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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1/2-1/2ECC 2001 C18
Avrukh,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2ECC 2001 D35
Ivanchuk,V vs Georgiev,Vl
1-0ECC 2001 B07
Grabarczyk,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Polish Supercup 2001 D23
Ivanchuk,V vs Grabarczyk,M
1-0Polish Supercup 2001 D12
Ivanchuk,V vs Rublevsky,S
0-1XVI ECC 2000 B84
Ivanchuk,V vs Morovic Fernandez,I
1-0XVI ECC 2000 B92
Bauer,Ch vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0XVI ECC 2000 A49
Ivanchuk,V vs Markowski,T
1/2-1/2Rubinstein Mem 2000 B27
Almasi,Z vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Rubinstein Mem 2000 B44
Movsesian,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Rubinstein Mem 2000 C82
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
0-1Rubinstein Mem 2000 B85
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
0-1Rubinstein Mem 2000 B85
Ivanchuk,V vs Fedorov,Alex
1-0Rubinstein Mem 2000 B76
Krasenkow,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Rubinstein Mem 2000 D18
Gurevich,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup Gp B 2000 E32
Minasian,Art vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1GM 2000 E60
Ivanchuk,V vs Xu Jun
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup Gp B 2000 D41
Ivanchuk,V vs Rublevsky,S
1/2-1/2GM 2000 B42
Ye Jiangchuan vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2FIDE World Cup Gp B 2000 C67
Ivanchuk,V vs Azmaiparashvili,Z
1/2-1/2GM 2000 C41
Piket,Je vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1GM 2000 E15
Lputian,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1GM 2000 A07
Ivanchuk,V vs Bareev,E
1/2-1/2GM 2000 D17
Rabiega,R vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Masters 2000 C50
Ivanchuk,V vs Rublevsky,S
1/2-1/2Masters 2000 B42
Ivanchuk,V vs Bareev,E
1/2-1/2Masters 2000 B12
Van Wely,L vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Masters 2000 D85
Ivanchuk,V vs Rabiega,R
1-0Masters 2000 D51
Rublevsky,S vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Masters 2000 B51
Bareev,E vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Masters 2000 A36
Ivanchuk,V vs Van Wely,L
1-0Masters 2000 A34
Ivanchuk,V vs Lukas,S
1/2-1/2Simul 2000 B07
Verges,J vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Simul 2000 B04
Driftmann,C vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Simul 2000 B56
Ivanchuk,V vs Ehrlacher,M
1-0Simul 2000 D25
Ivanchuk,V vs Heck,N
1/2-1/2Simul 2000 E73
Rutkowski,I vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Simul 2000 B57
Ivanchuk,V vs Armbruster,A
0-1Simul 2000 D51
Ivanchuk,V vs Bosse,V
1-0Simul 2000 E92
Ivanchuk,V vs Schmalfuss,K
1-0Simul 2000 C08
Ivanchuk,V vs Busche,M
1-0Simul 2000 E91
Ivanchuk,V vs Braun,C
1/2-1/2Simul 2000 A87
Romanishin,O vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Leonid Stein Mem 2000 E05
Krasenkow,M vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Leonid Stein Mem 2000 E17
Ivanchuk,V vs Romanishin,O
1/2-1/2Leonid Stein Mem 2000 E12
Ivanchuk,V vs Krasenkow,M
1/2-1/2Leonid Stein Mem 2000 C83
Ivanchuk,V vs Sveshnikov,E
1/2-1/2Keres Mem (Rapid) 2000 B44
Bologan,V vs Ivanchuk,V
0-1Keres Mem (Rapid) 2000 B40
Ivanchuk,V vs Ehlvest,J
1-0Keres Mem (Rapid) 2000 E15