Emil Sutovsky
Emil Sutovsky | |
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אמיל סוטובסקי | |
Emil Sutovsky in 2023 | |
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| Born | September 19, 1977 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1996) |
| FIDE rating | 2599 (June 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2703 (January 2012) |
| Peak ranking | No. 17 (October 2004) |
Emil Sutovsky (Hebrew: אמיל סוטובסקי; 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 to 2019.