Vasyl Ivanchuk
Ukrainian chess grandmaster (born 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Ivanchuk" redirects here. For the Ukrainian politician, see Andriy Ivanchuk.
Vasyl Mykhaylovych Ivanchuk (Ukrainian: Василь Михайлович Іванчук; born March 18, 1969), also transliterated as Vassily Ivanchuk, 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]
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Mykhaylovych and the family name is Ivanchuk.
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Full name | Vasyl Mykhaylovych Ivanchuk |
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Born | (1969-03-18) March 18, 1969 (age 55) Kopychyntsi, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Title | Grandmaster (1988) |
FIDE rating | 2609 (May 2024) |
Peak rating | 2787 (October 2007) |
Peak ranking | No. 2 (July 1991) |
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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.