Vahap Şanal has been crowned the 2024 Turkish Chess Champion.

The 2024 Turkish Championship , organized by the Turkish Chess Federation (TSF) with support from GÜRİŞ Holding, was held at the Antalya Mirage Park Resort Hotel from December 12–23, 2024. It featured an exciting knockout format and boasted a record prize fund of 1,250,000 TL. The event attracted the 16 strongest Turkish players, including five Grandmasters and four International Masters.

GMs Vahap Şanal, Mustafa Yılmaz, and Muhammed Batuhan Daştan entered as the top-rated players and lived up to expectations by advancing to the semifinals. In this stage, Şanal defeated Daştan 1.5–0.5, while Yılmaz overcame Gökerkan by the same score.

In the final, Şanal, playing with the white pieces in the first game, secured a crucial victory and clinched his third national title by drawing the second game.

GM Muhammed Batuhan Daştan (pictured above, left) won the match for third place, completing the podium.

Photos: official website

Official website: tr2024.tsf.org.tr/en