Wedding in Istanbul!!

The World Juniors Chess Championships are going to be organised in Istanbul, from November 8th to 23rd. 15 GMs, 23 IMs, 13 FMs, 10 WGMs, 16 WIMs and 9 WFMs total 160 players from 56 countries have registered for the events. The championships will be one of most crowded in the last decade. The opening ceremony, hosted by the Turkish Chess Federation, will take place on November 9th at 15:30h.

Returning to Turkey after five years: GM Suat Atalik, 41

The same day, just after opening ceremony, there will be a very unusual wedding ceremony, also hosted by the TCF. GM Suat Atalik, the strongest Turkish GM, has returned to the country of his birth after five years in Bosnia. Suat, a Super-GM with a 2620 rating, will marry with WGM Ekaterina Polovnikova of Russia, who is 22 and ranked 43 in the women world ranking list (her rating is 2412). The ceremony will take part in Okan University in the Anatolian part of Istanbul. All principles and guests will join to ceremony at 17:00h.

The bride: WGM Ekaterina Polovnikova, 21

Just after wedding ceremony the two grandmasters (bride and groom) will play a deciding blitz math for the leadership position at home. The TCF has promised to broadcast the match live on the Playchess.com server. TCF President Ali Nihat Yazici has his bets on WGM Polovnikova. He writes: “If you are in Istanbul on 9th of November do not miss this important time for chess and for TCF. If you want to Bu e-Posta adresi istenmeyen posta engelleyicileri tarafından korunuyor. Görüntülemek için JavaScript etkinleştirilmelidir.">send greetings to couple then your message will be published on TCF official website is the address.”
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Ekaterina ve Suat'a mutluluklar dilerim.

Şemi Alp,GSL 112

Congratulations,

Even in the 21^st century were everything is changing is the best way to be together for a man and a women.

R.R

Dear Ali,

I will be arriving Tuesday by Malev at 15.55.

I am taking this oportunity to congratulate Ekaterina and Suad for grandmaster weding. I wish them first al all good luck on the new road in there lifes and of course a lot of succes in chess field.

Best regards Boris

Dear Suat,

We are very happy that after so many years you finally settled down. This long waiting was rewarded. Eventually you met Ekaterina. We don’t know her, only her games, but knowing how choosy you are, we are sure that she is a marvellous girl and she will be a perfect wife for you. We wish you “casa de piatra !” (house of stone) the traditional Romanian wish for the newly married that means: “a long lasting and happy marriage”. It is a real pity for us that we are not anymore juniors to play in the World Juniors Championship and therefore we will miss the wedding ceremony. On behalf of all your Romanian friends (and you know that you have many) we are sending you the best wishes and greetings.

Your friends (in the age order),

Mihai Ghinda

Mircea Parligras

Constantin Lupulescu

Marriage Greetings!

Dear Suat and Katia

Please accept my warm congratulations about your marriage.

And please Suat, show her who is the "law".

As far I remember my advice to you to get married is something that I was telling you the last 15 years!

In the end what else a man should do to settle down?

Happiness and creativity.

IGM Efstratios Grivas

Hi,Suat!

Considering that shocking news related to your marriage, I would like to express you my deep consideration. Finally you joined the club!

Please accept our sincere congatulations,

Andrei and Dragos Dumitrache

I wish you both the very best, and I'm sure that chessplayers all around the world do the same.

Ed sweetman

Congratulations from a humble Chessplayer, it is good to see that love can blossom on the chessboard,most of the time there are other feelings which are provoked between two players,when they are battling each other.

Is this a marriage between east and west? (Russian-Orthodox and the Islam) if so, than I wish you all the happines in the world because the road will not be easy.

The public chessgame between you two is not a good idea, I am sorry to say,marriage is a private affaire and a public dominance from one of the partners will create divisions of thought,which way the outcome it will always publicly humiliate one of you,and I am convince that this can not be your intentions if you really love each other.

If it is on the other hand a marriage for bussines reasons than I understand, I wish you happines in your marriage and that it may last forever.

Ineke Dekker

The Netherlands.

Dear Suat,

Congratulations on your marriage.

Make sure you win that blitz game against the bride.

Best regards,

Haldun Unalmis

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Liebes Brautpaar,

Wir wünschen Ihnen viel Freude und Gesundheit für Ihre gemeinsame Zukunft. Gleich wie Ihre Schachpartie auch enden wird, machen Sie das Beste daraus...Diskussionen und Kampf um die Vorherrschaft wird es eh immer wieder geben, nach einem "decisive game" vielleicht anfangs etwas weniger...

Eine glückliche Schachfamilie aus Wirtzfeld

Edith, Lina & Jean

Dear Ekaterina and Mr. Atalic:

Best wishes for a happy, healthy, and productive marriage.

Richard DuRocher

Professor of English

St. Olaf College & USCF member

I HOPE YOU THE BEST. NOW YOU ARE A TEAM, AND ALL OF US EXPECT YOU HAVE A LOT OF LITTLE “PAWNS”.

I ONLY KNOW MR. ATALIK, AND HE IS AN HONEST PLAYER (A HARD THING IN THIS TIMES!!).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

JESUS GERONA (SPAIN)

DEAR FRIENDS:

Congratulations from Denmark! I will be playing at the world championship and hopefully I will see you there!!! All the best wishes - Marie

I hope all the best to this nice couple and I wish to say that I hope the lady will win the blitz chess games so that it will become clear who the real boss is!!

Fabiano Ferreira - Porto Alegre - Brazil

Remember that “the boss” should be the servant. But all together you are one – unity.

Bjarne Gustad, Norway

I wish you good luck and happy familly life

with a lot of children!

LOC Andrej - ICCF SIM (Slovenia)

Joy and happiness with your holy marriage!

Poppajoe

best wishes goodluck to u both

To the lovers:

Best of luck, but do not let this thing called chess interfere with the mating positions available in marriage!

Chris Chanin

New York City

Well, great news for Suat and for people who know him. I sincerely congratulate my old good friend and wish the happy couple many exciting years together!

Dorian Rogozenko

Dear GM Atalik,

An friendly advice: let her win your blitz match or you will know how hard could be a marriage with a wrong first step!

Anyway, congratulations! :-)

Jose Alvarez

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain)

hallo,

I would like to wish the couple of Mr. & Mrs. Atalik all the best in their wedding & subsequent chess life.

Nathan Ateka

2147 elo,

Nairobi,Kenya.

hallo,

I would like to wish the couple of Mr. & Mrs. Atalik all the best in their wedding & subsequent chess life.

May there be plenty of mates (check ones!?) on & off the board.

Nathan Ateka

2147 elo,

Kenya.

NATHAN ATEKA MUKAKA,

C/O DRAWING OFFICE,

PANAFRICAN PAPER MILLS (E.A.) Ltd.,

P.O. BOX 535,

WEBUYE,

KENYA,

Tel +254-0733902237

1st November 2005

Attn: GM Suat Atalik & WGM Ekaterina Polovnikova

On behalf of your chess fans in Kuwait I would like to send congratulations on your auspicious wedding day celebration!

About the blitz chess match to determine who is the boss, it will be very interesting to witness the game online (on Playchess.com server) and we hope that it ends in mate.

Best wishes

Dennis Cesar Caluban

Kuwait