Alexander Ivanov

                              Born May 1st 1956
                              Omsk, Russia (former USSR)

Lives in the USA since 1988. Grandmaster since 1991.

Best results:

1980:                         USSR Youth Champion (under 26)
1982,1987:                    Baltic Republics Champion
                              (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia & Belorussia)
1992:                         Moscow: 1-3 place tied with Karpov and Gulko
                              (51 grandmasters participating including Kramnik, Shirov, etc.)
1995:                         USA Champion (together with Wolf and De Firmian)
1998:                         Pan American Champion
1989,2000,2001,2006           World Open. Tied for 1st.
2007                          Pan American Continental. Tied for 1st.
2008                          2008 Bermuda International Open Champion
                              2008 Foxwoods Open.  Tied for 1st

12 times New England Champion, winner of many international tournaments.
  
USA Olympic team member (2002), several times USA Women’s Olympic team coach.
Coached V. Smyslov, G. Kamsky.

Married to WIM Esther Epstein (since 1977).
Two sons:    Alex   (born 1978, Gorky USSR)
             Andrew (born 1993, Boston MA USA)

Education:
1973-1979:               Moscow State University (USSR)
                         M.S. in Economics