GMVahap Sanal
- FIDE ID
- 6300545
Player overview
Vahap Sanal’s highest recorded classical FIDE rating is 2608 (November 2023). On the November 2026 FIDE list, Vahap Sanal ranks #282 worldwide and #6 in Turkiye among active classical players.
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | 36th NATO Chess Championship 2026 - Blitz | Blitz | 6 |
| 2026-10-12 | 36th NATO Chess Championship 2026 | Classical | 7 |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 2025-06-24 | 11th Cesme Open A 2025 | Cesme TUR | 3.2 | Vahap Sanal | Nazmi Can Dogan | 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 202 | 2025-06-24 | 11th Cesme Open A 2025 | Cesme TUR | 2.17 | Alihan Huseyinoglu | Vahap Sanal | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 203 | 2025-06-23 | 11th Cesme Open A 2025 | Cesme TUR | 1.4 | Vahap Sanal | Stanislav Bukreev | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 204 | 2025-05-31 | 25th Dubai Open A 2025 | Dubai UAE | 5.2 | Vahap Sanal | Shiroghlan Talibov | 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 205 | 2025-05-30 | 25th Dubai Open A 2025 | Dubai UAE | 4.28 | Di Zhang | Vahap Sanal | 0-1 | 93 | Open |
| 206 | 2025-05-29 | 25th Dubai Open A 2025 | Dubai UAE | 3.19 | Vahap Sanal | Pham Tran Gia Phuc | 0-1 | 61 | Open |
| 207 | 2025-05-28 | 25th Dubai Open A 2025 | Dubai UAE | 2.8 | Lukas Dotzer | Vahap Sanal | 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 208 | 2025-05-27 | 25th Dubai Open A 2025 | Dubai UAE | 1.16 | Vahap Sanal | Dau Khuong Duy | 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 209 | 2025-05-25 | 8th Sharjah Masters 2025 | Sharjah UAE | 9.25 | Ortik Nigmatov | Vahap Sanal | 1/2-1/2 | 9 | Open |
| 210 | 2025-05-24 | 8th Sharjah Masters 2025 | Sharjah UAE | 8.2 | Vahap Sanal | Leon Luke Mendonca | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 211 | 2025-05-23 | 8th Sharjah Masters 2025 | Sharjah UAE | 7.29 | Emin Ohanyan | Vahap Sanal | 0-1 | 23 | Open |
| 212 | 2025-05-22 | 8th Sharjah Masters 2025 | Sharjah UAE | 6.16 | Vahap Sanal | Samuel Sevian | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 213 | 2025-05-21 | 8th Sharjah Masters 2025 | Sharjah UAE | 5.17 | Pouya Idani | Vahap Sanal | 1/2-1/2 | 23 | Open |
| 214 | 2025-05-20 | 8th Sharjah Masters 2025 | Sharjah UAE | 4.19 | Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen | Vahap Sanal | 1/2-1/2 | 10 | Open |
| 215 | 2025-05-19 | 8th Sharjah Masters 2025 | Sharjah UAE | 3.1 | Vahap Sanal | Nikolas Theodorou | 0-1 | 21 | Open |
| 216 | 2025-05-18 | 8th Sharjah Masters 2025 | Sharjah UAE | 2.31 | Tao Pang | Vahap Sanal | 0-1 | 54 | Open |
| 217 | 2025-05-17 | 8th Sharjah Masters 2025 | Sharjah UAE | 1.4 | Vahap Sanal | Faustino Oro | 1/2-1/2 | 93 | Open |
| 218 | 2025-05-06 | Baku Open 2025 | Baku AZE | 9.3 | Vahap Sanal | Aydin Suleymanli | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 219 | 2025-05-05 | Baku Open 2025 | Baku AZE | 8.6 | Muthaiah AL | Vahap Sanal | 0-1 | 54 | Open |
| 220 | 2025-05-04 | Baku Open 2025 | Baku AZE | 7.1 | Vahap Sanal | Aleksandar Indjic | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 221 | 2025-05-03 | Baku Open 2025 | Baku AZE | 6.5 | Harshavardhan G B | Vahap Sanal | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 222 | 2025-05-02 | Baku Open 2025 | Baku AZE | 5.3 | Vahap Sanal | Khazar Babazada | 1/2-1/2 | 77 | Open |
| 223 | 2025-05-01 | Baku Open 2025 | Baku AZE | 4.8 | Farid Orujov | Vahap Sanal | 0-1 | 65 | Open |
| 224 | 2025-04-30 | Baku Open 2025 | Baku AZE | 3.12 | Vahap Sanal | Umid Aslanov | 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 225 | 2025-04-29 | Baku Open 2025 | Baku AZE | 2.6 | Murad Ibrahimli | Vahap Sanal | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 226 | 2025-04-28 | Baku Open 2025 | Baku AZE | 1.8 | Vahap Sanal | Ayan Allahverdiyeva | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 227 | 2025-04-21 | grenke Chess Open 2025 | Karlsruhe GER | 9.12 | Vahap Sanal | Alexander Fishbein | 1-0 | 63 | Open |
| 228 | 2025-04-21 | grenke Chess Open 2025 | Karlsruhe GER | 8.3 | Daniil Yuffa | Vahap Sanal | 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 229 | 2025-04-20 | grenke Chess Open 2025 | Karlsruhe GER | 7.13 | Vahap Sanal | Lad Mandar Pradip | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 230 | 2025-04-20 | grenke Chess Open 2025 | Karlsruhe GER | 6.7 | Jakob Leon Pajeken | Vahap Sanal | 1/2-1/2 | 27 | Open |
| 231 | 2025-04-19 | grenke Chess Open 2025 | Karlsruhe GER | 5.12 | Vahap Sanal | Emile Bassini | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 232 | 2025-04-19 | grenke Chess Open 2025 | Karlsruhe GER | 4.12 | Khoi Pham | Vahap Sanal | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 233 | 2025-04-18 | grenke Chess Open 2025 | Karlsruhe GER | 3.13 | Vahap Sanal | Christian Polster | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 234 | 2025-04-18 | grenke Chess Open 2025 | Karlsruhe GER | 2.15 | Moritz Stoettner | Vahap Sanal | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 235 | 2025-04-17 | grenke Chess Open 2025 | Karlsruhe GER | 1.16 | Vahap Sanal | Harshit Amarnani | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 236 | 2025-03-26 | 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 11.29 | Vahap Sanal | Eray Kilic | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 237 | 2025-03-25 | 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 10.41 | Jonah B Willow | Vahap Sanal | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 238 | 2025-03-24 | 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 9.56 | Vahap Sanal | Dimitrios Stefanou | 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 239 | 2025-03-23 | 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 8.34 | Jonasz Baum | Vahap Sanal | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 240 | 2025-03-22 | 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 7.58 | Vahap Sanal | Sargis Vach. Sargsyan | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 241 | 2025-03-20 | 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 6.88 | Vasile Sanduleac | Vahap Sanal | 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 242 | 2025-03-19 | 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 5.49 | Vahap Sanal | Sanjin Culum | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 243 | 2025-03-18 | 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 4.51 | Jakob Leon Pajeken | Vahap Sanal | 1/2-1/2 | 18 | Open |
| 244 | 2025-03-17 | 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 3.56 | Vahap Sanal | Toni Lazov | 1/2-1/2 | 64 | Open |
| 245 | 2025-03-16 | 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 2.49 | Pawel Sowinski | Vahap Sanal | 1/2-1/2 | 66 | Open |
| 246 | 2025-03-15 | 25th ch-EUR Indiv 2025 | Eforie Nord ROU | 1.6 | Vahap Sanal | Alexandra Zherebtsova | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 247 | 2024-12-21 | ch-TUR 2024 | Antalya TUR | 4.2 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Vahap Sanal | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 248 | 2024-12-21 | ch-TUR 2024 | Antalya TUR | 4.1 | Vahap Sanal | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 249 | 2024-12-18 | ch-TUR 2024 | Antalya TUR | 3.2 | Vahap Sanal | Muhammed Batuhan Dastan | 1-0 | 62 | Open |
| 250 | 2024-12-18 | ch-TUR 2024 | Antalya TUR | 3.1 | Muhammed Batuhan Dastan | Vahap Sanal | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |