Sanal, Vahap

Vahap Sanal

FIDE ratings

2,544Classical
2,539Rapid
2,558Blitz

Performance

50 games
56% Win
8% Draw
36% Loss

Vahap Sanal's playing style

Strong overall score:60%28W 4D 18L over 50 games
Steady recent form:55%11W 0D 9L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening has the largest White sample, with 1 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening
100%
1g
Vienna Game: Frankenstein-Dracula Variation
100%
1g
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense
100%
1g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
1g
King's Indian Attack
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation has the largest Black sample, with 1 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Modern Variation
100%
1g
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6
100%
1g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System
100%
1g
Slav Defense: Chebanenko Variation
100%
1g
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo
100%
1g

Repertoire

28 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

28 games in this line · White to move

Results for Sanal, Vahap as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
50%
11%
39%
Move
14 · 50%
57%
14%
29%
7 · 25%
29%
14%
57%
6 · 21%
50%
50%
1 · 4%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 16, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMHelbig, Mark(2232)
W—
Oct 15, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMNorberg, Johan(2317)
W—
Oct 15, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMStein, Robert(2389)
W—
Oct 14, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Lami, Damiano(2228)
W—
Oct 13, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Almonti, Alessandro(2010)
W—
Oct 13, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Tustanowski, Mateusz(2101)
W—
Oct 12, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
WCMDriza, Arta(1923)
W—
Sep 28, 2026
Lichess@bluegreensun
RoDoSfAtiHi(3315)
L
Sep 28, 2026
Lichess@bluegreensun
RoDoSfAtiHi(3315)
L
Sep 28, 2026
Lichess@bluegreensun
RoDoSfAtiHi(3315)
W

Research Vahap Sanal’s games and opening repertoire

GM Vahap Sanal is rated 2544 in standard, 2539 in rapid, 2558 in blitz by FIDE. Vahap Sanal plays for Turkey.

Vahap Sanal has FIDE ID 6300545. Confirm the player’s identity and linked accounts before using their games for preparation.

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