2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U18 Open
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026 in Antalya, Turkey. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2060, and top seed was Ozgur Deniz Hasirci (🇹🇷 TUR, 2280).
Mirac Melih Topuz (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2151) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Mehdi Yesil (6.5) and Utku Alpaslan (6.5). Topuz shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Mehmet Kagan Apaydin (1732) beat Ozgur Deniz Hasirci (2280), a +548-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
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×37
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Mirac Melih Topuz led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE30 Jan
CM Mirac Melih Topuz takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Mirac Melih Topuz drew with Utku Alpaslan (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
CM Mirac Melih Topuz 4 wins (R5–R8)Utku Alpaslan 3 wins (R7–R9)Cagan Yogurtcuoglu 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMMirac Melih Topuz | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Utku Alpaslan | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Cagan Yogurtcuoglu | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Ozgur Deniz Hasirci | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Topuz, Mirac MelihCM | 2151 | TUR | −34B | +29N | +37B | =3N | +11B | +9N | +10B | +8N | =2B | 7.0 | 40.0 | 41.5 | 32.50 | 2086 | -14.8 |
| 2 | Yesil, Mehdi | 1993 | TUR | +22B | −15N | +27B | +20N | +4B | +3N | =8B | =5N | =1N | 6.5 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 34.00 | 2075 | +48.8 |
| 3 | Alpaslan, Utku | 2015 | TUR | +28N | =6B | =14N | =1B | +19N | −2B | +21N | +9N | +8B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 31.25 | 2014 | +7.6 |
| 4 | Hasirci, Ozgur Deniz | 2280 | TUR | −8N | +30B | +34N | +6B | −2N | +14B | +11N | +7N | =5B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 46.5 | 31.25 | 2107 | -54.4 |
| 5 | Yogurtcuoglu, Cagan | 1962 | TUR | +27B | =19N | +13B | +15N | +9B | =8N | =7B | =2B | =4N | 6.5 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 32.75 | 2044 | +42.4 |
| 6 | Sarioglu, Hakan Bora | 1815 | TUR | +39B | =3N | +38B | −4N | −15B | +32N | +20B | +12N | +10B | 6.5 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 23.25 | 2071 | +104.4 |
| 7 | Akkaya, Atakan | 2050 | TUR | +26B | =13N | +19B | =9N | =21B | +15N | =5N | −4B | +16N | 6.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 27.00 | 2018 | -8.0 |
| 8 | Apaydin, Mehmet Kagan | 1732 | TUR | +4B | +12N | =20B | +10B | +16N | =5B | =2N | −1B | −3N | 5.5 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 30.00 | 2099 | +160.0 |
| 9 | Bilir, Ibrahim | 1894 | TUR | +29B | +11N | +16N | =7B | −5N | −1B | +19N | −3B | +15B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 24.00 | 2027 | +56.8 |
| 10 | Pehlivan, Mert | 1919 | TUR | +30B | +34N | =15B | −8N | +13B | +21N | −1N | +16B | −6N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 21.25 | 1909 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Sahin, Burak Doga | 2073 | TUR | +17N | −9B | +28N | +14B | −1N | =12B | −4B | =19N | +26B | 5.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 20.50 | 1915 | -60.0 |
| 12 | Derbentli, Cemil Furkan | 1910 | TUR | +24N | −8B | +31N | −16B | +17N | =11N | +15B | −6B | =13N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 21.00 | 1813 | -37.6 |
| 13 | Turk, Talha Gunes | 1793 | TUR | +36N | =7B | −5N | +26B | −10N | +17B | −16N | +22B | =12B | 5.0 | 39.5 | 41.0 | 19.00 | 1844 | +20.4 |
| 14 | Ozturk, Eray Ahmet | 1828 | TUR | +33B | =20N | =3B | −11N | +35B | −4N | +31B | +28N | −23B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 16.25 | 1896 | +24.4 |
| 15 | Oguz, Emek Ege | 1799 | TUR | +40N | +2B | =10N | −5B | +6N | −7B | −12N | +24B | −9N | 4.5 | 45.5 | 46.5 | 20.75 | 1832 | +9.6 |
| 16 | Seker, Gokhan | 2055 | TUR | +37B | +21N | −9B | +12N | −8B | =20N | +13B | −10N | −7B | 4.5 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 17.50 | 1872 | -78.8 |
| 17 | Araz, Mustafa Zeynullah | 1669 | TUR | −11B | +33N | =23B | +38N | −12B | −13N | +27B | =21B | =18N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 14.25 | 1820 | +46.4 |
| 18 | Acar, Burak | 0 | TUR | −21B | =26N | −22B | −24N | +33B | =29N | +25B | +30N | =17B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 15.50 | 1573 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Pusmaz, Onur | 1770 | TUR | +25B | =5B | −7N | +22N | −3B | +27N | −9B | =11B | F | 4.0 | 41.0 | 44.0 | 17.25 | 1825 | +16.0 |
| 20 | Nuhoglu, Yusahan | 2054 | TUR | +35N | =14B | =8N | −2B | +34N | =16B | −6N | F | =22B | 4.0 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 14.00 | 1810 | -90.0 |
| 21 | Aydogdu, Ali Emre | 1832 | TUR | +18N | −16B | +39N | +23B | =7N | −10B | −3B | =17N | F | 4.0 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 14.75 | 1821 | -4.4 |
| 22 | Yildiz, Ege Serhan | 1535 | TUR | −2N | =36B | +18N | −19B | =31N | =34B | +26B | −13N | =20N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 13.50 | 1669 | +37.2 |
| 23 | Kececi, Kaan | 1968 | TUR | =32N | =31B | =17N | −21N | +29B | =28B | F | F | +14N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 14.75 | 1684 | -77.6 |
| 24 | Yalcin, Mevlut Zafer | 0 | TUR | −12B | −37N | −25B | +18B | +39N | =26N | +32B | −15N | =27B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 12.00 | 1579 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 525043129 | 0 | — | −19N | −28B | +24N | −35N | −30B | +40B | −18N | +36N | +29B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 9.50 | 844 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Sener, Batikan | 1651 | TUR | −7N | =18B | +32N | −13N | =27B | =24B | −22N | +33B | −11N | 3.5 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 12.00 | 1578 | -31.2 |
| 27 | Dabak, Mustafa Burak | 1596 | TUR | −5N | +40B | −2N | +39B | =26N | −19B | −17N | =32B | =24N | 3.5 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 7.25 | 1501 | -30.4 |
| 28 | Besdas, Tarik Ziyad | 1608 | TUR | −3B | +25N | −11B | =29N | F | =23N | +30B | −14B | F | 3.0 | 34.5 | 36.0 | 10.50 | 1721 | +17.2 |
| 29 | Kisa, Sirat | 0 | TUR | −9N | −1B | +40N | =28B | −23N | =18B | +33N | −31B | −25N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 7.75 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Aydogan, Batin Efe | 1541 | TUR | −10N | −4N | +33B | −34B | +25N | +36B | −28N | −18B | F | 3.0 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 8.50 | 1003 | -32.8 |
| 31 | Hasil, Enes | 1570 | TUR | =38B | =23N | −12B | =37N | =22B | F | −14N | +29N | F | 3.0 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 8.50 | 1680 | +23.6 |
| 32 | Verdi, Bugra | 1601 | TUR | =23B | −38N | −26B | +36N | F | −6B | −24N | =27N | +40B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 6.25 | 1550 | -16.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 525043145 | 0 | — | −14N | −17B | −30N | +40B | −18N | +39B | −29B | −26N | +36B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 3.50 | 872 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Dogan, Deniz | 1744 | TUR | +1N | −10B | −4B | +30N | −20B | =22N | F | F | F | 2.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 12.00 | 1832 | +16.0 |
| 35 | Demir, Yigit Alperen | 1657 | TUR | −20B | −39N | +36N | +25B | −14N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1141 | -14.0 |
| 36 | Hamut, Sefa Ege | 0 | TUR | −13B | =22N | −35B | −32B | +40N | −30N | F | −25B | −33N | 1.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 3.00 | 1259 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Gokmen, Bekir Talha | 1664 | TUR | −16N | +24B | −1N | =31B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 1623 | -12.0 |
| 38 | Tutmaz, Bugra Hamza | 1924 | TUR | =31N | +32B | −6N | −17B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1576 | -68.8 |
| 39 | Tunc, Mustafa Yagiz | 0 | TUR | −6N | +35B | −21B | −27N | −24B | −33N | F | −40N | F | 1.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 2.00 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 74501992 | 0 | — | −15B | −27N | −29B | −33N | −36B | −25N | F | +39B | −32N | 1.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 1.00 | 865 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Apaydin, Mehmet KaganTUR+160.05.5 pts · #7
- 2Sarioglu, Hakan BoraTUR+104.46.5 pts · #9
- 3Bilir, IbrahimTUR+56.85.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Nuhoglu, YusahanTUR-90.04.0 pts · #16
- 2Seker, GokhanTUR-78.84.5 pts · #12
- 3Kececi, KaanTUR-77.64.0 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R1+548 Elo gap
- R1+407 Elo gap
- R5+323 Elo gap