Ukrainian grandmaster Ivanchuk inducted into World Chess Hall of Fame

Vasyl Ivanchuk, a legendary Ukrainian grandmaster, has been inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame.

Source: Ukrainian Chess Federation's press service

Details: The induction ceremony for the new members of the World Chess Hall of Fame took place in St Louis, US. Ivanchuk was one of five inductees.

Ivanchuk was the runner-up at the 2002 World Chess Championship, won the World Blitz Championship in 2007 and the World Rapid Championship in 2016, became European champion in 2004 and has won four Chess Olympiads.

Alongside Ivanchuk, this year's inductees were Boris Gelfand (Israel), Ulf Andersson (Sweden), Nana Ioseliani (Georgia) and Alexandra Kosteniuk (Switzerland).

It was previously reported that Ivanchuk had received an invitation to compete at the 2026 London Chess Classic.

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