Vasyl Ivanchuk

Vasyl Mykhailovych Ivanchuk[a] (Ukrainian: Василь

Михайлович Іванчук; born March 18, 1969), is a Vasyl Ivanchuk
Ukrainian chess grandmaster. He was awarded the title Василь Іванчук
of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1988. A leading chess
player since 1988,[1] Ivanchuk has been ranked at No.
2 on the FIDE world rankings three times (July 1991,
July 1992, October 2007).[2]

Ivanchuk has won Linares, Wijk aan Zee, Tal

Memorial, Gibraltar Masters and M-Tel Masters titles.
He has also won the World Blitz Championship in
2007 and the World Rapid Championship in 2016.

Career
Ivanchuk in 2023
Early years Country Soviet Union (until 1992)
Ivanchuk was born in Kopychyntsi, Ukraine. He won Ukraine (since 1992)
the 1987 European Junior Chess Championship in
Born March 18, 1969
Groningen and first achieved international notice by
Kopychyntsi, Ukrainian SSR,
winning the 1988 New York Open scoring 7½/9 points,
Soviet Union
ahead of a field of grandmasters. He tied for first place
in the 1988 World Junior Chess Championship at Title Grandmaster (1988)
Adelaide, but lost the title on tiebreak to Joël FIDE rating 2619 (https://ratings.fide.com/pr
Lautier.[3] He was awarded the Grandmaster title in ofile/14100010) (February
1988, and entered the world top 10 the same year.[2] 2025)
Peak rating 2787 (October 2007)

Reaches world elite Peak ranking No. 2 (July 1991)

Ivanchuk attained chess world fame in 1991 at the age

of 21 when he won the Linares tournament. Fourteen players participated, eight of them, including World
Chess Champion Garry Kasparov, rated in the top ten in the world, and another two among the world's
top 50 players. Ivanchuk beat Kasparov by a half point,[4] defeating Kasparov in their head-to-head
game.[5]

It was widely believed that Ivanchuk might become world champion. He came close in 2002, when he
reached the final of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002. Ivanchuk consistently ranked among the
top 10 from July 1988 to October 2002 and among the top 20 up to June 2009, but Mark Crowther's The
Week in Chess said his erratic play was due to "poor temperament."[6] His results saw him drop as low as
30th in July 2009,[7] but he returned to the top ten in the next list.[8] His inability to become world
champion despite his immense talent and longevity has been attributed to his admittedly poor nerves,
demonstrated by blunders such as at the 1994 London Grand Prix blitz, when he failed to complete a
strong attack on Viswanathan Anand with a mate in one despite having 0:54 left on the clock. Ivanchuk's
nerves were notably exposed during the high-tension atmosphere of World Championship match-format
tournaments, such as in 2002 where he was heavily favored in the FIDE championship final after having
defeated defending champion Anand in the semifinals, only to lose to countryman Ruslan Ponomariov in
a major upset, denying him the championship. Subsequent match-play tournaments in World
Championship cycles saw Ivanchuk consistently underperform; in the FIDE World Chess Championship
2004, Chess World Cup 2005, Chess World Cup 2007, and Chess World Cup 2009, he failed to advance
past the third round despite being seeded No. 5, No. 1, No. 1 and No. 6 respectively in those events.

Ivanchuk's world championship aspirations were also dampened by the title split from 1993 to 2006. Due
to obligations with FIDE, Ivanchuk and Anand did not participate in the 2002 Dortmund Candidates
tournament for the Classical World Chess Championship 2004.[9] He was then narrowly excluded, on the
basis of rating, from the rival FIDE World Chess Championship 2005. While he won one of the events of
the FIDE Grand Prix 2008–2010, his overall performance was not enough to qualify him for the World
Chess Championship 2012 candidates tournament.

Since 2013
Ivanchuk played in the 2013 Candidates Tournament, which took place in London, from 15 March to 1
April. He finished seventh, with a score of +3−5=6.[10] The tournament was notable for his unusually
poor time management (he lost two games on time), as well as his major impact on the leaderboard
despite being a tail ender: he managed to defeat both leaders Magnus Carlsen (round 12) and Vladimir
Kramnik (round 14), resulting in Carlsen qualifying for the World Chess Championship by tiebreak.

In 2016, Ivanchuk won the World Rapid Chess Championship in Doha, Qatar, with a score of 11/15. He
defeated Carlsen, among many others.[11]

In July 2016, Ivanchuk began playing checkers and has achieved a certain level of success. In the World
Draughts Federation's database, he achieved his peak rating of 1997 in July 2019, and his peak ranking at
No. 1089 in October 2021.[12][13]

Playing style
Vasyl Ivanchuk is possessing of a unique and daring playing style consisting of extraordinary creativity
fused with high-level technical play, often leading to considerable inbalances. Ivanchuk is well known for
his imaginative play, seemingly breaking all principles with sudden sacrifices consisting of deep and
immense calculation rather than material balances. The sharp contrast of Ivanchuk creating a narrow path,
a path only fit for one to prevail and enter through.

Ivanchuk is regarded by his peers and many observers as a chess genius. Kasparov explained in an
interview that Ivanchuk had a level equivalent to that of a world champion although he had never been
one.[14]
Assessment and personality
In 2013, Gawain Jones called Ivanchuk "possibly the most talented [player]
ever".[15] When asked in 2012 to name chess players she considered
geniuses, Judit Polgár named only Ivanchuk, Carlsen and Anand.[16]

Anand has called Ivanchuk the most eccentric player in the chess world, and
has said:[17]

He's someone who is very intelligent ... but you never know
which mood he is going to be in. Some days he will treat you
like his long-lost brother. The next day he ignores you
completely.
Ivanchuk in 2004
The players have a word for him. They say he lives on "Planet
Ivanchuk". [Laughs] ... I have seen him totally drunk and singing
Ukrainian poetry and then the next day I have seen him give an
impressive talk.

His playing style is unpredictable and highly original, making

him more dangerous but sometimes leading to quick losses as
well.

From the Mammoth Book of The World's Greatest Chess Games:

If he were able to make the most of his talent, he would surely be a real contender for the
World No. 1 spot, but he is a highly emotional player, who takes losses badly, tends to rush
critical decisions when under pressure and sometimes lacks motivation.[18]

Ivanchuk played board 1 for Ukraine in the 2008 Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany. Going into the
last round, Ukraine was second with decent chances of placing first, and only a strong loss against a 10th-
seeded U.S. would leave them without a medal. Ivanchuk was chosen to be tested for illegal substances in
his system immediately after the last round. But in a major upset, Ivanchuk lost his game against Gata
Kamsky, causing Ukraine to fall to fourth and miss out on a medal. U.S. defeated Ukraine 3½ to ½.
Ivanchuk was so distraught after the game that he was seen "kicking a large concrete pillar". He refused
to take a doping test and stormed out, risking punishment under FIDE rules and forfeiting his games in
the event as had happened in the 2004 Chess Olympiad in Majorca.[19] Ivanchuk was cleared when it
emerged that he had not been warned of the test, and that in his distraught frame of mind, he had not fully
understood the arbiter's request.[20]

After a string of unsuccessful performances culminated in his elimination at the early stages of the 2009
World Cup, Ivanchuk announced, in a highly emotional interview, his retirement from professional
chess,[21][22] but he soon reversed that decision.[23]
Notable tournament victories
Lviv 1987, 11½/17 1st
New York Open 1988, 1st
Debrecen 1988, 10 8/11 1st
Linares 1989, 7/10 1st
Yerevan 1989, 8½/11 1st
Biel 1989, 9/14 1–2
Tilburg 1990, 8½/14 1–2
Linares 1991, 9½/13 1st
Reykjavik 10½/15, 1–2
Munich 1994, 7½/11 1st
Linares 1995, 10/13 1st
Horgen GER 1995, 7/10 1–2
Wijk aan Zee 1996, 9/13 1st
Belgrade 1997 6/9, 1–2
Tallinn 2000 6/7, 1st
Montecatini Terme 2000, 5/7 1st
Malmö 2003, 13 7/9 1st
European Individual Chess Championship 2004
European Rapid Chess Championship 2004[24]
La Habana 2005, 9½/12 1st
Barcelona 2005, 4/5 1–2
Canadian Open Chess Championship 2005, Joint 1st
Tallinn 2006, 7/9 1–3
Odesa 2006, 7/9 1st
Mérida 2006, 1st
Odesa 2007, 7/9 1st
La Habana 2007, 7½/9 1st
Foros 2007, 7½/11 1st
FIDE World Blitz Chess Champion 2007[25]
Montreal International 2007
M-Tel Masters, Sofia 2008 8/10 2008, 1st
Tal Memorial, Moscow 2008, 6/9 1st
Tal Memorial (Blitz), Moscow 2008, 1st
Linares 2009 8/14, Joint 1st (Alexander Grischuk declared winner because of higher
number of wins)
Bazna 2009, 7/10 1st
Jermuk 2009, 8½/13 1st
Amber Rapid 2010, 8/11 Joint 1st (with Magnus Carlsen)
Amber Overall 2010, Joint 1st (with Magnus Carlsen)
Capablanca Memorial Havana 2010, 7/10 1st
Cap d'Agde Rapid 2010, 1st
Gibraltar 2011, 9/10 1st
 Capablanca Memorial Havana 2011, 6½/10 1st
Grand Slam Bilbao – São Paulo 2011, Joint 1st (Magnus Carlsen wins the tie-break blitz
games)
Capablanca Memorial Havana, Cuba 2012, 6½/10, 1st.[26]
World Rapid Championship 2016, 1st

Team chess performances

Ivanchuk has often been at his best in international
Vasyl Ivanchuk
team competitions. He has played in 14 Chess
Olympiads, twice for the Soviet Union (1988 and Medal record
1990), and twelve times for Ukraine, after the Soviet Chess Olympiad
Union split up in 1991. He has won a total of thirteen Representing Soviet Union
medals, and has been on four gold-medal winning
teams (USSR in 1988 and 1990, Ukraine in 2004 and Thessaloniki 1988 Open

2010). In 162 games, Ivanchuk has scored (+63 =87 Novi Sad 1990 Open
-12), for 65.7 per cent. His detailed Olympiad records Representing Ukraine
are as follows:[27] Calvià 2004 Open

Thessaloniki 1988, USSR 2nd reserve, 6½/9 Khanty-Mansiysk 2010 Open

(+4 −0 =5), team gold Yerevan 1996 Open
Novi Sad 1990, USSR board 1, 7/10 (+5 −1 Elista 1998 Open
=4), team gold, board bronze
Manila 1992, Ukraine board 1, 8½/13 (+6 −1 Istanbul 2000 Open
=5) Istanbul 2012 Open
Moscow 1994, Ukraine board 1, 9½/14 (+5 −0
=9)
Yerevan 1996, Ukraine board 1, 8½/11 (+6 −0 =5), team silver, board silver, perf. bronze
Elista 1998, Ukraine board 1, 7/11 (+3 −0 =8), team bronze
Istanbul 2000, Ukraine board 1, 9/14 (+4 −0 =10), team bronze
Bled 2002, Ukraine board 2, 9/14 (+4 −0 =10)
Calvià 2004, Ukraine board 1, 9½/13 (+6 −0 =7), team gold, board bronze
Turin 2006, Ukraine board 1, 8/13 (+4 −1 =8)
Dresden 2008, Ukraine board 1, 6/11 (+3 −2 =6)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, Ukraine board 1, 8/10 (+7 −1 =2), team gold, board gold
Istanbul 2012, Ukraine board 1, 6/10 (+4 –2 =4), team bronze
Tromsø 2014, Ukraine board 1, 4/9 (+2 –3 =4)

Notable games
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, Linares 1991
At round one of Linares in 1991, the 21-year-old Ivanchuk gave up both his bishops for knights and then
boxed Kasparov, then world champion, into complete passivity.[28][29]
 Ivanchuk vs. Kasparov, Linares
Personal life 1991
a b c d e f g h
Ivanchuk was married to Russian Woman Grandmaster Alisa 8 8
Galliamova.[30]
7 7

On November 18, 2006, he married for the second time.[31] 6 6

5 5
In 2011, Ivanchuk and his second wife were mugged the day
4 4
they were set to leave from São Paulo, Brazil, on a plane
bound for Spain to finish the second half of the Bilbao Grand 3 3

Slam Masters. Ivanchuk threatened to withdraw from the 2 2

tournament altogether, but his wife convinced him to continue. 1 1
He had been leading in the tournament before this event, but a b c d e f g h
did not play as well in the second half of the tournament.[32] Final position

Awards and honors

20 Years of Independence of Ukraine Medal [33]
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (5th class) [34]
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (4th class) [35]
Order of Merit (2nd class) [36]
Order of Merit (1st class) [37]

Notes
a. also transliterated as Vassily Ivanchuk

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External links
Vasyl Ivanchuk (https://ratings.fide.com/profile/14100010) rating card at FIDE
Vasyl Ivanchuk (https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=12183) player profile
and games at Chessgames.com
Vassily Ivanchuk (https://www.365chess.com/players/Vassily_Ivanchuk) chess games at
365Chess.com
Vasyl Ivanchuk (https://www.chess.com/players/vasyl-ivanchuk) player profile at Chess.com
Vasyl Ivanchuk (https://www.chess.com/member/viviania) member profile at Chess.com
"Ivanchuk, Vassily. FIDE rating history" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160305173757/http://
www.benoni.de/schach/elo/his.html?id=14100010). benoni.de. Archived from the original (htt
p://www.benoni.de/schach/elo/his.html?id=14100010) on March 5, 2016.
Interview with Vassily Ivanchuk (2000) (http://www.gmsquare.com/interviews/ivanchuk1.htm
l)
Interview of Vassily Ivanchuk: I can still become World Champion" (2011) (https://web.archiv
e.org/web/20110211134146/http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/a-big-interview-with-vassily-
ivanchuk/)

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