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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1-0Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 A09
Ivanchuk,V vs Arduman,C
1-0Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 B06
Ivanchuk,V vs Arduman,C
1-0Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 C92
Arduman,C vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 A49
Ivanchuk,V vs Bayram,Y
1-0Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 C59
Bayram,Y vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 E12
Atakisi,U vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 B66
Ivanchuk,V vs Atakisi,U
1-0Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 B33
Ipek,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 D94
Ivanchuk,V vs Ipek,A
1-0Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 B40
Ivanchuk,V vs Soylu,S
1/2-1/2Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 D17
Erdogdu,M vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Saraybahce Blitz Exhib 2002 C71
Urban,K vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Polish Supercup 2002 A11
Ivanchuk,V vs Urban,K
1-0Polish Supercup 2002 C41
Ivanchuk,V vs Smirin,I
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2002 B08
Smirin,I vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1FIDE GP 2002 B90
Sutovsky,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2002 C11
Ivanchuk,V vs Sutovsky,E
1-0FIDE GP 2002 A34
Motylev,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0FIDE GP 2002 C45
Motylev,A vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1FIDE GP 2002 C45
Motylev,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2002 C07
Ivanchuk,V vs Motylev,A
1-0FIDE GP 2002 D18
Ivanchuk,V vs Motylev,A
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2002 D19
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Eurotel Trophy 2002 A57
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0Eurotel Trophy 2002 B80
Lautier,J vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0FIDE GP 2002 A40
Ivanchuk,V vs Lautier,J
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2002 B33
Ivanchuk,V vs Bacrot,E
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2002 C85
Bacrot,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0FIDE GP 2002 E12
Bareev,E vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1FIDE GP 2002 D12
Bareev,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0FIDE GP 2002 D45
Ivanchuk,V vs Bareev,E
1-0FIDE GP 2002 C11
Ivanchuk,V vs Bareev,E
1/2-1/2FIDE GP 2002 C02
Ivanchuk,V vs Vallejo Pons,F
1-0SuperGM 2002 B42
Vallejo Pons,F vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2SuperGM 2002 C26
Krasenkow,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2EuTCh 2001 A30
Delchev,A vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2EuTCh 2001 E97
Ivanchuk,V vs Sturua,Z
1/2-1/2EuTCh 2001 E25
Stefansson,H vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2EuTCh 2001 C18
Ivanchuk,V vs Moreno Carnero,J
1/2-1/2EuTCh 2001 E91
Ivanchuk,V vs Milov,V
1/2-1/2EuTCh 2001 E94
Fedorov,Alex vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1EuTCh 2001 C54
Bogdanovski,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2EuTCh 2001 D03
Akopian,V vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Teams 2001 D78
Ivanchuk,V vs Mitkov,N
1/2-1/2World Teams 2001 D38
Ghaem Maghami,E vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2World Teams 2001 C16
Ivanchuk,V vs Dominguez,L
1/2-1/2World Teams 2001 A22
Ivanchuk,V vs Azmaiparashvili,Z
1-0ECC 2001 C25
Kantsler,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2ECC 2001 D98
Hickl,J vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2ECC 2001 A30