10 Facts About Igor Lysyj

Igor Ilyich Lysyj is a Russian chess player and writer.

Igor Lysyj was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2007.

Together with 43 other Russian chess players, Lysyj signed an open letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin, protesting against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and expressing solidarity with the Ukrainian people.

Igor Lysyj was a member of the Russian team that placed fourth in the 2003 Under-16 Chess Olympiad in Denizli, Turkey.

Igor Lysyj won the silver medal for his performance on the reserve board.

Igor Lysyj won the Russian junior rapid chess championship in 2004.

Igor Lysyj competed in the 2011 FIDE World Cup, 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.

Igor Lysyj took part in the 2013 FIDE World Cup, where he was eliminated by Levon Aronian in round two, after beating Andrei Istratescu in the first round.

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

Later in the same year, Igor Lysyj acted as a second for Valentina Gunina in the Women's World Chess Championship tournament.