2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U14 Open

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73 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026 in Antalya, Turkey. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1919, and top seed was Baris Cinar Sahbudak (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2112).

Ali Varyemez (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2063) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ayaz Zeyrek (7.0) and Cinar Icoz (7.0). Varyemez won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Kayra Tuna Yaras (1512) beat Uras Sakir (1935), a +423-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

🇹🇷CMBaris Cinar Sahbudak2112

Avg top 10

1,919

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×67

Top 3

🥇
CMAli Varyemez
🇹🇷TUR·2063
8.0pts·2179perf+42.0
🥈
Ayaz Zeyrek
🇹🇷TUR·1980
7.0pts·2060perf+42.0
🥉
Cinar Icoz
🇹🇷TUR·1874
7.0pts·2027perf+72.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Ali Varyemez led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Varyemez8Zeyrek7Icoz7Mehmetoglu6.5Sahbudak6.5Cecen6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

CM Ali Varyemez never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Ali Varyemez drew with Ayaz Zeyrek (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Ali Varyemez 6 wins (R1–R6)Ayaz Zeyrek 3 wins (R1–R3)Cinar Icoz 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMAli Varyemez	*	½	½	—
2Ayaz Zeyrek	½	*	1	1
3Cinar Icoz	½	0	*	—
4Eldar Mehmetoglu	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Varyemez, AliCM	2063	TUR	+24B	+13N	+21B	+29N	+9B	+4N	=2B	+5N	=3B	8.0	48.5	53.0	46.00	2179	+42.0
2	Zeyrek, Ayaz	1980	TUR	+27N	+20B	+6N	−9B	+21N	+3B	=1N	+4N	=8B	7.0	51.0	56.0	42.75	2060	+42.0
3	Icoz, Cinar	1874	TUR	+72B	+25N	+15B	=4N	+12B	−2N	+9B	+14B	=1N	7.0	49.0	49.5	35.25	2027	+72.0
4	Sahbudak, Baris CinarCM	2112	TUR	+62N	+18B	+16N	=3B	+7N	−1B	+29N	−2B	+14N	6.5	49.5	52.5	34.00	1991	-36.8
5	Cecen, Kuay Kam	1865	TUR	+47N	=30B	=22N	+32B	+6N	=29B	+7N	−1B	+17N	6.5	45.0	49.0	34.00	1877	+13.2
6	Mehmetoglu, Eldar	1789	TUR	+33B	+44N	−2B	+19N	−5B	+31N	=12B	+30N	+9B	6.5	44.0	48.0	31.75	1834	+28.8
7	Kahyaoglu, Mert	1773	TUR	+48B	+19N	+52B	=10N	−4B	+30N	−5B	+13N	+12B	6.5	44.0	47.5	31.50	1924	+61.6
8	Bulut, Kemal	1947	TUR	=31B	+55N	−30B	+34B	=23N	+33N	+22B	+10N	=2N	6.5	41.0	44.5	31.75	1797	-39.6
9	Uztetik, Ahmet Oguzhan	1759	TUR	+38B	+23N	+14B	+2N	−1N	+22B	−3N	+11B	−6N	6.0	50.0	54.5	33.00	1924	+68.0
10	Ates, Erdem	1798	TUR	+42N	+32B	=12N	=7B	−22N	+23B	+26N	−8B	+27B	6.0	43.0	47.5	30.00	1782	-1.2
11	Ceyren, Gokay	1816	TUR	+46B	+56N	−29B	+13N	=15B	=12N	+32B	−9N	+19B	6.0	41.0	44.5	28.50	1777	-13.2
12	Dogan, Doruk	1745	TUR	+45B	+53N	=10B	+30N	−3N	=11B	=6N	+16B	−7N	5.5	46.0	49.5	26.75	1781	+13.3
13	Esen, Deha Deniz	1628	TUR	+61N	−1B	+40N	−11B	+27N	=26B	+45N	−7B	+36N	5.5	43.5	47.0	24.00	1668	+9.2
14	Aksoy, Alpgiray	1739	TUR	+65N	+70B	−9N	=26B	+35B	+16N	+15B	−3N	−4B	5.5	43.0	44.5	22.50	1756	+0.4
15	Atlihan, Yagiz Kasim	1772	TUR	+34N	+54B	−3N	+41B	=11N	+36B	−14N	−17B	+30N	5.5	42.0	45.5	24.50	1673	-35.2
16	Kirici, Mete	1803	TUR	+35N	+41B	−4B	=23N	+44B	−14B	+40N	−12N	+22B	5.5	41.0	45.0	25.00	1741	-23.2
17	Saritas, Suleyman Ediz	1590	TUR	=67B	=31N	+53B	F	=34N	+35B	+18N	+15N	−5B	5.5	39.5	42.5	25.00	1819	+47.2
18	Bozdemir, Demir Can	1729	TUR	+63B	−4N	+24B	=52N	=33B	=19N	−17B	+47N	+31B	5.5	39.0	42.0	23.25	1684	-18.4
19	Aytac, Umut Ege	1564	TUR	+71N	−7B	+70N	−6B	+49N	=18B	+36N	+29B	−11N	5.5	39.0	40.0	18.25	1667	+28.4
20	Ucgul, Yilmaz	1654	TUR	+49B	−2N	−31B	+58N	=48B	+55N	=44B	=32N	+38B	5.5	36.0	39.5	21.75	1451	-44.8
21	Toptal, Uygar Altan	1788	TUR	+43N	+26B	−1N	F	−2B	−32B	+24N	+49B	+23N	5.0	44.5	48.5	23.50	1705	-24.8
22	Asker, Hasan	1780	TUR	=55B	+67N	=5B	+31N	+10B	−9N	−8N	+26B	−16N	5.0	43.5	46.5	23.50	1751	-8.8
23	Civelek, Mert	1594	TUR	+66N	−9B	+54N	=16B	=8B	−10N	+33B	+44N	−21B	5.0	41.0	44.0	21.00	1671	+22.4
24	Citlak, Bulent	1485	TUR	−1N	+61B	−18N	+37B	=54N	+43B	−21B	+53N	=25B	5.0	39.5	43.0	20.25	1430	-10.4
25	Selcuk, Melih	1604	TUR	+59N	−3B	=43N	−45B	=37N	+54B	=46N	+34B	=24N	5.0	37.0	40.5	20.50	1486	-20.4
26	Demir, Kuzey	1557	TUR	+73B	−21N	+71B	=14N	+39B	=13N	−10B	−22N	+37B	5.0	37.0	37.0	15.50	1610	+14.8
27	Yaras, Kayra Tuna	1512	TUR	−2B	=63N	=58B	+59N	−13B	+57N	+48B	+52B	−10N	5.0	36.5	39.5	17.75	1620	+13.6
28	Midem, Ali Canel	1655	TUR	+58B	−52N	=38B	−35N	−42B	=60N	+50N	+62B	+46N	5.0	32.0	35.0	18.50	1601	-16.4
29	Canli, Atalay	1751	TUR	+50N	+57B	+11N	−1B	+52N	=5N	−4B	−19N	F	4.5	44.5	48.0	20.25	1835	+20.4
30	Sayan, Uzay	1618	TUR	+64B	=5N	+8N	−12B	+45N	−7B	+52N	−6B	−15B	4.5	44.5	47.5	20.25	1730	+34.8
31	Gozcu, Yigit Kaan	1529	TUR	=8N	=17B	+20N	−22B	+41N	−6B	=37N	+45B	−18N	4.5	43.5	47.5	22.25	1673	+45.6
32	Karakus, Tuna	1550	TUR	+51B	−10N	+59B	−5N	+57B	+21N	−11N	=20B	F	4.5	41.0	44.5	18.75	1635	+17.2
33	Yildirim, Efe Melih	1431	TUR	−6N	+69B	=36N	+62B	=18N	−8B	−23N	+56N	=39B	4.5	39.0	40.5	15.25	1617	+66.8
34	Yoruger, Yusuf	0	TUR	−15B	+73N	+56B	−8N	=17B	−44N	+42B	−25N	+52B	4.5	38.0	38.0	14.25	1637	0.0
35	Kahriman, Mustafa	1617	TUR	−16B	+51N	=39B	+28B	−14N	−17N	−59B	+48N	+53B	4.5	37.5	41.0	18.75	1544	-19.6
36	Dundar, Nail Cinar	1484	TUR	−53B	+48N	=33B	+38N	+55B	−15N	−19B	+59N	−13B	4.5	36.5	40.0	17.75	1277	-37.2
37	Sayin, Mercan Ruzgar	0	TUR	−56B	+46N	=44B	−24N	=25B	+58N	=31B	+40B	−26N	4.5	35.5	39.0	18.75	1494	0.0
38	Bayram, Arjin Duzgun	0	TUR	−9N	+66B	=28N	−36B	+62N	−52B	+54N	+41B	−20N	4.5	35.5	38.5	16.50	1560	0.0
39	Ellialti, Alp	1676	TUR	−54N	+50B	=35N	+42B	−26N	=40B	=47N	=46B	=33N	4.5	35.0	38.5	19.25	1483	-59.6
40	Ok, Poyraz	1504	TUR	−52B	+49N	−13B	+53N	+56B	=39N	−16B	−37N	+59B	4.5	34.5	38.0	16.75	1578	+13.2
41	Pala, Yigit Yakup	1587	TUR	+68B	−16N	+57B	−15N	−31B	=59N	+55B	−38N	+49B	4.5	34.5	36.5	14.75	902	-42.4
42	Nazikoglu, Mete	1448	TUR	−10B	=64N	+67B	−39N	+28N	−45B	−34N	+61B	+54N	4.5	34.0	37.0	16.50	1586	+18.0
43	Uslu, Ruzgar Emir	0	TUR	−21B	+68N	=25B	−44N	+60B	−24N	−53B	+64N	+57B	4.5	32.5	34.5	14.50	1448	0.0
44	Alli, Muhammed Furkan	1519	TUR	+69N	−6B	=37N	+43B	−16N	+34B	=20N	−23B	−51N	4.0	40.0	41.5	15.50	1388	-21.6
45	Ozkara, Yusuf Ali	0	TUR	−12N	=62B	+60B	+25N	−30B	+42N	−13B	−31N	=56B	4.0	36.5	39.5	16.25	1551	0.0
46	Karakum, Alperen	1473	TUR	−11N	−37B	−66N	+69B	+51N	+61B	=25B	=39N	−28B	4.0	35.5	37.0	13.75	1496	+2.4
47	Yildiz, Metehan	1480	TUR	−5B	=58N	+64B	−55N	+63B	=48N	=39B	−18B	=50N	4.0	34.5	37.5	14.00	1484	-1.2
48	Karabulut, Hasan Firat	0	TUR	−7N	−36B	+69N	+73B	=20N	=47B	−27N	−35B	+65N	4.0	34.5	34.5	9.25	1341	0.0
49	Ustun, Emir	0	TUR	−20N	−40B	+72B	+68N	−19B	+63N	+56B	−21N	−41N	4.0	33.5	34.0	9.00	1443	0.0
50	Sahinel, Umit Zafer	0	TUR	−29B	−39N	+51B	−57N	+64B	=53N	−28B	+63N	=47B	4.0	32.0	35.0	13.75	1320	0.0
51	Cengiz, Yasin Ege	0	TUR	−32N	−35B	−50N	F	−46B	+71N	+69B	+60N	+44B	4.0	27.0	27.0	10.00	1534	0.0
52	Sakir, Uras	1935	TUR	+40N	+28B	−7N	=18B	−29B	+38N	−30B	−27N	−34N	3.5	40.0	44.5	16.75	1555	-130.0
53	Can, Omer Mete	0	TUR	+36N	−12B	−17N	−40B	+70N	=50B	+43N	−24B	−35N	3.5	38.0	39.5	12.50	1322	0.0
54	Poyraz, Sarp	0	TUR	+39B	−15N	−23B	+71N	=24B	−25N	−38B	+55N	−42B	3.5	37.5	38.5	11.50	1404	0.0
55	Firlayis, Ibrahim Hamza	1720	TUR	=22N	−8B	+65N	+47B	−36N	−20B	−41N	−54B	+70N	3.5	36.5	38.0	11.00	1463	-79.6
56	Bilgin, Ahmet Kagan	1624	TUR	+37N	−11B	−34N	+66B	−40N	+65B	−49N	−33B	=45N	3.5	35.0	38.0	12.50	784	-66.4
57	Arslan, Arif Eren	0	TUR	+60B	−29N	−41N	+50B	−32N	−27B	=65N	+66B	−43N	3.5	33.5	36.5	12.00	1358	0.0
58	Gurdal, Mustafa	0	TUR	−28N	=47B	=27N	−20B	+66N	−37B	−62N	+71B	=60B	3.5	33.5	34.5	10.25	1383	0.0
59	Kendir, Ahmet Emre	0	TUR	−25B	+72N	−32N	−27B	+73N	=41B	+35N	−36B	−40N	3.5	33.0	33.0	7.25	1303	0.0
60	Guner, Bersan Sirac	1591	TUR	−57N	=65B	−45N	+70B	−43N	=28B	+66N	−51B	=58N	3.5	30.5	32.0	10.25	1659	+3.6
61	Can, Emir (Sezgin)	0	TUR	−13B	−24N	−68B	+72N	+71B	−46N	=67B	−42N	+69B	3.5	26.5	27.0	4.50	1265	0.0
62	Dolek, Emir	1555	TUR	−4B	=45N	+63B	−33N	−38B	=64N	+58B	−28N	F	3.0	34.0	37.0	10.00	882	-44.4
63	FIDE 525001639	0	—	−18N	=27B	−62N	+67B	−47N	−49B	+70N	−50B	=64N	3.0	31.5	33.0	8.50	1248	0.0
64	Sert, Enes	0	TUR	−30N	=42B	−47N	=65B	−50N	=62B	+68N	−43B	=63B	3.0	30.5	32.5	8.75	1333	0.0
65	Sahin, Tahsin Ege	0	TUR	−14B	=60N	−55B	=64N	+68B	−56N	=57B	=67N	−48B	3.0	29.5	31.5	8.50	1379	0.0
66	Sert, Eren	0	TUR	−23B	−38N	+46B	−56N	−58B	+68N	−60B	−57N	+71N	3.0	29.5	30.5	7.00	1378	0.0
67	Turkdogan, Deniz Erdem	0	TUR	=17N	−22B	−42N	−63N	=72B	+73B	=61N	=65B	F	3.0	28.0	28.0	6.25	1384	0.0
68	FIDE 525027140	0	—	−41N	−43B	+61N	−49B	−65N	−66B	−64B	−69N	+73B	2.0	27.0	27.0	3.50	787	0.0
69	FIDE 525042637	0	—	−44B	−33N	−48B	−46N	F	=70B	−51N	+68B	−61N	1.5	27.5	27.5	2.75	674	0.0
70	FIDE 525042688	0	—	F	−14N	−19B	−60N	−53B	=69N	−63B	+73N	−55B	1.5	26.0	26.0	0.75	832	0.0
71	FIDE 525020013	0	—	−19B	F	−26N	−54B	−61N	−51B	+73N	−58N	−66B	1.0	28.0	28.0	0.00	761	0.0
72	Tezcan, Mehmet Emin	1488	TUR	−3N	−59B	−49N	−61B	=67N	F	F	F	F	0.5	21.0	21.0	1.50	1073	-3.6
73	FIDE 525019996	0	—	−26N	−34B	F	−48N	−59B	−67N	−71B	−70B	−68N	0.0	24.5	24.5	0.00	758	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Icoz, CinarTUR
+72.0
7.0 pts · #3
2Uztetik, Ahmet OguzhanTUR
+68.0
6.0 pts · #10
3Yildirim, Efe MelihTUR
+66.8
4.5 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Sakir, UrasTUR
-130.0
3.5 pts · #26
2Firlayis, Ibrahim HamzaTUR
-79.6
3.5 pts · #38
3Bilgin, Ahmet KaganTUR
-66.4
3.5 pts · #73

Biggest upsets

R8+423 Elo gap
Yaras, Kayra Tuna1512 beat Sakir, Uras1935
R3+329 Elo gap
Sayan, Uzay1618 beat Bulut, Kemal1947
R7+317 Elo gap
Sayan, Uzay1618 beat Sakir, Uras1935