TCF - Van Foreest vs Gurel Match
Double Round-RobinStandard
Location
🇹🇷Ankara, The Green Park Hotel, Turkey
Dates
11 Feb 2026 → 16 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Double RR · 6 rounds
Titled players · 2
GM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 2 · 6 roundsGM Jorden Van Foreest led from R1 onwards, the title was decided early.
Co-leaders
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Van Foreest#1Gurel#2
R1–R6 · LEAD HELD
GM Jorden Van Foreest never relinquished the lead after R1; final gap +3.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · DECISIVE LEAD15 Feb
GM Jorden Van Foreest opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Ediz Gurel); the title is out of reach before R6.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND · 6 games
GM Jorden Van Foreest 4.5–1.5 against GM Ediz Gurel (R1 1-0, R2 0-1, R3 1-0, R4 ½-½, R5 1-0, R6 1-0) — decisive in 5/6.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇱GMVan Foreest, Jorden | 2705 | * | 10 | 4.5 | 6.75 | 9.0 | +10.2 | 2838 |
| 2 | 🇹🇷GMGurel, Ediz | 2645 | 10 | * | 1.5 | 6.75 | 27.0 | -10.2 | 2512 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Van Foreest, JordenGMNED+10.24.5 pts · #1
- 2Gurel, EdizGMTUR-10.21.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Gurel, EdizGMTUR-10.21.5 pts · #2
- 2Van Foreest, JordenGMNED10.24.5 pts · #1