2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U17 Girls
22 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026 in Antalya, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1623, and top seed was Ela Bursali (🇹🇷 TUR, 1819).
Rezzan Oztay (🇹🇷 TUR, 1658) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ela Bursali (6.5) and Nur Sima Tanriver (6.0). Oztay shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Beril Yalcin (1503) beat Erem Aydin (1717), a +214-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsRezzan Oztay led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Rezzan Oztay takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Rezzan Oztay drew with Ela Bursali (White).
Ela Bursali won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rezzan Oztay | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Ela Bursali | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Elvin Esma Buyuk | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Nur Sima Tanriver | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oztay, Rezzan | 1658 | TUR | +16B | +9N | =12B | =2B | +4N | +7N | =3B | +8B | =6N | 7.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 35.75 | 1787 | +53.6 |
| 2 | Bursali, Ela | 1819 | TUR | +6B | +4N | +10B | =1N | =7B | =5N | +14B | =3N | =11N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 35.50 | 1745 | -18.4 |
| 3 | Tanriver, Nur Sima | 1554 | TUR | −14B | +20N | +16B | +9N | =5B | +8B | =1N | =2B | =4N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 29.25 | 1790 | +74.4 |
| 4 | Ibadullayev, Lale Lidya | 1645 | TUR | +19N | −2B | +15N | =10N | −1B | +13B | +9N | +7B | =3B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 27.00 | 1652 | +4.4 |
| 5 | Buyuk, Elvin Esma | 1665 | TUR | +21N | −12B | +6N | +13B | =3N | =2B | −8N | +16B | +7N | 6.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 26.75 | 1643 | -5.2 |
| 6 | Oztas, Serife Elvin | 0 | TUR | −2N | +19B | −5B | +16N | −17N | +18B | +12B | +10N | =1B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 23.00 | 1618 | +49.2 |
| 7 | Iyican, Sude | 1665 | TUR | +15B | =13N | +14B | +12N | =2N | −1B | +10B | −4N | −5B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 23.50 | 1561 | -40.4 |
| 8 | Aydin, Erem | 1717 | TUR | +11N | −10B | =13B | +14N | +12B | −3N | +5B | −1N | =9N | 5.0 | 43.0 | 47.5 | 24.75 | 1500 | -79.6 |
| 9 | Karagulmez, Fatmanur | 1473 | TUR | +18N | −1B | +21N | −3B | +15N | =12N | −4B | +14N | =8B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 42.5 | 18.75 | 1365 | -28.8 |
| 10 | Yalcin, Beril | 1503 | TUR | +20B | +8N | −2N | =4B | =13N | +17B | −7N | −6B | +15B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 20.75 | 1506 | -1.6 |
| 11 | Sanli, Ela | 1400 | TUR | −8B | =14N | −19B | −17B | +22N | +20N | +18B | +13N | =2B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 16.50 | 1689 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Sertel, Defne | 1455 | TUR | +22B | +5N | =1N | −7B | −8N | =9B | −6N | +17B | =16N | 4.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 17.25 | 1475 | +4.0 |
| 13 | Senel, Duru | 1532 | TUR | +17N | =7B | =8N | −5N | =10B | −4N | +19B | −11B | +20N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 17.00 | 1490 | -11.6 |
| 14 | Cenkmen, Devin Ada | 0 | TUR | +3N | =11B | −7N | −8B | +21N | +15B | −2N | −9B | +22N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 14.50 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 51678179 | 0 | — | −7N | +17B | −4B | +19N | −9B | −14N | +21B | +22B | −10N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 8.50 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 26354624 | 0 | — | −1N | +18B | −3N | −6B | +20B | F | +17N | −5N | =12B | 3.5 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 12.25 | 1182 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 525020714 | 0 | — | −13B | −15N | +22B | +11N | +6B | −10N | −16B | −12N | =18B | 3.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 12.25 | 1282 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 525020722 | 0 | — | −9B | −16N | −20B | +22N | +19B | −6N | −11N | +21B | =17N | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 6.75 | 648 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 26305658 | 0 | — | −4B | −6N | +11N | −15B | −18N | +22B | −13N | =20B | =21N | 3.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 7.50 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 26354489 | 0 | — | −10N | −3B | +18N | =21B | −16N | −11B | +22N | =19N | −13B | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 6.00 | 730 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 294152 | 0 | — | −5B | +22N | −9B | =20N | −14B | F | −15N | −18N | =19B | 2.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 3.00 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 525043285 | 0 | — | −12N | −21B | −17N | −18B | −11B | −19N | −20B | −15N | −14B | 0.0 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 0.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tanriver, Nur SimaTUR+74.46.0 pts · #4
- 2Oztay, RezzanTUR+53.67.0 pts · #1
- 3Oztas, Serife ElvinTUR+49.25.5 pts · #8
- 1Aydin, EremTUR-79.65.0 pts · #7
- 2Iyican, SudeTUR-40.45.0 pts · #6
- 3Karagulmez, FatmanurTUR-28.85.0 pts · #15
- R2+214 Elo gap
- R2+210 Elo gap
- R6+163 Elo gap