Tamer Karatekin

Tamer Karatekin (born 1981) is a Turkish chess player. He is a former Turkish Chess Champion.

Tamer Karatekin
CountryTurkey
Born (1981-04-02) April 2, 1981
Yugoslavia
TitleFIDE Master (1997)
FIDE rating2244 (September 2017)
Peak rating2325 (July 1998)

Biography

Karatekin was born in Yugoslavia in 1981, started playing chess at the age of 6. He graduated from Istanbul High School, received a scholarship from MIT and studied engineering.[1] As a chess player, he earned FIDE title, FIDE Master (FM) in 1997. He won the 2000 Turkish Chess Championship.[2][3]

Achievements

  • 2000 Turkish Chess Championship – Champion

References

  1. "Süper Tamer". hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. "Türk Şampiyonlar". tekirdag.tsf.org.tr. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. "MIT Chess Club Faces Caltech In Virtual Battle of the Brains - The Tech". tech.mit.edu. Retrieved 11 October 2021.


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