Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş

Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş
Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş in 2024
CountryTurkey
Born (2011-06-03) 3 June 2011
Bursa, Turkey
TitleGrandmaster (2024)
FIDE rating2642 (August 2025)
Peak rating2642 (August 2025)
RankingNo. 87 (August 2025)
Peak rankingNo. 87 (August 2025)

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, and later that year he became the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2600. As of July 2025, Erdoğmuş is the youngest grandmaster in the world.[3]

Early life

Erdoğmuş 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

In 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 the Sunway Sitges tournament Erdoğmuş ranked 9th with 7.5/10.[12]

In April 2024, at the Grenke Chess Open and Classic, he became the fourth-youngest Grandmaster of all time.[13]

In May 2024, Erdoğmuş broke GM Judit Polgár's 35-year-old record as the highest-rated player before the age of 13 by reaching a rating of 2569[14] (while 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]

In October 2024 he became the youngest player ever to achieve a 2600 rating, at the age of 13 years, 3 months and 28 days, beating the previous record by nearly a year.[17]

In May 2025, he tied at second place with Nils Grandelius in the TePe Sigeman & Co chess tournament.[18]

In July 2025, he faced Peter Svidler in 'Clash of Generations', a match series of six classical games and twevlve blitz games. He won the classical section by 4–2 including three victories, but lost in the blitz section by 2–10.[19] This helped him to reach the Top 100 in classical rating at the age of 14, making him the second-youngest player in history to make it into the Top 100, behind Judit Polgar who made it at the age of 12.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b "Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş kimdir?". Haber7 (in Turkish). 2020-07-28. Archived from the original on 2022-07-31.
  2. ^ "Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş Avrupa Şampiyonu!". www.tsf.org.tr (in Turkish).
  3. ^ June 2025 FIDE Ratings: Giri Climbs, Shogdzhiev, Oro, Erdogmus Reach New Highs, chess.com, June 6, 2025
  4. ^ "Avrupa satranç şampiyonu Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş'un hedefi, 'büyükusta' olmak - Spor Haberleri". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2020-01-31.
  5. ^ "Offer made to Turkish chess player to compete for Germany - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. 2022-11-14.
  6. ^ "Yagiz Erdogmus | Top Chess Players". Chess.com.
  7. ^ "Turgay Erdem, 8 yaşındaki şampiyonu ağırladı". Nilüfer Belediyesi (in Turkish).
  8. ^ "Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan". ratings.fide.com.
  9. ^ "Türkiye'nin En Genç IM'si Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş". www.tsf.org.tr (in Turkish).
  10. ^ a b "Chessable Sunway Chess Festivals". www.sunwaychessfestival.com.
  11. ^ "12 yaşındaki Yağız ve 14 yaşındaki Ediz'in en genç "büyükusta" olma yarışı". www.trthaber.com (in Turkish). 2023-03-11.
  12. ^ https://chess-results.com/tnr830639.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=TUR&turdet=YES&flag=30&snr=35
  13. ^ "Carlsen Wins 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic; Niemann Takes Open". April 2024.
  14. ^ "12-Year-Old Erdogmus Breaks Polgar's 35-Year-Old Rating Record". 24 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Yagiz Erdogmus | Top Chess Players".
  16. ^ "Erdogmus Clinches Double ChessKid Youth Championships Triumph". 7 July 2024.
  17. ^ Erdogmus Smashes Prestigious Rating Record, Receives Hero's Welcome Back Home, chess.com, October 1, 2024
  18. ^ "Sindarov wins TePe Sigeman & Co in Malmö, Erdogmus and Grandelius share second place". 27 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Clash of Generations: Erdogmus wins classical match, Svidler dominates blitz". 31 July 2025.
  20. ^ TarjeiJS (2025-08-03). "Erdogmus Enters World Top-100 At 14, Breaks Yet Another Age Record". Chess.com. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
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