Igor Ivanov (chess player)

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilyevich and the family name is Ivanov.
Igor Ivanov
Personal information
BornIgor Vasilyevich Ivanov
(1947-01-08)January 8, 1947
Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR
DiedNovember 17, 2005(2005-11-17) (aged 58)
St. George, Utah, U.S.
Chess career
CountrySoviet Union (until 1980)
Canada
United States
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.

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