IM Mert Erdoğdu Wins the İzzet Baysal Tournament

IM Mert Erdoğdu won the İzzet Baysal Chess Tournament, played in Bolu on 7-14 May, with 8 points from 9 rounds. Having also won the Nilüfer Rotary Tournament in Bursa shortly before, Erdoğdu won two open tournaments in less than two weeks. Armen Grigoriev was second, also with 8 points, and Ahmad Hamad third with 7.5. In the 7-round Under-16 category, Ahmet Ölçüm won with 6.5, followed by Çağlan Çelebi (5.5) and Muratcan Okanlı (5.5). (Photo: TSF)

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FM Selim Gürcan
He played for the Turkish national team in 1994, 1998 and 2000. Besides producing many instructional videos, he is the author of best-selling books such as "Satrançta Ustalık Kursu" (Mastery Course in Chess) and "Satrançta Açılış Kursu" (Opening Course in Chess).