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Sep-03-09
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| Billy Vaughan: Here are some interesting statistics.
Ivanchuk is:
- the <3rd oldest player> above 2700 (behind Gelfand and Short) - the <11th oldest player> in the top 100 - the <2nd most active player> in the top 100 (42 games to Tiviakov's 45) - in the past two years (actually 23 months), Ivanchuk has played an amazing <268 classically-rated games>. I haven't dug too far into the stats but it seems only TWO players in the top 100 that surpass this total. Fellow Chuk Fedorchuk played 276 (though he wasn't in the top 100 this whole time) and Tiviakov played 277. - but if we look at 2700+ players we see Ivanchuk is <far> more active than anybody. Wang Yue comes closest with 209 games. There are many reasons I love Chucky, but it still amazes me that a player his age plays so much and so well. |
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Sep-13-09
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| percyblakeney: An Ivanchuk interview, where he says that he has been offered to become a citizen of Poland and Turkey, but eventually decided to remain a Ukrainian. He looks forward to following the match between the two geniuses Kasparov and Karpov, and means that the differences between the leading GMs are negligible. There is no clear leader, that has demonstrated an advantage over the others. http://sport.siteua.org/%D0%9D%D0%B... http://translate.google.com/transla... |
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Sep-29-09
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| Billy Vaughan: How exactly do citizenship offers work? Did those countries' governments just ask him to live there? I wish there were nations clamoring for <my> citizenship :p |
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Oct-09-09
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| whatthefat: Looking at Ivanchuk's rating graph, it seems he has started a resonant oscillation and could be world number 1 by December, drop out of the top 100 next July, and be rated over 2900 by the end of 2010. By 2012 he should have surpassed Rybka, shortly before dropping below master level, and then solving chess. http://ratings.fide.com/id.phtml?ev...
Exciting times ahead. |
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| Oct-22-09 |
| spy vs spy: I have a hunch that Chucky will defeat Anish Giri today. |
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| Oct-31-09 |
| jia: Amazingly this guy is lowest seeded in the upcoming tal memorial. |
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Nov-03-09
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| Billy Vaughan: I wish him luck in the Tal Memorial. Everybody's talking about Aronian and Carlsen but I think with the relative rest he's had lately Chuky'll be in top condition. |
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| Nov-04-09 |
| znnnk: <spy vs spy: I have a hunch that Chucky will defeat Anish Giri today.> what happened then? |
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Nov-04-09
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| Billy Vaughan: He couldn't predict Chucky.
Nobody can! |
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Nov-05-09
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| Billy Vaughan: http://www.chessbase.com/news/2009/... |
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| Nov-05-09 |
| Udit Narayan: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c2eHHmBm_... |
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| Nov-07-09 |
| LaFreak III: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassil...
ilove this guy! |
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Nov-10-09
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| timhortons: chucky! chucky! your the best!
all magnus got from you is only a draw. |
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Nov-10-09
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| whatthefat: That has to be one of the worst Wikipedia entries I've read in terms of quality. |
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Nov-10-09
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| timhortons: http://www.thundersquee.com/wp-cont... chucky face mask against carlsen. |
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| Nov-10-09 |
| returnoftheking: loll!
It's the other dude that should wear it:) |
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Nov-12-09
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| timhortons: Ivanchuk,V - Gelfand,B, Tal Memorial 2009 2009
click for larger view1.  (1.36): 40...Rc2 41.g4 Kc6 42.Rf5 Rd2+ 43.Kc4 Rd6 44.b4 Re6 45.Kd4 Rd6+ 46.Ke5 Rd5+ 47.Ke4 Rd6 48.Rf8 Kb6 49.Rh8 Kb5 50.Rb8+ Kc4 that face mask is chuckys lucky charm, yes! beat borris! |
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Nov-12-09
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| Billy Vaughan: I don't know, Chucky's <face mask> might be unable to crack Aronian's <yellow shirt> :) |
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| Nov-13-09 |
| Plato: Ivanchuk has such a vast opening repertoire, and he mixes it up well, so it's very hard to predict with him. In their last classical encounter with Ivanchuk as White, he won against Kramnik's Petroff. But I expect he'll go with a queen's pawn opening this time. If so, we'll probably see a Semi-Slav or Nimzo-Indian. My guess is that Nimzo is most likely, as Kramnik, needing only a draw, might want to steer clear of the the double-edged anti-Moscow variation in the Semi-Slav. Against the Nimzo, Ivanchuk seems to favor 4.Qc2 against top opposition. So my guess, for the first four moves, is 1.d4 Nf6, 2.c4 e6, 3.Nc3 Bb4, 4.Qc2 ! But I really have no idea :) Go Chucky! |
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Nov-14-09
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| Billy Vaughan: I think Chucky needs to bust out the <yellow tie> to complement his <face mask>. |
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| Nov-15-09 |
| KamikazeAttack: Renowned Ukrainian heart surgeon, Dr Vassily Ivanchuk takes a breather during surgery last week. http://www.europe-echecs.com/actual... |
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Nov-15-09
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| parisattack: <KamikazeAttack: Renowned Ukrainian heart surgeon, Dr Vassily Ivanchuk takes a breather during surgery last week.
http://www.europe-echecs.com/actual...;
LOL! Is this when he was attempting to perform a Kingestoctomy on a Mr. Kramnik> |
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| Nov-18-09 |
| The Rocket: Looking at the field of the chess world-cup 2009 I would say Ivanchuk has VERY good chances to win it an get a new shot at the world-championship titel. Why did so many players decline to particpate like nakamura, kramnik , leko? I guess it was the conditions of the tournament?. |
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| Nov-19-09 |
| KamikazeAttack: In the long run, with a career spanning 20 years at the top, and many opportunities to contest for the world title, Ivanchuk can only blame himself for missing out. This is due to his main weakness - consistency. |
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| Nov-20-09 |
| HermesTrismegistus: An easy picking for Chucky in the first round. |
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