Emre Can (; born January 21, 1990) is a Turkish

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. He earned FIDE titles as

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(FM) in 2006,

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(IM) in 2007 and Grandmaster (GM) on July 25, 2010. He was born in

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, Turkey on January 21, 1990. Emre Can is student of

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Kadir Has University Kadir Has University, also known as KHAS, is a foundation university in Fatih, Istanbul, established in 1997 by Kadir Has, the late Turkish industrialist and philanthropist. Kadir Has University has six faculties: Faculty of Art and Design; Fac ...

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. He began with chess playing at the age of seven. In 1999, Emre Can participated at the chess championship held in

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, Turkey becoming second in his age group. In 2000, he took part at the

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held in

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. At the age of 16, he won the first title in his age category among 102 players from 19 countries at the 13th Youth Chess Olympiad held in

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on July 1–9. He has a fourth place at the European U-18 Chess Championship. In 2011, he became the

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Achievements

;

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* 2006 - 5th * 2011 - champion

References

External links

Emre Can at chessgames.com
* Living people 1990 births People from İzmir Turkish chess players Chess grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors Kadir Has University alumni {{Turkey-chess-bio-stub