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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0-1Keres Mem (Rapid) 2000 A45
Lputian,S vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Eu Team Ch 1999 A13
Lautier,J vs Ivanchuk,V
1-0Eu Team Ch 1999 D49
Ivanchuk,V vs Efimov,I
1/2-1/2Eu Team Ch 1999 A42
Damljanovic,B vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2Eu Team Ch 1999 B27
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Tkachiev, Vladislav
1/2-1/2EUCup G6 1999 C78
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Smirin, Ilia
1/2-1/2EUCup G6 1999 B42
Piket, Jeroen vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Hoogovens 1999 E99
Reinderman, Dimitri vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Hoogovens 1999 B46
Yermolinsky, Alex vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1999 E94
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Sokolov, Ivan
1-0Hoogovens 1999 A33
Van Wely, Loek vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Hoogovens 1999 E97
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Piket, Jeroen
1-0Hoogovens 5' 1999 D44
Van Wely, Loek vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Hoogovens 5' 1999 D39
Sokolov, Ivan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Hoogovens 5' 1999 D35
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Bosboom, Manuel
1-0Hoogovens 5' 1999 A50
Reinderman, Dimitri vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Hoogovens 5' 1999 B14
Yermolinsky, Alex vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Hoogovens 5' 1999 D35
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Dorfman, Josif D
1-0Cap d'Agde KO 1998 E55
Dorfman, Josif D vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Cap d'Agde KO 1998 D38
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Mohamed, Esam Ahmed Nagib
1-0Cap d'Agde-B 1998 B57
Arencibia, Walter vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Cap d'Agde-B 1998 A57
Dao Thien Hai vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Cap d'Agde-B 1998 D85
Bacrot, Etienne vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Cap d'Agde-B 1998 E97
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Adianto, Utut
1-0Cap d'Agde-B 1998 E12
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Morovic Fernandez, Ivan
1/2-1/2Cap d'Agde-B 1998 C45
Lputian, Smbat G vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Elista ol (Men) 1998 D92
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Dreev, Alexey
1/2-1/2Elista ol (Men) 1998 B19
Nikolic, Predrag vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Elista ol (Men) 1998 A57
Polak, Tomas vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Elista ol (Men) 1998 D85
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Seirawan, Yasser
1/2-1/2Elista ol (Men) 1998 D42
Peng Xiaomin vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Elista ol (Men) 1998 C42
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Isaev, Jamshed
1-0Elista ol (Men) 1998 D85
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Krasenkow, Michal
0-1Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 B30
Rublevsky, Sergei vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 B51
Oll, Lembit vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 C02
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Markowski, Tomasz
1-0Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 B35
Macieja, Bartlomiej vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Rubinstein mem 35th 1998 B57
Huebner, Robert vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Frankfurt Ordix op 1998 E68
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Frankfurt Ordix op 1998 D20
Kindermann, Stefan vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1/2-1/2Frankfurt Ordix op 1998 C92
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs David, Alberto
1-0Frankfurt Ordix op 1998 B70
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Ubilava, Elizbar
1-0Frankfurt Ordix op 1998 B56
Kekelidze, Mikheil vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Frankfurt Ordix op 1998 B80
Hertneck, Gerald vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
1-0Frankfurt Ordix op 1998 E15
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Schaack, Harry
1-0Frankfurt Ordix op 1998 A65
Niebling, Ferdinand vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Frankfurt Ordix op 1998 B25
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Bareev, Evgeny
1-0Presidents Cup 1998 B19
Bareev, Evgeny vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
0-1Presidents Cup 1998 D97
Ivanchuk, Vassily vs Bareev, Evgeny
1/2-1/2Presidents Cup 1998 B19