2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U13 Girls

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52 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026 in Antalya, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1608, and top seed was Zeynep Sonmez (🇹🇷 TUR, 1669).

Maya Sahin (🇹🇷 TUR, 1669) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Zeynep Sonmez (7.0) and Defne Aldeniz (7.0). Sahin shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Gulce Deniz Aktas (1475) beat Defne Aldeniz (1652), a +177-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

🇹🇷Zeynep Sonmez1669

Avg top 10

1,608

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×33

Top 3

🥇
Maya Sahin
🇹🇷TUR·1669
7.5pts·1787perf+38.4
🥈
Zeynep Sonmez
🇹🇷TUR·1669
7.0pts·1701perf+9.6
🥉
Defne Aldeniz
🇹🇷TUR·1652
7.0pts·1697perf+14.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Maya Sahin led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Sahin7.5Aldeniz7Sonmez7Deniz6.5Eren6.5Cevik6

R8–R9 · LEAD HELD

Maya Sahin held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Maya Sahin beat Defne Aldeniz (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Maya Sahin 4 wins (R5–R8)Defne Aldeniz 5 wins (R3–R7)Zeynep Sonmez 3 wins (R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Maya Sahin	*	1	½	—
2Defne Aldeniz	0	*	—	—
3Zeynep Sonmez	½	—	*	—
4Elif Deniz	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sahin, Maya	1669	TUR	+20B	=18N	+28B	=19B	+11N	+9N	+8B	+3B	=2N	7.5	47.5	52.0	43.25	1787	+38.4
2	Sonmez, Zeynep	1669	TUR	+21N	+11B	=6N	+29B	−19N	+27B	+14N	+10B	=1B	7.0	45.5	50.0	38.25	1701	+9.6
3	Aldeniz, Defne	1652	TUR	+42B	−23N	+18B	+17N	+24B	+22N	+19B	−1N	+7B	7.0	44.5	48.0	35.50	1697	+14.4
4	Deniz, Elif	1556	TUR	+49B	+25N	−8B	=6B	+28N	=20N	=5B	+27B	+16N	6.5	43.0	45.5	30.75	1665	+29.6
5	Eren, Zeynep Elcin	1585	TUR	+?N	+22B	−19N	+32B	+27N	=14B	=4N	=6B	+15N	6.5	42.5	42.5	28.50	1551	0.0
6	Ozdemir, Cemre	1540	TUR	+37B	+39N	=2B	=4N	=20B	=7B	+21N	=5N	=8B	6.0	46.0	50.0	31.50	1571	+6.8
7	Cevik, Zeynep Naz	1584	TUR	+15B	+17N	=9B	+35N	−8B	=6N	+22B	+19N	−3N	6.0	46.0	50.0	31.00	1590	+3.2
8	Suzan, Gulse	1472	TUR	+41N	+32B	+4N	=27B	+7N	=19B	−1N	=15B	=6N	6.0	45.5	49.5	31.50	1631	+52.4
9	Ozkan, Ayla Melis	1550	TUR	+50N	+33B	=7N	=16B	+21N	−1B	−15N	+14B	+25N	6.0	44.5	47.0	28.25	1564	+2.8
10	Selcuk, Zeynep Bilge	1648	TUR	=43N	+14B	−16N	+12B	=29N	+33B	+13N	−2N	+23B	6.0	44.0	47.5	31.00	1566	-18.0
11	Acikgoz, Ayse Naz	1502	TUR	+40B	−2N	+34B	+30N	−1B	+29N	−20B	+37N	+21B	6.0	42.0	46.0	26.50	870	-22.4
12	Sarikaya, Feriha Deniz	1554	TUR	=36B	−28N	+45B	−10N	+44B	+34N	=31B	+30N	+20B	6.0	36.5	40.0	25.25	1421	-13.6
13	Camuz, Armin	0	TUR	+?B	−35N	+40B	−20N	+49B	+30N	−10B	+24N	+19B	6.0	36.0	36.0	21.00	1569	0.0
14	Guven, Eylul	0	TUR	+31B	−10N	+25B	+23N	+35B	=5N	−2B	−9N	+27N	5.5	44.5	48.5	26.25	1601	0.0
15	Sudasdemir, Eda	0	TUR	−7N	+?B	−24B	+46N	+23B	+25N	+9B	=8N	−5B	5.5	43.0	43.0	22.50	1529	0.0
16	Ersoy, Elif Ayca	1565	TUR	=28B	+36N	+10B	=9N	−22B	=17N	+35B	+20N	−4B	5.5	42.5	46.5	27.00	1557	-2.0
17	Keser, Nehir	0	TUR	+?N	−7B	+26N	−3B	+38N	=16B	−27N	+39B	+28N	5.5	40.5	40.5	20.25	1273	0.0
18	Izan, Idil	1512	TUR	+48N	=1B	−3N	−21B	+36N	=43B	=29B	+42N	+34B	5.5	39.5	42.0	22.25	1473	-3.6
19	Demir, Hazal	1529	TUR	+46B	+51N	+5B	=1N	+2B	=8N	−3N	−7B	−13N	5.0	49.5	51.5	25.75	1540	+2.4
20	Arslan, Beyza	0	TUR	−1N	+48B	+?N	+13B	=6N	=4B	+11N	−16B	−12N	5.0	46.0	46.0	20.75	1439	0.0
21	Ozkan, Ada	0	TUR	−2B	+46N	+31B	+18N	−9B	+24N	−6B	+22N	−11N	5.0	45.0	48.5	23.50	1544	0.0
22	Tosun, Zeynep Mira	1467	TUR	+47B	−5N	+37B	+39N	+16N	−3B	−7N	−21B	+38N	5.0	42.0	45.5	21.00	1479	+2.0
23	Aktas, Gulce Deniz	1475	TUR	+44N	+3B	−27N	−14B	−15N	+28B	+41N	+33B	−10N	5.0	41.5	45.0	23.50	1501	+4.0
24	Ozen, Zeynep Erva	1508	TUR	+38N	−29B	+15N	+33B	−3N	−21B	+43N	−13B	+41N	5.0	40.5	44.0	21.50	862	-13.2
25	Aslan, Ada	1436	TUR	+52N	−4B	−14N	+44B	+26N	−15B	+38N	+31N	−9B	5.0	40.5	42.5	19.00	1436	+0.4
26	FIDE 525017942	0	—	−35B	+47N	−17B	+40N	−25B	+?N	−30B	+?N	+37B	5.0	30.5	30.5	11.50	699	0.0
27	Piskin, Nur	1565	TUR	+34B	+30N	+23B	=8N	−5B	−2N	+17B	−4N	−14B	4.5	46.5	51.0	22.50	1456	-25.6
28	Gundogan, Hena Nurten	0	TUR	=16N	+12B	−1N	+43B	−4B	−23N	+44B	+35N	−17B	4.5	43.5	47.0	19.75	1507	0.0
29	Guran, Berrenur	0	TUR	+?B	+24N	=35B	−2N	=10B	−11B	=18N	−34N	+45B	4.5	41.5	41.5	16.25	1515	0.0
30	FIDE 51686589	0	—	+?N	−27B	+38N	−11B	+41N	−13B	+26N	−12B	=35N	4.5	39.5	39.5	15.00	1225	0.0
31	Bulut, Emine Aze	1578	TUR	−14N	+43B	−21N	+52B	=39N	+32B	=12N	−25B	=33N	4.5	38.0	40.0	17.25	1302	-28.8
32	FIDE 525000446	0	—	+45B	−8N	+?B	−5N	=34B	−31N	−37B	+44N	+42B	4.5	36.0	36.0	12.75	726	0.0
33	FIDE 51684136	0	—	+?B	−9N	+51B	−24N	+37B	−10N	+46B	−23N	=31B	4.5	36.0	36.0	11.75	1191	0.0
34	FIDE 51648415	0	—	−27N	+?B	−11N	+?B	=32N	−12B	+52N	+29B	−18N	4.5	33.0	33.0	8.75	734	0.0
35	Gocen, Gulce Buglem	1565	TUR	+26N	+13B	=29N	−7B	−14N	+39B	−16N	−28B	=30B	4.0	41.5	45.5	19.50	775	-38.8
36	Erdogan, Feyza	0	TUR	=12N	−16B	−44N	+42N	−18B	+48B	=39N	−38B	+46N	4.0	35.5	38.0	14.50	1271	0.0
37	FIDE 525017837	0	—	−6N	+?B	−22N	+51B	−33N	+52B	+32N	−11B	−26N	4.0	35.0	35.0	8.50	702	0.0
38	FIDE 525017810	0	—	−24B	+?N	−30B	+45N	−17B	+?N	−25B	+36N	−22B	4.0	32.5	32.5	7.50	678	0.0
39	FIDE 525042602	0	—	+?N	−6B	+52N	−22B	=31B	−35N	=36B	−17N	+?B	4.0	31.0	31.0	6.25	1215	0.0
40	FIDE 525017861	0	—	−11N	+?B	−13N	−26B	+?N	=49N	−42B	=45N	+51B	4.0	28.5	28.5	5.00	702	0.0
41	Selamet, Nisan Liva	0	TUR	−8B	−?N	+?B	+47N	−30B	+45N	−23B	+?N	−24B	4.0	27.5	27.5	7.00	694	0.0
42	FIDE 525029045	0	—	−3N	=44B	−43N	−36B	+?N	+50B	+40N	−18B	−32N	3.5	34.5	34.5	8.25	787	0.0
43	Demir, Zeynep Naz	0	TUR	=10B	−31N	+42B	−28N	+?B	=18N	−24B	=46N	F	3.5	32.5	32.5	11.00	1375	0.0
44	FIDE 525017845	0	—	−23B	=42N	+36B	−25N	−12N	+?B	−28N	−32B	+?B	3.5	32.5	32.5	5.75	688	0.0
45	FIDE 525042580	0	—	−32N	+50B	−12N	−38B	+48N	−41B	+51N	=40B	−29N	3.5	32.0	34.0	9.00	754	0.0
46	FIDE 525000403	0	—	−19N	−21B	+?N	−15B	+?N	+51B	−33N	=43B	−36B	3.5	29.5	29.5	3.75	729	0.0
47	FIDE 525042599	0	—	−22N	−26B	+?N	−41B	−51N	−?B	=50N	+?B	+?N	3.5	18.5	18.5	1.25	666	0.0
48	FIDE 525000527	0	—	−18B	−20N	−49B	+?N	−45B	−36N	+?N	−?B	=50N	2.5	23.0	23.0	1.25	712	0.0
49	FIDE 525017934	0	—	−4N	−52B	+48N	+?B	−13N	=40B	F	F	F	2.5	21.0	21.0	4.50	755	0.0
50	FIDE 525000632	0	—	−9B	−45N	+?B	−?N	−?B	−42N	=47B	=?N	=48B	2.5	19.0	19.0	3.00	751	0.0
51	FIDE 525042610	0	—	F	−19B	−33N	−37N	+47B	−46N	−45B	+52B	−40N	2.0	30.0	30.0	5.50	729	0.0
52	FIDE 51664860	0	—	−25B	+49N	−39B	−31N	+?B	−37N	−34B	−51N	F	2.0	26.5	26.5	2.50	707	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Suzan, GulseTUR
+52.4
6.0 pts · #8
2Sahin, MayaTUR
+38.4
7.5 pts · #1
3Deniz, ElifTUR
+29.6
6.5 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Gocen, Gulce BuglemTUR
-38.8
4.0 pts · #35
2Bulut, Emine AzeTUR
-28.8
4.5 pts · #29
3Piskin, NurTUR
-25.6
4.5 pts · #20

Biggest upsets

R2+177 Elo gap
Aktas, Gulce Deniz1475 beat Aldeniz, Defne1652
R8+142 Elo gap
Aslan, Ada1436 beat Bulut, Emine Aze1578
R5+140 Elo gap
Demir, Hazal1529 beat Sonmez, Zeynep1669