Igor Ivanov (chess player)
Igor Ivanov | |
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| Full name | Igor Vasilyevich Ivanov |
| Country | Soviet Union (until 1980) Canada United States |
| Born | January 8, 1947 Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR |
| Died | November 17, 2005 (aged 58) St. George, Utah |
| 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.