Vahap Şanal (born 26 May 1998) is a Turkish chess grandmaster and two-time Turkish Chess Champion.
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Country | Turkey |
Born | (1998-05-26) May 26, 1998 (age 24) |
Title | Grandmaster (2016) |
FIDE rating | 2595 (October 2022) |
Peak rating | 2601 (December 2021) |
In 2006, Şanal became the youngest player on the Turkish national team at the age of eight[1] and defeated world champion Magnus Carlsen in an online blitz game in 2019.[2]
Şanal won the 4th World Schools Chess Championships, U11 section in 2008, scoring 8.5/9, and becoming a Candidate master in the process. In 2012, he won the European School Championship Open 15, scoring 8.5/9, and also became a FIDE Master that year.[3]
He won the Turkish Chess Championship in 2019 and 2020.[4]
He qualified to play in the Chess World Cup 2021 and Chess World Cup 2023.[5] Şanal took part in the 23rd European Chess Championship and won the individual bronze medal for his board.[6]
In 2022, Şanal played first board at Türkiye Chess Super League. He scored 9/12 winning the first board prize with performance of 2796.[7]
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