Jirayr Ohanyan Çakır
Jirayr Ohanyan Çakır (also known as Zhirayr Ohanian) (February 5, 1923 – 2003) was a chess player, coach, and former president of the Turkish Chess Federation.[1][2][3]
Life[]
Of Armenian descent, Jirayr Ohanyan Çakır was born in Istanbul, Turkey on February 5, 1921.[4] His father Avedis, who was from Merzifon, was the owner of the famous Markiz Bakery and was one of the biggest donors to the Turkish Armed Forces.[4] His mother Anna-Mari was from Bursa and was a teacher at the Private Armenian School of Pangaltı and the Galatasaray High School.[4]
Ohanyan Çakır was introduced to chess when he was a student at Galatasaray High School. In 1943, with his classmate Turan Başak, he became a member of the school's chess club.[4] After attaining lessons from famed Chess player , Ohanyan Çakır conducted chess courses at the Şişli Sports Club and gathered at least 400 students. Şişli Sports Club experienced its "golden age" during this period in terms of chess.[4]
Later career[]
Ohanyan Çakır was elected President of the Sports Club of Şişli in 1964.[4] He traveled to the Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv in 1964 and captained the . Between 1964-1977, he was a member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Chess Federation.[4]
Between 1976-1977, he became the President of the Istanbul Chess Federation.[4]
He was elected president of the Taksim Sports Association in 1977.[4]
Between 1978 and 1982, he was the president of the Turkish Chess Federation.[4]
In 1986 he assumed the position of General Secretary of the Turkish Chess Federation and was elected Honorary Advisory Board Member of the Federation in 1988.[3]
From 1989 and onwards, he became the chess coach of numerous Armenian schools throughout Istanbul.[3]
Family life[]
He is the father of a boy and two girls and a grandfather of four.[3] His daughter Linda became the woman's chess champion of Turkey in 1972.[3]
Legacy[]
In 2011 a chess tournament was organized in his honor in Istanbul.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Istanbul hosts Zhirayr Ohanian chess tournament". PanArmenian. October 16, 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Jirayr Ohanyan'ın anısına yakışır turnuva". Agos. 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Jirayr Ohanyan ÇAKIR Grand Prix Satranç Turnuvası 15-17 Ekim tarihleri arasında Swissotel Bosphorus'da 151 sporcunun katılımı ile gerçekleşti". Bolsohay News (in Turkish). 2010-10-19. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "JİRAYR OHANYAN ÇAKIR (satranç baba)". Faktor 301 (in Turkish). August 11, 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- Armenian chess players
- Turkish chess players
- Chess coaches
- Turkish people of Armenian descent
- 1923 births
- 2003 deaths
- People from Istanbul
- 20th-century chess players