2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U16 Open

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99 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026 in Antalya, Turkey. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2082, and top seed was Ege Tuna Oktem (🇹🇷 TUR, FM, 2356).

Ege Tuna Oktem (🇹🇷 TUR, FM, 2356) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Demhat Zerey (7.0) and Yigit Karaca (7.0). Oktem clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Mehmet Kerem Ozkaner (1765) beat Kaan Ozkan (CM, 2224), a +459-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

🇹🇷FMEge Tuna Oktem2356

Avg top 10

2,082

Participants

Titled players · 5

FM×4

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×89

Top 3

🥇
FMEge Tuna Oktem
🇹🇷TUR·2356
7.5pts·2318perf-1.2
🥈
FMDemhat Zerey
🇹🇷TUR·2098
7.0pts·2226perf+67.6
🥉
FMYigit Karaca
🇹🇷TUR·2238
7.0pts·2203perf+2.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Ege Tuna Oktem led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Oktem7.5Yamakoglu7Karaca7Zerey7Ozkan7Emre7

R9 · LEADER CHANGE31 Jan

FM Ege Tuna Oktem takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Ege Tuna Oktem beat Mustafa Ege Yamakoglu (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Ege Tuna Oktem 4 wins (R1–R4)Mustafa Ege Yamakoglu 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)FM Yigit Karaca 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMEge Tuna Oktem	*	1	½	½
2Mustafa Ege Yamakoglu	0	*	—	0
3FMYigit Karaca	½	—	*	½
4FMDemhat Zerey	½	1	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Oktem, Ege TunaFM	2356	TUR	+45N	+40B	+8N	+5B	=3N	=7B	=2B	+10N	+11B	7.5	50.5	55.0	44.75	2318	-1.2
2	Zerey, DemhatFM	2098	TUR	+43N	+23B	+28N	+30B	+7N	=3B	=1N	+5B	−4N	7.0	50.5	55.0	40.75	2226	+67.6
3	Karaca, YigitFM	2238	TUR	+44N	+39B	+20N	+27B	=1B	=2N	+29B	−7N	+12B	7.0	47.0	51.5	37.75	2203	+2.8
4	Ozkan, KaanCM	2224	TUR	+47B	+24N	−30B	+12B	+13N	=9B	=28N	+18N	+2B	7.0	46.5	51.0	40.25	2079	-40.0
5	Yamakoglu, Mustafa Ege	1937	TUR	+63N	+58B	+19N	−1N	+40B	+23B	+27N	−2N	+7B	7.0	45.5	49.5	35.00	2118	+78.8
6	Emre, Erdem	1845	TUR	−31B	+76N	+55B	+41N	=17B	=21N	+24B	+30N	+13B	7.0	41.5	44.5	34.00	1848	+4.0
7	Durucay, UygarFM	2301	TUR	+75B	+21N	+18B	+11N	−2B	=1N	+8B	+3B	−5N	6.5	52.0	55.5	37.75	2181	-15.4
8	Isik, Tuna	1868	TUR	+46N	+95B	−1B	=35N	+32B	+19N	−7N	+39B	+20N	6.5	44.0	45.0	28.50	1992	+53.2
9	Marangoz, Mehmet Deniz	1868	TUR	+56B	=51N	+32B	+48N	=29B	=4N	−10B	+40N	+26B	6.5	42.0	46.5	32.25	1968	+48.4
10	Koyuncu, Omer Arda	1986	TUR	+55B	=32N	+36B	−29N	+35B	+39B	+9N	−1B	=14N	6.0	44.5	49.0	31.00	1940	-15.6
11	Yildiz, Muhammed Tarik	1881	TUR	+60N	+35B	+37N	−7B	−30N	+44B	+21N	+28B	−1N	6.0	44.0	48.0	29.00	1924	+19.6
12	Durmus, Cinar	1796	TUR	=78B	+88N	+51B	−4N	+36B	+17N	=14B	+27B	−3N	6.0	43.0	45.5	27.00	1909	+34.3
13	Ozcan, Ege	1729	TUR	+72B	−37N	+70B	+75N	−4B	+50N	+31B	+29N	−6N	6.0	40.5	44.0	25.00	1785	+21.2
14	Arkan, Ege	1842	TUR	−42N	+81B	−17N	+86B	+60N	+41B	=12N	+19B	=10B	6.0	39.0	41.5	25.50	1756	-27.6
15	Sabuncu, Derin Dara	1696	TUR	+83N	−33B	−42N	+64B	+68N	=20B	=22B	+52N	+28N	6.0	37.5	40.0	25.00	1746	+21.6
16	Edis, Kuzey	1739	TUR	−57N	−67B	+89N	+72N	−31B	+86N	+47B	+34B	+27N	6.0	33.0	35.5	23.00	1859	+29.6
17	Kirdok, Gorkem	1569	TUR	+92B	=22N	+14B	=33B	=6N	−12B	=36N	=24N	+40B	5.5	44.5	46.0	26.00	1842	+110.0
18	Yilmaz, Selman Ergin	1824	TUR	+86N	+42B	−7N	+37B	−39N	+34B	+23N	−4B	=25N	5.5	43.5	46.0	25.25	1816	-3.2
19	Hasirci, Ali Eren	1740	TUR	+64B	+25N	−5B	=45N	+51B	−8B	+44N	−14N	+53B	5.5	43.0	47.0	25.25	1756	+11.2
20	Sabuncuogullari, Emre	1843	TUR	+68B	+53N	−3B	−34N	+45B	=15N	+54B	+51N	−8B	5.5	42.5	46.0	24.50	1797	-19.2
21	Aytekin, Mustafa Tugrul	1713	TUR	+90N	−7B	=46N	+47B	+38N	=6B	−11B	=53N	+50B	5.5	42.5	44.5	24.00	1758	+16.0
22	Altinisik, Doruk Ege	1839	TUR	+59N	=17B	=34N	=38B	−23N	+45B	=15N	=25B	+41N	5.5	41.5	45.5	26.50	1705	-56.4
23	Asri, Mehmet Berat	1711	TUR	+71B	−2N	+64B	+73N	+22B	−5N	−18B	=50N	+46B	5.5	41.5	45.0	23.25	1745	+9.2
24	Yuksel, Ali Doruk	1706	TUR	+89N	−4B	+69N	+67B	−33N	+77B	−6N	=17B	+43N	5.5	39.0	41.5	19.75	1700	-8.4
25	Aydin, Cevik	1615	TUR	+93N	−19B	+83N	−28B	+57N	=49B	+32B	=22N	=18B	5.5	37.5	39.0	20.75	1723	+31.6
26	Yaman, Ali	1782	TUR	=62N	=96B	=43N	+57B	=58N	+37B	=39N	+33B	−9N	5.5	37.5	38.5	23.00	1774	+0.8
27	Harmansa, Kagan	1880	TUR	+70B	+41N	+31B	−3N	+34B	+30N	−5B	−12N	−16B	5.0	45.5	49.0	23.00	1804	-33.6
28	Madsman, Alp	1825	TUR	+61B	+50N	−2B	+25N	=44B	+54N	=4B	−11N	−15B	5.0	45.0	49.0	24.25	1797	-14.4
29	Isikyildiz, Ibrahim Enes	1851	TUR	+69N	=34B	+54N	+10B	=9N	+33B	−3N	−13B	F	5.0	45.0	48.5	24.75	1914	+25.2
30	Ozkaner, Mehmet Kerem	1765	TUR	+81N	+57B	+4N	−2N	+11B	−27B	+58N	−6B	−31N	5.0	45.0	48.0	24.00	1821	+13.6
31	Bayazitoglu, Demir	1518	TUR	+6N	+49B	−27N	−40B	+16N	+35B	−13N	F	+30B	5.0	43.0	47.0	27.50	1860	+136.8
32	Bulut, Hayati Eray	1710	TUR	+85N	=10B	−9N	+43B	−8N	+46B	−25N	=42B	+62N	5.0	42.0	44.5	20.75	1662	-20.8
33	Madsman, Berk	1919	TUR	+82B	+15N	=48B	=17N	+24B	−29N	=40B	−26N	=35N	5.0	41.5	44.5	24.25	1749	-74.0
34	Yildirim, Ege	1639	TUR	+74B	=29N	=22B	+20B	−27N	−18N	+59B	−16N	+61B	5.0	40.5	44.0	22.25	1747	+44.0
35	Ayaz, Eren	1692	TUR	+65B	−11N	+71B	=8B	−10N	−31N	+69B	+47N	=33B	5.0	40.5	44.0	21.25	1704	+0.4
36	Yorkan, Ahmet Selim	1705	TUR	=96N	+62B	−10N	+46B	−12N	+69B	=17B	+77N	F	5.0	37.5	38.5	18.25	1684	-6.8
37	Dogan, Yigit	1503	TUR	+98N	+13B	−11B	−18N	+61B	−26N	−52B	+90N	+77B	5.0	36.5	36.5	15.00	1669	+34.8
38	Karahisarli, Haydar Ata	1620	TUR	=76B	=79N	+88B	=22N	−21B	−47N	+78B	=56N	+59B	5.0	33.0	35.5	17.50	1606	-4.8
39	Cevikkol, Bora	1719	TUR	+52B	−3N	+61B	+42N	+18B	−10N	=26B	−8N	F	4.5	44.0	48.0	21.25	1798	+24.8
40	Yeltekin, Atalay Uras	1736	TUR	+77B	−1N	+68B	+31N	−5N	+59B	=33N	−9B	−17N	4.5	44.0	47.0	18.00	1703	-18.8
41	Serdar, Doruk	1660	TUR	+91N	−27B	+59N	−6B	+42B	−14N	=56B	+55N	−22B	4.5	41.0	42.5	16.75	1648	-8.0
42	Acikkol, Aras	1516	TUR	+14B	−18N	+15B	−39B	−41N	+73N	=48B	=32N	=49B	4.5	40.5	44.0	22.50	1700	+69.6
43	Duran, Sirat Huseyin	1582	TUR	−2B	+52N	=26B	−32N	+72B	=48N	+61B	=49N	−24B	4.5	40.5	44.0	19.25	1636	+13.6
44	Demirci, Baran Cagin	1574	TUR	−3B	+77N	+98B	+49B	=28N	−11N	−19B	=48N	=52B	4.5	40.0	40.0	14.50	1694	+30.8
45	Sifan, Seymen	1606	TUR	−1B	+66N	+79B	=19B	−20N	−22N	+72B	+67B	F	4.5	39.5	42.5	16.75	1535	-12.4
46	Kartal, Ahmet Kerem	1548	TUR	−8B	+65N	=21B	−36N	+74B	−32N	+85B	+54N	−23N	4.5	39.5	42.0	17.25	1535	-4.4
47	Aksoy, Talha Esat	1587	TUR	−4N	+89B	=84N	−21N	+73B	+38B	−16N	−35B	+67N	4.5	38.0	40.5	15.75	1511	-21.2
48	Kerimoglu, Kaan Kerim	1755	TUR	+67N	+84B	=33N	−9B	−54N	=43B	=42N	=44B	=56N	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.50	1560	-73.2
49	Akin, Mustafa Mirac	1742	TUR	+66B	−31N	+56B	−44N	+70B	=25N	−51B	=43B	=42N	4.5	37.0	40.5	19.25	1524	-91.6
50	Duyar, Mehmet Jerfi	1550	TUR	+87N	−28B	−57N	+52B	+67N	−13B	+81N	=23B	−21N	4.5	37.0	39.5	16.25	1423	-20.8
51	Kirgil, Goktug Ege	1657	TUR	+94N	=9B	−12N	+84B	−19N	+62B	+49N	−20B	F	4.5	36.0	36.0	15.75	1648	-2.8
52	Genc, Muharrem	0	TUR	−39N	−43B	+93N	−50N	+87B	+60B	+37N	−15B	=44N	4.5	35.5	37.0	15.25	1495	0.0
53	Cicek, Yavuz Kagan	1572	TUR	+80N	−20B	−67N	+81B	−59N	+66B	+68N	=21B	−19N	4.5	34.5	37.5	16.25	1516	-17.2
54	Aslanyurek, Akin	1659	TUR	=79B	+78N	−29B	+76N	+48B	−28B	−20N	−46B	+68N	4.5	34.0	37.0	15.50	1636	-10.0
55	Yucebalkan, Ata Alp	1581	TUR	−10N	+85B	−6N	+71B	+80N	−58B	=67N	−41B	+84N	4.5	34.0	36.5	13.25	999	-39.2
56	Bilaloglu, Ozgun	1515	TUR	−9N	+94B	−49N	−80B	+83N	+90B	=41N	=38B	=48B	4.5	32.5	34.0	13.00	1579	+12.0
57	Isik, Ahmet Turker	0	TUR	+16B	−30N	+50B	−26N	−25B	−70N	+88B	−63N	+78B	4.0	37.0	39.5	16.00	1544	0.0
58	Tutar, Kayra	1709	TUR	+73B	−5N	=72B	+78N	=26B	+55N	−30B	F	F	4.0	37.0	37.0	15.50	1706	0.0
59	Isgor, Omer Eymen	1510	TUR	−22B	+74N	−41B	+79N	+53B	−40N	−34N	+81B	−38N	4.0	35.5	38.5	14.00	1405	-28.8
60	Derin, Huseyin Yagiz	1552	TUR	−11B	−73N	+65B	+88N	−14B	−52N	+79B	−61N	+71B	4.0	34.5	37.0	13.00	938	-34.4
61	Atmaca, Osman Gurbet	1491	TUR	−28N	+87B	−39N	+98B	−37N	+80B	−43N	+60B	−34N	4.0	33.5	33.5	9.50	1364	-36.4
62	Karakas, Erim	0	TUR	=26B	−36N	−76B	+85N	+78B	−51N	=75B	+70N	−32B	4.0	33.0	35.5	13.50	1584	0.0
63	Ayci, Ali Kerem	1556	TUR	−5B	−71N	=85B	=82N	+84N	−67B	=83N	+57B	=65N	4.0	30.0	32.5	12.50	1557	-4.4
64	Genelioglu, Ibrahim Esad	1417	TUR	−19N	+93B	−23N	−15N	−79B	=91B	=74N	+92B	+80N	4.0	29.5	31.0	8.50	916	-17.6
65	Erci, Yusuf Kagan	0	TUR	−35N	−46B	−60N	=93B	=91N	+87B	=82N	+69N	=63B	4.0	28.0	29.5	11.00	1449	0.0
66	FIDE 26392836	0	—	−49N	−45B	−80N	+91B	+92N	−53N	−73B	+87B	+79N	4.0	27.0	28.5	8.50	839	0.0
67	Topcu, Ugur	0	TUR	−48B	+16N	+53B	−24N	−50B	+63N	=55B	−45N	−47B	3.5	38.5	42.5	16.75	1550	0.0
68	Uslu, Mehmet Fatih	1515	TUR	−20N	+80B	−40N	+92B	−15B	+79N	−53B	=73N	−54B	3.5	34.5	36.0	9.25	901	-53.6
69	Bayraktar, Ata	1519	TUR	−29B	+97N	−24B	=74N	+76B	−36N	−35N	−65B	+83N	3.5	33.5	33.5	7.25	939	-36.4
70	Yalcin, Omer Kaan	1555	TUR	−27N	+91B	−13N	+83B	−49N	+57B	−77N	−62B	=74B	3.5	32.5	34.0	9.75	982	-26.8
71	Saygili, Arda	0	TUR	−23N	+63B	−35N	−55N	=82B	=84B	=80N	+76B	−60N	3.5	32.0	34.5	11.25	1418	0.0
72	Yasinoglu, Furkan	1467	TUR	−13N	+99B	=58N	−16B	−43N	+76B	−45N	−84B	+91N	3.5	32.0	32.0	6.50	1480	+11.2
73	Atak, Ali Erkmen	0	TUR	−58N	+60B	+95N	−23B	−47N	−42B	+66N	=68B	F	3.5	31.0	31.0	10.75	1502	0.0
74	Akyuz, Anil	0	TUR	−34N	−59B	+90N	=69B	−46N	−78N	=64B	+93B	=70N	3.5	29.5	31.0	9.00	1292	0.0
75	Koca, Ahmet Zeybek	1561	TUR	−7N	+90B	+92N	−13B	−77N	−81B	=62N	F	+86B	3.5	29.5	31.0	8.00	1594	+0.4
76	Emek, Kerem Taha	0	TUR	=38N	−6B	+62N	−54B	−69N	−72N	+91B	−71N	=82B	3.0	34.0	35.5	9.50	1401	0.0
77	Konuk, Arda Kagan	0	TUR	−40N	−44B	+87N	F	+75B	−24N	+70B	−36B	−37N	3.0	34.0	35.0	9.50	1463	0.0
78	Aktay, Ibrahim Mert	1467	TUR	=12N	−54B	+99N	−58B	−62N	+74B	−38N	=80B	−57N	3.0	34.0	34.0	8.00	1542	+15.6
79	Alp, Hasan	0	TUR	=54N	=38B	−45N	−59B	+64N	−68B	−60N	+89B	−66B	3.0	33.5	36.0	11.25	1396	0.0
80	Aydin, Muhammed Mirac	0	TUR	−53B	−68N	+66B	+56N	−55B	−61N	=71B	=78N	−64B	3.0	32.5	35.5	11.75	1278	0.0
81	Menekse, Yusuf	0	TUR	−30B	−14N	+97B	−53N	+94B	+75N	−50B	−59N	F	3.0	29.0	29.0	5.00	1361	0.0
82	Arin, Mehmet Kaan	1563	TUR	−33N	−83B	=91N	=63B	=71N	−85N	=65B	=88B	=76N	3.0	27.0	28.5	9.25	1550	-4.0
83	Cetin, Aras	0	TUR	−15B	+82N	−25B	−70N	−56B	+94N	=63B	−86N	−69B	2.5	32.5	34.0	6.50	1312	0.0
84	Yildirim, Atakan	0	TUR	F	−48N	=47B	−51N	−63B	=71N	=86B	+72N	−55B	2.5	31.5	31.5	8.75	1330	0.0
85	Dirlik, Mustafa Omer	0	TUR	−32B	−55N	=63N	−62B	+93N	+82B	−46N	F	F	2.5	30.5	32.0	6.50	1445	0.0
86	Aksoy, Talha	1469	TUR	−18B	F	+94N	−14N	F	−16B	=84N	+83B	−75N	2.5	30.0	31.5	5.25	942	-30.0
87	FIDE 525043021	0	—	−50B	−61N	−77B	+89B	−52N	−65N	+97B	−66N	=94N	2.5	28.0	28.0	3.25	722	0.0
88	Tekin, Mehmet Akif	0	TUR	+99N	−12B	−38N	−60B	F	+89B	−57N	=82N	F	2.5	27.0	27.0	4.00	1492	0.0
89	FIDE 26313235	0	—	−24B	−47N	−16B	−87N	+97B	−88N	+94B	−79N	=92N	2.5	27.0	27.0	2.25	878	0.0
90	FIDE 525043048	0	—	−21B	−75N	−74B	+97N	F	−56N	+92B	−37B	F	2.0	26.0	26.0	1.50	774	0.0
91	Gureler, Omer	0	TUR	−41B	−70N	=82B	−66N	=65B	=64N	−76N	F	−72B	1.5	29.5	29.5	5.50	1356	0.0
92	FIDE 525043030	0	—	−17N	F	−75B	−68N	−66B	+93B	−90N	−64N	=89B	1.5	27.5	29.0	2.75	715	0.0
93	FIDE 525043072	0	—	−25B	−64N	−52B	=65N	−85B	−92N	F	−74N	+97B	1.5	25.5	25.5	2.00	716	0.0
94	FIDE 525042955	0	—	−51B	−56N	−86B	F	−81N	−83B	−89N	+97N	=87B	1.5	22.0	22.0	1.25	747	0.0
95	Tekin, Emin	1643	TUR	+97B	−8N	−73B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	1069	-8.4
96	FIDE 525042971	0	—	=36B	=26N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	5.25	1744	0.0
97	FIDE 525043013	0	—	−95N	−69B	−81N	−90B	−89N	F	−87N	−94B	−93N	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	779	0.0
98	FIDE 525043056	0	—	−37B	F	−44N	−61N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	723	0.0
99	Kandemir, Alper Birkan	1673	TUR	−88B	−72N	−78B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	667	-30.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Bayazitoglu, DemirTUR
+136.8
5.0 pts · #19
2Kirdok, GorkemTUR
+110.0
5.5 pts · #24
3Yamakoglu, Mustafa EgeTUR
+78.8
7.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Akin, Mustafa MiracTUR
-91.6
4.5 pts · #36
2Madsman, BerkTUR
-74.0
5.0 pts · #22
3Kerimoglu, Kaan KerimTUR
-73.2
4.5 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R3+459 Elo gap
Ozkaner, Mehmet Kerem1765 beat CMOzkan, Kaan2224
R9+364 Elo gap
Yamakoglu, Mustafa Ege1937 beat FMDurucay, Uygar2301
R1+327 Elo gap
Bayazitoglu, Demir1518 beat Emre, Erdem1845