his bishops for knights and then boxed Kasparov, then world champion, into complete passivity. Personal life Ivanchuk was first married to Alisa Galliamova, also a chess player. On November 18, 2006, he married for the second time. In 2011, Ivanchuk and his second wife were mugged the day they were set to leave from São Paulo, Brazil, on a plane bound for Spain to finish the second half of the Bilbao Grand Slam Masters. Ivanchuk threatened to withdraw from the tournament altogether, but his wife convinced him to continue. He had been leading in the tournament before this event, but did not play as well in the second half of the tournament. 2008 Chess Olympiad incident Ivanchuk played board 1 for Ukraine in the 2008 Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany. Going into the last round, Ukraine was second with decent chances of placing first, and only a strong loss against a 10th-seeded U.S. would leave them without a medal. Ivanchuk was chosen to be tested for illegal substances in his system immediately after the last round. In a major upset, the U.S. defeated Ukraine 3½ to ½ with Ivanchuk losing his game against Gata Kamsky, causing Ukraine to fall to fourth and miss out on a medal. Ivanchuk was so distraught after the game that he was seen "kicking a large concrete pillar". He refused to take a doping test and stormed out, risking punishment under FIDE rules and forfeiting his games in the event as had happened in the 2004 Chess Olympiad in Majorca. Ivanchuk was cleared when it emerged that he had not been warned of the test, and that in his distraught frame of mind, he had not fully understood the arbiter's request. Notes References External links Vassily Ivanchuk FIDE rating history at benoni.de Interview with Vassily Ivanchuk (2000) Interview of Vassily Ivanchuk: I can still become World Champion" (2011) 1969 births Living people Chess grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors Ukrainian chess players Ukrainian draughts players European Chess Champions People from Kopychyntsi