Emil Sutovsky | |
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Born | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | September 19, 1977
Title | Grandmaster (1996) |
FIDE rating | 2590 (November 2024) |
Peak rating | 2703 (January 2012) |
Peak ranking | No. 17 (October 2004) |
Emil Sutovsky (born 19 September 1977) is an Israeli chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1996. Sutovsky is the FIDE CEO since 2022. Previously he served as FIDE Director-General (2018-22). He was the president of the Association of Chess Professionals from 2012[2] to 2019.[3]