Igor Ivanov (chess player)

Igor Ivanov
Full nameIgor Vasilyevich Ivanov
CountrySoviet Union (until 1980)
Canada
United States
Born(1947-01-08)January 8, 1947
Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR
DiedNovember 17, 2005(2005-11-17) (aged 58)
St. George, Utah
TitleGrandmaster (2005)
Peak rating2550 (January 1984)
Peak rankingNo. 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]

  1. ^ Cohen, David (2019-10-10). "Igor Ivanov". Canadian Chess Biographies. Retrieved 2023-08-10.