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Tsyganov, Igor

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FIDEFIDE 4120906· Male· United States of America· Born in 1975

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Igor Tsyganov, a 51-year-old American FIDE Master, is rated 2132 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 33 months (2009–2011), 61 months (2012–2017) and 48 months (2021–2025). Recent appearances: 2025 Illinois Open - Major and 2025 Caveman Medior Open (not Jr not Sr). His peak of 2329 was reached at age 29 (Jan 2004).

Competes for United States of America since Oct 2003. Awarded FM in 2004 (age 29).

Current rating

2132

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2329

−197 pts below
Jan 2004 · age 29

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,643 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
14th American 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2132
May 2026
2021
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 2173 → returned at 2166
Aug 2021
10th American 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2234
Apr 2021
2018
7th American 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2267
Sep 2018
2013
12th American 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2264
Apr 2013
2012
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 2264 → returned at 2254
Oct 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Padhya SaumilFM 2,197
2025 Illinois Open - Major · Aug 2025 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
-41
2173 → 2132
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
4W3D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMatthew YuCM1,912·2025 Illinois Open - Major·R4·-15.6
2.[L]vsDebarghya Das1,913·2025 Illinois Open - Major·R6·-15.6
3.[L]vsPraveen BalakrishnanGM2,494·2025 Caveman Medior Open (not Jr not Sr)·R6·-2.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 Illinois Open - Major
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/6#291934-34.0
2025 Caveman Medior Open (not Jr not Sr)
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/3#132348-7.2
Worst Elo result: 2025 Illinois Open - Major (-34.0 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

/
United States of America
#398
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#1,320
in continent
World
#12,643
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
United States of America
1
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2,792
2
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2,788
3
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2,754
4
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2,732
5
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2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
398🇺🇸Tsyganov, Igor2,132
Americas
1
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
3
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
4
🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,732
5
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
6
🇺🇸Aronian, LevonFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,724
7
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,718
8
🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,696
9
🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,656
10
🇺🇸Robson, RayFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,653
...
1320🇺🇸Tsyganov, Igor2,132
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
12643🇺🇸Tsyganov, Igor2,132