İlhan Onat (5 December 1929 – 13 May 2013) was a Turkish

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player and

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. He was three-time Turkish Chess Champion and the first Turkish player to obtain the title of International Master (IM).

Biography

Onat was born in

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in 1929 and moved to Izmir in 1930 with his family. He started playing chess at İzmir Atatürk High School, graduated from the Faculty of Pharmacy of

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. Onat, who met strong players while he was a student in Istanbul, took a break from chess when he returned to Izmir. As a chess player, he took part in the 17th,

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, 25th, 26th and

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Turkish National Team. He won the 1974, 1975 and 1982 Turkish Chess Championships. While he was still alive, the International İlhan Onat Chess Tournament was organized in his memory in 2012 for his contributions to Turkish Chess Sport. Onat died in 2013 in İzmir.

Achievements

* 1974 Turkish Chess Championship – Champion * 1975 Turkish Chess Championship – Champion * 1982 Turkish Chess Championship – Champion

References

External links

İlhan Onat at Chess Games
Turkish chess players Istanbul University alumni 1929 births 2013 deaths Chess International Masters Sportspeople from Istanbul {{Turkey-chess-bio-stub