Igor Lysyj

January 6, 2024
Chess Player

Quick Facts

Igor Lysyj
Full Name Igor Lysyj
Occupation Chess Player
Date Of Birth Jan 1, 1987(1987-01-01)
Age 37
Birthplace Yekaterinburg
Country Russia
Birth City Yekaterinburg
Horoscope Capricorn

Igor Lysyj Biography

Name Igor Lysyj
Birthday Jan 1
Birth Year 1987
Place Of Birth Yekaterinburg
Home Town Yekaterinburg
Birth Country Russia
Birth Sign Capricorn

Igor Lysyj is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on January 1, 1987 in Yekaterinburg, Yekaterinburg, Russia. Igor Lysyj (Russian: Игорь Лысый ; born 1 January 1987) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was Russian Chess Champion in 2014.

In 2009, he finished equal first (second on countback) in the 13th Voronezh open tournament. In January 2010, Lysyj tied for first with Eduardas Rozentalis, Pavel Ponkratov, Radosław Wojtaszek and Luke McShane in the 39th Rilton Cup in Stockholm, placing fifth on tiebreak. He competed in the Chess World Cup 2011, where he knocked out Mikhail Kobalia and Alexander Ivanov in the first two rounds, then he was eliminated in round three by Leinier Dominguez Perez.

In June 2014, he won the Russian Championship Higher League in Vladivostok, thus qualifying for the Russian Championship Superfinal, that he won in December of the same year with a score of 5½/9.

At the Chess World Cup 2015 Lysyj defeated Constantin Lupulescu in the first round and lost to Yu Yangyi in round two, thus exiting the competition.

In 2008 he finished equal first (second on tiebreak) at the 10th World University Chess Championship held in Novokuznetsk.

Igor Lysyj Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Chess Player
House Living in own house.

Igor Lysyj is one of the richest Chess Player from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Igor Lysyj 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Lysyj was a member of the Russian team that placed fourth in the 2003 Under-16 Chess Olympiad in Denizli, Turkey. He won the silver medal for his performance (6/8 score) on the reserve board.

Lysyj won the Russian Junior Rapid Chess Championship in 2004. In 2006 he tied for first with Roman Ovetchkin in the Zudov Memorial. In 2007 he was awarded the grandmaster title and won the main event (Young Masters) of the Euro Chess Tournament in Hengelo, the Netherlands.

In 2012 he won the Moscow Open. Lysyj took part in the Chess World Cup 2013, where he was eliminated by Levon Aronian in round two, after beating Andrei Istrățescu in the first round.

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Igor Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Igor Lysyj celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.

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