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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1-0Petrosian Mem Open 2004 C03
Akopian,G vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Petrosian Mem Open 2004 B18
Renet,O vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/220th ECC 2004 C15
Ivanchuk,V vs Huzman,A
1/2-1/220th ECC 2004 D93
Ivanchuk,V vs Georgiev,Ki
1/2-1/220th ECC 2004 C67
Naiditsch,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-020th ECC 2004 C89
Brynell,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/220th ECC 2004 E15
Ivanchuk,V vs Romanishin,O
1/2-1/273rd ch-UKR 2004 C91
Romanishin,O vs Ivanchuk,V
1-073rd ch-UKR 2004 E04
Shkuran,D vs Ivanchuk,V
0-173rd ch-UKR 2004 C77
Ivanchuk,V vs Shkuran,D
1-073rd ch-UKR 2004 D16
Nikolic,Pr vs Ivanchuk,V
0-15th IECC Playoff Final 2004 D30
Ivanchuk,V vs Nikolic,Pr
1-05th IECC Playoff Final 2004 C33
Gurevich,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/25th IECC 2004 D58
Ivanchuk,V vs Asrian,K
1/2-1/25th IECC 2004 D67
Istratescu,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/25th IECC 2004 D38
Ivanchuk,V vs Nikolic,Pr
1/2-1/25th IECC 2004 D11
Nyback,T vs Ivanchuk,V
0-15th IECC 2004 D17
Ivanchuk,V vs Miroshnichenko,E
1-05th IECC 2004 B60
Minasian,Art vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/25th IECC 2004 D02
Gashimov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-15th IECC 2004 C84
Ivanchuk,V vs Akesson,R
1-05th IECC 2004 D70
Bakalarz,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-15th IECC 2004 D03
Ivanchuk,V vs Radulski,J
0-15th IECC 2004 C90
Ivanchuk,V vs Brynell,S
1-0TCh-SWE 2003-4 2004 D07
Winsnes,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2TCh-SWE 2003-4 2004 B67
Agrest,E vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1TCh-SWE 2003-4 2004 A17
Akopian,Vl vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/23rd Amplico AIG Life Final 2003 B67
Ivanchuk,V vs Akopian,Vl
1-03rd Amplico AIG Life Final 2003 B12
Ivanchuk,V vs Hansen,Cu
1/2-1/21st Samba Cup 2003 B64
Sasikiran,K vs Ivanchuk,V
0-11st Samba Cup 2003 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Sadvakasov,D
0-11st Samba Cup 2003 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Nielsen,PH
1-01st Samba Cup 2003 A18
Palo,D vs Ivanchuk,V
0-11st Samba Cup 2003 D85
Ivanchuk,V vs Bologan,V
1/2-1/21st Samba Cup 2003 E20
Alekseev,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/21st Samba Cup 2003 B07
Bareev,E vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1ECC 2003 E39
Jobava,Ba vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2ECC 2003 A28
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0ECC 2003 B33
Acs,P vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2ECC 2003 A43
Ivanchuk,V vs Gretarsson,H
1-0ECC 2003 B07
Ivanchuk,V vs Alekseev,E
1-04th IECC 2003 C66
Kharlov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/24th IECC 2003 E97
Ivanchuk,V vs Dautov,R
1/2-1/24th IECC 2003 B12
Najer,E vs Ivanchuk,V
0-14th IECC 2003 B33
Ivanchuk,V vs Fontaine,R
1-04th IECC 2003 C67
Delchev,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/24th IECC 2003 B52
Ivanchuk,V vs Volokitin,And
1/2-1/24th IECC 2003 B80
Ivanchuk,V vs Goloshchapov,A
1/2-1/24th IECC 2003 A13
Sargissian,G vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/24th IECC 2003 D30