Emil Sutovsky

Emil Sutovsky
Emil Sutovsky in 2023
Personal information
Native name
אמיל סוטובסקי
Born (1977-09-19) September 19, 1977
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Chess career
Country
TitleGrandmaster (1996)
FIDE rating2602 (March 2026)
Peak rating2703 (January 2012)
Peak rankingNo. 17 (October 2004)

Emil Davidovich Sutovsky (Hebrew: אמיל סוטובסקי; Russian: Эмиль Давидович Сутовский; Romanized: Emil’ Davidovich Sutovskiy; born 19 September 1977) is an Israeli chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1996. Sutovsky has been 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.