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Sanal, Vahap
GM🇹🇷FIDE 6300545· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1998
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Vahap Sanal, a 28-year-old Turkish Grandmaster, is rated 2549 and ranked 4th among Turkish players, and 317th worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2538 and 2581 over the past 2 years. 108 rated games in the past year (≈102/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Reykjavik Open 2026, and Turkiye Chess Championship - 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 5 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2608 was reached at age 25 (Nov 2023, World #177 at the time); he spent 26 months in Turkish top 3.
Awarded GM in 2016 (age 18), IM in 2013 (age 15), FM in 2012 (age 14), and CM in 2008 (age 10). At junior level, he reached World #15 in U20, World #14 in U18, World #6 in U16, World #6 in U14, World #16 in U12 and World #47 in U10.
Current rating
2549
Standard
Rpd2530·Blz2547
All-time high
2608
−59 pts below
Nov 2023 · age 25
Nov 2023 · age 25
Activity
102
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
108 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Turkish players · of 3,742
26 months in National top 3 (2021–2024)
26 months in National top 3 (2021–2024)
Career timeline
29 entries2024
26 months in national top 3
longest streak 16 months · since Dec 2021
Feb 2024
2023
Peak World rank: #177
at age 25 · rated 2608
Nov 2023
All-time peak 2608
at age 25 · −59 from today
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2600
at age 25
Sep 2023
Re-crossed 2600
at age 25
May 2023
2022
Peak Turkish rank: #2
at age 24 · rated 2601
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
2564 → 2549
Tournaments
9
85 games
Score
54/ 8563.5%
35W38D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/11 | #109 | 2463 | -11.5 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #5 | 2629 | +9.8 |
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 5.5/8 | SF | 2533 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #18 | 2584 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #71 | 2564 | +8.1 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #39 | 2487 | -7.5 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #20 | 2530 | -1.8 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 7.5/14 | #22 | 2526 | -2.9 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2547 | -0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCemil Can Ali MarandiGM
🇹🇷TUR·2514
+8 −3 =6
17 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMert YilmazyerliGM
🇹🇷TUR·2478
+8 −2 =6
16 games·last met May 2024
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vsVelimir IvicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2600
+6 −3 =5
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMuhammed Batuhan DastanGM
🇹🇷TUR·2538
+6 −4 =4
14 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAlexey SaranaGM
🇷🇸SRB·2664
+1 −9 =3
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Turkiye
#4
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#178
in continent
World
#317
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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