Yesterday was a hectic day, we had a lot of fuss and there was a very important ceremony waiting for me in the middle of the day. I am used to ceremonies and podiums as they have been present throughout my life, but this was different. Excitement was at its peak and it was finally my turn. The stadium echoed. Yes, I am talking about my SLU graduation ceremony. Yesterday, I joined the engineers club just like my parents, with a double major in computer engineering and computer science. There was a footnote my primary and middle school teachers would...

Dear Chess lovers, I want to start my first blog post wıth an email sent to the TCF National Teams Manager Mrs. Fatma Koc on October 1, 2015. This email was written just after the 2015 European Youth Chess Championship (EYCC) held at Porec – Croatia.     Dear Mrs. Koc, You will find attached two analyzed games from the 2015 European Youth for your review. From my perspective, the tournament environment, unity, and everything else was very nice and favorable. The city of Porec has beautiful natural scenery and I took regular walks with my coach, GM Mikhalchishin, before every round where I...