Ediz Gurel (born 5 December 2008) is a Turkish

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

player who received the

FIDE title FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

of Grandmaster (GM) in 2024.

Chess career

Gurel is currently the youngest IM, and secured the second of his three-required Grandmaster (GM) norms after finishing on 6/8 at the 2023 European Individual Chess Championship. Gurel finished second, on 7.5/9, in the Under-14 section of the 2022 European Youth Championship. Gurel played in the 2023 Chess World Cup, causing a major upset when he defeated

Velimir Ivić Velimir Ivić (; born 27 August 2002) is a Serbian chess grandmaster since 2020, an International Master since 2018 and a FIDE Master since 2016. As of July 2022, he is ranked the third-best player in Serbia by FIDE rating. Chess career Days sho ...

in the first game of their round one encounter.https://new.chess24.com/en/wall/news/fide-world-cup-1-1-stunning-start-by-14-year-old-gurel Gurel secured the third Grandmaster (GM) norm in the Challengers tournament at th
2024 Prague Chess Festival
He also won the tournament on 6.5/9. Since he had already surpassed the 2500 rating mark in June 2023, this win secured him the Grandmaster title.

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Ediz Gurel
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