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Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
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Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus

TürkiyeBorn 2011 (age 15)FIDE ID 44599790

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2725
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2719
Luft

Flair

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus's classical flairs

2 of 19 earned over the last 12 months

  • TacticianTactics 90, from 4 sharp games they made sharp
  • RisingRating increased by +54 over the last 12 months
  • TitanLuft classical rating averaging 2800+ over the last 4 years
  • Serial WinnerWon 2+ elite events in the last 12 months
  • UnderdogRegularly beats players rated 50+ higher
  • Fortress25+ games in a row without a loss
  • Black BeltDoes better with black than with white
  • IronmanPlayed 50+ games over the last 12 months
  • Endgame SpecialistEndgame 90+: converting, saving and not throwing endgames
  • LightningTop 20 at speed chess (mostly blitz, some rapid)
  • Hot StreakAt least 6 points from 7 straight games against strong opposition
  • SignatureSticks to one defence with black far more than most
  • ChameleonPlays a wide range of defences with black
  • WildcardBrilliant one event, off the next: hard to predict
  • ReliableConsistent across all top events
  • FighterRarely draws, and wins far more than they lose
  • AdaptableTactics and Positional both 90+
  • PositionalPositional 90+: slow, quiet games they steered
  • PodiumTop 3 in at least half of their elite events
  • Tactician
  • Rising

Trophy cabinet

No classical titles on record yet.

Attributes

Tactics 90Positional 89Endgame 85Openings 85Composure 86Defence 85Speed 82Consistency 82

Luft classical rating

2725No. 18

From 45 classical games in top events over the last year, playing at a 2730 level.

ResultsPlayed at a 2730 level, blended with their FIDE rating+6
Tournament winsNone in the last year0
FormThe last 3 months against the whole year−4
ConsistencyHow steady they are from event to event−1
Activity45 classical games in top events+5

Openings

Their most-played, from 99 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Ruy Lopez1065%
Sicilian Defense1060%
Queen's Gambit Declined764%
Italian Game642%
Petrov's Defense475%

Ruy Lopez

With White: 10 games, won 3, drew 7, lost 0 · 65%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation350%
Berlin Defense275%
Closed250%
Classical Variation1100%
Open1100%
Morphy Defense150%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 10 games, won 3, drew 6, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack550%
French Variation275%
Moscow Variation1100%
Modern Variations150%
Scheveningen Variation150%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With White: 7 games, won 2, drew 5, lost 0 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Exchange Variation367%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1100%
Janowski Variation150%
Queen's Knight Variation150%
Ragozin Defense150%

Italian Game

With White: 6 games, won 2, drew 1, lost 3 · 42%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation425%
Giuoco Pianissimo275%

Petrov's Defense

With White: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Attack367%
Classical Attack1100%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 7 games, won 4, drew 1, lost 2 · 64%

VariationGamesScore
Closed383%
Morphy Defense367%
Open10%

Queen's Gambit Declined

With Black: 6 games, won 1, drew 4, lost 1 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Harrwitz Attack225%
Queen's Knight Variation1100%
Main line150%
Three Knights Variation150%
Semi-Tarrasch Defense150%

Caro-Kann Defense

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation350%
Exchange Variation1100%
Main Line150%

English Opening

With Black: 5 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 1 · 60%

VariationGamesScore
King's English Variation350%
Agincourt Defense1100%
Anglo-Indian Defense150%

Queen's Indian Defense

With Black: 4 games, won 2, drew 2, lost 0 · 75%

VariationGamesScore
Fianchetto Variation275%
Petrosian Variation1100%
Kasparov-Petrosian Variation150%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
41st European Chess Club Cup 202623 Oct 20262/5−12−14
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20268/10+15+13
59th Biel International Chess Festival 202623 Jul 2026=3rd+3+3
TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20267 May 2026=3rd+5+7
German Bundesliga 2025/2625 Apr 20261½/4−8−8

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMA. Erigaisi24 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262775
GML. Aronian12 Sep 2025 · FIDE Grand Swiss 20252744
GMR. Rapport23 May 2025 · TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 20252722
GMV. Fedoseev31 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262705
GMJ. van Foreest23 Jan 2026 · Tata Steel Chess 20262703

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMN. AbdusattorovLast 19 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20264040
GMA. SuleymanliLast 21 Jul 2026 · 59th Biel International Chess Festival 20263021
GMR. RapportLast 8 Nov 2025 · FIDE World Cup 20253120
GMV. KeymerLast 23 Sep 2026 · 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 20263030
GML. AronianLast 22 Jul 2026 · 59th Biel International Chess Festival 20263120

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How attributes are calculated

From their games in top events over the last 12 months, each judged against the opponent's rating

  • TacticsHow well they score in sharp games they chose to make sharp.
  • PositionalHow well they score in quiet, manoeuvring games they steered.
  • EndgameHow they do in endgames against what the position promised when it began: converting a winning one earns a little, saving a losing one earns a lot, and throwing a winning one costs a lot.
  • OpeningsThe engine's verdict on their position around moves 15 to 20, against what's normal for that colour, as the score it points to. Over the last 4 years, with older games counting less.
  • ComposureHow well they score under pressure: the game straight after a loss, and the last 3 games of an event while they can still win it. Over the last 4 years.
  • DefenceHow they do in games where they were 0.8 pawns or more worse after move 18, against what that position usually scores: holding the draw earns, turning it around earns more, and losing costs a little.
  • SpeedTheir Luft rapid and blitz ratings. With neither, an estimate a little below their classical level.
  • ConsistencyTheir Luft rating, less their off days: tournaments (5+ games each) over the last 4 years where they played 50+ below it. Anything better never counts against them.

  • "How well they score" is a performance rating: the opponent's rating, plus 400 for a win and minus 400 for a loss, averaged. So it's always judged against who they played.

    The score out of 100: 80 is a 2600 level, and each 13 rating points adds one, so 2860 and up is 100.

    Fair to everyone: with only a few games of a kind, the result leans towards their overall Luft rating. Strengths and weaknesses are measured against their overall level and compared with the top 100, so a specialist's best side stands out. A little recent form is added to all but Speed.