I recall first seeing Igor at the 1985 Canadian Championships in Edmonton. Igor simultaneously played in the Open and Closed tournament sections. I do not recall if he had won both, but I think he won one section. There was a 5x5x5 Rubik's cube positioned beside the board he was playing on in the Open Section. Igor was trying to solve it while his opponents were thinking. I will always link Igor Ivanov with that tournament and that Rubik's cube.