Teen Chess Prodigy Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş Shocks Arjun Erigaisi at Tata Steel Masters

• 14-year-old Turkish prodigy Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş defeated India's Arjun Erigaisi with black pieces in Round 7 of the Tata Steel Masters.
• Erdoğmuş has also beaten Jorden van Foreest and drawn against Nodirbek Abdusattarov and Hans Niemann in the tournament.
• He is currently fourth in the standings, ahead of Vladimir Fedoseev.
• Erdoğmuş became an International Master before age 12, the youngest from Turkey to do so, and the fourth-youngest Grandmaster in history in 2024.
• He is the youngest player ever to cross the 2600 Elo mark and the youngest Grandmaster in the world as of November 2025.

Why It Matters: Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş, a 14-year-old chess prodigy, is making waves at the Tata Steel Masters.