Igor Novikov (chess player)
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Igor A. Novikov is a chess Grandmaster and former Chess Champion of Ukraine
. He has American citizenship and is currently registered with the US Chess Federation who lists him as one of their top players. While living in Brooklyn he won the Marshall Chess Club
Championship in 2002. In October 2008, he had an Elo rating of 2560 and achieved a career highest rating of 2614 in July 1999.
He is best known for his love of chess
analysis and enjoyment of sharing chess with others (see 32nd Chess Olympiad
). In the United States he has won first place in New York Smartchess International I and II, the 2003 20th Sands Regency Western States Open, the 2003 National Chess Congress, and the 2004 UTD Grand Master Invitational Chess Tournament, while he tied for first at the 1999 World Open, the Chicago Open (2005 and 1998), and at the Foxwoods Open (1999 and 2001). "Not so easy" to beat "The Grinder." A serious chess theorist
he has helped hundreds of chess students in Ukraine and the United States like International Masters Irina Krush
and Alex Lenderman
and chess players at all levels of experience. In Ukraine during 1988 he taught the under 21 team with International Master Igor Foygel. In 1985 he shared a team medal with his Russian team and won an individual medal playing on 4th board at the World Youth Tournament U26 Team Chess Championship. Novikov has been listed seven times on the FIDE top 100 chess players in the world.
Ukrainian Chess Championship
This is a list of all the winners of the Ukrainian Chess Championship, including those held when Ukraine was a Soviet republic and those held after Ukraine became independent. Players' names listed in parentheses indicate that the player won the tournament but did not receive the title since he...
. He has American citizenship and is currently registered with the US Chess Federation who lists him as one of their top players. While living in Brooklyn he won the Marshall Chess Club
Marshall Chess Club
The Marshall Chess Club in New York City is one of the oldest chess clubs in the United States, located in Greenwich Village. The club was formed in 1915 by a group of players led by Frank Marshall. It is a non-profit organization.-History:...
Championship in 2002. In October 2008, he had an Elo rating of 2560 and achieved a career highest rating of 2614 in July 1999.
He is best known for his love of chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
analysis and enjoyment of sharing chess with others (see 32nd Chess Olympiad
32nd Chess Olympiad
The 32nd Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between September 15 and October 2, 1996, in Yerevan, Armenia.- Chess competition :...
). In the United States he has won first place in New York Smartchess International I and II, the 2003 20th Sands Regency Western States Open, the 2003 National Chess Congress, and the 2004 UTD Grand Master Invitational Chess Tournament, while he tied for first at the 1999 World Open, the Chicago Open (2005 and 1998), and at the Foxwoods Open (1999 and 2001). "Not so easy" to beat "The Grinder." A serious chess theorist
Chess theory
The game of chess is commonly divided into three phases: the opening, middlegame, and endgame. As to each of these phases, especially the opening and endgame, there is a large body of theory as how the game should be played...
he has helped hundreds of chess students in Ukraine and the United States like International Masters Irina Krush
Irina Krush
Irina Krush is an American chess player who won the U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 1998, 2007, and 2010. Born in Odessa, USSR , she is widely known for her series of chess training videos, the "Krushing Attacks" series.Krush learned to play chess at age five, emigrating with her parents to...
and Alex Lenderman
Alex Lenderman
Aleksandr "Alex" Lenderman is a Russian-American chess player who won the U16 division of the 2005 World Youth Chess Championship, Belfort, France, July 18–29, with a score of 9/10 . He holds a title of Grandmaster...
and chess players at all levels of experience. In Ukraine during 1988 he taught the under 21 team with International Master Igor Foygel. In 1985 he shared a team medal with his Russian team and won an individual medal playing on 4th board at the World Youth Tournament U26 Team Chess Championship. Novikov has been listed seven times on the FIDE top 100 chess players in the world.