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Ivanchuk 
 
Vassily Ivanchuk
Number of games in database: 2,573
Years covered: 1984 to 2010
Current FIDE rating: 2739
Highest rating achieved in database: 2787
Overall record: +796 -278 =1098 (61.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      401 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (269) 
    B90 B33 B32 B30 B84
 Ruy Lopez (132) 
    C92 C78 C88 C89 C84
 King's Indian (74) 
    E92 E97 E62 E94 E76
 French Defense (71) 
    C11 C07 C10 C05 C09
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (70) 
    C92 C88 C89 C84 C99
 Slav (62) 
    D15 D11 D19 D12 D16
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (243) 
    B90 B33 B42 B30 B43
 Ruy Lopez (125) 
    C92 C77 C67 C84 C88
 Grunfeld (78) 
    D85 D97 D73 D80 D86
 Queen's Indian (73) 
    E15 E12 E17 E19 E14
 French Defense (72) 
    C11 C18 C05 C07 C16
 King's Indian (60) 
    E60 E92 E97 E81 E94
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996 1-0
   Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991 1-0
   Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1995 0-1
   Ivanchuk vs Karjakin, 2008 1-0
   Ivanchuk vs Morozevich, 1996 1-0
   Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 2007 1-0
   Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 1996 1-0
   Ivanchuk vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2008 1-0
   Morozevich vs Ivanchuk, 2004 0-1
   Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 1999 0-1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2001)
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Match Ivanchuk! by amadeus
   Vassily Ivanchuk: Selected Games by wanabe2000
   Ivanchuk is IN by amadeus
   Hilarity with Ivan C. by ughaibu
   2005 to 2008: Guess the Move Chess Training by Anatoly21
   Ivanchuk! by larrewl
   Radjabov vs. Ivanchuk by percyblakeney
   Melody Amber 1992 (Roquebrune) by amadeus
   Melody Amber 1993 by amadeus
   2001-2007, 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 or 5.Nbd2, Rated 2700+ by cybermarauder
   Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games by KingG
   Ivanchuk: chess genius by notyetagm
   Reykjavik World Cup 1991 by suenteus po 147

GAMES ANNOTATED BY IVANCHUK: [what is this?]
   Ivanchuk vs A Graf, 1988

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VASSILY IVANCHUK
(born Mar-18-1969) Ukraine

[what is this?]
Vassily Ivanchuk was born March 18, 1969, in Berejiany, Ukraine. On FIDE's November 2009 list, his Elo Rating was 2739, making him the #12 player in the world. He has been rated as high as second -- most recently in October 2007, when he was behind only Viswanathan Anand.

His major tournament wins include the Corus Chess Tournament 1996 and Linares in 1989, 1991, 1995 and 2009 (shared). Ivanchuk lost to Ruslan Ponomariov in the final match of the 2002 FIDE World Chess Championship. Ivanchuk was runner up at the 7th European Individual Championship (2006) and won both the M-Tel Masters (2008) with a dominant 8/10 score and a 2959 performance rating, and the Tal Memorial (2008) with 6/9, a point ahead of the field. His most notable achievement in 2009 was winning the FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix (2009) outright with 8.5/13.


 page 1 of 103; games 1-25 of 2,573  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. F Hellers vs Ivanchuk ½-½30 1984 ChampignyB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
2. Gelfand vs Ivanchuk ½-½19 1985 USSRC05 French, Tarrasch
3. Serper vs Ivanchuk ½-½25 1985 URSC05 French, Tarrasch
4. Ivanchuk vs T Tabatadze 1-036 1985 LeningradB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
5. Ivanchuk vs Smirin 1-033 1985 URSB64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
6. Ivanchuk vs B Moran 1-047 1985 Wch U20D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
7. Oll vs Ivanchuk 0-138 1985 KlaipedaD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
8. C Horvath vs Ivanchuk 0-120 1985 Sharjah (United Arab Emirates)C05 French, Tarrasch
9. Ivanchuk vs Shakhvorostov 1-031 1985 YurmalaB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
10. Ivanchuk vs N Dobrev ½-½47 1985 SharjahD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. Ivanchuk vs Blatny 0-142 1985 SharjahC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
12. Ivanchuk vs Dreev 1-032 1985 Leningrad (Russia)D31 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. Y Kruppa vs Ivanchuk 0-130 1985 USSR 40/604E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
14. Serper vs Ivanchuk 0-124 1985 LeningradB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
15. Vyzmanavin vs Ivanchuk  ½-½31 1986 Irkutsk 42/545D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
16. Ehlvest vs Ivanchuk 0-144 1986 Tallinn (Estonia)C11 French
17. Khalifman vs Ivanchuk  1-032 1986 MinskE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
18. Ivanchuk vs Lputian  ½-½25 1986 URS-FL IrkutskD97 Grunfeld, Russian
19. Ivanchuk vs E Kengis  ½-½47 1986 PinskD97 Grunfeld, Russian
20. Rozentalis vs Ivanchuk 1-045 1986 USSR 43/393 (Bykhovskij,Av)C43 Petrov, Modern Attack
21. Ivanchuk vs I Manor  1-041 1986 Groningen 43/114 (Ivanchuk,V)A79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
22. Ivanchuk vs Epishin  1-070 1986 TallinnE00 Queen's Pawn Game
23. Ivanchuk vs K Grigorian 0-143 1986 MinskA58 Benko Gambit
24. K Aseev vs Ivanchuk  ½-½74 1986 URS-FL IrkutskC42 Petrov Defense
25. G Giorgadze vs Ivanchuk  ½-½25 1986 Minsk (Belarus)D94 Grunfeld
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Nov-30-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  waustad: If anybody plays enough games to catch Korchnoi in the data base, my bet is that it will be ivanchuk. He is as obsessed as he is hilarious. I always hope he will be in a tournament I plan to follow when the roster comes out.
Dec-01-09   shintaro go: <waustad> Ivanchuk is quite a character. His presence in top level chess a gift to all.
Dec-01-09   returnoftheking: <waustad> are you suggesting we should take away Chucky's money when he turns 40?:)
Dec-02-09   Pawnage: Somebody capture Ivanchuk and force him to write a memorable games book! And get him a good publisher. If we don't kidnap him, he might play till he dies, or I do.
Dec-03-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  waustad: <ROK>Absolutely not! I would love to see him continue to be a force in chess for the next 20-40 years though!
Dec-04-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: there is an out of print book by Chuck, "Chess Emprerors", not sure if he is writing about his life or the life of other chess players. Anyone seen this book or read it?
Dec-04-09   kurtrichards: <...but am not in any circumstances planning to give up chess! - Vassily Ivanchuk>

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Ivanchuk is not quitting chess after all. :)

Dec-17-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  furrer: Sooo, where is Ivanchuk playing next? :D
Dec-17-09   szachista: Next weekend in Warsaw - European Rapid Championship.

And then in Wijk aan Zee I believe.

Dec-18-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  furrer: Ok - thank you!
Jan-03-10   nikolajewitsch: Don't know where else to post this, but obviously Ukraine and all its players have disappeared from all FIDE databases:

http://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtm...

Is this simply a technical problem or is there some conflict between FIDE and the Ukrainian organization involved?

Jan-03-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  paulalbert: Ukrainian players show up in top lists and individual data in player by player information, but no actual rating. I assume it's a technical problem.
Jan-03-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eyal: According to someone in chessninja (who saw it on e3e5.com) they've been disconnected from the ratings due to non-payment of fees... (http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt...)
Jan-03-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Fusilli: <they've been disconnected from the ratings due to non-payment of fees...>

The same thing happened with Argentina and Argentine players in the past. If memory serves, more than once.

Jan-19-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: chucky is silently trailing behind shirov:)
Jan-19-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Billy Vaughan: Chucky is joint second with +2. Go Chucky!
Jan-27-10
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  timhortons: haha! chucky put a stop to kramniks winning!

right place @ the right time chuck!

Feb-05-10   humangraymatter: I wanna see Chucky as World Champion.I don't believe that "weak nerves" story.Come on Vassily you can do it!
Feb-05-10   ycbaywtb: i see Ivanchuk similar to Anand, if you hang around near the top long enough, you may get it

Why not Ivanchuk the Champ? it'd be neat.

Feb-05-10   M.D. Wilson: I think Chucky can still become World Champion, but he better hurry up. Aronian and Carlsen and co are challenging. I still think Kramnik can win back the title with his talent and present form. Will Anand be able to hold off Topalov? The next few years will be interesting.
Feb-06-10   ycbaywtb: personally, i want Anand to beat Topalov, but i'd love to see Ivanchuk beat Anand in a match/ has Ivanchuk played any matches with anyone ever?
Feb-06-10   humangraymatter: <ycbaywtb:> He had lost to Ponomariov nine years ago.I don't recall any other match. This grand prix system makes the things complicated.FIDE website writes that a player must finish the grand prix cycle at first or second place to qualify for the next canditates tournament.But how will the remaining canditates be selected ,does anyone know?
Feb-06-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  acirce: Here is <amadeus>' collection of Ivanchuk's matches (check out his game collections in general, great resource) Game Collection: Match Ivanchuk!

Most of them are short matches from KO's, which hardly even count as matches in my view. But there are a couple of matches from the 1991-1993 WCh cycle, and a couple of exhibition matches from that time, including one against Anand, who had also been knocked out of the cycle.

Feb-06-10   ConLaMismaMano: Does anyone know how GM Leon Hoyos from Mexico became Ivanchuk's second?

I mean, it's pretty unusual to take as a second someone born in 1989 with very little experience. He's young, hasn't faced serious strong opposition and to my knowledge he's never been a second before.

Feb-06-10   Petrosianic: <Does anyone know how GM Leon Hoyos from Mexico became Ivanchuk's second?

I mean, it's pretty unusual to take as a second someone born in 1989 with very little experience.>

He may have no positives, but he's got negatives, if you know what I mean, and I think you do. (nudge, nudge).

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