Turkish GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus is playing a match with former World Champion Veselin Topalov in Monaco. Erdogmus reached his new peak live rating of 2692.8 points.

Erdogmus played two games with Topalov. The GMs drew in the first game, and in the second Yagiz defeated Veselin by making two brilliant moves in a row. Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus gained +5.8 points and surpassed in rating the participant of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026, Russian GM Andrey Esipenko, whose rating is 2692.3 points.

The Topalov vs. Erdogmus: Clash of Generations III takes place from April 12 to April 17 in Monaco. The event features a 90+0 time control for the first 40 moves and 30+30 for the rest of the game. Russian GM Andrey Esipenko is in last place at the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026, losing 3 games and drawing 9.

Credit: Eteri Kublashvili / FIDE