İsmet İbrahimoğlu explained

Turkish Chess Champion
Birth Place:	Yugoslavia

İsmet İbrahimoğlu (1943–1988) was a Turkish chess player. He was three-time Turkish Chess Champion.

Biography

İbrahimoğlu was born in 1943 in Yugoslavia, started playing chess in 1962. He won the 1967, 1970 and 1971 Turkish Chess Championship.^[1] He took part in the 17th, 18th and 19th Chess Olympiad Turkish National Team. At the 1966 Olympiad in Havana, he scored 10/13, won the individual bronze medal for his board.^[2] He also played against Bobby Fischer in the 6th round at the 19th World Chess Olympiad held in Siegen.^[3]

He died in 1988. In his memory, the 2018 Turkish Chess Championship was named after him.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Türkiye satranç şampiyonu/Anılar/milliyet blog. 1 July 2021. blog.milliyet.com.tr.
2. Web site: OlimpBase :: 17th Chess Olympiad, Havana 1966, information. 1 July 2021. www.olimpbase.org.
3. Web site: İSMET İBRAHİMOĞLU. 1 July 2021. tr2018.tsf.org.tr.
4. Web site: fanatik. 2018 Türkiye Satranç Şampiyonası başladı. 1 July 2021. Fanatik.