Vasyl Ivanchuk

"Ivanchuk" redirects here. For the Ukrainian politician, see Andriy Ivanchuk.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mykhailovych and the family name is Ivanchuk.
Vasyl Ivanchuk
Ivanchuk in 2023
Country
Born (1969-03-18) March 18, 1969 (age 55)
Kopychyntsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1988)
FIDE rating2635 (September 2024)
Peak rating2787 (October 2007)
Peak rankingNo. 2 (July 1991)
Medal record
Chess Olympiad
Representing  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1988 Thessaloniki Team
Gold medal – first place 1990 Novi Sad Team
Representing  Ukraine
Gold medal – first place 2004 Calvià Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Khanty-Mansiysk Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Yerevan Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Elista Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Istanbul Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Istanbul Team
World Team Championship
Representing  Soviet Union
Gold medal – first place 1989 Lucerne Team
Representing  Ukraine
Gold medal – first place 2001 Yerevan Team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Lucerne Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tsaghkadzor Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Ningbo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Antalya Team
European Team Championship
Representing  Ukraine
Silver medal – second place 1992 Debrecen Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Batumi Team
European Championship
Representing  Ukraine
Gold medal – first place 2004 Antalya Individual
Silver medal – second place 2006 Kuşadası Individual

Vasyl Mykhailovych Ivanchuk[a] (Ukrainian: Василь Михайлович Іванчук; born March 18, 1969), is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. He was awarded the title 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.


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  1. ^ "Fide Rating Lists - Archive: July 1988 - FIDE Rating List". fidelists.blogspot.co.uk. March 7, 2008. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "All Time Rating List". Chess.eusa.ed.ac.uk. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2011.