Igor Ivanov | |
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Full name | Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov |
Country | Soviet Union (until 1980) Canada United States |
Born | Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR | January 8, 1947
Died | November 17, 2005 St. George, Utah | (aged 58)
Title | Grandmaster (2005) |
Peak rating | 2550 (January 1984) |
Peak ranking | No. 33 (January 1984) |
Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov (January 8, 1947 – November 17, 2005) was a Russian-born chess grandmaster who defected from the Soviet Union to Canada in 1980. A four-time winner of the Canadian chess championship, he represented Canada at an interzonal tournament for the world chess championship and was a Canadian team member at two Chess Olympiads. He also was a nine-time US Grand Prix chess champion.[1]