CHESS PLAYER
Vassily Ivanchuk
1969 - Today

Vassily Ivanchuk
Vasyl Mykhailovych Ivanchuk (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, Ivanchuk has been ranked at No. 2 on the FIDE world rankings three times (July 1991, July 1992, October 2007). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vassily Ivanchuk is the 36th most popular chess player (up from 165th in 2019), the 189th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 854th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Ukrainian Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Vassily Ivanchuk ranks 36 out of 461. Before him are Mikhail Chigorin, Richard Réti, Miguel Najdorf, David Bronstein, Efim Bogoljubov, and Susan Polgár. After him are Savielly Tartakower, Friðrik Ólafsson, Bent Larsen, Vlastimil Hort, Borislav Ivkov, and Robert Hübner.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMikhail Chigorin
1850 - 1908
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 30
Richard Réti
1889 - 1929
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 31
Miguel Najdorf
1910 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 32
David Bronstein
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 33
Efim Bogoljubov
1889 - 1952
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 34
Susan Polgár
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 35
Vassily Ivanchuk
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 36
Savielly Tartakower
1887 - 1956
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 37
Friðrik Ólafsson
1935 - 2025
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 38
Bent Larsen
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 39
Vlastimil Hort
1944 - 2025
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 40
Borislav Ivkov
1933 - 2022
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 41
Robert Hübner
1948 - 2025
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 42
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Vassily Ivanchuk ranks 38. Before him are Peter Dinklage, RZA, Jason Clarke, Susan Polgár, Jens Lehmann, and Natascha McElhone. After him are Simon Baker, Norman Reedus, Felix Baumgartner, Leonardo Araújo, Kersti Kaljulaid, and PJ Harvey.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsPeter Dinklage
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 32
RZA
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 33
Jason Clarke
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 34
Susan Polgár
CHESS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 35
Jens Lehmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 36
Natascha McElhone
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 37
Vassily Ivanchuk
CHESS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 38
Simon Baker
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 39
Norman Reedus
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 40
Felix Baumgartner
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 41
Leonardo Araújo
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 42
Kersti Kaljulaid
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 43
PJ Harvey
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 44
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Vassily Ivanchuk ranks 189 out of 1,365. Before him are Yevhen Konovalets (1891), Wojciech Kilar (1932), Zinaida Serebriakova (1884), Catherine Dolgorukov (1847), Louis B. Mayer (1884), and Valentina Matviyenko (1949). After him are Waldemar Haffkine (1860), Mykola Lysenko (1842), Kirill Moskalenko (1902), Kunigunda of Halych (1245), Igor Belanov (1960), and Batbayan (700).
Others born in Ukraine
Go to all RankingsYevhen Konovalets
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1938
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 183
Wojciech Kilar
COMPOSER
1932 - 2013
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 184
Zinaida Serebriakova
PAINTER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 185
Catherine Dolgorukov
COMPANION
1847 - 1922
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 186
Louis B. Mayer
PRODUCER
1884 - 1957
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 187
Valentina Matviyenko
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 188
Vassily Ivanchuk
CHESS PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 189
Waldemar Haffkine
BIOLOGIST
1860 - 1930
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 190
Mykola Lysenko
COMPOSER
1842 - 1912
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 191
Kirill Moskalenko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1985
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 192
Kunigunda of Halych
COMPANION
1245 - 1285
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 193
Igor Belanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 194
Batbayan
POLITICIAN
700 - 690
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 195
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Ukraine
Among chess players born in Ukraine, Vassily Ivanchuk ranks 3. Before him are David Bronstein (1924), and Efim Bogoljubov (1889). After him are Lyudmila Rudenko (1904), Salo Flohr (1908), Mark Taimanov (1926), Isaac Boleslavsky (1919), Alexander Beliavsky (1953), Leonid Stein (1934), Ossip Bernstein (1882), Anna Muzychuk (1990), and Georg Marco (1863).
David Bronstein
1924 - 2006
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1
Efim Bogoljubov
1889 - 1952
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 2
Vassily Ivanchuk
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 3
Lyudmila Rudenko
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 4
Salo Flohr
1908 - 1983
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 5
Mark Taimanov
1926 - 2016
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 6
Isaac Boleslavsky
1919 - 1977
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 7
Alexander Beliavsky
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 8
Leonid Stein
1934 - 1973
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 9
Ossip Bernstein
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 10
Anna Muzychuk
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 11
Georg Marco
1863 - 1923
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 12