cup 2006 E20
Stefansson,H vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
ECU Club Cup 2006 C67
Smerdon,D vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-NED 2006-7 2006 B10
Nisipeanu,LD vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Honor Gp1 2006 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Krasenkow,M
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Honor Gp1 2006 A37
De la Riva Aguado,O vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Honor Gp1 2006 B31
Ivanchuk,V vs Sasikiran,K
1-0
TCh-ESP Honor Gp1 2006 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Bologan,V
1-0
TCh-ESP Honor Gp1 2006 C67
Zhukova,N vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Chess Cruise g/15 2006 E16
Ivanchuk,V vs Eingorn,V
1-0
Chess Cruise g/15 2006 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Gaprindashvili,N1
1-0
Chess Cruise g/15 2006 B00
Ivanchuk,V vs Drozdovskij,Y
1-0
Chess Cruise g/15 2006 C10
Golubev,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Chess Cruise g/15 2006 C43
Savchenko,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Chess Cruise g/15 2006 D34
Ivanchuk,V vs Palatnik,S
1-0
Chess Cruise g/15 2006 B03
Ivanchuk,V vs Tukmakov,V
1/2-1/2
Chess Cruise g/15 2006 C14
Vaganian,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Chess Cruise g/15 2006 A24
Ivanchuk,V vs Klinova,M
1-0
Chess Cruise g/15 2006 A54
Lerner,K vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Chess Cruise g/15 2006 D27
Eingorn,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Pivdenny Bank Geller Mem 2006 E92
Golubev,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Pivdenny Bank Geller Mem 2006 C47
Ivanchuk,V vs Lautier,J
1/2-1/2
Pivdenny Bank Geller Mem 2006 B33
Ivanchuk,V vs Zhukova,N
1-0
Pivdenny Bank Geller Mem 2006 C65
Ivanchuk,V vs Bogdanovich,S
1-0
Pivdenny Bank Geller Mem 2006 B39
Tukmakov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Pivdenny Bank Geller Mem 2006 D27
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