Igor Ivanov (chess player)
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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]
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Full name | Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov |
Country | Soviet Union Canada United States |
Born | (1947-01-08)January 8, 1947 Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR |
Died | November 17, 2005(2005-11-17) (aged 58) St. George, Utah |
Title | Grandmaster (2005) |
Peak rating | 2550 (January 1984) |
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