2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U15 Open

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106 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026 in Antalya, Turkey. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2103, and top seed was Umut Anil Dogan (🇹🇷 TUR, FM, 2252).

Arda Cankurt (🇹🇷 TUR, 2079) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Omer Akkara (7.0) and Eymen Eren Buyuk (7.0). Cankurt shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Mehmet Emir Gunaydin (1772) beat Esat Tuna Turker (2174), a +402-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

🇹🇷FMUmut Anil Dogan2252

Avg top 10

2,103

Participants

106

Titled players · 4

FM×2

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×88

Top 3

🥇
Arda Cankurt
🇹🇷TUR·2079
7.5pts·2159perf+38.8
🥈
CMOmer Akkara
🇹🇷TUR·2083
7.0pts·2107perf+22.0
🥉
FMEymen Eren Buyuk
🇹🇷TUR·2224
7.0pts·2154perf-16.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Arda Cankurt 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

Cankurt7.5Buyuk7Akkara7Yardimci7Eracar7Asri6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Arda Cankurt held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Arda Cankurt beat FM Eymen Eren Buyuk (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Arda Cankurt 6 wins (R1–R6)FM Eymen Eren Buyuk 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Arda Cankurt	*	1	½	1
2FMEymen Eren Buyuk	0	*	0	—
3CMOmer Akkara	½	1	*	—
4Can Yardimci	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Cankurt, Arda	2079	TUR	+56B	+69N	+9B	+28N	+3N	+4B	−11N	=2B	+13N	7.5	48.5	52.0	42.50	2159	+38.8
2	Akkara, OmerCM	2083	TUR	+41N	+65B	=29N	+17B	+8N	=11B	+3N	=1N	=5B	7.0	49.5	53.0	40.25	2107	+22.0
3	Buyuk, Eymen ErenFM	2224	TUR	+38B	+72N	+33B	+7N	−1B	+20N	−2B	+28N	+12B	7.0	47.5	51.0	36.50	2154	-16.4
4	Yardimci, Can	2060	TUR	+67B	+55N	+20B	+18N	=6B	−1N	+64B	=7B	+11N	7.0	45.5	49.0	35.00	2086	+24.4
5	Eracar, Ali Arda	1835	TUR	+89N	−16B	+84N	+36B	=29N	+25B	+10N	+11B	=2N	7.0	43.5	46.0	34.50	1972	+57.2
6	Dogan, Umut AnilFM	2252	TUR	+50N	+14B	+37N	=11B	=4N	=42B	=13N	+29B	=7N	6.5	46.0	50.5	35.50	2071	-56.8
7	Asri, Isa	2014	TUR	+52N	+36B	+16N	−3B	=18B	+66N	+28B	=4N	=6B	6.5	46.0	49.5	33.00	2032	+21.6
8	Midem, Ismail Eren	2073	TUR	=46N	+43B	=19N	+68B	−2B	+65N	+20B	=9N	+23B	6.5	42.5	46.0	30.75	1911	-47.2
9	Kilic, Tolga Mete	1700	TUR	+70N	+82B	−1N	+60B	=13N	=32B	+57N	=8B	+24N	6.5	42.0	45.0	28.75	1913	+62.0
10	Coban, Ege	1907	TUR	+97B	+31N	+42B	=12N	+64B	−28N	−5B	+25N	+18N	6.5	42.0	44.0	29.00	1894	+3.6
11	Avcu, Uraz	1958	TUR	+60B	+30N	+34B	=6N	+12B	=2N	+1B	−5N	−4B	6.0	51.0	55.0	34.25	2057	+44.4
12	Salci, Aytug CelalCM	2110	TUR	+40B	+39N	+66N	=10B	−11N	=29B	+42N	+14B	−3N	6.0	45.0	48.5	29.75	1953	-50.0
13	Gucer, Gunes	1746	TUR	+77B	=17N	=22B	+65N	=9B	+47N	=6B	+30N	−1B	6.0	44.5	48.0	28.50	1879	+58.8
14	Doganay, Kerem Gokalp	1707	TUR	+74B	−6N	+89B	−49N	+38B	+48N	+32B	−12N	+28B	6.0	40.0	42.5	25.50	1832	+31.2
15	Bektasoglu, Ali	1784	TUR	−45B	+98N	+56B	+34N	−20B	+71N	−30B	+82N	+31B	6.0	35.5	37.5	22.50	1743	-10.8
16	Hazer, Eren	1624	TUR	+76B	+5N	−7B	−23N	+67B	=26N	+39B	=35N	=32B	5.5	43.0	46.5	26.75	1809	+73.2
17	Mutlu, Ali	1641	TUR	+92N	=13B	+35B	−2N	=26B	+33N	=23B	+66N	−22B	5.5	43.0	45.5	24.50	1841	+82.0
18	Gunaydin, Mehmet Emir	1772	TUR	+54B	+49N	+100B	−4B	=7N	−64N	+47B	+26N	−10B	5.5	42.5	44.5	24.25	1855	+30.8
19	Yasar, Barkin	1608	TUR	+63B	=35N	=8B	+22N	−28B	+21B	−29N	=32N	+43B	5.5	42.0	46.0	27.75	1842	+92.4
20	Gungor, Umut	1717	TUR	+98B	+83N	−4N	+88B	+15N	−3B	−8N	+46B	=21N	5.5	42.0	44.0	20.75	1832	+24.8
21	Inac, Mustafa Ege	1820	TUR	+48B	−34N	+38B	=30N	=31B	−19N	+43B	+71N	=20B	5.5	40.0	43.5	25.25	1636	-68.0
22	Donmez, Tahsin Efe	1816	TUR	=43N	+46B	=13N	−19B	+58B	=31N	F	+44B	+17N	5.5	39.5	43.0	26.25	1691	-36.4
23	Atbas, Ufuk	1805	TUR	+73N	−64B	+82N	+16B	=25N	=44B	=17N	+42B	−8N	5.5	39.0	42.0	24.25	1701	-40.8
24	Onkur, Aras	1811	TUR	+61B	−42N	+40B	=31N	−47B	+56N	+34B	+64N	−9B	5.5	38.5	42.0	24.00	1606	-72.4
25	Gozen, Kerem Arda	1678	TUR	−83B	+74N	+67B	+71N	=23B	−5N	+49B	−10B	+42N	5.5	38.5	41.5	22.25	1772	+36.0
26	Yildirim, Mustafa Eymen	1719	TUR	+62N	−88B	+50N	=73B	=17N	=16B	+51N	−18B	+49N	5.5	37.5	40.0	24.75	1730	+47.2
27	Ildeniz, Hasan Yucel	1590	TUR	+103B	−28N	+83B	−33N	−48B	+61N	=67B	+45N	+66B	5.5	33.0	34.0	17.75	1618	+3.6
28	Aydin, Mustafa Kemal Ata	1800	TUR	+53N	+27B	+88N	−1B	+19N	+10B	−7N	−3B	−14N	5.0	49.0	51.5	24.50	1822	+1.2
29	Tekkesin, Furkan	1755	TUR	+91B	+45N	=2B	=32N	=5B	=12N	+19B	−6N	F	5.0	46.5	49.0	25.00	1955	+52.8
30	Salar, Denizhan	1675	TUR	+96N	−11B	+53N	=21B	+59N	=35B	+15N	−13B	F	5.0	42.0	44.0	21.75	1758	+20.4
31	Sarac, Oymen	1669	TUR	+93N	−10B	+85N	=24B	=21N	=22B	=37N	+57B	−15N	5.0	41.0	43.5	20.25	1698	+8.8
32	Metiner, Yekta Efe	1933	TUR	+59N	+44B	=64N	=29B	=66B	=9N	−14N	=19B	=16N	5.0	40.5	44.0	23.25	1667	-101.2
33	Tas, Poyraz	1780	TUR	+85N	+51B	−3N	+27B	−42N	−17B	=41N	=48N	+58B	5.0	40.5	43.5	21.75	1610	-57.6
34	Gunduz, Murat Ata	1596	TUR	+99N	+21B	−11N	−15B	=53N	+59B	−24N	=41B	+60N	5.0	40.5	42.5	20.25	1620	+1.2
35	Oztepeli, Muhammed Doruk	1845	TUR	+57N	=19B	−17N	+52B	+49B	=30N	=44N	=16B	F	5.0	40.0	44.0	23.25	1637	-66.0
36	Ozirmak, Cagan Mir	1679	TUR	+94B	−7N	+45B	−5N	=56B	−43N	+77B	+67N	=38B	5.0	38.5	41.0	18.50	1555	-41.6
37	Seyhanli, Yusuf Timucin	1794	TUR	+58B	+71N	−6B	−42N	=82B	+52N	=31B	+40N	F	5.0	38.0	41.0	21.00	1683	-36.8
38	Turk, Omer Gunes	1504	TUR	−3N	+62B	−21N	+70B	−14N	=83B	+73N	+68B	=36N	5.0	38.0	41.0	18.50	1613	+21.2
39	Gorur, Ege	1645	TUR	+75N	−12B	=59N	=57B	+46N	=51B	−16N	+50B	=56N	5.0	37.0	40.5	20.75	1640	-6.0
40	Sevgen, Doru	1483	TUR	−12N	+95B	−24N	+75B	−68N	+70B	+53N	−37B	+57N	5.0	35.5	38.0	18.00	997	-22.8
41	Sarigul, Metehan	1471	TUR	−2B	=94N	+96B	−58N	+86B	=45N	=33B	=34N	+61B	5.0	35.0	37.0	17.50	1624	+18.0
42	Gencalioglu, Taner Kayra	1558	TUR	+101N	+24B	−10N	+37B	+33B	=6N	−12B	−23N	−25B	4.5	45.5	47.0	20.25	1799	+79.2
43	Seyahi, Aras Demir	1410	TUR	=22B	−8N	+97B	−47N	+94N	+36B	−21N	+65B	−19N	4.5	38.5	40.5	15.75	1638	+79.2
44	Toklu, Ahmet Kayra	1565	TUR	+90B	−32N	=58B	+54B	+73N	=23N	=35B	−22N	F	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.75	1657	+13.6
45	Asar, Furkan	0	TUR	+15N	−29B	−36N	+87B	=84N	=41B	=59N	−27B	+65N	4.5	37.0	40.0	18.50	1593	0.0
46	Karakose, Ali Kuzey	1479	TUR	=8B	−22N	=90B	+79N	−39B	+86N	+72B	−20N	=55B	4.5	37.0	39.5	16.75	1618	+35.2
47	Turk, Burak	1611	TUR	−88N	+70B	=54N	+43B	+24N	−13B	−18N	−51B	+89N	4.5	36.5	39.0	18.25	1584	-8.4
48	Araz, Omer Faruk	0	TUR	−21N	+92B	−68N	+80B	+27N	−14B	+84N	=33B	F	4.5	36.5	39.0	17.00	1632	0.0
49	Kaba, Yagiz	1540	TUR	+87N	−18B	+93N	+14B	−35N	=68B	−25N	+89B	−26B	4.5	36.5	39.0	15.75	1520	-6.8
50	Coskun, Zafer Tuna	1525	TUR	−6B	+78N	−26B	+74N	−72B	+91N	=58B	−39N	+76B	4.5	35.0	37.5	15.00	915	-42.0
51	Ozugur, Bartu Okan	1540	TUR	+102B	−33N	+79B	−66N	+61B	=39N	−26B	+47N	F	4.5	34.5	35.5	15.50	1528	-4.4
52	Yilmaz, Furkan	1454	TUR	−7B	=90N	+94B	−35N	+62B	−37B	=83N	=58N	+78B	4.5	33.5	36.0	14.75	1031	-11.6
53	Oren, Uras	1461	TUR	−28B	+102N	−30B	+90N	=34B	=82N	−40B	+72N	=71B	4.5	32.5	33.5	12.75	1515	0.0
54	Copoglu, Huseyin Deniz	0	TUR	−18N	+87B	=47B	−44N	−69B	+76N	−56B	+90N	+67B	4.5	32.0	34.5	14.75	1473	0.0
55	Atceken, Ismet Kagan	1679	TUR	+86N	−4B	−73N	+91B	−57N	−85B	+75N	+70B	=46N	4.5	32.0	34.5	14.75	1576	-14.0
56	Bagdat, Ibrahim Berkay	0	TUR	−1N	+75B	−15N	+95B	=36N	−24B	+54N	F	=39B	4.0	40.5	43.0	15.50	1560	0.0
57	Selcuk, Ahmet Erdem	0	TUR	−35B	+76N	=69B	=39N	+55B	+72N	−9B	−31N	−40B	4.0	38.0	41.5	15.75	1591	0.0
58	Erciyes, Eren	0	TUR	−37N	+101B	=44N	+41B	−22N	=84B	=50N	=52B	−33N	4.0	37.0	38.5	14.75	1530	0.0
59	Tepe, Efe Tufan	0	TUR	−32B	+63N	=39B	+69N	−30B	−34N	=45B	+62N	F	4.0	36.0	39.0	16.25	1559	0.0
60	Yildirim, Murat Kaan	0	TUR	−11N	+86B	+72B	−9N	−65B	+63N	−71B	+91N	−34B	4.0	35.0	37.5	13.00	1428	0.0
61	FIDE 525042815	0	—	−24N	+99B	−65N	+92B	−51N	−27B	+79N	+85B	−41N	4.0	33.0	35.0	11.00	819	0.0
62	Yilmaz, Sahin	0	TUR	−26B	−38N	=76B	+96N	−52N	=75B	+88N	−59B	+84N	4.0	31.5	33.5	11.00	1327	0.0
63	FIDE 525042734	0	—	−19N	−59B	−70N	+102B	+98N	−60B	+74N	+84B	F	4.0	29.0	30.0	9.50	1574	0.0
64	Kabasakal, Nedim Kerem	1607	TUR	+105B	+23N	=32B	F	−10N	+18B	−4N	−24B	F	3.5	41.5	41.5	13.50	1816	+55.2
65	Tas, Yusuf Efe	1680	TUR	+79B	−2N	+61B	−13B	+60N	−8B	=89N	−43N	−45B	3.5	40.0	42.5	12.75	1027	-56.0
66	Oztan, Tuna	1768	TUR	F	+84N	−12B	+51B	=32N	−7B	+68N	−17B	−27N	3.5	39.5	39.5	13.50	1715	-26.8
67	Celik, Ali Eymen	1471	TUR	−4N	+80B	−25N	+93B	−16N	+88B	=27N	−36B	−54N	3.5	39.0	41.5	11.25	1322	-27.2
68	Sezer, Toprak	1696	TUR	+78B	−100N	+48B	−8N	+40B	=49N	−66B	−38N	F	3.5	36.5	38.5	15.25	1552	-52.0
69	Mandaci, Ahmet	1691	TUR	+80N	−1B	=57N	−59B	+54N	+73B	F	F	F	3.5	36.5	36.5	13.50	1279	-3.6
70	FIDE 525020102	0	—	−9B	−47N	+63B	−38N	+90B	−40N	+96B	−55N	=74B	3.5	35.5	37.5	10.25	796	0.0
71	Oz, Yagiz Ali	1554	TUR	F	−37B	+91N	−25B	+88N	−15B	+60N	−21B	=53N	3.5	35.5	35.5	11.25	970	-36.8
72	Tufek, Enhar	1713	TUR	+95N	−3B	−60N	+85B	+50N	−57B	−46N	−53B	=75N	3.5	35.0	37.5	11.75	1579	-25.6
73	Yalnizyigit, Mikail Poyraz	0	TUR	−23B	+103N	+55B	=26N	−44B	−69N	−38B	−78N	+90B	3.5	34.5	35.5	10.75	1445	0.0
74	Ondes, Egemen	0	TUR	−14N	−25B	+101N	−50B	=81N	=97N	−63B	+92B	=70N	3.5	31.5	33.0	8.50	1325	0.0
75	Gozlu, Tuna	0	TUR	−39B	−56N	+102B	−40N	=77B	=62N	−55B	+96N	=72B	3.5	31.5	32.5	8.50	1353	0.0
76	FIDE 525033735	0	—	−16N	−57B	=62N	−81B	+99N	−54B	+92N	+95B	−50N	3.5	31.0	33.0	9.00	740	0.0
77	Ozdemir, Muhammed Enes	1438	TUR	−13N	−93B	−92N	+103B	=75N	+94B	−36N	−80B	+88N	3.5	28.0	29.0	7.75	913	-13.6
78	FIDE 51685620	0	—	−68N	−50B	−87N	+101B	−89N	+93B	=81N	+73B	−52N	3.5	27.5	29.0	9.25	1215	0.0
79	Can, Poyraz Atlas	0	TUR	−65N	+81B	−51N	−46B	−91N	+102N	−61B	=88B	+93N	3.5	27.5	28.5	8.25	1352	0.0
80	Cakici, Ataullah	0	TUR	−69B	−67N	+104B	−48N	−85N	+87B	=97B	+77N	F	3.5	26.5	27.0	8.00	1424	0.0
81	Bilir, Muhammed Tuna	1483	TUR	−100B	−79N	−86B	+76N	=74B	=96N	=78B	+83N	F	3.5	25.5	27.5	11.00	1082	-3.2
82	Toraman, Doruk	1495	TUR	+104B	−9N	−23B	F	=37N	=53B	+85N	−15B	F	3.0	36.5	37.0	8.25	1449	-7.6
83	Karaaslan, Mevlut Efe	0	TUR	+25N	−20B	−27N	−84B	F	=38N	=52B	−81B	+85N	3.0	35.5	38.0	13.25	1409	0.0
84	Mihcak, Kaan	1539	TUR	+106N	−66B	−5B	+83N	=45B	=58N	−48B	−63N	−62B	3.0	34.5	34.5	7.25	1002	-14.4
85	Tintas, Omer Poyraz	0	TUR	−33B	+104N	−31B	−72N	+80B	+55N	−82B	−61N	−83B	3.0	31.5	32.0	8.50	1428	0.0
86	Ulukanli, Berk	0	TUR	−55B	−60N	+81N	+89B	−41N	−46B	−91B	+98N	F	3.0	28.5	30.5	8.00	1335	0.0
87	FIDE 525042742	0	—	−49B	−54N	+78B	−45N	−96B	−80N	=93N	=101B	+103N	3.0	26.5	27.5	6.50	740	0.0
88	Yildiz, Ahmet Eren	0	TUR	+47B	+26N	−28B	−20N	−71B	−67N	−62B	=79N	−77B	2.5	35.0	38.5	11.75	1438	0.0
89	Camiz, Mehmet Han	0	TUR	−5B	F	−14N	−86N	+78B	+92N	=65B	−49N	−47B	2.5	34.5	34.5	7.75	1309	0.0
90	Kurt, Talip	0	TUR	−44N	=52B	=46N	−53B	−70N	+98B	=95N	−54B	−73N	2.5	32.0	34.0	7.75	1374	0.0
91	FIDE 525042807	0	—	−29N	F	−71B	−55N	+79B	−50B	+86N	−60B	=94N	2.5	30.5	30.5	7.75	827	0.0
92	FIDE 525011928	0	—	−17B	−48N	+77B	−61N	+95N	−89B	−76B	−74N	=99B	2.5	29.5	31.5	7.00	1539	0.0
93	Gumus, Deniz	0	TUR	−31B	+77N	−49B	−67N	F	−78N	=87B	+104N	−79B	2.5	29.5	30.0	5.50	1336	0.0
94	FIDE 26367122	0	—	−36N	=41B	−52N	F	−43B	−77N	+99B	=97N	=91B	2.5	29.0	31.0	6.75	1210	0.0
95	FIDE 525042793	0	—	−72B	−40N	+103B	−56N	−92B	+101N	=90B	−76N	F	2.5	23.5	23.5	3.75	801	0.0
96	Acun, Mehmet	0	TUR	−30B	=97N	−41N	−62B	+87N	=81B	−70N	−75B	F	2.0	29.5	30.0	5.75	1325	0.0
97	Zeybekoglu, Erkan	1442	TUR	−10N	=96B	−43N	F	F	=74B	=80N	=94B	F	2.0	28.0	28.5	5.75	826	-24.8
98	FIDE 525042866	0	—	−20N	−15B	+99N	F	−63B	−90N	+101B	−86B	F	2.0	27.5	28.5	3.50	951	0.0
99	FIDE 525042831	0	—	−34B	−61N	−98B	=104N	−76B	F	−94N	+102B	=92N	2.0	21.0	21.0	2.50	796	0.0
100	Turker, Esat Tuna	2174	TUR	+81N	+68B	−18N	F	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	16.0	16.0	7.00	1900	-30.4
101	FIDE 525042882	0	—	−42B	−58N	−74B	−78N	+103N	−95B	−98N	=87N	F	1.5	24.0	24.0	2.50	778	0.0
102	FIDE 525042750	0	—	−51N	−53B	−75N	−63N	F	−79B	+103B	−99N	F	1.0	25.0	25.0	1.00	741	0.0
103	FIDE 525042726	0	—	−27N	−73B	−95N	−77N	−101B	+104B	−102N	F	−87B	1.0	21.0	21.0	0.50	714	0.0
104	FIDE 525020170	0	—	−82N	−85B	−80N	=99B	F	−103N	F	−93B	F	0.5	19.0	19.0	1.00	695	0.0
105	FIDE 26321297	0	—	−64N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	808	0.0
106	FIDE 525042874	0	—	−84B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	739	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yasar, BarkinTUR
+92.4
5.5 pts · #14
2Mutlu, AliTUR
+82.0
5.5 pts · #20
3Seyahi, Aras DemirTUR
+79.2
4.5 pts · #28

Top rating losers

1Metiner, Yekta EfeTUR
-101.2
5.0 pts · #25
2Onkur, ArasTUR
-72.4
5.5 pts · #29
3Inac, Mustafa EgeTUR
-68.0
5.5 pts · #17

Biggest upsets

R3+402 Elo gap
Gunaydin, Mehmet Emir1772 beat Turker, Esat Tuna2174
R8+270 Elo gap
Seyahi, Aras Demir1410 beat Tas, Yusuf Efe1680
R6+269 Elo gap
Seyahi, Aras Demir1410 beat Ozirmak, Cagan Mir1679