Igor Ivanov, 1947-2005
As some of you already know, GM Igor Ivanov died this past Thursday (November 17) of esophageal cancer. He was a very strong player in his heyday, whose chess resume includes a victory over then-world champion Anatoly Karpov in 1979, and nearly qualifying for the candidates' matches in 1982. A mainstay of the American chess scene (even during those periods when he officially lived in Canada), he was a nine-time winner of the USCF Grand Prix.
He will be missed.
He will be missed.
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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on
Saturday November 19, 2005 at 9:18pm