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
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1/2-1/24th IECC 2003 C67
Ivanchuk,V vs Gagunashvili,M
1/2-1/24th IECC 2003 B07
Ivanchuk,V vs Minasian,Art
1-04th IECC 2003 E65
Ivanchuk,V vs Minasian,Art
1-04th IECC 2003 E65
Conquest,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/24th IECC 2003 A04
Ivanchuk,V vs Hillarp Persson,T
1/2-1/211th Sigeman & Co 2003 B08
Lindberg,Be vs Ivanchuk,V
0-111th Sigeman & Co 2003 C11
Ivanchuk,V vs Sutovsky,E
1-011th Sigeman & Co 2003 D91
Nielsen,PH vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/211th Sigeman & Co 2003 D87
Ivanchuk,V vs Hector,J
1-011th Sigeman & Co 2003 C78
Hansen,SuB vs Ivanchuk,V
0-111th Sigeman & Co 2003 B80
McShane,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/211th Sigeman & Co 2003 C67
Hansen,Cu vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/211th Sigeman & Co 2003 D46
Agrest,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Tch-SWE 2002-3 2003 A33
Bareev,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0GMA 2003 E34
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2GMA 2003 D94
Ivanchuk,V vs Krasenkow,M
1/2-1/2GMA 2003 C83
Chernin,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1AIG Life rapid QF2 2002 E11
Ivanchuk,V vs Markowski,T
1/2-1/2AIG Life rapid pl 5-8 2002 B42
Ivanchuk,V vs Chernin,A
1-0AIG Life rapid QF2 2002 C10
Ivanchuk,V vs Volokitin,And
1-0AIG Life rapid 2002 B46
Kengis,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0AIG Life rapid pl 5-8 2002 D76
Ivanchuk,V vs Tseshkovsky,V
1-0AIG Life rapid QF2 2002 A53
Volokitin,And vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0AIG Life rapid QF2 2002 B52
Tseshkovsky,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1AIG Life rapid QF2 2002 B48
Ivanchuk,V vs Volokitin,And
0-1AIG Life rapid QF2 2002 B87
Chernin,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2AIG Life rapid 2002 A29
Adamski,J vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1AIG Life rapid 2002 A33
Jaracz,P vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1AIG Life rapid 2002 B67
Ivanchuk,V vs Grabarczyk,B
1-0AIG Life rapid 2002 A81
Ivanchuk,V vs Kengis,E
1-0AIG Life rapid 2002 A43
Malakhov,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0FIDE World Cup Gp A 2002 D14
Ivanchuk,V vs Iuldachev,S
1-0FIDE World Cup Gp A 2002 C96
Macieja,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0FIDE World Cup Gp A 2002 C55
Ivanchuk,V vs Vescovi,G
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup Gp A 2002 C45
Ye Jiangchuan vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup Gp A 2002 B17
Ivanchuk,V vs Filippov,V
1-0ECC 2002 B31
Ivanchuk,V vs Azmaiparashvili,Z
1-0ECC 2002 A10
Aleksandrov,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2ECC 2002 D80
Ivanchuk,V vs Banikas,H
1/2-1/2ECC 2002 A31
Ivanchuk,V vs Sakaev,K
1/2-1/2ECC 2002 B90
Bischoff,K vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1ECC 2002 D15
Ivanchuk,V vs Bareev,E
1/2-1/2RUS vs. ROW 2002 B19
Motylev,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2RUS vs. ROW 2002 C95
Ivanchuk,V vs Rublevsky,S
1-0RUS vs. ROW 2002 D20
Ivanchuk,V vs Dreev,A
1/2-1/2RUS vs. ROW 2002 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Azmaiparashvili,Z
1-0Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 B07
Azmaiparashvili,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 A18
Erdogan,H vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 E25
Ivanchuk,V vs Erdogan,H
1-0Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 B75