Alexander Ipatov
Title:
Grandmaster
Federation:
Turkey
Age:
24
Status:
Invited
Bio:
Alexander Ipatov is the former World Junior Chess Champion and has been consecutively ranked as the highest rated chess player in Turkey for the past two years. He was a member of the Turkish National Chess Team at World Chess Olympiads in 2012, 2014 and 2016, and won the Turkish Chess Championship in 2014 and 2015. Alexander is currently a full-time MBA student at Saint Louis University. Upon completion of his studies, Alexander plans to use his chess expertise to teach and promote chess across the United States.