Alexander Ivanov (chess player)

Alexander Ivanov
CountryUnited States (after 1988)
Soviet Union (before 1988)
Born (1956-05-01) May 1, 1956
Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster
FIDE rating2466 (December 2021)

Alexander Ivanov (born May 1, 1956) is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster born in Omsk.[1] He moved to the United States in 1988. FIDE awarded him his GM title in 1991.[2] He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, WIM Esther Epstein.

Ivanov competed in four FIDE World Championships (1999, 2000, 2002 and 2004) and four FIDE World Cups (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011).

He twice played 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. Ivanov played for the US team in the 2002 Chess Olympiad. In a USCF tournament in early 2021, despite joining late and missing the first round, Ivanov placed third tied with grandmaster Gadir Guseinov.[3]

Alexander Ivanov likes programming when he isn’t playing chess.[4]

Stats

ELO Classic: 2464

ELO Rapid: 1739

ELO Blitz: 2497[5]

Most played openings with white pieces

1. Robatsch (Modern) Defense

2. Ruy Lopez, closed, 9.h3

3. Queen's Indian, 4.g3

4. Queen's Indian Defense

Most played openings with black pieces

1. Sicilian, Najdorf, Fianchetto Variation

2. Sicilian, Scheveningen Variation

3. Caro-Kann Defense

4. Sicilian Defense

Notable victories

In 2011, Ivanov won against Var Akobian and Dan Naroditsky in the US Championship.[6][7]

In 1988, Ivanov won against IBM’s Deep Thought in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [8]

Notable placings

Ivanov won first at the 1998 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.[9] He also won the 135th Annual New York State Championship in 2013, winning $1,500.[10]

References
  1. Top Player Bios: GM Alexander Ivanov. United States Chess Federation.
  2. "Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov".
  3. Alexander Ivanov team chess record at Olimpbase.org
  4. "The United States Chess Federation - GM Alexander Ivanov". www.uschess.org. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
  5. "Alexander Ivanov".
  6. "Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov vs Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian".
  7. "Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov vs Daniel Naroditsky".
  8. "Alexander Vladimirovich Ivanov vs Deep Thought (Computer)".
  9. "Julio Granda gana el Continental de América en Colombia" (in Spanish). ChessBase. 2007-07-23.
  10. "GM Alexander Ivanov takes first prize in New York State Championship".


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