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
View PrintGames (5140)
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1/2-1/2Pivdenny Bank Geller Mem 2006 C10
Rublevsky,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Aerosvit GM 2006 B52
Ivanchuk,V vs Bologan,V
1/2-1/2Aerosvit GM 2006 E92
Volokitin,And vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Aerosvit GM 2006 B03
Ivanchuk,V vs Nisipeanu,LD
1-0Aerosvit GM 2006 E16
Harikrishna,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Aerosvit GM 2006 C42
Areshchenko,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Aerosvit GM 2006 B82
Ivanchuk,V vs Gashimov,V
1/2-1/2TCh-FRA Top 16 2006 A60
Sokolov,And1 vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1TCh-FRA Top 16 2006 B41
Zvjaginsev,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XIII TCh-RUS 2006 B30
Asrian,K vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XIII TCh-RUS 2006 C43
Ivanchuk,V vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1-0XIII TCh-RUS 2006 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Movsesian,S
1/2-1/2XIII TCh-RUS 2006 B47
Sutovsky,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XIII TCh-RUS 2006 B01
Moiseenko,A1 vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XIII TCh-RUS 2006 E20
Belov,Vl vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/27th ch-Euro 2006 D13
Ivanchuk,V vs Berescu,A
1-07th ch-Euro 2006 E11
Inarkiev,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/27th ch-Euro 2006 B12
Ivanchuk,V vs Georgiev,Ki
1/2-1/27th ch-Euro 2006 C78
Kozul,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/27th ch-Euro 2006 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Turov,M
1-07th ch-Euro 2006 E15
Luther,T vs Ivanchuk,V
0-17th ch-Euro 2006 B47
Ivanchuk,V vs Stefansson,H
1-07th ch-Euro 2006 D60
Kurnosov,I vs Ivanchuk,V
0-17th ch-Euro 2006 B12
Ivanchuk,V vs Brkic,A
1/2-1/27th ch-Euro 2006 D90
Cvitan,O vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/27th ch-Euro 2006 D31
Ivanchuk,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
1-0XXIII SuperGM 2006 D44
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
0-1XXIII SuperGM 2006 D43
Vallejo Pons,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XXIII SuperGM 2006 C42
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2XXIII SuperGM 2006 E16
Berg,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Keres Mem Rapid 2006 C45
Ivanchuk,V vs Agrest,E
1/2-1/2Keres Mem Rapid 2006 B40
Ivanchuk,V vs Vitiugov,N
1-0Keres Mem Rapid 2006 B47
Ivanchuk,V vs Kosyrev,V
1-0Keres Mem Rapid 2006 D23
Ivanchuk,V vs Liiva,R
1-0Keres Mem Rapid 2006 D46
Yemelin,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Keres Mem Rapid 2006 D42
Azmaiparashvili,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Team Ch 2005 D80
Bruzon,L vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1World Team Ch 2005 B92
Zhao Xue vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Team Ch 2005 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Onischuk,Al
1-0World Team Ch 2005 D56
Fedorchuk,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Casino Masters 2005 C06
Ivanchuk,V vs Moskalenko,V
1/2-1/2Casino Masters 2005 C06
Narciso Dublan,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Casino Masters 2005 D90
Ivanchuk,V vs Illescas Cordoba,M
1-0Casino Masters 2005 A34
Ivanchuk,V vs Felgaer,R
1-0Casino Masters 2005 B78
Ivanchuk,V vs Hansen,LB
1-02nd Samba Cup 2005 B12
Timofeev,Arty vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/22nd Samba Cup 2005 C15
Ivanchuk,V vs Hansen,Cu
1/2-1/22nd Samba Cup 2005 E33
Ivanchuk,V vs Bruzon,L
0-12nd Samba Cup 2005 C99
Nisipeanu,LD vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/22nd Samba Cup 2005 C67