Mert Yılmazyerli Explained

Country:Turkey
Grandmaster (2022)
Peakrating:2542 (April 2023)
Fideid:6305962

Mert Yılmazyerli (born 17 September 1992) is a Turkish chess player. He is a two-time Turkish Chess Champion.

Life and career

Yılmazyerli was born in Turkey in 1992, studied at Manisa Celal Bayar University.[1] As a chess player, he earned FIDE title, International Master (IM) in 2014 and became Grandmaster (GM) in 2022. He won the 2021 and 2023 Turkish Chess Championships and was the runner-up in the 2016 Turkish Chess Championship.[2] [3] He played for the Turkish national team at 21st European Team Chess Championship held in Hersonissos 2017.[4]

Achievements

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Türkiye Üniversiteler Arası Satranç Şampiyonası . 2021-12-27 . Kocaeli Gazetesi . 27 April 2016 . tr.
  2. Web site: 2016 Türkiye Satranç Şampiyonası'nda Mert Erdoğdu 1. oldu . 2021-12-27 . skor.sozcu.com.tr . tr.
  3. Web site: 2021 Türkiye Şampiyonu IM Mert Yılmazyerli! . 2021-12-27 . tsf.org.tr . tr-tr.
  4. Web site: 21st European Team Chess Championship, Hersonissos 2017, Turkey . 2021-12-27 . OlimpBase.org.
  5. Web site: Türkiye'nin en hızlı satranç ustaları belli oldu . 2021-12-27 . CNN Türk . 28 October 2019 . tr.