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1st Gazi Open International Chess Tournament

1st Gazi Open International Chess Tournament, organized in cooperation with our Federation and the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality.

Taking place from August 31 to September 6, 2026, at the Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Indoor Sports Hall, the tournament will bring together accomplished chess players from Turkey and around the world.

Masters and rising young talents alike will compete to become winners amid Gaziantep’s unique atmosphere—a city renowned for its thousands of years of history, unparalleled cultural heritage, world-famous cuisine, and warm hospitality.

Applications for players wishing to take part opened on July 7, 2026, at 12:30 PM, and registration will close on Friday, August 28, 2026, at 5:00 PM.

A total of 1,500,000 TL in cash prizes will be awarded to prizewinners across all categories.

Regulations

Tournament Director
Umit, Murat 525039768
Phone number: +90 0546 430 32 52
E-mail: gaziantep@tsf.org.tr

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12th Çeşme International Open Chess Tournament

Chess Palyers registrations have started for the 12th Çeşme International Open Chess Tournament, which has become a traditional event organized in cooperation with Turkish Chess Federation and the Çeşme Municipality, and will be held between June 29 and July 5, 2026.

Prior to the main tournament, an International Rapid Chess Tournament will take place on June 27–28, 2026, and a Blitz Chess Tournament will be held on July 3.

Applications for the Rapid and Open chess tournaments opened on April 1, 2026, and will continue until June 25, 2026, at 21:00.

The deadline for the Blitz chess tournament applications is July 2, 2026, at 21:00.

The application requirements for the Rapid and Blitz tournaments have been published in the tournament regulations. Chess Palyers who wish to apply must carefully review the specified conditions and complete their registration accordingly.

Regulations

Regulations (Blitz)

Regulations (Rapid)

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2nd MESIR INTERNATIONAL OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 2026

Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open
Chess Tournament will be organized by Manisa Metropolitan Municipality and Turkish Chess
Federation in Yunusemre, district of Manisa.

The tournament will be start on Monday, April 20, 2026 and will be finished on
Saturday, April 25, 2026.

Regulation

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1st TSCCA Championship

Первый чемпионат тюркоязычных стран по шахматам стартовал в Научном центре «Музейен Эркуль» при поддержке муниципалитета Газиантепа, Турция.

LIVE

Первый тур чемпионата, проходящего с 6 по 14 декабря 2025 года, завершился.

Страны-участницы и команды подарили любителям шахмат яркие моменты своей конкурентоспособностью.

Результаты после первого тура были следующими:

Казахстан – Турция 2: 1–1

Азербайджан – Узбекистан: 1,5 – 0,5

Туркменистан – Кыргызстан: 0–2

Турция Газиантеп – Турция 1: 1–1

Regulation

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11th Cesme International Open Chess Tournament

11th Cesme International Open Chess Tournament

11th Çeşme International Open Chess Tournament will be organized
by Çeşme Municipality and Turkish Chess Federation in Çeşme, district of İzmir.

The tournament will be start on Monday, June 23, 2025 and will be finished on
Sunday, June 29, 2025.

LIVE

Applications for the tournament must be completed until 21.00 on Saturday,
June 21, 2025. Applications made after the application deadline deemed invalid.

The tournament will be organized in two different hall: Çeşme Ayios Haralambos
Cultural Centre and Sıdıka Kelami Ertan Secondary School Sports Hall.

Pairing system, number of rounds and time control of the tournament are as
follows:
a) ELO Categories will be played by the Swiss System with 9 rounds the first three
rounds of which are the Baku Accelerated System (C.04.5.1) .
b) National rating category will be played by the Swiss System with 9 rounds.
c) In ELO and National Rating Categories, both players have 90 minutes. There is a 30
seconds increment per move, starting with the move one.
(6) Turkish Chess Federation Competition Rules and Regulations and FIDE Laws of
Chess are valid for the tournament.

Regulations

E-mail: mehmet_sarisac@hotmail.com

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8th BAŞKENT UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL
OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT

8th Başkent University International Open Chess Tournament will be
organized by Başkent University and Turkish Chess Federation in Etimesgut, district of
Ankara

The tournament will be start on Tuesday, July 01, 2025 and will be finished on
Sunday, July 06, 2025.

Applications for the tournament must be completed until 17.00 on Sunday,
June 29, 2025. Applications made after the application deadline deemed invalid.

The tournament will be organized in Bağlıca Campus of Başkent University.

Regulations

Players who are not citizen of the Republic of Turkiye will apply to
baskentopen@gmail.com via e-mail.

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