Cemil Can Ali Marandi (born 17 January 1998) is a Turkish chess player who received the FIDE title of Grandmaster in 2017.
| Cemil Can Ali Marandi | |
|---|---|
 Cemil Can Ali Marandi in 2016 | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Born | 17 January 1998 |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2511 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2568 (September 2022) |
Biography
Cemil Can Ali Marandi repeatedly participated in European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships, where he set a peculiar record, winning five times European Youth Chess Championships in five different age groups:
- In 2008, in U10 age group,[1]
- In 2010, in U12 age group,[2]
- In 2011, in U14 age group,[3]
- In 2014, in U16 age group,[4]
- In 2015, in U18 age group.[5][6]
Cemil Can Ali Marandi participated in the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiads four times (2009-2010, 2013-2014), where he won bronze medal in team scoring (2014).[7] Also he participated in the European Boys' U18 Team Chess Championship four times (2011, 2014-2016), where he won gold (2014) and silver (2011) medals in team scoring, as well as gold (2014) medal in individual scoring.[8]
Cemil Can Ali Marandi played for Turkey 2 in the Chess Olympiad:[9]
- In 2012, at second board in the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+2, =5, -2).
Cemil Can Ali Marandi played for Turkey in the European Team Chess Championship:[10]
- In 2011, at third board in the 18th European Team Chess Championship in Porto Carras (+1, =3, -2).
In 2019, Cemil Can Ali Marandi won the US Thanksgiving Open tied with Illia Nyzhnyk and Peter Prohaszka.[11]
In 2013, he was awarded the FIDE title of International Master (IM)[12] and received the Grandmaster (GM) title four year later.[13]
In January 2020, Ali Marandi tied for second place with a score of 6.5/9 in the Charlotte Open, held in Charlotte, North Carolina, tying with GM Akshat Chandra, GM Andrew Tang, GM Ulvi Bajarani, and IM Aaron Grabinsky.[14]
In December 2021, Ali Marandi tied for 1st place at the 2021 Charlotte Open alongside Grandmasters Titas Stremavičius, Tanguy Ringoir, Robby Kevlishvili, Akshat Chandra, and then-IM Christopher Yoo.[15]
In June 2022, he won the Teplice Open with a score of 7.5/9, held in Teplice.[16]
More details can be found at his website, www.cemilcan.com.[17]
References
External links
- Cemil Can Ali Marandi rating card at FIDE
- Cemil Can Ali Marandi chess games at 365Chess.com
- Cemil Can Ali Marandi player profile and games at Chessgames.com