About Emre Can
Born 1990. Emre Can is a Turkish chess player.
Emre Can (; born January 21, 1990) is a Turkish chess grandmaster. He earned FIDE titles as FIDE Master (FM) in 2006, International Master (IM) in 2007 and Grandmaster (GM) on July 25, 2010.
He was born in İzmir, Turkey on January 21, 1990.
He began playing chess at the age of seven. In 1999, Emre Can participated at the chess championship held in Antalya, Turkey becoming second in his age group. In 2000, he took part at the World Youth Chess Championship held in Oropesa del Mar, Spain. 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 Novi Sad, Serbia on July 1–9. He has a fourth place at the European U-18 Chess Championship.
In 2011, he became the Turkish chess champion, while studying as a student of Information technology at Kadir Has University in Istanbul.
Achievements Turkish Chess Championship 2006 - 5th 2011 - champion
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Who is Emre Can?
Turkish chess player (born 1990)
When was Emre Can born?
Emre Can was born on 21 January 1990 in İzmir.
What is Emre Can's occupation?
Emre Can is a chess player.
What nationality is Emre Can?
Emre Can is Turkish.
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· DBpedia: Emre Can (chess player)
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