Vassily Ivanchuk

Quick Facts

Full Name	Vassily Ivanchuk
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 18, 1969(1969-03-18)
Age	55
Birthplace	Ukraine
Country	Ukraine
Horoscope	Pisces

Vassily Ivanchuk Biography

Vassily Ivanchuk is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on March 18, 1969 in Ukraine, Ukraine. Ukrainian chess Grandmaster who won the Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament in 1992 and 2010, respectively.

He and Magnus Carlsen are considered by other chess greats to be two of the brightest minds in the game.

He has been married twice.

Vassily Ivanchuk Net Worth

Vassily Ivanchuk is one of the richest Chess Player from Ukraine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vassily Ivanchuk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He won the 1987 European Junior Chess Championship.

At the peak of his career he was the number two ranked player in the world and he was the 2007–2008 World Blitz Chess champion.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Vassily Ivanchuk Dating?

According to our records, Vassily Ivanchuk married to Oksana Krynytska , Alisa Galliamova. As of December 1, 2023, Vassily Ivanchuk’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Vassily Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ukraine. Vassily Ivanchuk celebrates birthday on March 18 of every year.

Is Ivanchuk a genius?

And then there’s Vassily Ivanchuk. For a short period of time he was the world’s second best chess player, but no more. Nevertheless, he’s been a genius in the eyes of the majority of people since he was something like 16.

How good is Ivanchuk?

A 2968 performance. At 52, Ukrainian genius Vasyl Ivanchuk is still a top-100 player, rated 2678 in the last official list published by FIDE. A bit over 30 years ago, in July 1991, he reached his peak world ranking for the first time: number 2 in the world.

Why did Ivanchuk never become world champion?

According to the chess fraternity, the biggest reason for Ivanchuk not winning a single world championship match in his career was because of his ‘ poor nerves’ and unstable behaviour. 5-time world champion Viswanathan Anand even went on to describe Ivanchuk as the most eccentric player in the chess world.

Did Vassily Ivanchuk retire?

Luckily for the chess world, Ivanchuk did not actually retire. He won the 2010 Capablanca Memorial with a 7/10 score, ahead of GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi, Dominguez, Short, and other grandmasters.

Where does Vassily Ivanchuk live?

The players have a word for him. They say he lives on “ Planet Ivanchuk “.