2026 Turkish Cadet Chess Championship - U12 Girls

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66 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026 in Antalya, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1676, and top seed was Beren Nisa Karabas (🇹🇷 TUR, 1830).

Beren Nisa Karabas (🇹🇷 TUR, 1830) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Beren Cetin (7.5) and Birgul Varolu (7.0). Karabas won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Elif Sare Yavuz (1430) beat Neris Hatuk (1731), a +301-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

🇹🇷Beren Nisa Karabas1830

Avg top 10

1,676

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×42

Top 3

🥇
Beren Nisa Karabas
🇹🇷TUR·1830
8.0pts·1919perf+25.6
🥈
Beren Cetin
🇹🇷TUR·1667
7.5pts·1823perf+49.2
🥉
Birgul Varolu
🇹🇷TUR·1559
7.0pts·1634perf+9.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Beren Nisa Karabas led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Karabas8Cetin7.5Yavuz7Tunc7Varolu7Kaygun6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Beren Nisa Karabas held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Beren Nisa Karabas drew with Beren Cetin (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Beren Nisa Karabas 7 wins (R1–R7)Beren Cetin 4 wins (R4–R7)Elif Sare Yavuz 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Beren Nisa Karabas	*	½	½	—
2Beren Cetin	½	*	—	—
3Elif Sare Yavuz	½	—	*	—
4Amine Sare Tunc	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Karabas, Beren Nisa	1830	TUR	+15N	+13B	+11N	+9B	+6N	+8B	+3N	=2B	=4N	8.0	52.5	58.5	51.25	1919	+25.6
2	Cetin, Beren	1667	TUR	+29N	+25B	−10N	+56B	+19N	+7B	+6N	=1N	+8B	7.5	49.0	52.5	42.50	1823	+49.2
3	Varolu, Birgul	1559	TUR	+53N	+30B	−6N	+25B	+31N	+9B	−1B	+20N	+15B	7.0	46.5	50.5	36.00	1634	+9.6
4	Yavuz, Elif Sare	1430	TUR	+61N	+31B	−9N	+60B	+11N	+21B	+10N	=14B	=1B	7.0	45.0	48.0	35.00	1730	+89.2
5	Tunc, Amine Sare	1760	TUR	=47N	−12B	+61N	+27N	+44B	=16B	+13N	+10B	+14N	7.0	43.0	46.0	35.00	1618	-29.2
6	Kaygun, Melis Duru	1827	TUR	+27B	+32N	+3B	+7N	−1B	=17N	−2B	+26N	+18B	6.5	50.0	55.0	36.75	1717	-24.8
7	Candan, Hatice	1593	TUR	+46B	+37N	+26B	−6B	+13N	−2N	+27B	+16B	=12N	6.5	46.5	50.5	33.50	1547	-12.4
8	Somyurek, Irmak	1586	TUR	+42N	+56B	=20N	+22B	+21N	−1N	+17B	+9B	−2N	6.5	46.0	49.5	31.50	1711	+26.0
9	Gun, Erva Oyku	1622	TUR	+38B	+28N	+4B	−1N	+20B	−3N	+31B	−8N	+23B	6.0	48.5	53.0	31.50	1408	-44.8
10	Karabunar, Aynisa	1432	TUR	+51B	+43N	+2B	−21B	+42N	+12N	−4B	−5N	+29B	6.0	45.5	49.5	30.50	1553	+26.8
11	Donmez, Defne Ada	1588	TUR	+33B	+23N	−1B	+37N	−4B	+43N	+42B	−15N	+20B	6.0	44.5	48.5	27.50	830	-36.0
12	Esen, Ada	1541	TUR	−22N	+5N	=48B	+36N	+23B	−10B	+38N	+17B	=7B	6.0	44.0	48.0	31.75	1596	+8.4
13	Buran, Erva Nur	0	TUR	+?B	−1N	+46B	+43N	−7B	+24N	−5B	+42N	+21B	6.0	43.5	43.5	22.00	1537	0.0
14	Korkmaz, Ayse Melek	1432	TUR	+50B	=24N	−55B	+40N	+26B	+45N	+18B	=4N	−5B	6.0	42.0	45.5	29.00	1636	+41.2
15	Coban, Ayse	0	TUR	−1B	−?N	+34B	+51N	+57B	+28N	+55B	+11B	−3N	6.0	42.0	42.0	27.00	1533	0.0
16	Orhan, Kubra Nur	1505	TUR	+64B	=40N	=24B	=26N	+55B	=5N	+35B	−7N	+31B	6.0	41.5	44.5	27.25	1486	-2.4
17	Yaman, Arya	0	TUR	+35B	=55N	+40B	=20N	+24B	=6B	−8N	−12N	+36B	5.5	43.0	46.5	26.50	1378	0.0
18	Ozkan, Nehir	1476	TUR	+39N	−20B	+29N	=30B	+22N	+19B	−14N	+40B	−6N	5.5	42.5	47.0	27.00	1465	-4.8
19	Gunes, Zeynep Deniz	1514	TUR	+49B	=36N	+44B	+55N	−2B	−18N	−26B	+43N	+37B	5.5	39.0	42.5	22.25	1400	-18.0
20	Iyican, Aybuke	0	TUR	+?B	+18N	=8B	=17B	−9N	+29N	+21B	−3B	−11N	5.0	46.5	46.5	21.50	1536	0.0
21	Hatuk, Neris	1731	TUR	+48B	+58N	+45B	+10N	−8B	−4N	−20N	+24B	−13N	5.0	43.5	47.0	22.50	1540	-42.4
22	Arik, Alin Neva	0	TUR	+12B	=44N	+36B	−8N	−18B	=23N	=28B	=32N	+47N	5.0	41.5	45.5	24.00	1419	0.0
23	FIDE 51696983	0	—	+34N	−11B	=59N	+38B	−12N	=22B	+33N	+46B	−9N	5.0	41.5	45.0	22.75	782	0.0
24	Lutfullin, Meryem	0	TUR	+?N	=14B	=16N	+58B	−17N	−13B	+25N	−21N	+51B	5.0	41.0	41.0	18.50	1517	0.0
25	Candan, Azra Belis	0	TUR	+57B	−2N	+64B	−3N	+46B	−27N	−24B	+55N	+53B	5.0	39.5	42.5	18.00	812	0.0
26	Berber, Mina	0	TUR	+?B	+?N	−7N	=16B	−14N	+52B	+19N	−6B	=30N	5.0	39.5	39.5	15.00	1506	0.0
27	Gundogan, Misra	0	TUR	−6N	+47B	+?N	−5B	+32N	+25B	−7N	=?N	=28B	5.0	39.0	39.0	16.50	1473	0.0
28	FIDE 51682702	0	—	+?N	−9B	+49N	−42B	+53N	−15B	=22N	+52B	=27N	5.0	38.0	38.0	17.00	821	0.0
29	Karaca, Narin	0	TUR	−2B	+63N	−18B	+?N	+58N	−20B	+56N	+45B	−10N	5.0	38.0	38.0	14.00	1421	0.0
30	Akalan, Kubra Ecrin	0	TUR	+62B	−3N	+50B	=18N	−?B	+48N	−40B	+41N	=26B	5.0	37.5	37.5	20.75	1241	0.0
31	Ataseven, Ayla	0	TUR	+?B	−4N	+65B	+45N	−3B	+?N	−9N	+35B	−16N	5.0	37.5	37.5	11.50	1394	0.0
32	Emeksizoglu, Emine Bilge	1418	TUR	+66N	−6B	−42N	+48N	−27B	+64N	=43B	=22B	+46N	5.0	35.5	37.0	17.00	1018	-3.2
33	FIDE 525017381	0	—	−11N	+34B	−58B	−57N	+65B	+63N	−23B	+?N	+45N	5.0	32.5	32.5	14.50	1368	0.0
34	FIDE 525031783	0	—	−23B	−33N	−15N	+?B	−61N	+?B	+50B	+44N	+56B	5.0	30.5	30.5	11.50	1456	0.0
35	FIDE 51682770	0	—	−17N	−?B	+?N	+?B	+56N	+60B	−16N	−31N	+42B	5.0	27.0	27.0	10.50	705	0.0
36	Gul, Zeynep	0	TUR	+?N	=19B	−22N	−12B	=52N	+54B	=39N	+38B	−17N	4.5	39.0	39.0	15.50	1333	0.0
37	FIDE 51639947	0	—	+?N	−7B	+52N	−11B	=49N	−38B	+59N	+39B	−19N	4.5	38.5	38.5	14.00	763	0.0
38	Kutun, Defne Azra	0	TUR	−9N	+?B	=?B	−23N	+41B	+37N	−12B	−36N	+57B	4.5	34.0	34.0	12.50	1283	0.0
39	FIDE 51670755	0	—	−18B	=62N	+41B	=?N	−43B	+57N	=36B	−37N	+55B	4.5	33.0	33.0	15.25	1298	0.0
40	Demirtas, Zeynep Sumeyye	0	TUR	+?N	=16B	−17N	−14B	+66N	+58B	+30N	−18N	−?B	4.5	33.0	33.0	13.00	1315	0.0
41	FIDE 525044265	0	—	−60N	=61B	−39N	+?B	−38N	+66B	+64N	−30B	+58N	4.5	28.0	28.0	9.50	1420	0.0
42	Yaman, Cemre	0	TUR	−8B	+57N	+32B	+28N	−10B	+44N	−11N	−13B	−35N	4.0	43.5	47.0	17.50	1419	0.0
43	Yilmaz, Duru	0	TUR	+?N	−10B	+54N	−13B	+39N	−11B	=32N	−19B	=52N	4.0	41.0	41.0	13.00	1164	0.0
44	Uysal, Elif Cemre	1436	TUR	+54N	=22B	−19N	+59B	−5N	−42B	=49N	−34B	+62N	4.0	38.0	41.0	15.00	837	-21.2
45	Yaman, Defne	1500	TUR	+59N	+60B	−21N	−31B	+47N	−14B	+53N	−29N	−33B	4.0	37.5	40.5	14.50	781	-32.0
46	FIDE 525017349	0	—	−7N	+?B	−13N	+54B	−25N	+61B	+60N	−23N	−32B	4.0	37.5	37.5	10.00	707	0.0
47	Altan, Zeynep	0	TUR	=5B	−27N	=62B	+50N	−45B	+51N	−?B	+54N	−22B	4.0	36.0	36.0	17.00	1315	0.0
48	Kaya, Derin	0	TUR	−21N	+66B	=12N	−32B	+59N	−30B	−52N	+?B	=49N	4.0	34.0	34.0	10.00	1290	0.0
49	FIDE 51697050	0	—	−19N	+?B	−28B	+65N	=37B	−55N	=44B	=56N	=48B	4.0	32.5	32.5	10.50	1281	0.0
50	FIDE 51639831	0	—	−14N	+?B	−30N	−47B	+62N	−56B	−34N	+63B	+60N	4.0	32.5	32.5	9.00	632	0.0
51	FIDE 51620138	0	—	−10N	+?B	−56N	−15B	+?N	−47B	+63N	+60B	−24N	4.0	30.5	30.5	6.00	631	0.0
52	FIDE 51682974	0	—	−?B	+?N	−37B	+62N	=36B	−26N	+48B	−28N	=43B	4.0	30.0	30.0	11.25	706	0.0
53	Sulayici, Sare	0	TUR	−3B	−65N	+?B	+63N	−28B	+?N	−45B	+62B	−25N	4.0	29.5	29.5	6.00	727	0.0
54	FIDE 525044249	0	—	−44B	+?N	−43B	−46N	+?B	−36N	+?B	−47B	+61N	4.0	23.5	23.5	3.00	636	0.0
55	Yilmaz, Sedef Yagmur	0	TUR	+?N	=17B	+14N	−19B	−16N	+49B	−15N	−25B	−39N	3.5	42.5	42.5	12.75	1358	0.0
56	FIDE 525011642	0	—	+65B	−8N	+51B	−2N	−35B	+50N	−29B	=49B	−34N	3.5	41.0	43.5	12.50	825	0.0
57	FIDE 525027042	0	—	−25N	−42B	+?N	+33B	−15N	−39B	=58N	+59B	−38N	3.5	36.0	36.0	10.25	1400	0.0
58	Sulayici, Serra	0	TUR	+63B	−21B	+33N	−24N	−29B	−40N	=57B	+65N	−41B	3.5	35.5	38.0	12.25	930	-4.8
59	FIDE 51697009	0	—	−45B	+?N	=23B	−44N	−48B	+?N	−37B	−57N	+65B	3.5	27.5	27.5	5.00	666	0.0
60	FIDE 51620235	0	—	+41B	−45N	+?B	−4N	+64B	−35N	−46B	−51N	−50B	3.0	35.5	35.5	7.50	663	0.0
61	FIDE 525044214	0	—	−4B	=41N	−5B	=?N	+34B	−46N	−?B	+?N	−54B	3.0	31.5	31.5	7.25	797	0.0
62	FIDE 51696940	0	—	−30N	=39B	=47N	−52B	−50B	+?N	+?B	−53N	−44B	3.0	29.5	29.5	4.25	636	0.0
63	FIDE 525044230	0	—	−58N	−29B	+?N	−53B	+?N	−33B	−51B	−50N	+?B	3.0	25.5	25.5	0.00	600	0.0
64	FIDE 51639980	0	—	−16N	+?B	−25N	+?B	−60N	−32B	−41B	+?N	−?B	3.0	23.5	23.5	0.00	662	0.0
65	FIDE 51639815	0	—	−56N	+53B	−31N	−49B	−33N	=?B	+?N	−58B	−59N	2.5	28.5	28.5	4.00	600	0.0
66	FIDE 525044184	0	—	−32B	−48N	=?B	+?N	−40B	−41N	F	F	F	1.5	18.0	18.0	0.00	618	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yavuz, Elif SareTUR
+89.2
7.0 pts · #3
2Cetin, BerenTUR
+49.2
7.5 pts · #2
3Korkmaz, Ayse MelekTUR
+41.2
6.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Gun, Erva OykuTUR
-44.8
6.0 pts · #21
2Hatuk, NerisTUR
-42.4
5.0 pts · #6
3Donmez, Defne AdaTUR
-36.0
6.0 pts · #48

Biggest upsets

R6+301 Elo gap
Yavuz, Elif Sare1430 beat Hatuk, Neris1731
R3+235 Elo gap
Karabunar, Aynisa1432 beat Cetin, Beren1667
R2+219 Elo gap
Esen, Ada1541 beat Tunc, Amine Sare1760