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Igor Novikov (chess player)

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Igor Novikov
CountrySoviet Union → Ukraine
United States
Born (1962-05-23) May 23, 1962 (age 62)
TitleGrandmaster (1990)
FIDE rating2490 (December 2024)
Peak rating2614 (July 1999)
Peak rankingNo. 50 (July 1990)

Igor Oleksandrovych Novikov (born May 23, 1962) is a Ukrainian-American chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1990. He has been listed seven times on the FIDE world top 100 players list.[1]

In 1985, he won the team gold medal playing for the Soviet Union and also won an individual gold playing on board four at the World Youth U26 Team Championship.[2] Novikov won the Ukrainian championship in 1989, jointly with Gennady Kuzmin.

While living in Brooklyn he won the Marshall Chess Club Championship in 2002.[3] In the United States he has won first place in New York Smartchess International I and II,[4] 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).

Also a trainer, Novikov trained grandmasters Irina Krush and Alex Lenderman, among others.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] In Ukraine, during 1988, together with International Master Igor Foygel, he taught the under 21 team.[16]

Novikov was a member of the victorious United States team at the World Senior Team Championship, in the 50+ section, in 2019[17][18] and in 2020.[19]

References

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  1. ^ Top lists records - Novikov, Igor A. ratings.fide.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  2. ^ Igor Novikov team chess record at Olimpbase.org
  3. ^ Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Web.archive.org (October 28, 2009). Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  4. ^ New York Smartchess.com - New York 2001, www.365chess.com
  5. ^ Chess Camp | St. Olaf College | Northfield, Minnesota, USA Archived October 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Stolaf.edu. Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  6. ^ Instructor Pool. Chesscamp.us. Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  7. ^ New York Masters. New York Masters (September 10, 2002). Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  8. ^ PGN Sample Code Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. FioreChess. Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  9. ^ "Mechanics' Institute Chess Room Newsletter #44".
  10. ^ Mechanics' Chess Club – Newsletter #394. Chessclub.org. Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  11. ^ Lindsborg chess tourney has international appeal Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. LJWorld.com (December 24, 2001). Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  12. ^ Virginia Chess 2002/2 (PDF) . Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  13. ^ Chess Program – The University of Texas at Dallas Archived May 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Utdallas.edu (February 20, 2007). Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  14. ^ Chess Program – The University of Texas at Dallas Archived March 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Utdallas.edu (February 20, 2007). Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  15. ^ "IM Alex Lenderman Chess". Archived from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2009.
  16. ^ Chess lessons in the Boston area from a Russian master: My teaching credentials. Igorfoygel.com. Retrieved on October 20, 2011.
  17. ^ Hartmann, John (April 24, 2019). "U.S. Wins 50+ World Senior Teams; Russia takes 65+". US Chess.org. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  18. ^ Yermolinsky, Alex (April 29, 2019). "Yermo's Travels: The USA in Rhodes (part 3)". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  19. ^ Yermolinsky, Alex (March 14, 2020). "Yermo's travels: USA triumphs in abbreviated World Senior Teams". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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