Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus at the Global Chess League

FIDE title

Grandmaster

Federation

Türkiye

2026 team

PBG Alaskan Knights

2026 board

Superstar, men's boards

Seasons

2026

FIDE id

44599790

The 2026 season is his first in the Global Chess League. The PBG Alaskan Knights drafted him for one of their two men's Superstar boards, next to Arjun Erigaisi, with Viswanathan Anand on the Icon board.

In the 2026 season Erdogmus plays for the PBG Alaskan Knights on one of the two Superstar men's boards. The season runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India.

Global Chess League record

Erdogmus has not played a Global Chess League season before 2026.

Career highlights

1. 1.The youngest player in history to reach a 2700 classical rating, on the April 2026 FIDE list.
2. 2.Earlier the youngest player to reach 2600 and one of the youngest to earn the international master title.
3. 3.Türkiye's highest-rated player.
4. 4.Makes his Global Chess League debut in 2026 with the PBG Alaskan Knights.
5. 5.On the September 2026 FIDE rating list, Erdogmus is rated 2716 in classical chess, 2507 in rapid and 2574 in blitz.

2026 season

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus plays the 2026 season with the PBG Alaskan Knights, which runs from 5 to 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. Erdogmus's squad mates are Viswanathan Anand, Arjun Erigaisi, Kateryna Lagno, Nino Batsiashvili and Abhimanyu Mishra.

Each Global Chess League match is played on six boards of rapid chess, one board per squad member, and a win with Black earns the team more game points than a win with White. The format and scoring page explains the points. Matches are streamed free; the how-to-watch page lists the streams and the IST start times.

• —Matches played: 4
• —Match points: 6
• —Game points: 30
• —Position: 4 of 6

1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 15:30 IST: FYERS American Gambits 10–4 PBG Alaskan Knights
2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 17:00 IST: PBG Alaskan Knights 11–6 CheQ Mumba Masters
3. 3.Monday 7 September, 15:30 IST: PBG Alaskan Knights 9–7 Alpine APL Pipers
4. 4.Monday 7 September, 20:00 IST: Triveni Continental Kings 11–6 PBG Alaskan Knights

Results were last checked on 7 September 2026 at 8:44 PM IST.

The 2026 final is scheduled for Sunday 13 September 2026 in Bengaluru, India. The champion appears here after the final.

2026 games

Erdogmus has 4 finished games in the 2026 season: 1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses, 4 team points earned.

1. 1.Saturday 5 September, 15:30 IST: board 3, Black against Dubov, Daniil (FYERS American Gambits), draw.
2. 2.Sunday 6 September, 17:00 IST: board 3, White against Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (CheQ Mumba Masters), loss.
3. 3.Monday 7 September, 15:30 IST: board 3, White against Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (Alpine APL Pipers), win.
4. 4.Monday 7 September, 20:00 IST: board 3, Black against Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. (Triveni Continental Kings), loss.

Frequently asked questions

More on the league: the Global Chess League 2026 hub, the schedule, the points table and the league overview with every season since 2023.