2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U17 Open

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96 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026 in Antalya, Turkey. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2139, and top seed was Egehan Yildiz (🇹🇷 TUR, FM, 2357).

Ali Batuhan Biyiksiz (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2194) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Deniz Dirikolu (8.0) and Egehan Yildiz (6.5). Biyiksiz shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Huseyin Talha Kaya (1670) beat Nazim Efe Marasli (1985), a +315-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

🇹🇷FMEgehan Yildiz2357

Avg top 10

2,139

Participants

Titled players · 6

FM×2

CM×4

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×84

Top 3

🥇
CMAli Batuhan Biyiksiz
🇹🇷TUR·2194
8.0pts·2386perf+73.6
🥈
FMDeniz Dirikolu
🇹🇷TUR·2175
8.0pts·2381perf+80.4
🥉
FMEgehan Yildiz
🇹🇷TUR·2357
6.5pts·2206perf-24.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 2 players tied at 8.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Biyiksiz8Dirikolu8Karayayla6.5Yildiz6.5Keloglu6.5Tezcan6.5

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 8.0/9. Biyiksiz takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Ali Batuhan Biyiksiz drew with FM Deniz Dirikolu (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Ali Batuhan Biyiksiz 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Deniz Dirikolu 3 wins (R4–R6)Doruk Karayayla 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMAli Batuhan Biyiksiz	*	½	1	1
2FMDeniz Dirikolu	½	*	—	1
3Doruk Karayayla	0	—	*	—
4FMEgehan Yildiz	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Biyiksiz, Ali BatuhanCM	2194	TUR	+50B	+29N	+10B	=9N	+5B	+3N	=2B	+6N	+11B	8.0	50.5	54.5	47.50	2386	+73.6
2	Dirikolu, DenizFM	2175	TUR	+66N	+28B	=17N	+26B	+6N	+4B	=1N	+7B	+3N	8.0	49.5	53.0	46.25	2381	+80.4
3	Yildiz, EgehanFM	2357	TUR	+60N	+15B	=26N	+27B	+17N	−1B	+8B	+9N	−2B	6.5	50.0	54.0	35.50	2206	-24.0
4	Tezcan, AlperCM	2146	TUR	+41B	+21N	+18B	=5N	=9B	−2N	+30B	=10N	+20B	6.5	48.0	52.5	35.25	2084	-16.8
5	Karayayla, Doruk	1976	TUR	+75N	+33B	+22N	=4B	−1N	+28B	=11N	+27B	=8B	6.5	47.5	50.5	33.00	2096	+65.2
6	Keloglu, Ismail Cinar	2092	TUR	=49B	+64N	+43B	+14N	−2B	+12N	+29B	−1B	+19N	6.5	47.0	50.5	32.50	2034	-9.2
7	Celik, Ege Yigit	2013	TUR	+53N	+24B	=31N	−17B	+51N	+19B	+32B	−2N	+18B	6.5	44.0	48.0	32.00	2052	+19.2
8	Binboga, YamanCM	2095	TUR	+47N	=23B	=54N	+33B	+74N	+27B	−3N	+26B	=5N	6.5	42.0	45.0	30.50	2082	+5.2
9	Ersoz, Teoman GuneyCM	2037	TUR	+42N	+59B	+19N	=1B	=4N	=11B	+21N	−3B	=10N	6.0	48.5	52.5	32.75	2103	+37.6
10	Seker, Kadir Mert	1959	TUR	+73N	+40B	−1N	+22B	=21N	=13B	+31N	=4B	=9B	6.0	47.0	50.5	30.50	1986	+18.8
11	Torun, Kagan	2128	TUR	=64B	+86N	+49B	=12N	+20B	=9N	=5B	+13N	−1N	6.0	45.5	47.5	28.50	1994	-43.6
12	Sozat, Arda	1911	TUR	=69N	+68B	+51N	=11B	=13N	−6B	+23N	=28B	+33N	6.0	41.5	45.0	28.25	1966	+21.6
13	Deniz, Yagiz Efe	1779	TUR	+80N	−27B	+53N	+61B	=12B	=10N	+48N	−11B	+26N	6.0	40.0	43.0	26.00	1995	+64.4
14	Bilir, Cemal Arda	1806	TUR	+62N	+52B	=48N	−6B	+25N	=26B	−27N	+34B	+58N	6.0	39.0	43.0	27.00	1929	+50.0
15	Gucukodaci, Oguzhan Bilal	1815	TUR	+78B	−3N	+50B	=39N	+43B	=48B	−26N	+57N	+37B	6.0	37.5	40.5	24.75	1930	+39.6
16	Ozturk, Onur	1732	TUR	+88N	−26B	+75N	−74B	+44N	=54B	+52N	=17B	+31N	6.0	34.0	36.0	23.25	1876	+59.6
17	Gebes, Ata	1937	TUR	+55B	+36N	=2B	+7N	−3B	−29N	+43B	=16N	=23B	5.5	47.0	51.0	29.75	1947	+3.2
18	Gelir, Toprak	1852	TUR	+61N	+34B	−4N	=25B	=23N	=40B	+22N	+21B	−7N	5.5	44.5	48.5	27.75	1849	-1.6
19	Kocacik, Dogukan	1852	TUR	+35B	+58N	−9B	+37N	=32B	−7N	+36B	+39N	−6B	5.5	43.5	47.5	26.00	1903	+16.8
20	Kandemir, Kayra	1843	TUR	+72N	+25B	−27N	+34B	−11N	=52B	+40N	+24B	−4N	5.5	42.0	45.5	26.00	1877	+13.2
21	Erbas, Yigit	1780	TUR	+71N	−4B	+44N	+60B	=10B	+74N	−9B	−18N	+46N	5.5	40.5	43.5	22.50	1874	+37.6
22	Usta, Enes Kaan	1710	TUR	+81N	+30B	−5B	−10N	=65B	+49N	−18B	+41N	+39B	5.5	39.5	42.5	22.75	1775	+21.6
23	Once, Ahmet Asim	1765	TUR	+70B	=8N	−30B	+85N	=18B	+57N	−12B	+74N	=17N	5.5	39.0	41.0	21.25	1887	+44.0
24	Akkaya, Yigit	1715	TUR	+79B	−7N	−39B	=56N	+35B	+41N	+42B	−20N	+64B	5.5	38.0	41.0	22.50	1774	+14.8
25	Aslan, Atlas	1639	TUR	+95B	−20N	+87B	=18N	−14B	=55N	+67B	=36N	+43B	5.5	36.0	36.0	17.25	1712	+18.0
26	Konyar, Enver	1967	TUR	+39B	+16N	=3B	−2N	+36B	=14N	+15B	−8N	−13B	5.0	50.0	54.5	27.75	1935	-16.0
27	Okur, Batin	2020	TUR	+65B	+13N	+20B	−3N	+31B	−8N	+14B	−5N	F	5.0	47.0	50.5	26.00	2009	-1.6
28	Gupluce, Melih	1788	TUR	+77B	−2N	=41B	+49N	+39B	−5N	+50B	=12N	F	5.0	42.5	45.5	20.75	1811	+3.6
29	Gurkan, Ahmet Akif	1793	TUR	+63N	−1B	+66N	+52B	=48N	+17B	−6N	=32N	F	5.0	42.0	45.5	21.50	1991	+65.6
30	Elibol, Muhsin Enes Kaan	1897	TUR	+56B	−22N	+23N	+40B	+45B	−32N	−4N	−33B	+44N	5.0	41.0	45.0	23.00	1816	-34.0
31	Unal, Ruzgar	1838	TUR	+87B	+57N	=7B	=48B	−27N	+58N	−10B	+45N	−16B	5.0	40.0	42.0	19.75	1842	+2.0
32	Yilmazer, Emir Arda	2142	TUR	+44N	=51B	=74N	+59B	=19N	+30B	−7N	=29B	F	5.0	39.5	42.5	22.25	1933	-70.8
33	Tekaslan, Yusuf Batu	1714	TUR	+92B	−5N	+55B	−8N	−42B	+56N	+75B	+30N	−12B	5.0	39.5	40.5	17.00	1699	-10.0
34	Uygun, Ahmet Selim	1694	TUR	+89B	−18N	+35B	−20N	=55B	+65N	=45B	−14N	+76B	5.0	37.0	39.0	17.75	1643	-14.4
35	Akcay, Doruk Efe	0	TUR	−19N	+90B	−34N	=46B	−24N	+63B	+53N	=60B	+52N	5.0	36.5	38.5	18.25	1550	0.0
36	Esen, Mir Baran	1716	TUR	+93N	−17B	+69N	=54B	−26N	+64B	−19N	=25B	+55N	5.0	36.5	37.5	16.75	1667	-16.8
37	Kaya, Huseyin Talha	1670	TUR	=94N	=69B	+76N	−19B	=82N	+53B	=54N	+48B	−15N	5.0	32.5	33.0	16.25	1743	+22.0
38	Buyukdag, Kerem	0	TUR	−40N	=73B	=42N	=53B	−56B	+78N	+65B	=66N	+57B	5.0	31.5	34.5	18.25	1606	0.0
39	Kilic, Metehan	0	TUR	−26N	+88B	+24N	=15B	−28N	+46B	+59N	−19B	−22N	4.5	41.0	43.0	19.00	1725	0.0
40	Yalcin, Arda Yusuf	1703	TUR	+38B	−10N	+56B	−30N	+75B	=18N	−20B	−64N	+67B	4.5	38.0	41.0	18.25	1567	-42.4
41	Tulek, Mehmet Orhun	1614	TUR	−4N	+71B	=28N	−51B	+68N	−24B	+82N	−22B	+69N	4.5	37.0	39.5	15.50	1563	-19.2
42	Demiroglu, Timur	1564	TUR	−9B	=85N	=38B	+70N	+33N	=59B	−24N	−46B	+68N	4.5	37.0	39.0	17.50	1586	+3.6
43	Kilic, Ata Deniz	1703	TUR	+91N	=54B	−6N	+72B	−15N	+82B	−17N	+68B	−25N	4.5	37.0	39.0	13.50	1621	-30.0
44	Bahceci, Mert	1608	TUR	−32B	+67N	−21B	+77N	−16B	+87N	=55B	+51N	−30B	4.5	36.0	38.0	14.50	1600	-4.4
45	Eroz, Deniz	1736	TUR	+84N	−48B	+82N	+62B	−30N	=60B	=34N	−31B	=47N	4.5	34.0	36.5	15.75	1632	-41.6
46	Celik, Seyfettin Ruzgar	1548	TUR	−86B	−49N	+79B	=35N	+84B	−39N	+56B	+42N	−21B	4.5	33.0	35.0	16.50	1510	-6.4
47	Altinel, Ali Fuat	1584	TUR	−8B	−70N	+92B	−67N	−77B	+89N	+85B	+87N	=45B	4.5	27.0	28.0	9.25	1668	+4.8
48	Marasli, Nazim Efe	1985	TUR	+82B	+45N	=14B	=31N	=29B	=15N	−13B	−37N	F	4.0	41.5	44.0	18.00	1753	-90.4
49	Yilmazlar, Burak	1573	TUR	=6N	+46B	−11N	−28B	+71N	−22B	−68N	+61B	=56N	4.0	39.0	42.5	17.25	1650	+10.0
50	Celebi, Yasar Kaan	1617	TUR	−1N	+63B	−15N	=71B	+61N	+51B	−28N	=59B	F	4.0	39.0	42.5	15.75	1681	+12.4
51	Sahinoglu, Cinar	1780	TUR	+67B	=32N	−12B	+41N	−7B	−50N	+62N	−44B	=53N	4.0	38.5	42.0	16.50	1624	-52.0
52	Yildirim, Enes	1628	TUR	+83B	−14N	+70B	−29N	+67B	=20N	−16B	=55N	−35B	4.0	38.5	41.0	14.25	1472	-25.6
53	Cengiz, Ceyhun	0	TUR	−7B	+79N	−13B	=38N	+85B	−37N	−35B	+70N	=51B	4.0	38.0	40.0	13.00	1489	0.0
54	Harman, Ongun	1873	TUR	+76B	=43N	=8B	=36N	=57B	=16N	=37B	F	F	4.0	38.0	38.0	18.50	1768	-32.8
55	Acu, Alper TUgrul	0	TUR	−17N	+93B	−33N	+80B	=34N	=25B	=44N	=52B	−36B	4.0	37.5	38.5	13.50	1546	0.0
56	Karaaslan, Alp Cagan	0	TUR	−30N	+81B	−40N	=24B	+38N	−33B	−46N	+71B	=49B	4.0	37.0	40.0	16.25	1419	0.0
57	Yikilmaz, Umut	1637	TUR	+96N	−31B	=72N	+68B	=54N	−23B	+61N	−15B	−38N	4.0	36.5	36.5	11.25	1501	-21.2
58	Guven, Kerem	1652	TUR	+90N	−19B	−61N	+76B	+62N	−31B	+60N	F	−14B	4.0	35.5	37.5	13.00	1631	-6.4
59	Ozaydin, Yilmaz Ege	1747	TUR	+85B	−9N	+65B	−32N	+66B	=42N	−39B	=50N	F	4.0	34.0	36.0	13.25	1753	-4.0
60	Alsac, Alper Tolga	1617	TUR	−3B	+78N	+86B	−21N	+83B	=45N	−58B	=35N	F	4.0	34.0	36.0	12.25	1474	-26.0
61	Yildiz, Koray	1540	TUR	−18B	+89N	+58B	−13N	−50B	+83N	−57B	−49N	+77B	4.0	33.0	35.0	11.50	1412	-36.0
62	Ulke, Mustafa Hudai	0	TUR	−14B	+83N	+64B	−45N	−58B	+66N	−51B	−75N	+81B	4.0	31.5	34.0	12.50	1498	0.0
63	FIDE 525043277	0	—	−29B	−50N	+91B	−65N	+86B	−35N	+83B	−76N	+87B	4.0	27.0	29.0	8.50	793	0.0
64	Makar, Baran	1490	TUR	=11N	−6B	−62N	+90B	F	−36N	+79B	+40B	−24N	3.5	38.0	40.0	12.50	1634	+27.6
65	Agca, Samet	1560	TUR	−27N	+80B	−59N	+63B	=22N	−34B	−38N	+78B	F	3.5	35.0	38.0	12.75	1453	-17.6
66	Ilkin, Baris	1613	TUR	−2B	+77N	−29B	+87N	−59N	−62B	+80N	=38B	F	3.5	34.5	36.5	10.50	1051	-26.4
67	Yenigun, Muhammed Ugur	0	TUR	−51N	−44B	+81N	+47B	−52N	+76B	−25N	=69B	−40N	3.5	33.5	36.5	12.25	1464	0.0
68	Kiray, Onat	1401	TUR	=74B	−12N	+78B	−57N	−41B	+84N	+49B	−43N	−42B	3.5	33.5	36.0	11.00	1465	0.0
69	Atas, Uveys	0	TUR	=12B	=37N	−36B	−83N	+80B	+77N	−74B	=67N	−41B	3.5	33.0	35.5	13.25	1518	0.0
70	Demir, Eren	0	TUR	−23N	+47B	−52N	−42B	−76N	+86B	=72N	−53B	+83N	3.5	31.5	33.5	10.75	1347	0.0
71	Tunyer, Mehmet	0	TUR	−21B	−41N	+89B	=50N	−49B	−79N	+90B	−56N	+84B	3.5	29.5	31.5	8.50	1324	0.0
72	Yildirim, Ahmet Yusuf	0	TUR	−20B	+95N	=57B	−43N	F	=85N	=70B	+79N	F	3.5	29.5	29.5	7.75	1454	0.0
73	Kiymaz, Furkan Ege	1458	TUR	−10B	=38N	−85B	−84N	−88N	=81B	+86N	=83B	+80N	3.5	26.0	28.0	10.25	1058	-3.2
74	Seven, Ali Oytun	1879	TUR	=68N	F	=32B	+16N	−8B	−21B	+69N	−23B	F	3.0	39.5	40.0	13.75	1754	-36.4
75	Tokmak, Mustafa	1516	TUR	−5B	+92N	−16B	F	−40N	+88B	−33N	+62B	F	3.0	33.0	33.0	7.00	967	-32.0
76	Ulutas, Umut	1405	TUR	−54N	F	−37B	−58N	+70B	−67N	+77B	+63B	−34N	3.0	32.0	34.0	10.50	904	-24.4
77	Acar, Omer Kerem	0	TUR	−28N	−66B	+93N	−44B	+47N	−69B	−76N	+88B	−61N	3.0	30.0	31.0	7.50	1360	0.0
78	FIDE 525043234	0	—	−15N	−60B	−68N	=81B	+93N	−38B	+91B	−65N	=79B	3.0	30.0	31.0	6.00	863	0.0
79	FIDE 44581467	0	—	−24N	−53B	−46N	=91B	+90N	+71B	−64N	−72B	=78N	3.0	29.5	31.5	8.00	785	0.0
80	FIDE 51609339	0	—	−13B	−65N	+95B	−55N	−69N	+92B	−66B	+85N	−73B	3.0	27.0	27.0	3.00	801	0.0
81	FIDE 26316919	0	—	−22B	−56N	−67B	=78N	−89B	=73N	+92N	+93B	−62N	3.0	26.5	27.5	5.25	1391	0.0
82	Ozturk, Koray Can	1531	TUR	−48N	F	−45B	+86N	=37B	−43N	−41B	+84N	F	2.5	31.0	33.0	7.00	1364	-30.8
83	Oz, Tuna	0	TUR	−52N	−62B	+88N	+69B	−60N	−61B	−63N	=73N	−70B	2.5	30.5	32.5	7.25	1295	0.0
84	Yalcin, Yusuf	0	TUR	−45B	F	=90N	+73B	−46N	−68B	+89N	−82B	−71N	2.5	26.5	28.5	6.50	1375	0.0
85	Kahraman, Eymen	0	TUR	−59N	=42B	+73N	−23B	−53N	=72B	−47N	−80B	F	2.0	32.5	34.5	7.50	1472	0.0
86	Demirkale, Mustafa Eren	0	TUR	+46N	−11B	−60N	−82B	−63N	−70N	−73B	=91B	=93N	2.0	30.0	31.0	6.00	1416	0.0
87	FIDE 525043200	0	—	−31N	+96B	−25N	−66B	F	−44B	+88N	−47B	−63N	2.0	29.0	29.0	2.00	857	0.0
88	Erdogan, Ediz Tuna	0	TUR	−16B	−39N	−83B	+92N	+73B	−75N	−87B	−77N	F	2.0	26.5	27.5	4.50	1444	0.0
89	Acar, Ege	0	TUR	−34N	−61B	−71N	=93B	+81N	−47B	−84B	=90N	F	2.0	26.5	27.5	4.50	837	0.0
90	Ocak, Umut	0	TUR	−58B	−35N	=84B	−64N	−79B	F	−71N	=89B	+92N	2.0	24.5	24.5	3.25	771	0.0
91	FIDE 26361540	0	—	−43B	F	−63N	=79N	−92B	+93B	−78N	=86N	F	2.0	22.5	23.5	3.50	903	0.0
92	FIDE 525043196	0	—	−33N	−75B	−47N	−88B	+91N	−80N	−81B	F	−90B	1.0	24.5	24.5	2.00	805	0.0
93	FIDE 51609428	0	—	−36B	−55N	−77B	=89N	−78B	−91N	F	−81N	=86B	1.0	24.0	24.0	2.00	916	0.0
94	FIDE 525020447	0	—	=37B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	8.0	8.0	2.50	1670	0.0
95	FIDE 525043218	0	—	−25N	−72B	−80N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	839	0.0
96	FIDE 525043188	0	—	−57B	−87N	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	836	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Dirikolu, DenizFMTUR
+80.4
8.0 pts · #2
2Biyiksiz, Ali BatuhanCMTUR
+73.6
8.0 pts · #1
3Gurkan, Ahmet AkifTUR
+65.6
5.0 pts · #24

Top rating losers

1Marasli, Nazim EfeTUR
-90.4
4.0 pts · #25
2Yilmazer, Emir ArdaTUR
-70.8
5.0 pts · #13
3Sahinoglu, CinarTUR
-52.0
4.0 pts · #51

Biggest upsets

R8+315 Elo gap
Kaya, Huseyin Talha1670 beat Marasli, Nazim Efe1985
R8+213 Elo gap
Makar, Baran1490 beat Yalcin, Arda Yusuf1703
R7+206 Elo gap
Deniz, Yagiz Efe1779 beat Marasli, Nazim Efe1985