Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Chess Prodigy Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus Faces World Champion Gukesh
A young chess player named Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, who is only 14, is playing in a big chess tournament.
He is playing against the world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju.
Erdogmus is very talented and once beat the famous chess player Magnus Carlsen in just 41 seconds!
Erdogmus is also the second youngest player ever to reach the top 100 in chess rankings.
He plays aggressively and is known for his quick moves.
He recently played in a match against another grandmaster Peter Svidler.
14-year-old Erdogmus is competing in the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament.
Erdogmus once beat Magnus Carlsen in a blitz game in 41 seconds.
Erdogmus is the second youngest player to break into the top 100.
He is the youngest grandmaster to reach a 2600 FIDE rating.
Erdogmus played Peter Svidler in a match which included a classical and blitz match.
- Who
- Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus and Gukesh Dommaraju
- What
- Erdogmus is competing in the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament against Gukesh
- When
- Recently
- Where
- Samarkand, Chess.com
- Why
- To compete in the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament.
- Opponent
- Gukesh Dommaraju
- Erdogmus's Age
- 14
- Erdogmus's Ranking
- Second youngest to break into top 100
- Erdogmus's Achievement
- Youngest grandmaster to touch 2600 FIDE rating
- Carlsen Match
- Beat Carlsen in a blitz game in 41 seconds
- Tournament
- FIDE Grand Swiss