2026 Turkish Cadet Chess Championship - U11 Girls

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62 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026 in Antalya, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1586, and top seed was Ela Zeynep Dogan (🇹🇷 TUR, 1625).

Derin Topacoglu (🇹🇷 TUR, 1599) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Irmak Keser (7.5) and Eslem Tolan (7.5). Topacoglu broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Zehra Kus (1476) beat Ela Zeynep Dogan (1625), a +149-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Antalya, Turkey

Dates

25 Jan 2026 → 31 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷Ela Zeynep Dogan1625

Avg top 10

1,586

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×29

Top 3

🥇
Derin Topacoglu
🇹🇷TUR·1599
8.0pts·1821perf+53.6
🥈
Irmak Keser
🇹🇷TUR·1609
7.5pts·1769perf+53.2
🥉
Eslem Tolan
🇹🇷TUR·1567
7.5pts·1880perf+54.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Derin Topacoglu led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Topacoglu8Keser7.5Tolan7.5Doygun7Gun6.5Bilgili6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Derin Topacoglu held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Derin Topacoglu beat Irmak Keser (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Derin Topacoglu 5 wins (R1–R5)Irmak Keser 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)Eslem Tolan 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Derin Topacoglu	*	1	—	½
2Irmak Keser	0	*	—	1
3Eslem Tolan	—	—	*	—
4Lena Doygun	½	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Topacoglu, Derin	1599	TUR	+60B	+53N	+43B	+29N	+2B	=9N	=4N	+5B	+6N	8.0	47.0	50.5	44.00	1821	+53.6
2	Keser, Irmak	1609	TUR	+37N	+20B	+16N	+6B	−1N	=7B	+9B	+21N	+4N	7.5	51.0	56.0	44.75	1769	+53.2
3	Tolan, Eslem	1567	TUR	+46N	+51B	−12N	+52B	+27N	+13B	=5N	+7B	+9N	7.5	45.5	49.5	40.25	1880	+54.8
4	Doygun, Lena	1623	TUR	+28B	+42N	+30B	+11N	=9B	+10N	=1B	+19N	−2B	7.0	49.5	54.0	39.50	1701	+25.2
5	Gun, Amine Ece	1591	TUR	+40B	+23N	−29B	+38N	+24B	+14N	=3B	−1N	+21B	6.5	48.0	53.0	36.25	1637	+9.6
6	Bilgili, Gunes	1539	TUR	+47B	+26N	+24B	−2N	+41B	=19N	+29B	+11N	−1B	6.5	47.5	52.0	33.75	1486	-12.4
7	Kolcak, Bera	1561	TUR	+35B	+38N	+44B	+41N	−10B	=2N	+22B	−3N	+23B	6.5	46.5	51.0	33.75	1478	-18.8
8	FIDE 525043390	0	—	+?B	−29N	+62B	+43N	=30B	−22N	+53B	+42N	+19B	6.5	37.0	37.0	24.00	1529	0.0
9	Avci, Zehra	1544	TUR	+32N	+49B	+27N	+12B	=4N	=1B	−2N	+13B	−3B	6.0	52.5	57.0	34.50	1505	-11.2
10	Dogan, Ela Zeynep	1625	TUR	+25N	=33B	+15N	+22B	+7N	−4B	−21N	+20B	=12N	6.0	47.5	52.5	34.50	1528	-20.8
11	Akgun, Meric	1477	TUR	+50N	+31B	+52N	−4B	=17N	=20B	+18N	−6B	+36N	6.0	45.5	49.5	30.25	781	-29.2
12	Kantar, Eslem	0	TUR	+?B	+57N	+3B	−9N	−14B	+52B	+31N	=23N	=10B	6.0	44.0	44.0	26.25	1478	0.0
13	Akdemir, Berra	1534	TUR	+56B	−52N	+60B	+23N	+45B	−3N	+15B	−9N	+22B	6.0	43.0	46.5	29.00	1398	-12.8
14	Akkin, Ikra Doga	1524	TUR	−55N	+61B	+37N	+31B	+12N	−5B	=20N	=36B	+33N	6.0	42.0	45.5	29.75	791	-16.4
15	Kaba, Ikra	0	TUR	+?B	=19N	−10B	+47N	=35B	+45N	−13N	+34B	+30N	6.0	41.5	41.5	24.25	1295	0.0
16	Arslan, Nil Hilal	1431	TUR	+59N	+34B	−2B	+57N	−19B	−29N	+35B	+52N	+38B	6.0	41.0	45.0	27.00	804	-22.0
17	Durmus, Tuba Nur	0	TUR	=?B	=58N	+40B	+28N	=11B	−30N	=41B	+31N	+39B	6.0	40.0	40.0	27.75	1478	0.0
18	FIDE 525043412	0	—	−62B	+?N	+58B	−19N	+40B	+35N	−11B	+37N	+29B	6.0	38.5	38.5	24.00	738	0.0
19	Baki, Beren	1598	TUR	+48N	=15B	=33N	+18B	+16N	=6B	+30N	−4B	−8N	5.5	48.0	52.5	30.25	1531	-10.8
20	Ergenekon, Asya Bilge	0	TUR	+?B	−2N	=35B	+39N	+56B	=11N	=14B	−10N	+47B	5.5	44.0	44.0	22.00	1367	0.0
21	Kus, Zehra	1476	TUR	+45B	−41N	+48B	+36N	=29B	+44N	+10B	−2B	−5N	5.5	43.5	48.0	27.00	1483	+2.4
22	Erkal, Nisa Nur	1459	TUR	=58B	+62N	+39B	−10N	+54N	+8B	−7N	+25B	−13N	5.5	43.5	46.5	26.00	755	-44.4
23	Polat, Alin	1408	TUR	+?N	−5B	+55N	−13B	+46N	+54B	+33N	=12B	−7N	5.5	42.5	42.5	20.50	744	0.0
24	Kocabas, Zumra	0	TUR	+?N	+?B	−6N	+46B	−5N	−36B	=55N	+50B	+32N	5.5	36.0	36.0	16.00	765	0.0
25	FIDE 525035827	0	—	−10B	+?N	+?B	=44N	−43B	+47N	+26B	−22N	+42B	5.5	35.0	35.0	16.75	742	0.0
26	FIDE 51681048	0	—	+?N	−6B	−54N	+?B	+55N	=32B	−25N	+46B	+53N	5.5	33.5	33.5	15.00	739	0.0
27	FIDE 51680939	0	—	+?B	+?N	−9B	+?N	−3B	=41N	−39B	+60N	+48B	5.5	31.0	31.0	10.25	755	0.0
28	FIDE 525019716	0	—	−4N	+?B	+?N	−17B	−42B	+?N	+59B	=49N	+43B	5.5	30.5	30.5	10.75	822	0.0
29	Kebir, Elif Dila	0	TUR	+?N	+8B	+5N	−1B	=21N	+16B	−6N	=32B	−18N	5.0	50.0	50.0	24.25	1527	0.0
30	FIDE 525019430	0	—	+54N	+36B	−4N	+34B	=8N	+17B	−19B	=39N	−15B	5.0	46.0	50.0	25.75	810	0.0
31	FIDE 525019538	0	—	+?B	−11N	+59B	−14N	+?B	+43N	−12B	−17B	+55N	5.0	36.5	36.5	12.50	703	0.0
32	Celik, Duru	0	TUR	−9B	+?N	−53B	+?N	+38B	=26N	+44B	=29N	−24B	5.0	35.5	35.5	14.75	744	0.0
33	Harbici, Fatma Zeynep	0	TUR	+?B	=10N	=19B	−45N	+?B	+60N	−23B	+41N	−14B	5.0	35.5	35.5	13.75	1458	0.0
34	FIDE 51681234	0	—	+?B	−16N	+?B	−30N	+59B	−42N	+45B	−15N	+58B	5.0	34.0	34.0	12.50	631	0.0
35	Emin, Arya	0	TUR	−7N	+?B	=20N	+?B	=15N	−18B	−16N	+?B	+52B	5.0	34.0	34.0	9.75	696	0.0
36	FIDE 525019589	0	—	+?B	−30N	+?B	−21B	+?N	+24N	=42B	=14N	−11B	5.0	32.5	32.5	10.75	1219	0.0
37	FIDE 525043382	0	—	−2B	+?N	−14B	+?N	=53B	=56N	+?B	−18B	+54N	5.0	31.5	31.5	8.00	768	0.0
38	FIDE 51642867	0	—	+?N	−7B	+50N	−5B	−32N	+?B	+?N	+?B	−16N	5.0	28.5	28.5	4.50	728	0.0
39	FIDE 525019503	0	—	+?N	=?B	−22N	−20B	+?N	+?B	+27N	=30B	−17N	5.0	27.5	27.5	8.00	660	0.0
40	FIDE 525043307	0	—	−5N	+?B	−17N	+?B	−18N	−?B	+?N	+?B	+?N	5.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	791	0.0
41	Ozeren, Ayca	0	TUR	+?N	+21B	+?N	−7B	−6N	=27B	=17N	−33B	=45N	4.5	39.5	39.5	13.50	1398	0.0
42	FIDE 525015028	0	—	+?N	−4B	−46N	+?B	+28N	+34B	=36N	−8B	−25N	4.5	39.0	39.0	13.00	822	0.0
43	FIDE 51698510	0	—	+?N	+?B	−1N	−8B	+25N	−31B	=46N	+54B	−28N	4.5	39.0	39.0	11.75	805	0.0
44	FIDE 51698684	0	—	+61N	+55B	−7N	=25B	+?N	−21B	−32N	−48N	+59B	4.5	38.5	38.5	14.25	716	0.0
45	FIDE 525043498	0	—	−21N	+?B	+49N	+33B	−13N	−15B	−34N	+?B	=41B	4.5	36.5	36.5	11.75	676	0.0
46	FIDE 525019651	0	—	−3B	+?N	+42B	−24N	−23B	+?N	=43B	−26N	+?B	4.5	33.0	33.0	6.75	766	0.0
47	FIDE 525019660	0	—	−6N	+?B	=51N	−15B	+?N	−25B	+?N	+57B	−20N	4.5	32.0	32.0	6.25	739	0.0
48	FIDE 525043480	0	—	−19B	+?N	−21N	=?B	+?N	+51B	−49N	+44B	−27N	4.5	30.0	30.0	9.00	734	0.0
49	FIDE 525019627	0	—	+?B	−9N	−45B	+?N	−60B	+?N	+48B	=28B	F	4.5	28.5	28.5	7.25	744	0.0
50	FIDE 525043463	0	—	−11B	+?N	−38B	+?N	+57B	−53N	=60B	−24N	+?B	4.5	28.0	28.0	5.75	678	0.0
51	Rizvanoglu, Aymira	0	TUR	+?B	−3N	=47B	−56N	+?B	−48N	+?B	+?N	F	4.5	25.0	25.0	2.25	766	0.0
52	Yalaman, Nil	0	TUR	+?N	+13B	−11B	−3N	+58B	−12N	+56B	−16B	−35N	4.0	44.5	44.5	14.00	1296	0.0
53	FIDE 525019740	0	—	+?N	−1B	+32N	−54B	=37N	+50B	−8N	=55B	−26B	4.0	42.5	42.5	14.00	805	0.0
54	FIDE 51642700	0	—	−30B	+?N	+26B	+53N	−22B	−23N	+57B	−43N	−37B	4.0	39.0	39.0	13.50	660	0.0
55	FIDE 525043358	0	—	+14B	−44N	−23B	+?N	−26B	+?N	=24B	=53N	−31B	4.0	36.0	36.0	10.75	1547	0.0
56	FIDE 525019619	0	—	−13N	=?B	+61N	+51B	−20N	=37B	−52N	−?B	+?N	4.0	28.5	28.5	10.50	681	0.0
57	FIDE 525043331	0	—	+?N	−12B	+?N	−16B	−50N	+61B	−54N	−47N	+?B	4.0	28.5	28.5	3.50	631	0.0
58	FIDE 525019724	0	—	=22N	=17B	−18N	+?B	−52N	+?B	−?N	+?B	−34N	4.0	26.5	26.5	5.75	1460	0.0
59	FIDE 51681226	0	—	−16B	+?N	−31N	+?B	−34N	+?B	−28N	+?B	−44N	4.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	631	0.0
60	FIDE 51642786	0	—	−1N	+?B	−13N	+?B	+49N	−33B	=50N	−27B	−?N	3.5	33.5	33.5	6.75	743	0.0
61	FIDE 525043501	0	—	−44B	−14N	−56B	+?N	+62B	−57N	=?B	+?N	−?B	3.5	21.5	21.5	3.00	727	0.0
62	FIDE 525019481	0	—	+18N	−22B	−8N	−?B	−61N	+?B	−?N	+?B	−?N	3.0	21.5	21.5	6.00	660	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tolan, EslemTUR
+54.8
7.5 pts · #4
2Topacoglu, DerinTUR
+53.6
8.0 pts · #3
3Keser, IrmakTUR
+53.2
7.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Erkal, Nisa NurTUR
-44.4
5.5 pts · #59
2Akgun, MericTUR
-29.2
6.0 pts · #40
3Arslan, Nil HilalTUR
-22.0
6.0 pts · #46

Biggest upsets

R7+149 Elo gap
Kus, Zehra1476 beat Dogan, Ela Zeynep1625