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With GM Meylis Annaberdiyev
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Champions Grow
With over 18 years of experience, our club develops national team players and FIDE-titled players through structured training rooted in the Russian chess school.
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Led by founder and head coach GM Meylis Annaberdiyev, our experienced team includes FIDE-titled coaches.
Ready to improve your chess with engaging, rewarding lessons?
In person
Train at the board with our coaches at our club in Mersin.
Group lessons
Learn alongside other players in groups matched to your level.
Private lessons
Take one-to-one lessons tailored to your level and goals.
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Master Class
We bring our players together at Master Class camps held just before tournaments.
At our July camp, players preparing for Pamukkale Open, Czech Open and Serbia Open trained with us.
Achievements
We are proud of our players’ national and international results and the FIDE titles they have earned.
Tournament Results
International
İlhami Göktuğ Özen
Rigo Janos Memorial
Open Champion
Yiğitcan Arı
Csomos Janos Memorial
Section B Champion
Ali Emre Körlü
Kapadokya Open
Section C U1550 Champion
Yiğitcan Arı
Belgrade International Amateur
U1800 Place 2
Kerem Ege Vural
Mesir Open
Section B U1800 Place 2
Funda Su Şeyhanlı
European School Championship
Age 9 Girls Place 3
Fatma Nisa Çelik
Rigo Janos Memorial Open
Best Female Player
Erdil Erdoğan
Wrocław Open
Section B Best U14 Player
Seymen Şifan
Kapadokya Open
Section C Place 6
National
Funda Su Şeyhanlı
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 9 Girls Place 2
Selected for the national team pool
Miraç Karakurt
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 11 Open Place 3
Selected for the national team pool
Melis Emekli
Turkish Youth Championship
Age 16 Girls Place 3
Selected for the national team pool
Umut Üçoluk
Turkish Chess Second League
Board 6 Place 3
Fatma Nisa Çelik
Turkish Youth Championship
Age 16 Girls Place 5
Selected for the national team pool
Fatih Çelik
Turkish Youth Championship
Age 13 Open Place 7
Selected for the national team pool
Yiğitcan Arı
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 10 Open Place 8
Selected for the national team pool
Emir Batu Ünsal
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 11 Open Place 9
Selected for the national team pool
International
Ege Arkan
Belgrade Cup
U1650 Champion
Kerem Ege Vural
Sant Marti Open
1650–1800 Elo Section Champion
Kerem Ege Vural
Geneva FGE Open
U10, U12 and U1700 Champion
Funda Su Şeyhanlı
Çubuk Open
Section C U8 Girls Champion
Umut Üçoluk
Zalakaros Open
U18 Place 2
Ilgın Deniz Eroğlu
Çubuk Open
Section B Women Place 2
Enes Kayhan
Mersin Open
Section D Place 2
Hena Karadaş
European School Championship
Age 17 Girls Place 3
Yiğitcan Arı
Belgrade Cup
U1650 Place 3
Pelin Seyhan
World School Championship
Age 17 Girls Place 4
Erdil Erdoğan
Grenke Freestyle Open
Section C Place 4
National
Pelin Seyhan
Turkish Youth Championship
Age 16 Girls Champion
Selected for the national team pool
Hena Karadaş
Turkish Youth Championship
Age 17 Girls Place 2
Selected for the national team pool
Yiğitcan Arı
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 9 Open Place 2
Selected for the national team pool
Görkem Ünsal
Turkish Youth Championship
Age 13 Open Place 4
Selected for the national team pool
Miraç Karakurt
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 10 Open Place 5
Selected for the national team pool
Emir Batu Ünsal
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 10 Open Place 12
Selected for the national team pool
International
Pelin Seyhan
European School Championship
Age 15 Girls Champion
Hena Karadaş
Silver Lake Open
Section B Girls Champion
Pelin Seyhan
Altın Kayısı Open
Section B Women Champion
Ege Öz
European School Championship
Age 11 Open Place 2
Yücel Mert Öztürk
Mersin Open
Section C Place 2
Yusuf Çağan Türkmen
Skopje Open
Section B Place 3
Hena Karadaş
Skopje Open
Section B Best Female Player
Görkem Ünsal
European School Championship
Age 13 Open Place 4
Pelin Seyhan
Skopje Open
Section B Place 6
National
Ege Öz
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 11 Open Champion
Selected for the national team pool
Hena Karadaş
Turkish Women’s Championship
Section 2. Champion
Pelin Seyhan
Turkish Youth Championship
Age 15 Girls Place 2
Selected for the national team pool
Umut Üçoluk
Turkish Youth Championship
Age 14 Open Place 5
Selected for the national team pool
Melis Emekli
Turkish Youth Championship
Age 14 Girls Place 8
Selected for the national team pool
Ilgın Deniz Eroğlu
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 12 Girls Place 9
Selected for the national team pool
International
Görkem Ünsal
European School Championship
Age 11 Open Champion
Görkem Ünsal
Mersin Open
Section B Champion
Kürşat Buğra Gökçek
World School Championship
Age 17 Open Place 4
Ege Öz
Mersin Open
Section C Place 4
Ilgın Deniz Eroğlu
World School Championship
Age 11 Girls Place 5
Hena Karadaş
World School Championship
Age 15 Girls Place 7
National
Kürşat Buğra Gökçek
Turkish Youth Championship
Age 17 Open Champion
Selected for the national team pool
Pelin Seyhan
Turkish Youth Championship
Age 14 Girls Champion
Selected for the national team pool
Edibe Eylül Çengel
Turkish Youth Championship
Age 18 Girls Place 2
Selected for the national team pool
Görkem Ünsal
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 11 Open Place 2
Selected for the national team pool
Ilgın Deniz Eroğlu
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 11 Girls Place 3
Selected for the national team pool
Ege Öz
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 10 Open Place 4
Selected for the national team pool
İlhami Göktuğ Özen
Turkish Youth Championship
Age 13 Open Place 5
Selected for the national team pool
Ela Başpınar
Turkish Youth Championship
Age 14 Girls Place 8
Selected for the national team pool
Kayla Nil Zeybek
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 12 Girls Place 9
Selected for the national team pool
International
Emir Batu Ünsal
Başkent Open
U7 Champion
Kaan Coşkun
Başkent Open
U7 Place 2
Ömer Faruk Özer
İstanbul Open
Section A Place 3
Edibe Eylül Çengel
İstanbul Open
Section B Women Place 3
Timuçin Seyhanlı
Çeşme Open
Section C 1200–1399 Turkish national rating Place 3
Görkem Ünsal
European Youth Championship
Age 10 Open Place 7
Görkem Ünsal
Çeşme Open
Section B Place 8
National
Fatma Nisa Çelik
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 12 Girls Champion
Selected for the national team pool
Melis Emekli
Turkish Children’s Team Championship
Girls U12 Board Champion
Görkem Ünsal
Turkish Children’s Championship
Age 10 Open Place 2
Selected for the national team pool
Fatma Nisa Çelik
Turkish Children’s Team Championship
Girls U12 Board Place 3
Our Titled Players
- IMÖmer Faruk Özer — FIDE profile (opens in a new tab)
- FMHalil Özgün Kerem — FIDE profile (opens in a new tab)
- WIMSıla Çağlar — FIDE profile (opens in a new tab)
- CMBurak Özalp — FIDE profile (opens in a new tab)
- CMEge Öz — FIDE profile (opens in a new tab)
- CMGörkem Ünsal — FIDE profile (opens in a new tab)
- CMKürşat Buğra Gökçek — FIDE profile (opens in a new tab)
- CMUmut Üçoluk — FIDE profile (opens in a new tab)
- CMUtku Cengiz Acar — FIDE profile (opens in a new tab)
- WFMDuru Okuyaz — FIDE profile (opens in a new tab)
- WFMTuana Umay Çıtak — FIDE profile (opens in a new tab)
- WCMBurcu Melis Temel — FIDE profile (opens in a new tab)
- WCMEdibe Eylül Çengel — FIDE profile (opens in a new tab)
- WCMPelin Seyhan — FIDE profile (opens in a new tab)
Coaches
GMGrandmaster
Meylis Annaberdiyev
IMInternational Master
Kamal Aghasiyev
FMFIDE Master
Emir Gülbeyaz
CMCandidate Master
Mustafa Alpago Gülsoy
CMCandidate Master
Dağhan Devran
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