Notable Chess Games
- Igor Ivanov vs Vladimir Bagirov, USSR Championship Qualifying tournament, Cheliabinsk 1975, Queen's Gambit Declined (D30), 1-0 In a sharp tactical battle, Ivanov shows his talent by defeating an experienced Grandmaster.
- Igor Ivanov vs Anatoly Karpov, USSR Spartakiade 1979, Sicilian Defense, Kan Variation (B43), 1-0 The almost unknown Ivanov takes care of the World Champion in a sharp game with virtually perfect play.
- Kevin Spraggett vs Igor Ivanov, Quebec Open, Montreal 1980, Nimzo-Indian Defence, Rubinstein Variation (E41), 0-1 After defecting, Ivanov is the new guy in Montreal, and makes his presence felt immediately with a win over one of Canada's top players.
- Igor Ivanov vs Eugenio Torre, Toluca Interzonal 1982, Queen's Gambit Declined, Slav Defence (D14), 1-0 Far from being overawed in such lofty company, Ivanov makes a very strong bid to advance as a Candidate, defeating one of the players who would, in fact, play in that Candidates' cycle.
- Igor Ivanov vs Jan Timman, Lucerne Olympiad 1982, English Opening, Symmetrical Variation (A35), 1-0 Ivanov takes off one of the world's top players in a positional squeeze.
- Igor Ivanov vs Anthony Miles, Lucerne Olympiad 1982, English Opening, Symmetrical Variation (A30), 1-0 England's top player has to concede defeat after being outmaneuvered, as Ivanov invests in a very deep pawn sacrifice to break Black's coordination, then follows up by sacrificing a bishop for a glorious conclusion.
- Maxim Dlugy vs Igor Ivanov, Las Vegas 1994, Modern Defence, Averbakh Variation (A42), 0-1 Ivanov makes fairly quick work of another Soviet emigre GM.
- Pavel Blatny vs Igor Ivanov, U.S. Open, Reno 1999, Reti Opening (A05), 0-1 A quiet struggle gradually intensifies into a tactical battle where Ivanov sees further.
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