Alexander Ivanov (chess player)
{{Short description|Soviet-American chess grandmaster (born 1956)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Tone|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox chess biography
| name = Alexander Ivanov
| country = Soviet Union (until 1988)
United States (since 1988)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|05|1}}
| birth_place = Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
| title = Grandmaster (1991)
| rating =
| peakrating = 2606 (January 2006)
| FideID = 2000202
}}
Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov (born May 1, 1956) is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster. Born in Omsk,{{cite web |url=http://www.uschess.org/content/view/64/203 |title=Top Player Bios: GM Alexander Ivanov |website=uschess.org |publisher=United States Chess Federation |access-date=}} present-day Russia, he moved to the United States in 1988. FIDE awarded him his grandmaster title in 1991.{{cite web |title=Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=41447 |website=Chessgames.com |access-date=}} He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, fellow chess player and Woman International Master Esther Epstein.
Ivanov has competed in four FIDE World Championships (1999, 2000, 2002 and 2004) and four FIDE World Cups (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011).
Ivanov played twice on the Soviet team in the World U26 Team Championship, winning the team Silver medal in 1978 and an individual Gold and team Gold in 1980. He then played for the US team in the 2002 Chess Olympiad. In an USCF tournament in early 2021, despite joining late and missing the first round, Ivanov tied for third place with grandmaster Gadir Guseinov.{{cite web |url=http://www.olimpbase.org/players/zf7t9rfh.html |title=Chess Olympiads :: Alexander Ivanov |website=Olimpbase.org |access-date=}}
Stats (October 2024)
Most played openings with White pieces
- Sicilian, Najdorf, Fianchetto Variation
- Sicilian, Scheveningen Variation
- Caro-Kann Defense
- Sicilian Defense
Most played openings with Black pieces
Notable victories
In 2011, Ivanov defeated Varuzhan Akobian and Daniel Naroditsky in the US Championship.{{cite web |title=Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov vs Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1621170 |website=Chessgames.com |access-date=}}{{cite web |title=Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov vs Daniel Naroditsky |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1613878 |website=Chessgames.com |access-date=}}
In 1988, Ivanov won against IBM’s Deep Thought in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.{{cite web |title=Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov vs Deep Thought (Computer) |url=https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1472106 |website=Chessgames.com |access-date=}}
Notable placings
Ivanov won first at the 1980 Young Masters Championship of the USSR. He also tied for first with Anatoly Karpov and Boris Gulko at a 1982 Moscow tournament that featured 51 grandmasters. In addition, he shared first place in the 1989 National Open and World Open events. He was joint US champion in 1995 (with Nick de Firmian and Patrick Wolff), and Pan American champion in 1998. In 2007 he tied for first place with Julio Granda, Varuzhan Akobian, Darcy Lima and Eduardo Iturrizaga in the American Continental Championship in Cali.{{cite web |title=Julio Granda gana el Continental de América en Colombia |url=http://es.chessbase.com/post/julio-granda-gana-el-continental-de-amrica-en-colombia |website=es.ChessBase.com |language=es |date=2007-07-23}} He also won the 135th Annual New York State Championship in 2013, winning $1,500.{{cite web |title=GM Alexander Ivanov takes first prize in New York State Championship |url=http://usa.chessdom.com/gm-alexander-ivanov-takes-first-prize-in-new-york-state-championship/ |website=usa.chessdom.com |access-date=}}
References
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External links
- {{FIDE}}
- {{OlimpBase FIDE ratings|Ivanov,%20Alexander}}
- {{USCF|12513936}}
- {{365Chess.com player|Alexander_Ivanov}}
- {{Chessgames player|41447}}
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| before=Boris Gulko
| title=United States Chess Champion
| years=1995 (with Nick de Firmian and Patrick Wolff)
| after=Alex Yermolinsky
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Category:American chess players
Category:Chess Olympiad competitors
Category:Chess players from Omsk
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