Tusi se faʻaauau mo lenei palakalafa - İbrahimoğlu na fanau i le 1943 i Yugoslavia, amata ona taalo i le taʻaloga i le 1962. Na ia manumalo i le 1967, 1970 ma le 1971 Turkish Chess Championship. Sa auai o ia i le 17th, 18th
ma le 19th Chess Olympiad Turkish National Team. I le Olimipeka 1966 i Havana, na ia maua ai le 10/13, ma manumalo ai i le pine apamemea mo lana laupapa. Na ia taalo foi faasaga ia Bobby Fischer i le taamilosaga lona 6 i le 19th World Chess Olympiad na faia i Siegen.