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Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş (born 3 June 2011)[1] is a Turkish chess prodigy and grandmaster. He was awarded the International Master title prior to turning 12, becoming the youngest individual from Turkey to achieve this title.[2] In 2024, he became the fourth-youngest grandmaster in history. He is currently the youngest grandmaster in the world.[3]
| Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş | |
|---|---|
 Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş in 2024 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Born | 3 June 2011 Bursa, Turkey |
| Title | Grandmaster (2024) |
| FIDE rating | 2604 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2604 (November 2024) |
Early life
editErdoğmuş was born in Bursa, Turkey.[4] Introduced to chess by his kindergarten teacher, he started playing the game at the age of 6.[5]
Chess career
editIn 2018, Erdoğmuş won the age 8 category at the 6th Cesme International Open Chess Tournament 2018, and in the 2019 Turkey Youth Chess Championship for the same age group.[1] He won the U-8 European Chess Championship in 2019, winning 8 out of 8 games, guaranteeing the championship as he entered the last round.[6][7]
He attained the IM title during the 3rd FIDE Council in 2022, following a commendable performance at the Svetozar Gligoric Memorial Chess Tournament in Serbia.[8][9] Also in 2022, Erdoğmuş won the ChessKid Youth Speed Chess Championship online tournament.[10]
Erdoğmuş participated in advanced training and competitions in 2023, including the Chessable FIDE Camp in Spain and the 2023 European Individual Chess Championship in Serbia.[10][11]
In December 2023, at Sunway Sitges tournament ranked 9th with 7.5/10.[12]
In April 2024, at the Grenke Chess Open and Classic, he became the fourth-youngest Grandmaster in the world.[13]
In May 2024, Erdoğmuş broke GM Judit Polgar's 35 year old record as the highest-rated player before the age of 13 by reaching a rating of 2569 [14] (while GM Judit Polgar remained the highest-ranked 12-year-old at 56th [15])
In July 2024, he won both under 13 and under 16 ChessKid Youth Championship tournaments[16]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş kimdir?". Haber7 (in Turkish). 2020-07-28. Archived from the original on 2022-07-31.
- ^ "Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş Avrupa Şampiyonu!". www.tsf.org.tr (in Turkish).
- ^ https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-grenke-chess-classic-final
- ^ "Avrupa satranç şampiyonu Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş'un hedefi, 'büyükusta' olmak - Spor Haberleri". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2020-01-31.
- ^ "Offer made to Turkish chess player to compete for Germany - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. 2022-11-14.
- ^ "Yagiz Erdogmus | Top Chess Players". Chess.com.
- ^ "Turgay Erdem, 8 yaşındaki şampiyonu ağırladı". Nilüfer Belediyesi (in Turkish).
- ^ "Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan". ratings.fide.com.
- ^ "Türkiye'nin En Genç IM'si Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş". www.tsf.org.tr (in Turkish).
- ^ a b "Chessable Sunway Chess Festivals". www.sunwaychessfestival.com.
- ^ "12 yaşındaki Yağız ve 14 yaşındaki Ediz'in en genç "büyükusta" olma yarışı". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). 2023-03-11.
- ^ https://chess-results.com/tnr830639.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=TUR&turdet=YES&flag=30&snr=35
- ^ https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-grenke-chess-classic-final
- ^ https://www.chess.com/news/view/12-year-old-erdogmus-breaks-polgars-historic-rating-record
- ^ https://www.chess.com/players/yagiz-kaan-erdogmus
- ^ https://www.chess.com/news/view/2024-chesskid-youth-championships-under-16-erdogmus-wins