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GM Alexander Ivanov

Full name

Alexander Ivanov

Born

1/1/1956 (age 68)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Zagreb Variation (40 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (26 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Fianchetto Variation (21 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations (18 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance, Tal Variation (17 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Flohr-Zaitsev System (34 games)

Modern Defense: Standard Line (27 games)

Modern Defense: Standard, Two Knights, Suttles Variation (21 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation, Quiet, Check Variation, Intermezzo Line (17 games)

Modern Defense with 1.d4 (16 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Alexander Ivanov (2427) Boris Grachev (2592)	0-1	32	2023
Alexander Ivanov (2480) Nikhil Kumar (2444)	1-0	38	2017
Alexander Ivanov (2480) Justin Sarkar (2383)	1-0	50	2017
Alexander Ivanov (2480) Denis Shmeliov (2418)	1-0	22	2017
Alexander Ivanov (2483) Gil Popilski (2544)	1-0	32	2017
Alexander Ivanov (2480) Levan Bregadze (2453)	0-1	46	2017
Alexander Ivanov (2480) Akshita Gorti (2215)	½-½	35	2017
Alexander Ivanov (2478) Stanislav Juricek (2043)	1-0	56	2016
Alexander Ivanov (2478) Milan Pastircak (2362)	1-0	42	2016
Alexander Ivanov (2478) Oleg Yuferev (2239)	1-0	28	2016

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