GMVahap Sanal
TUR Born 1998 (Age ≈28) Male
- 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 ratings
Rapid
2539Published FIDE
Blitz
2542Published FIDE
Official classical ranks
- World rank
- #282
- National rank · TUR
- #6
Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ
Rating milestones
- Highest recorded rating
- 2608 Nov 2023
- Recorded years
- 2008–2026
- Archived games
- 1901
Based on available monthly lists and saved games.
Rating history
FIDE rating history
Published rating lists through Nov 2026.
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Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | 2024-05-27 | 24th Dubai Open A 2024 | Dubai UAE | 3.2 | Aronyak Ghosh | Vahap Sanal | Lost: 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 302 | 2024-05-26 | 24th Dubai Open A 2024 | Dubai UAE | 2.5 | Vahap Sanal | Leya Garifullina | Won: 1-0 | 69 | Open |
| 303 | 2024-05-25 | 24th Dubai Open A 2024 | Dubai UAE | 1.11 | Junhyeok Lee | Vahap Sanal | Won: 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 304 | 2024-05-22 | 7th Sharjah Masters 2024 | Sharjah UAE | 9.23 | Raunak Sadhwani | Vahap Sanal | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 305 | 2024-05-21 | 7th Sharjah Masters 2024 | Sharjah UAE | 8.16 | Vahap Sanal | Vladimir Fedoseev | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 57 | Open |
| 306 | 2024-05-20 | 7th Sharjah Masters 2024 | Sharjah UAE | 7.27 | B. Adhiban | Vahap Sanal | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 13 | Open |
| 307 | 2024-05-18 | 7th Sharjah Masters 2024 | Sharjah UAE | 5.35 | Mert Yilmazyerli | Vahap Sanal | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 16 | Open |
| 308 | 2024-05-17 | 7th Sharjah Masters 2024 | Sharjah UAE | 4.24 | Vahap Sanal | Leon Luke Mendonca | Lost: 0-1 | 67 | Open |
| 309 | 2024-05-16 | 7th Sharjah Masters 2024 | Sharjah UAE | 3.21 | Haik M. Martirosyan | Vahap Sanal | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 310 | 2024-05-15 | 7th Sharjah Masters 2024 | Sharjah UAE | 2.18 | Vahap Sanal | Sanan Sjugirov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 62 | Open |
| 311 | 2024-05-14 | 7th Sharjah Masters 2024 | Sharjah UAE | 1.11 | Narayanan S L | Vahap Sanal | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 312 | 2024-05-12 | Dubai Police Open A 2024 | Dubai UAE | 9.6 | Vladislav Artemiev | Vahap Sanal | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |
| 313 | 2024-05-11 | Dubai Police Open A 2024 | Dubai UAE | 8.16 | Vahap Sanal | Mahdi Gholami Orimi | Won: 1-0 | 66 | Open |
| 314 | 2024-05-10 | Dubai Police Open A 2024 | Dubai UAE | 7.23 | Erik R. Gasparyan | Vahap Sanal | Won: 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 315 | 2024-05-09 | Dubai Police Open A 2024 | Dubai UAE | 6.22 | Vahap Sanal | Rahman Mohammad Fahad | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 75 | Open |
| 316 | 2024-05-08 | Dubai Police Open A 2024 | Dubai UAE | 5.23 | Khumoyun Begmuratov | Vahap Sanal | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 317 | 2024-05-07 | Dubai Police Open A 2024 | Dubai UAE | 4.21 | Vahap Sanal | Arad Nazari | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 51 | Open |
| 318 | 2024-05-06 | Dubai Police Open A 2024 | Dubai UAE | 3.21 | Shyaam Nikhil P | Vahap Sanal | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 51 | Open |
| 319 | 2024-05-05 | Dubai Police Open A 2024 | Dubai UAE | 2.14 | Vahap Sanal | Krishna C R G | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 320 | 2024-05-04 | Dubai Police Open A 2024 | Dubai UAE | 1.29 | Asrorjon Omonov | Vahap Sanal | Won: 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 321 | 2024-04-07 | III Menorca Open 2024 | Ciutadella de Menorca ESP | 9.12 | Adar Tarhan | Vahap Sanal | Won: 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 322 | 2024-04-05 | III Menorca Open 2024 | Ciutadella de Menorca ESP | 6.16 | Vahap Sanal | Zhandos Agmanov | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 18 | Open |
| 323 | 2024-04-04 | III Menorca Open 2024 | Ciutadella de Menorca ESP | 4.2 | Vahap Sanal | Rajat Makkar | Lost: 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 324 | 2024-04-03 | III Menorca Open 2024 | Ciutadella de Menorca ESP | 2.19 | Vahap Sanal | Bartlomiej Niedbala | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 325 | 2024-03-21 | Reykjavik Open 2024 | Reykjavik ISL | 9.8 | Nico Chasin | Vahap Sanal | Won: 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 326 | 2024-03-20 | Reykjavik Open 2024 | Reykjavik ISL | 8.14 | Vahap Sanal | Miguel Ruiz Buendia | Won: 1-0 | 78 | Open |
| 327 | 2024-03-19 | Reykjavik Open 2024 | Reykjavik ISL | 7.4 | Alisher Suleymenov | Vahap Sanal | Lost: 1-0 | 68 | Open |
| 328 | 2024-03-18 | Reykjavik Open 2024 | Reykjavik ISL | 6.7 | Vahap Sanal | Yueheng Jin | Won: 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 329 | 2024-03-18 | Reykjavik Open 2024 | Reykjavik ISL | 5.4 | Praveen Balakrishnan | Vahap Sanal | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 56 | Open |
| 330 | 2024-03-17 | Reykjavik Open 2024 | Reykjavik ISL | 4.1 | Vahap Sanal | Vladislav Nevednichy | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 331 | 2024-03-16 | Reykjavik Open 2024 | Reykjavik ISL | 3.2 | Alexander Katz | Vahap Sanal | Won: 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 332 | 2024-03-16 | Reykjavik Open 2024 | Reykjavik ISL | 2.7 | Vahap Sanal | Eivind Olav Risting | Won: 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 333 | 2024-03-15 | Reykjavik Open 2024 | Reykjavik ISL | 1.8 | Sheila Barth Stanford | Vahap Sanal | Won: 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 334 | 2024-02-21 | Kragero Resort Chess 2024 | Kragero NOR | 1.3 | Vahap Sanal | Trisha Kanyamarala | Lost: 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 335 | 2023-12-30 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 21.33 | Bharath Subramaniyam H | Vahap Sanal | Lost: 1-0 | 81 | Open |
| 336 | 2023-12-30 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 20.21 | Vahap Sanal | Robert Hovhannisyan | Lost: 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 337 | 2023-12-30 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 19.32 | Ilia Iljiushenok | Vahap Sanal | Won: 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 338 | 2023-12-30 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 18.39 | Vahap Sanal | Maksim Chigaev | Won: 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 339 | 2023-12-30 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 17.31 | Manuel Petrosyan | Vahap Sanal | Lost: 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 340 | 2023-12-30 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 16.37 | Vahap Sanal | Liam Vrolijk | Won: 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 341 | 2023-12-30 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 15.49 | Karthik Venkataraman | Vahap Sanal | Won: 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 342 | 2023-12-30 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 14.6 | Vahap Sanal | Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov | Won: 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 343 | 2023-12-30 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 13.48 | Kazybek Nogerbek | Vahap Sanal | Lost: 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 344 | 2023-12-30 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 12.34 | Arseniy Nesterov | Vahap Sanal | Lost: 1-0 | 23 | Open |
| 345 | 2023-12-29 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 9.6 | Vahap Sanal | Nihal Sarin | Lost: 0-1 | 69 | Open |
| 346 | 2023-12-29 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 8.13 | Nikita Petrov | Vahap Sanal | Won: 0-1 | 110 | Open |
| 347 | 2023-12-29 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 7.19 | Vahap Sanal | Pouya Idani | Won: 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 348 | 2023-12-29 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 6.9 | Alexander Moiseenko | Vahap Sanal | Won: 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 349 | 2023-12-29 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 5.17 | Vahap Sanal | Denis Makhnev | Lost: 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 350 | 2023-12-29 | World Blitz 2023 | Samarkand UZB | 4.1 | Surya Shekhar Ganguly | Vahap Sanal | Won: 0-1 | 38 | Open |
- vs Aronyak GhoshLost · 1-0Black · 2024-05-27 · Round 3.224th Dubai Open A 2024
- vs Leya GarifullinaWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-26 · Round 2.524th Dubai Open A 2024
- vs Junhyeok LeeWon · 0-1Black · 2024-05-25 · Round 1.1124th Dubai Open A 2024
- vs Raunak SadhwaniDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-22 · Round 9.237th Sharjah Masters 2024
- vs Vladimir FedoseevDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-21 · Round 8.167th Sharjah Masters 2024
- vs B. AdhibanDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-20 · Round 7.277th Sharjah Masters 2024
- vs Mert YilmazyerliDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-18 · Round 5.357th Sharjah Masters 2024
- vs Leon Luke MendoncaLost · 0-1White · 2024-05-17 · Round 4.247th Sharjah Masters 2024
- vs Haik M. MartirosyanDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-16 · Round 3.217th Sharjah Masters 2024
- vs Sanan SjugirovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-15 · Round 2.187th Sharjah Masters 2024
- vs Narayanan S LDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-14 · Round 1.117th Sharjah Masters 2024
- vs Vladislav ArtemievDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-12 · Round 9.6Dubai Police Open A 2024
- vs Mahdi Gholami OrimiWon · 1-0White · 2024-05-11 · Round 8.16Dubai Police Open A 2024
- vs Erik R. GasparyanWon · 0-1Black · 2024-05-10 · Round 7.23Dubai Police Open A 2024
- vs Rahman Mohammad FahadDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-09 · Round 6.22Dubai Police Open A 2024
- vs Khumoyun BegmuratovDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-08 · Round 5.23Dubai Police Open A 2024
- vs Arad NazariDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-07 · Round 4.21Dubai Police Open A 2024
- vs Shyaam Nikhil PDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-05-06 · Round 3.21Dubai Police Open A 2024
- vs Krishna C R GDraw · ½–½White · 2024-05-05 · Round 2.14Dubai Police Open A 2024
- vs Asrorjon OmonovWon · 0-1Black · 2024-05-04 · Round 1.29Dubai Police Open A 2024
- vs Adar TarhanWon · 0-1Black · 2024-04-07 · Round 9.12III Menorca Open 2024
- vs Zhandos AgmanovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-04-05 · Round 6.16III Menorca Open 2024
- vs Rajat MakkarLost · 0-1White · 2024-04-04 · Round 4.2III Menorca Open 2024
- vs Bartlomiej NiedbalaDraw · ½–½White · 2024-04-03 · Round 2.19III Menorca Open 2024
- vs Nico ChasinWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-21 · Round 9.8Reykjavik Open 2024
- vs Miguel Ruiz BuendiaWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-20 · Round 8.14Reykjavik Open 2024
- vs Alisher SuleymenovLost · 1-0Black · 2024-03-19 · Round 7.4Reykjavik Open 2024
- vs Yueheng JinWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-18 · Round 6.7Reykjavik Open 2024
- vs Praveen BalakrishnanDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-03-18 · Round 5.4Reykjavik Open 2024
- vs Vladislav NevednichyDraw · ½–½White · 2024-03-17 · Round 4.1Reykjavik Open 2024
- vs Alexander KatzWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-16 · Round 3.2Reykjavik Open 2024
- vs Eivind Olav RistingWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-16 · Round 2.7Reykjavik Open 2024
- vs Sheila Barth StanfordWon · 0-1Black · 2024-03-15 · Round 1.8Reykjavik Open 2024
- vs Trisha KanyamaralaLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-21 · Round 1.3Kragero Resort Chess 2024
- vs Bharath Subramaniyam HLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 21.33World Blitz 2023
- vs Robert HovhannisyanLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-30 · Round 20.21World Blitz 2023
- vs Ilia IljiushenokWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 19.32World Blitz 2023
- vs Maksim ChigaevWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-30 · Round 18.39World Blitz 2023
- vs Manuel PetrosyanLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 17.31World Blitz 2023
- vs Liam VrolijkWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-30 · Round 16.37World Blitz 2023
- vs Karthik VenkataramanWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 15.49World Blitz 2023
- vs Mukhammadzokhid SuyarovWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-30 · Round 14.6World Blitz 2023
- vs Kazybek NogerbekLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 13.48World Blitz 2023
- vs Arseniy NesterovLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 12.34World Blitz 2023
- vs Nihal SarinLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-29 · Round 9.6World Blitz 2023
- vs Nikita PetrovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 8.13World Blitz 2023
- vs Pouya IdaniWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-29 · Round 7.19World Blitz 2023
- vs Alexander MoiseenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 6.9World Blitz 2023
- vs Denis MakhnevLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-29 · Round 5.17World Blitz 2023
- vs Surya Shekhar GangulyWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-29 · Round 4.1World Blitz 2023
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 |
| 2026-09-16 | 46th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 Open | Classical | 3½ |
| 2026-08-02 | Turkiye Chess Super League 2026 | Classical | 7½ |