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Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus

GM🇹🇷

FIDEFIDE 44599790· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2011

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, a 15-year-old Turkish Grandmaster, is rated 2731 — his current career high and ranked 1st among players worldwide under 16, and 17th worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +80 Elo over the past 12 months. 77 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include the Chess Olympiad (open), the Turkish Super League, and Biel Chess Festival 2026 - Masters Final. Also played 6 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #17 in Oct 2026 and has been in the world top 100 for 15 months and counting.

Awarded GM in 2024 (age 13), IM in 2022 (age 11), FM in 2022 (age 11), and CM in 2021 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U16, U14, U12 and U10 and World #2 in U8.

Current rating

2731

Standard

Rpd2536·Blz2579

All-time high

2731

at best
Oct 2026 · age 15

Activity

74

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,372
World top 100 since Aug 2025

Profile · last 5 years

  1. Stronger in blitz: 73% (112 / 154) against 66% in rapid (60.5 / 91) and 63% in classical (269 / 424).
  2. Against higher-rated players (+50): 104.5 / 229. Against lower-rated (−50): 263 / 320.
  3. In form: +80 in classical rating and 41.5 / 64 in rated classical games over the last 12 months.

From 669 games in FIDE-rated events since Oct 2021 (424 classical, 91 rapid, 154 blitz). Fixed rules: every figure comes from these results.

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Career timeline

24 entries
2026
15 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
since Aug 2025
Oct 2026
Peak World rank: #17
at age 15 · rated 2731
Oct 2026
All-time peak 2731
at age 15
Oct 2026
Crossed 2700
at age 15
May 2026
1st U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2658
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2650
at age 14
Oct 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Rating history: OlimpBase (opens in a new tab) until 2000, FIDE since 2001

His openings · over the board

What Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus plays, by color

563 games with moves in our base · over the board · last in Oct 2026

Prepare against him

As White

275 games172.5 of 275

185 more games in other lines

As Black

264 games163 of 264

128 more games in other lines

Over-the-board games from our public base only.Find his online games ›

Activity & highlights

Best result
Match Topalov - Erdogmus
perf 2997 (+289) · 5/6 · #1
Evolution
+80
2651 → 2731
Tournaments
10
64 games
Score
41.5/ 6464.8%
23W37D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArjun ErigaisiGM2,775·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters·R7·+6.2
2.[W]vsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM2,734·3-8 december 2025 Clash of generations II·R5·+5.9
3.[W]vsVladimir FedoseevGM2,705·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters·R12·+5.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJavokhir SindarovGM2,726·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters·R5·-4.4
2.[L]vsGukesh DGM2,754·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters·R10·-4.0
3.[L]vsAnish GiriGM2,760·Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters·R11·-4.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open
Team
Sep 20268/10#92840+15.1
Turkiye Chess Super League 2026
Round-Robin
Aug 20263.5/6#982707-0.3
Biel Chess Festival 2026 - Masters Final
Round-Robin
Jul 20261.5/3#42704-0.3
Biel Chess Festival 2026 - Masters Qualifier
Round-Robin
Jul 20263/5#32761+3.5
TePe Sigeman 2026
Round-Robin
May 20264/7#32757+5.1
1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026
Team
Apr 20261/2#1112634-1.4
Match Topalov - Erdogmus
Match
Apr 20265/6won2997+22.4
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters
Round-Robin
Jan 20267/13#72755+17.6
3-8 december 2025 Clash of generations II
Match
Dec 20253.5/6won2792+11.0
FIDE World Cup 2025
Knockout
Nov 20255/6R322655+6.6

By color · classical · 5 years

424 games

As White

66%

144 / 219avg opp. 2469

As Black

61%

125 / 205avg opp. 2458

Best win

vsArjun ErigaisiGM2775

Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters · Jan 2026 · Black

Worst loss

vsDeniz DirikoluFM1695

2021-2022 Turkish Youth Team Chess Championships - Open · Jun 2022 · Black

Games 560 · 2019–2026

Time control
  • DvsFabiano CaruanaGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R11.181 · 2026-09-27
    Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening · 47 moves · 2716
  • WvsFaustino OroGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R10.401 · 2026-09-26
    Catalan Opening: Open Defense · 28 moves · 2716
  • DvsArkadij NaiditschGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R9.401 · 2026-09-25
    Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack · 59 moves · 2716
  • WvsShawn Rodrigue-LemieuxGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R8.409 · 2026-09-24
    Sicilian Defense: French Variation, Normal · 36 moves · 2716
  • DvsVincent KeymerGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R7.181 · 2026-09-23
    Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 104 moves · 2716
  • WvsSebastian BognerGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R6.409 · 2026-09-21
    Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 58 moves · 2716
  • WvsNikita MeshkovsGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R5.409 · 2026-09-20
    Ruy Lopez: Open · 39 moves · 2716
  • WvsDenis KadricGM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R3.201 · 2026-09-18
    Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Variation · 70 moves · 2716
  • WvsRahman Mohammad FahadIM
    Olymp 2026 Open · R2.201 · 2026-09-17
    Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation · 36 moves · 2716
  • WvsLeinier DominguezGM
    Global Chess League · R29.3 · 2026-09-10
    Italian Game: Deutz Gambit · 39 moves · rapid · 2507

Over-the-board games only, matched to this player through official FIDE pairings and tournament records. Opponents marked “?” could not be identified with certainty. Source: Lichess broadcasts (opens in a new tab), CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab).

Most-Played Opponents

vsPeter SvidlerGM
FID·2682
+5 −11 =2
18 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsNodirbek AbdusattorovGM
🇺🇿UZB·2780
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Sep 2026
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vsAydin SuleymanliGM
🇦🇿AZE·2679
+1 −1 =6
8 games·last met Aug 2026
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vsMaxime Vachier-LagraveGM
🇫🇷FRA·2717
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAravindh ChithambaramGM
🇮🇳IND·2677
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2026
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Rankings

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Turkiye
#1
out of 3,676 players
Europe
#6
out of 131,162 players
World
#17
out of 221,391 players

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Turkiye
1
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan
2,731
2
🇹🇷Gurel, Ediz
2,642
3
🇹🇷Solak, Dragan
2,590
4
🇹🇷Can, Isik
2,560
5
🇹🇷Yilmaz, Mustafa
2,553
6
🇹🇷Sanal, Vahap
2,544
7
🇹🇷Dastan, Muhammed Batuhan
2,533
8
🇹🇷Can, Emre
2,528
9
🇹🇷Kuru, Atilla
2,514
10
🇹🇷Ali Marandi, Cemil Can
2,511
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
2,823
2
🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent
2,761
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza
2,757
4
🇳🇱Giri, Anish
2,752
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-Krzysztof
2,741
6
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan
2,731
7
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
2,717
8
🇳🇱Van Foreest, Jorden
2,716
9
🇭🇺Rapport, Richard
2,711
10
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
2,710
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
2,823
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
2,784
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
2,782
5
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
2,780
6
🇺🇸So, Wesley
2,770
7
🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa R
2,763
8
🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent
2,761
9
🇨🇳Wei, Yi
2,758
10
🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza
2,757
...
17
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan
2,731
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