Ediz Gürel was born in 2008 and defeated the Indian World Chess champion Dommaraju Gukesh at the Grand Swiss Fıde in 2025.
In a statement made by the Turkish chess federation, the 7th round of the Ediz Gürel tournament held in Uzbekistan defeated the world champion GM Gukesh'i defeated a historic success.
16 -Year -old Ediz Gürel was the first Turkish chess player to defeat a athlete with the title of the last world champion with this victory.
Yağz Kaan Erdoğmuş also represents Türkiye in the tournament that will end on September 15. Erdoğmuş, 8 hours 22 minutes and 190 movements after an unforgettable struggle, the world fast chess champion in 2021 Büyükusta Nedirbek Abdussattarov was withdrawn. Magnus Carlsen is the number one of the world chess, about 14 -Year -old erdoğmuş, '' at that age, almost unprecedented. Among the young players, it is definitely what makes me impressed, '' he said.
The first two athletes in the tournament will have the right to play in the “Candidate Tournament 2026”, where the opponent of the world chess champion will be determined.
The youth and sports minister Osman Aşkın Bak congratulated Ediz Gürel, who defeated the world champion, with the following: “Within 7 of the Grand Swiss Fıde in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, I congratulate everyone.
Ediz Gürel Là ai? Ediz Gürel, Kindergarten 7 -Year started sports with guidance. Ediz attracts her talent at a young age and becomes one of the most famous chess players in Türkiye. Ediz Gürel was born in Bursa on December 5, 2008 and continued its education at Emine Science High School örnek. His wise steps on the chessboard attract attention both in our country and in international tournaments. One of the most important steps in Gürel's chess career is the third place in the European school championship in 2019. This success has brought him the title of Master (CM). In 2024, he won the Challengers at the Prague International Chess Festival and won the Büyükusta (GM) title. Gürel, who has the youngest grandmother in Türkiye, is in 98th place in the world rankings in September 2025.
