2026 Turkish Cadet Chess Championship - U9 Girls
29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026 in Antalya, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 624, and top seed was Alya Beren Candan (🇹🇷 TUR, 1617).
Alya Beren Candan (🇹🇷 TUR, 1617) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Funda Su Seyhanli (8.0) and Ada Zeynep Koken (7.0). Candan won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ela Sirekbasan (1489) beat Elif Duru Gunaydin (1605), a +116-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsAlya Beren Candan led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Alya Beren Candan held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.
Alya Beren Candan drew with Funda Su Seyhanli (White).
Alya Beren Candan 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Funda Su Seyhanli 5 wins (R1–R5)Asya Yavuz 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alya Beren Candan | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Funda Su Seyhanli | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Asya Yavuz | — | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Ada Zeynep Koken | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candan, Alya Beren | 1617 | TUR | +28N | +17B | +14N | +12B | +9N | =2B | +7N | +3B | +6N | 8.5 | 51.5 | 55.0 | 51.00 | 2308 | +27.6 |
| 2 | Seyhanli, Funda Su | 0 | TUR | +?N | +?B | +?N | +4B | +?N | =1N | +6B | =?B | +7B | 8.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 24.25 | 1585 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Koken, Ada Zeynep | 1524 | TUR | +24B | +5N | −16B | +21N | +18B | +13N | +4B | −1N | +11B | 7.0 | 49.5 | 53.5 | 39.50 | 822 | -14.8 |
| 4 | Yavuz, Asya | 0 | TUR | +?B | +?N | +?B | −2N | +?B | +9B | −3N | +10N | +8B | 7.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 18.00 | 1591 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 525002198 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | +?N | +?B | −8N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +9N | 7.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sirekbasan, Ela | 1489 | TUR | +26N | +27B | +20N | =7B | +11N | +8B | −2N | +12B | −1B | 6.5 | 49.5 | 53.0 | 33.25 | 1613 | +13.6 |
| 7 | Dokmecioglu, Asya | 0 | TUR | +?N | +?B | +13N | =6N | +10B | +?N | −1B | +?B | −2N | 6.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 15.25 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Gunaydin, Elif Duru | 1605 | TUR | +29B | +15N | −10B | +25N | +5B | −6N | +18B | +14N | −4N | 6.0 | 47.5 | 49.0 | 29.50 | 688 | -26.4 |
| 9 | FIDE 525023853 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +?B | +16N | −1B | −4N | +19B | +?N | −5B | 6.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 10.50 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ozyilmaz, Yusra | 0 | TUR | +?N | +?B | +8N | −?B | −7N | +?B | +?N | −4B | +18N | 6.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1623 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Islek, Kumsal | 0 | TUR | +?B | +?N | +21B | =?N | −6B | +?N | =?B | +16N | −3N | 6.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 10.00 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 525001574 | 0 | — | +?B | +19N | +?B | −1N | =?B | +?N | +?B | −6N | =?B | 6.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 525023802 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −7B | +?N | +?B | −3B | +24N | +?N | −?B | 6.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 525023837 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −1B | +?N | +?B | −?B | +?N | −8B | +?N | 6.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 525038028 | 0 | — | +?N | −8B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 525014200 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +3N | −9B | +17N | +?B | =?N | −11B | −?N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 1576 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 525002325 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | +?B | +?N | −16B | +?N | −?B | =?N | +?B | 5.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 525023861 | 0 | — | +?N | =?B | =?N | +26B | −3N | +?B | −8N | +?B | −10B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 3.50 | 765 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 525025660 | 0 | — | +?N | −12B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −9N | +?B | −?N | 5.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 525001450 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −6B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +27N | +?B | −?N | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 525023969 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −11N | −3B | +22N | −?B | +?N | −?B | =?N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 525041096 | 0 | — | =?N | +?B | −?N | =?N | −21B | +?B | =?N | −?B | +?N | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 525040502 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | +?B | =?N | −?B | =?N | =?B | +?N | +?B | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 525041258 | 0 | — | −3N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +25N | −13B | −?B | −?N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 525041410 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | +?N | −8B | +?N | −24B | −?N | +?B | F | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 525041118 | 0 | — | −6B | +?N | +?B | −18N | =?N | −?B | +?N | F | −?B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Altinay, Melisa | 0 | TUR | +?B | −6N | +?B | =?N | −?B | +?N | −20B | F | F | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 525041207 | 0 | — | −1B | −?N | +?N | −?B | −?N | =?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 525041541 | 0 | — | −8N | −?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | F | =?N | +?B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Candan, Alya BerenTUR+27.68.5 pts · #3
- 2Sirekbasan, ElaTUR+13.66.5 pts · #6
- 3FIDE 5250015740.06.0 pts · #9
- 1Gunaydin, Elif DuruTUR-26.46.0 pts · #20
- 2Koken, Ada ZeynepTUR-14.87.0 pts · #13
- 3FIDE 5250015740.06.0 pts · #9
- R6+116 Elo gap