Mert Erdoğdu


Mert Erdoğdu is a Turkish chess player with the FIDE title of Grandmaster. He is the 2016 Turkish Chess Champion.

Biography

Mert Erdoğdu was born on 30 March 1979 in İzmit. He started playing chess while studying at Galatasaray High School. He earned FIDE titles as FIDE Master in 2001, International Master in 2003 and Grand Master in 2017. He is the thirteenth player to become a grandmaster in Turkish chess history. He competed in the Turkish national team at the Chess Olympiad between 2000 and 2010. Erdoğdu won the 2016 Turkish Chess Championship held in Kocaeli.
In 2018, Erdoğdu was appointed by FIDE as the trainer of the El Salvador Women's National Team in the 1600–1800 Elo category at the 43rd Chess Olympiad.

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