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Suat Atalik
S Atalik 
Photo by Andreas Kontokanis (Wikimedia Commons)  

Number of games in database: 1,239
Years covered: 1978 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2422 (2493 rapid, 2442 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2636
Overall record: +442 -182 =567 (60.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 48 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (101) 
    E94 E81 E77 E97 E91
 Nimzo Indian (58) 
    E32 E41 E39 E38 E34
 Queen's Gambit Declined (47) 
    D38 D31 D37 D35 D30
 Slav (46) 
    D10 D11 D17 D15 D19
 Queen's Indian (45) 
    E15 E12 E17 E19
 Semi-Slav (41) 
    D45 D44 D47 D43 D46
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (109) 
    B62 B52 B67 B57 B58
 Grunfeld (50) 
    D85 D97 D78 D80 D91
 French Defense (45) 
    C11 C02 C12 C03 C07
 King's Indian (41) 
    E94 E97 E81 E90 E80
 Ruy Lopez (36) 
    C92 C80 C78 C77 C72
 Queen's Pawn Game (33) 
    D02 A46 D00 A45 E00
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   S Atalik vs Sax, 1997 1-0
   F Handke vs S Atalik, 2000 0-1
   Miles vs S Atalik, 1996 0-1
   Z Sturua vs S Atalik, 2002 0-1
   D Radulovic vs S Atalik, 2012 0-1
   Tiviakov vs S Atalik, 2006 1/2-1/2
   S Atalik vs B Baum, 1998 1-0
   G Welling vs S Atalik, 1997 1/2-1/2
   S Atalik vs E Bagakis, 1994 1-0
   S Atalik vs V Zheliandinov, 2001 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Manila Olympiad (1992)
   Cappelle Open (2000)
   Corus Group C (2006)
   Mediterreanean Championship (2007)
   Budapest FS02 GM (1998)
   Turkish Championship (2006)
   Boeblinger Open (2000)
   Dubai Olympiad (1986)
   Belgrade Trophy (2013)
   Belgrade Trophy (2024)
   Valle d'Aosta Open (2001)
   European Team Championship (1997)
   Thessaloniki Olympiad (1988)
   European Championship (2003)
   Pro Chess League (2018)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Belgrade Trophy
   S Atalik vs M Kerner (Dec-01-24) 1-0
   I Martic vs S Atalik (Nov-30-24) 1-0
   S Atalik vs A Leftheriotis (Nov-29-24) 1-0
   S Stosic vs S Atalik (Nov-28-24) 0-1
   S Atalik vs D Maric (Nov-27-24) 1-0

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SUAT ATALIK
(born Oct-10-1964, 60 years old) Turkey (federation/nationality Serbia)

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Suat Atalık was born in Istanbul. He won Turkish youth titles several times before winning the Turkish Championship in 1987 and 1988. He was awarded the GM title in 1994. In 2000 he moved to Bosnia and played for them for four years before returning to Turkey in 2004.

In total, Atalık has participated in ten Olympiads between 1984 and 2006, 8 times for Turkey and twice for Bosnia, winning the bronze medal for first-board performance in 1988. His best tournament results include first places at Budapest 1992, Alushta 1999, the 2006 Mediterranean Championship and the Negroponte Open in Greece in 2010. played in the 2001 edition of the FIDE World Championship, but was eliminated in the first round.

In November 2005 he married IM and WGM Ekaterina Atalik.

Wikipedia article: Suat Atalık

Last updated: 2022-06-22 09:09:31

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 page 1 of 50; games 1-25 of 1,239  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Negulescu vs S Atalik  1-0301978Balkaniad U18 10thE65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O
2. S Atalik vs G Laketic  0-1231980Virovitica Top 80A04 Reti Opening
3. S Atalik vs O Cvitan  1-0331980Virovitica Top 80E76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
4. Summeraver vs S Atalik  ½-½111980Virovitica Top 80B33 Sicilian
5. J Popov vs S Atalik  ½-½291980Virovitica Top 80B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen
6. N Sulava vs S Atalik  0-1361980Virovitica Top 80A07 King's Indian Attack
7. S Atalik vs A Bozic  ½-½461980Virovitica Top 80A04 Reti Opening
8. S Atalik vs I Zivanovic  ½-½221980Virovitica Top 80A04 Reti Opening
9. S Atalik vs S Darmanovic  ½-½121980Virovitica Top 80A04 Reti Opening
10. Ahmed Nasir vs S Atalik  ½-½201980Virovitica Top 80B33 Sicilian
11. M Drasko vs S Atalik  ½-½421980Virovitica Top 80D94 Grunfeld
12. Damljanovic vs S Atalik  1-0271980Virovitica Top 80D99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov
13. D Canda vs S Atalik  1-0311980World Junior ChampionshipB11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4
14. H Morales Moreno vs S Atalik  ½-½271980World Junior ChampionshipA30 English, Symmetrical
15. J Fowler vs S Atalik  ½-½181980World Junior ChampionshipA16 English
16. S Atalik vs S C James  1-0431980World Junior ChampionshipA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
17. S Atalik vs G Bates  ½-½281980World Junior ChampionshipA40 Queen's Pawn Game
18. S Atalik vs F Oluwaseyitan  ½-½551980World Junior ChampionshipA50 Queen's Pawn Game
19. S Atalik vs K Valkesalmi  0-1441980World Junior ChampionshipE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
20. S Atalik vs K Allen  ½-½191980World Junior ChampionshipE17 Queen's Indian
21. C Valiente vs S Atalik  ½-½181980World Junior ChampionshipA30 English, Symmetrical
22. D Barua vs S Atalik  ½-½141980World Junior ChampionshipB02 Alekhine's Defense
23. S Atalik vs B Zueger  0-1251980World Junior ChampionshipE75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line
24. G Borg vs S Atalik  ½-½121980World Junior ChampionshipB02 Alekhine's Defense
25. S Atalik vs H Jardak  1-0411980World Junior ChampionshipA88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6
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Sep-01-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Placed 2nd in Kalamaria Open (Greece) 28 Aug. - 1 Sept. 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr370...

Jul-07-12  Poisonpawns: Why is he suspended by his federation?
Jul-09-12  PhilFeeley: <PP> I wondered the same thing. Chessvibes reports it <was the result of his refusal to sign an undertaking ... with which the Turkish Chess Federation requests all of its members to ask permission to play abroad. Besides, by signing the player states that he is responsible for all financial consequences of his participation in a tournament abroad, that he will "act in accordance with the responsibilities of a national athlete" and that he won't commit "any activity against Turkish Republic".>

See http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/s... and the links for further info.

Jul-09-12  PhilFeeley: Debate should rage here. Condemnation of this heavy-handed nonsense should be swift and continuous.
Jul-09-12  Poisonpawns: <PhilFeeley> Thanks, I had no idea what he was suspended for.
Aug-09-12  bharatiy: this is exactly a reason why chess can not gain more popular support! Unreasonable federations. FIDE has a golden opportunity here, they should threaten TCF with derecognition unless this ban is not lifted. Chances of anything similar happening are almost zero, while chances of FIDE condoning TCF actions are far higher.
Aug-09-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Ilyumzhinov will act when there's something in it for him, not out of a sense of common decency. Throw him in with the late, unlamented Florencio Campomanes and have done with it. Pity there hasn't been a man of principle and humanity at the helm of FIDE since Fridrik Olafsson got forced out.
Aug-09-12  Cibator: The Association of Chess Professionals has evidently got in behind him - see here:

http://www.chessprofessionals.org/c...

- though how much clout they are capable of exercising I wouldn't like to say.

Aug-09-12  bharatiy: why would gcf take orders from tcf? He should file a case against GCF and unfortunately against organizers as well.
Oct-10-12  Abdel Irada: In fairness, I should add that my own hair has a rather silvery sheen of its own, as you can see here: http://www.moralintelligence.net/si...

However, in my case, grandmasterhood is no factor.

Oct-10-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Gottschalk: One of his best wins Miles vs S Atalik, 1996 .Very nice Bxe3 after Ne4
Jan-28-13  PhilFeeley: I see he did manage to play in 2012, despite the "ban". It's an open question whether he will play for Turkey in an Olympiad again. Maybe he'll go to another country like he did once before. Any other country would be glad to have him and the Turkish chess officials can eat sour grapes.

Too bad he didn't get to play in Gibraltar.

May-21-13  PhilFeeley: I see he's the top rated (so far) to play in July here:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr989...

Jul-12-13  PhilFeeley: It's good to see he's doing well there. He's in a fight for first place:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr989...

Jul-24-13  csmath: Looks like the model game in Grunfeld Sokolsky line Atalik played and won against Robert Ruck from Bled Olympiad is missing in this database.
Jul-25-13  nescio: <csmath: Looks like the model game in Grunfeld Sokolsky line Atalik played and won against Robert Ruck from Bled Olympiad is missing in this database.>

If you think the game should be included, why not submitting it? That has always been the policy of this database.

[Event "SLO-chT"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "2002.11.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert 1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[ECO "D89"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be6 14. d5 Bxa1 15. Qxa1 f6 16. Bh6 Qb6+ 17. Kh1 Bd7 18. Rb1 Qd6 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Qc3 b6 21. Ba6 e6 22. Rd1 Bc6 23. dxc6 Qxd1+ 24. Ng1 Nxc6 25. Qxc6 Kg7 26. Bc4 e5 27. Bd5 Kh6 28. Qc7 b5 29. Qc5 Rb8 30. Qe3+ g5 31. Qxa7 Rc8 32. Qf7 Rc1 33. Qxf6+ 1-0

Oct-10-13  PhilFeeley: Happy Birthday GM Atalik! I hope you are still able to play despite the pettiness of the TCF.
Oct-10-13  Cemoblanca: Doğum günün kutlu olsun Suat Bey. Happy B'Day. :)
Oct-10-13  Kikoman: <Player of the Day>

Happy 49th Birthday GM Suat Atalik! :D

Oct-10-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Happy Birthday to the POTD: Suat Atalik.
Jun-27-14  diagonal: Suat Atalik's probably most famous win was the victory of the 100-Year Hastings Chess Congress Jubilee in 1995, this Summer Masters was played additional to the Winter (Christmas) Events, lasting since 1920/21 (with only a break during World War II).

Atalik won this swiss system event as clear first ahead of Alexander Onischuk, Vladimir Malaniuk and others as shared second. Legendary David Bronstein and a bunch of brits (including ELO favourite Michael Adams) competed as well.

Until to-day, there were only four Summer Congresses (the first three as super-strong invitational tournament), these congresses are not included in the winter event numbers.

Technically, Suat Atalik is subsequently in the winner line with <Pillsbury>, <Capablanca> and <Alekhine> :

<Hastings Summer 1895 is considered one of the greatest tournaments in the history of chess. It was one of the first tournaments to include all the top players, including former World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz and current champion Emanuel Lasker, Mikhail Chigorin, Siegbert Tarrasch, Karl Schlechter, Joseph Henry Blackburne, David Janowski, and others. The result of the 22-game round-robin was a surprise, as American Harry Nelson Pillsbury won with 16.5 points despite playing in his first international tournament. Main article: Hastings 1895 chess tournament.

The Summer Hastings 1919 "Victory Tournament" was the first international tournament held in an allied country after World War I. The field was chiefly British, but the tournament was dominated by Cuban José Raúl Capablanca (soon to be World Champion) and Yugoslav ‘grandmaster’ Borislav Kostić. Capablanca won 10.5/11 without a loss, drawing only his game to Kostić who placed second with 9.5. George Alan Thomas and Frederick Yates tied for 3rd-4th with 7 points.

Hastings Summer 1922 was a strong double round-robin with Alexander Alekhine, Akiba Rubinstein, Efim Bogoljubov, Siegbert Tarrasch, George Alan Thomas, and Frederick Yates. Capablanca and Lasker had been invited but were unable to attend. The tournament featured a slower time control than had been usual in England — 17 moves per hour instead of 20 moves per hour. The outcome wasn't decided until the final round. Bogoljubov lost all his games against tournament leaders Alekhine and Rubinstein. Rubinstein needed a final round victory over Thomas to tie for first with Alekhine, but achieved only a draw to fall a half point short. Alekhine won with 7.5, Rubinstein was second with 7, and Bogoljubow and Thomas tied for third-fourth with 4.

Hastings Masters Summer 1995 was the 100-year jubilee tournament, Suat Atalik clear first.>

Source: <Wikipedia>

Dec-02-15  PhilFeeley: No news about what he's doing these days? Coaching? Will he play any tournaments soon?
Sep-10-18  PhilFeeley: He's turned up in this summer festival tournament in Belgrade, winning:

https://en.chessbase.com/post/first...

I'm glad to see he's doing well, despite the idiocy of his country's federation.

Feb-14-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: (this was in July 2018)

GM Atalik wins the Orbis GM tournament with a score of 6/9. He was one of just 2 undefeated players (the other one drew all his games).

https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t...

Feb-15-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Very Turkish name.
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