Turkish Cadet & Youth Championships 2026 – Under 17 LIVE

The Turkish Cadet & Youth Championships 2026 will take place from January 25 to January 31 in Belek, Turkey. This tournament has 24 age categories – Under 18, Girls Under 18, Under 17, Girls Under 17, Under 16, Girls Under 16, Under 15, Girls Under 15, Under 14, Girls Under 14, Under 13, Girls Under 13, Under 12, Girls Under 12, Under 11, Girls Under 11, Under 10, Girls Under 10, Under 9, Girls Under 9, Under 8, Girls Under 8, Under 7, and Girls Under 7.. The Under 17 section is a 9-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 90 min + 30 sec/move. For more events from Turkey, check out The Asian Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.

The top-seeded players are FM Egehan Yildiz (2357), Ali Batuhan Biyiksiz (2194), CM Deniz Dirikolu (2175), CM Alper Tezcan (2147), Emir Arda Yilmazer (2142), Kagan Torun (2128), Yaman Binboga (2095), Ismail Cinar Keloglu (2092), CM Teoman Guney Ersoz (2037), Batin Okur (2020), Ege Yigit Celik (2012), Nazim Efe Marasli (1985), Doruk Karayayla (1976), Enver Konyar (1966), Kadir Mert Seker (1959), Ata Gebes (1936), Arda Sozat (1910), Muhsin Enes Kaan Elibol (1897), Ali Oytun Seven (1879), Ongun Harman (1872). Scroll down for the full participants list.

Categories: Under 18 / Girls Under 18 / Girls Under 17 / Under 16 / Girls Under 16 / Under 15 / Girls Under 15 / Under 14 / Girls Under 14 / Under 13 / Girls Under 13 / Under 12 / Girls Under 12 / Under 11 / Girls Under 11 / Under 10 / Girls Under 10 / Under 9 / Girls Under 9 / Under 8 / Girls Under 8 / Under 7 / Girls Under 7

Turkish Cadet & Youth Championships 2026 – Under 17 Participants

No.		Name	FED	RtgI	RtgN
1	FM	YILDIZ, EGEHAN	TUR	2357	2119
2		BIYIKSIZ, ALİ BATUHAN	TUR	2194	2032
3	CM	DİRİKOLU, DENİZ	TUR	2175	2099
4	CM	TEZCAN, ALPER	TUR	2147	2006
5		YILMAZER, EMİR ARDA	TUR	2142	1948
6		TORUN, KAĞAN	TUR	2128	1984
7		BİNBOĞA, YAMAN	TUR	2095	1999
8		KELOĞLU, İSMAİL ÇINAR	TUR	2092	1854
9	CM	ERSÖZ, TEOMAN GÜNEY	TUR	2037	1918
10		OKUR, BATIN	TUR	2020	1928
11		ÇELİK, EGE YİĞİT	TUR	2012	1968
12		MARAŞLI, NAZIM EFE	TUR	1985	1916
13		KARAYAYLA, DORUK	TUR	1976	1971
14		KONYAR, ENVER	TUR	1966	1872
15		ŞEKER, KADİR MERT	TUR	1959	1898
16		GEBEŞ, ATA	TUR	1936	1848
17		SÖZAT, ARDA	TUR	1910	1891
18		ELİBOL, MUHSİN ENES KAAN	TUR	1897	1741
19		SEVEN, ALİ OYTUN	TUR	1879	1827
20		HARMAN, ONGUN	TUR	1872	1825
21		GELİR, TOPRAK	TUR	1852	1816
22		KOCACIK, DOĞUKAN	TUR	1852	1765
23		KANDEMİR, KAYRA	TUR	1843	1740
24		ÜNAL, RÜZGAR	TUR	1838	1731
25		BİLİR, CEMAL ARDA	TUR	1805	1826
26		GÜCÜKODACI, OĞUZHAN BİLAL	TUR	1816	1814
27		GÜRKAN, AHMET AKİF	TUR	1793	1674
28		GÜPLÜCE, MELİH	TUR	1787	1764
29		ERBAŞ, YİĞİT	TUR	1781	1753
30		ŞAHİNOĞLU, ÇINAR	TUR	1780	1726
31		DENİZ, YAĞIZ EFE	TUR	1779	1773
32		ÖNCE, AHMET ASIM	TUR	1765	1747
33		ERÖZ, DENİZ	TUR	1735	1747
34		ÖZAYDIN, YILMAZ EGE	TUR	1746	1742
35		ÖZTÜRK, ONUR	TUR	1732	1659
36		AKKAYA, YİĞİT	TUR	1717	1723
37		ESEN, MİR BARAN	TUR	1716	1614
38		TEKASLAN, YUSUF BATU	TUR	1714	1657
39		USTA, ENES KAAN	TUR	1710	1633
40		YALÇIN, ARDA YUSUF	TUR	1704	1678
41		KILIÇ, ATA DENİZ	TUR	1703	1617
42		UYGUN, AHMET SELİM	TUR	1687	1649
43		KAYA, HÜSEYİN TALHA	TUR	1670	1608
44		ÇELİK, SEYFETTİN RÜZGAR	TUR	1548	1658
45		GÜVEN, KEREM	TUR	1651	1551
46		ASLAN, ATLAS	TUR	1639	1508
47		YIKILMAZ, UMUT	TUR	1631	1566
48		YILDIRIM, ENES	TUR	1629	1494
49		ALSAÇ, ALPER TOLGA	TUR	1617	1560
50		ÇELEBİ, YAŞAR KAAN	TUR	1617	1516
51		İLKİN, BARIŞ	TUR	1613	1449
52		TÜLEK, MEHMET ORHUN	TUR	1612	1560
53		BAHÇECİ, MERT	TUR	1608	1536
54		MAKAR, BARAN	TUR	1490	1603
55		ALTINEL, ALİ FUAT	TUR	1585	1566
56		YILMAZLAR, BURAK	TUR	1573	1475
57		DEMİROĞLU, TİMUR	TUR	1551	1565
58		AĞCA, SAMET	TUR	1554	1531
59		CENGİZ, CEYHUN	TUR	0	1531
60		ÖZTÜRK, KORAY CAN	TUR	1529	1511
61		TOKMAK, MUSTAFA	TUR	1517	1523
62		KILIÇ, METEHAN	TUR	0	1481
63		KIYMAZ, FURKAN EGE	TUR	1458	1463
64		ACU, ALPER TUĞRUL	TUR	0	1443
65		ATAŞ, ÜVEYS	TUR	0	1434
66		KARAASLAN, ALP ÇAĞAN	TUR	0	1420
67		KIRAY, ONAT	TUR	0	1407
68		ULUTAŞ, UMUT	TUR	1405	1343
69		YILDIZ, KORAY	TUR	0	1403
70		AKÇAY, DORUK EFE	TUR	0	1368
71		YILDIRIM, AHMET YUSUF	TUR	0	1331
72		ERASLAN, YUSUF TAHA	TUR	0	1326
73		ÜLKE, MUSTAFA HÜDAİ	TUR	0	1326
74		ULUKIR, ÖMER ARDA	TUR	0	1318
75		YETEK, AHMET	TUR	0	1316
76		ACAR, ÖMER KEREM	TUR	0	1296
77		TÜNYER, MEHMET	TUR	0	1295
78		YENİGÜN, MUHAMMED UĞUR	TUR	0	1293
79		AKHAN, BEYTULLAH	TUR	0	1286
80		DEMİR, EREN	TUR	0	1274
81		YALÇIN, YUSUF	TUR	0	1274
82		KAHRAMAN, EYMEN	TUR	0	1253
83		ERDOĞAN, EDİZ TUNA	TUR	0	1251
84		GÜMÜŞTAŞ, YILMAZ ATLAS	TUR	0	1211
85		GEYLANİ, MUHAMMED EREN	TUR	0	1210
86		ÇAĞLIN, LEON AREL	TUR	0	1207
87		BERBEROĞLU, UMUT KAAN	TUR	0	1192
88		BÜYÜKDAĞ, KEREM	TUR	0	1191
89		DURU, MÜSLÜM AKIN	TUR	0	1167
90		ACAR, EGE	TUR	0	1126
91		GÖKDEMİR, ARDA	TUR	0	1099
92		DEMİRKALE, MUSTAFA EREN	TUR	0	1084
93		OCAK, UMUT	TUR	0	1055
94		KENDİR, MEHMET ÖMER	TUR	0	1002
95		CÜCE, EBUBEKİR	TUR	0	0
96		ÖZ, TUNA	TUR	0	0