Alexander Ivanov (chess player), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alexander Ivanov (chess player)

chess player

Date of Birth: 01-May-1956

Place of Birth: Omsk, Omsk Oblast, Russia

Profession: chess player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Alexander Ivanov (born May 1, 1956) is a Soviet-born American chess grandmaster born in Omsk.
He moved to the United States in 1988.
FIDE awarded him his GM title in 1991.
He lives in Massachusetts with his wife. Ivanov competed in four FIDE World Championships (1999, 2000, 2002 and 2004) and four FIDE World Cups (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011). He played for the Soviet team in the World U26 Team Championship in 1978, winning the team silver medal, and in 1980, taking two gold medals.
Ivanov played for the US team in the 2002 Chess Olympiad.