Kıvanç Haznedaroğlu

Kıvanç Haznedaroğlu (born 1 January 1981) is a Turkish chess Grandmaster and a FIDE trainer. As of the July 2013 FIDE rating list, he is ranked among active players number 1,798 in the world and number twelve in Turkey. He earned the title of Grandmaster (GM) on 18 October 2009. He studied Hydrogeology at Hacettepe University in Ankara.

Chess career Haznedaroğlu was born on 1 January 1981 in Ankara as the youngest of three boys. Already in 1987, he became champion in the national intra primary school tournament. He repeated his first place in the 1989-90 Turkish championship. During his high school years, he became always Turkish champion in his age category. His first international experience was at 1999 Balkan Chess Championship in Varna, Bulgaria. Even though he won his first game against an International Master from Yugoslavia, he lost the following games and had to realize that there was a remarkable level difference between the Turkish and foreign chess players.

Achievements Turkish Chess Championship 2003 – champion 2006 – 4th place