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Igor Foygel
I Foygel 
Photography courtesy of www.igorfoygel.com.  

Number of games in database: 212
Years covered: 1973 to 2011
Last FIDE rating: 2436
Highest rating achieved in database: 2489
Overall record: +102 -40 =70 (64.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (18) 
    B31 B53 B30 B20 B76
 King's Indian Attack (14) 
    A07
 French Defense (10) 
    C00 C07 C04 C05 C02
 King's Indian (10) 
    E92 E71 E62 E99 E77
 English (6) 
    A15 A13 A10 A16
 Grunfeld (5) 
    D85 D94 D91 D90
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (27) 
    B40 B28 B52 B93 B23
 King's Indian (24) 
    E94 E92 E61 E95 E87
 Robatsch (12) 
    B06
 Pirc (8) 
    B07 B08
 Sicilian Najdorf (7) 
    B93 B92 B98 B90 B96
 Modern Benoni (6) 
    A56
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   T Provost vs I Foygel, 2001 0-1
   I Foygel vs R Vasquez Schroeder, 2005 1-0
   de Firmian vs I Foygel, 2003 1/2-1/2
   I Foygel vs A Shaw, 2000 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   69th Mass Open (2000)
   Kiev Championship (1977)
   50th New Hampshire Open (2000)
   Eastern Class Championship (2000)
   Harry Lyman Open (2000)
   Moscow3 (1991)
   56th New England Open (1996)
   Ukrainian Championship (1989)
   Ukrainian Championship (1980)
   URS-ch otbor (1979)
   HB Global Chess Challenge (2005)
   United States Championship (2003)
   United States Championship (2002)
   102nd US Open (2001)

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IGOR FOYGEL
(born Oct-29-1947, 77 years old) Ukraine (federation/nationality United States of America)

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International Master and International Correspondence Master. He immigrated to the US in 1991 and continued playing, winning many open tournaments throughout New England. Foygel became Champion of Massachusetts in 1992, 1997, 2000, 2001 and most recently in 2005, and was New England champion in 2007.

Foygel is currently a professional chess tutor and can be contacted at www.igorfoygel.com.

Last updated: 2025-01-11 09:01:52

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 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 212  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Romanishin vs I Foygel  1-0341973Ukrainian ChampionshipE64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
2. I Foygel vs G Golyak  0-1311973Ukrainian ChampionshipC02 French, Advance
3. I Foygel vs N Monin  0-1191977Spartak ChampionshipC05 French, Tarrasch
4. I Foygel vs I Kurass  1-0551977Kiev ChampionshipB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
5. M Umansky vs I Foygel 1-0211977URS-ch13 corr7778E87 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox
6. L Kernazhitsky vs I Foygel  0-1171977Kiev ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
7. N Poleshchuk vs I Foygel  1-0191977URS-chT5corrB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
8. A Kapengut vs I Foygel  1-0241977Spartak ChampionshipC70 Ruy Lopez
9. I Foygel vs V Shvydenko  1-0231978Avangard ChampionshipE77 King's Indian
10. L Zaid vs I Foygel  0-1241978Ukrainian ChampionshipD76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
11. I Foygel vs A Kosikov  ½-½611978Ukrainian ChampionshipC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
12. I Foygel vs V Zheliandinov  0-1131978Ukrainian ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
13. V Grokhotov vs I Foygel  ½-½291978Ukrainian ChampionshipA19 English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation
14. K Lerner vs I Foygel  ½-½191978Ukrainian ChampionshipE95 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1
15. Y Nikolaevsky vs I Foygel  1-0301978Ukrainian ChampionshipE96 King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, Main line
16. V Onoprienko vs I Foygel  ½-½251978Ukrainian ChampionshipB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
17. I Foygel vs Z Gofshtein  ½-½241978Ukrainian ChampionshipC07 French, Tarrasch
18. I Foygel vs V Eingorn  0-1201978Ukrainian ChampionshipB82 Sicilian, Scheveningen
19. I Foygel vs A Novopashin  ½-½171978Ukrainian ChampionshipC87 Ruy Lopez
20. I Foygel vs V Okhotnik  ½-½201979Ukrainian ChampionshipA16 English
21. Psakhis vs I Foygel 0-1301979URS-ch otborA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
22. A Panchenko vs I Foygel  ½-½211979URS-ch otborB08 Pirc, Classical
23. S Poliantsev vs I Foygel  0-1221979URS-ch otborB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
24. I Foygel vs E Ubilava  ½-½261979URS-ch otborA07 King's Indian Attack
25. I Foygel vs F Sideifzade  0-1491979URS-ch otborD85 Grunfeld
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-18-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  chancho: Igor Foygel winner of the Massachusetts open several times. He received his IM title late in his career. when he lived in The former Soviet Union, he helped as a chess coach. The man is a real gentleman, he also has a site out there for those interested in receiving chess lessons.
Apr-25-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Igor Foygel was born in Kiev in 1947. He represented the republic of Ukraine in national youth chess competitions. He became a master in 1974 and later became an International Master of Correspondence Chess. He immigrated to the United States in 1991. He won the championship of Massachusetts in 1992, 1997, 2000, and 2001. He is an International Master with a maximum 2483 Elo rating.

http://www.geocities.com/siliconval...

Jan-18-10  wolfmaster: Fogle? From Superbad? :)
Oct-29-20  BIDMONFA: Igor Foygel

FOYGEL, Igor
http://www.bidmonfa.com/foygel_igor...
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Jan-11-25  RookFile: One the of the toughest guys I ever played. One of my friends called him the "buzzsaw". He just grinds you down.
Jan-11-25  stone free or die: Could some editor please fix the last sentence in his bio? Thanks.

(I know it's a small fix, but it will make it look like it's maintained rather than not)

Jan-11-25  FM David H. Levin: <<RookFile>: One the of the toughest guys I ever played. One of my friends called him the "buzzsaw". He just grinds you down.>

Sounds like "The Sander." 8^)

Jan-11-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: One might say I had difficulties the only time we ever met. Solid, tough pro; doesn't give you much.
Jan-11-25  stone free or die: There's space for a tip of the hat to the kind editor!

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