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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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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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Bruzon,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Capablanca Mem Elite 2005 A48
Ivanchuk,V vs Arencibia,W
1-0
Capablanca Mem Elite 2005 D07
Nogueiras,J vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Capablanca Mem Elite 2005 D30
Ivanchuk,V vs Delgado,N
1-0
Capablanca Mem Elite 2005 B58
Jobava,Ba vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Capablanca Mem Elite 2005 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez,L
1-0
Capablanca Mem Elite 2005 C24
Ivanchuk,V vs Bruzon,L
1/2-1/2
Capablanca Mem Elite 2005 D36
Arencibia,W vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Capablanca Mem Elite 2005 D12
Ivanchuk,V vs Nogueiras,J
1-0
Capablanca Mem Elite 2005 D17
Delgado,N vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Capablanca Mem Elite 2005 C08
Ivanchuk,V vs Jobava,Ba
1-0
Capablanca Mem Elite 2005 A45
Dominguez,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Capablanca Mem Elite 2005 B36
Ivanchuk,V vs Moiseenko,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2005 E14
Alekseev,Evgeny vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2005 C11
Tregubov,P vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
TCh-RUS 2005 E07
Ivanchuk,V vs Malakhov,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2005 B35
Ivanchuk,V vs Volokitin,And
1/2-1/2
TCh-RUS 2005 E10
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open 2005 C55
Sutovsky,E vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Aeroflot Open 2005 B43
Ivanchuk,V vs Ni Hua
1-0
Aeroflot Open 2005 B33
Kobalia,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open 2005 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open 2005 B33
Kharlov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Aeroflot Open 2005 D02
Ivanchuk,V vs Volkov,S1
1-0
Aeroflot Open 2005 C12
Fedorov,Alex vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Aeroflot Open 2005 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Riazantsev,A
1-0
Aeroflot Open 2005 D45
Ivanchuk,V vs Chuchelov,V
1-0
TCh-BEL 2004-5 2005 E12
Graf,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
XVII Torre Mem KO 2004 D70
Ivanchuk,V vs Graf,A
1-0
XVII Torre Mem KO 2004 C97
Ivanchuk,V vs Quezada,Y
1-0
XVII Torre Mem KO 2004 E00
Quezada,Y vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
XVII Torre Mem KO 2004 C66
Tiviakov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
XVII Torre Mem KO 2004 C24
Ivanchuk,V vs Tiviakov,S
1-0
XVII Torre Mem KO 2004 E18
Tiviakov,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
XVII Torre Mem KO 2004 C24
Ivanchuk,V vs Tiviakov,S
1/2-1/2
XVII Torre Mem KO 2004 E12
Nogueiras,J vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
XVII Torre Mem KO 2004 D02
Ivanchuk,V vs Nogueiras,J
1-0
XVII Torre Mem KO 2004 C10
Ivanchuk,V vs Chibukhchian,A
1-0
Ch-Euro Rapid 2004 D07
Izoria,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Ch-Euro Rapid 2004 D30
Ivanchuk,V vs Frolyanov,D
1-0
Ch-Euro Rapid 2004 B33
Ivanchuk,V vs Shanava,K
1/2-1/2
Ch-Euro Rapid 2004 B90
Ivanchuk,V vs Tereladze,S
1-0
Ch-Euro Rapid 2004 C42
Bagaturov,G vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1
Ch-Euro Rapid 2004 E60
Ivanchuk,V vs Frolyanov,D
1-0
Petrosian Mem Open 2004 C42
Smirnov,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0
Petrosian Mem Open 2004 C42
Ivanchuk,V vs Asrian,K
1-0
Petrosian Mem Open 2004 D52
Izoria,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Petrosian Mem Open 2004 E60
Ivanchuk,V vs Areshchenko,A
1-0
Petrosian Mem Open 2004 B22
Ivanchuk,V vs Kotanjian,T
1-0
Petrosian Mem Open 2004 D11
Khurtsidze,N vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
Petrosian Mem Open 2004 E67
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