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GM

Sanal, Vahap

TUR TUR·Born 1998

FIDE OTB · #6300545 · 4,013 Games

Classical25423,550 g
Rapid2541186 g
Blitz2552299 g

Play against Sanal's Twin

PRO

Uses their openings, level & style

Statistics

Total

4013

Wins

2157

Draws

747

Losses

1104
54%19%28%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.8% average
Low resilience (34%): Doesn't save lost positions
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.2 blunders/game
Dominates 1.b3 ♔ (82% in 11 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 234 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.8%
Middlegame
93.2%
Endgame
94.9%
Clutch Factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
96%
Losing (−2)
91%
Problematic Pieces
26%
77 err
19%
57 err
18%
55 err
14%
43 err
12%
36 err
11%
33 err
Critical Moment
Move 43 avg
3%
1-15
7%
16-25
27%
26-35
23%
36-45
40%
46+
40% of blunders after move 46 — keep the tension until then.
Error Heatmap
10
12
11
10
10
Few
Many
e5
12 err
g5
11 err
d1
10 err
d4
10 err
f8
10 err
e5/g5 account for most of the errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

4,013 Games

Weaknesses

— exploit these
aswhite53.3%Losses
Caro-Kann: Advance — 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5
15 Games · last played 11 months agoPlay this line
aswhite44.4%Losses
Ruy Lopez: Open — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4
9 Games · Low sample · last played last yearPlay this line
asblack61.5%Losses
Reti: Double Fianchetto — 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6
13 Games · last played last yearPlay this line
asblack52.2%Losses
Nimzo-Indian: Classical — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2
23 Games · last played 4 months agoPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite57.3%Wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
213 Games · last played 7 months ago
aswhite76.5%Wins
Reti: Reversed London — 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6
17 Games
asblack75.0%Wins
English: Anglo-Indian — 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6
12 Games
asblack63.6%Wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
22 Games · last played 7 months ago

Critical Blunders

10 errors
Qd5??vs Ajay Santhosh ParvathareddyOTB · 2026
a6??vs CarlsenOTB · 2026
Rf2??vs DudaOTB · 2026
Rc8??vs NakamuraOTB · 2026
Rc8??vs CarlsenOTB · 2026
Kg3??vs SindarovOTB · 2026
Nd1??vs FirouzjaBlitz · 2025
Rgh4??vs Gan-ErdeneBlitz · 2025
Rd2??vs RobsonBlitz · 2025
Rxe7??vs NurgaliyevBlitz · 2025

Recent Games

Win
Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra(2390)

TCh-AUT Rapid 2026 · 17 May 2026

1-0
Win
Denk, Adolf(2133)

TCh-AUT Rapid 2026 · 17 May 2026

0-1
Loss
Maghsoodloo, Parham(2710)

TCh-AUT Rapid 2026 · 17 May 2026

1-0
Win
Glek, Igor(2423)

TCh-AUT Rapid 2026 · 17 May 2026

0-1
Draw
Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo(2650)

TCh-AUT Rapid 2026 · 17 May 2026

½-½
Loss
Dotzer, Lukas(2488)

TCh-AUT Rapid 2026 · 17 May 2026

0-1

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

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Move arrowsmost-played moves
Stockfish
2023 Games
57%18%25%
MoveGamesPerformance%
1.e4
1468
67%
1.Nf3
337
64%
1.d4
145
61%
1.c4Strong
49
72%
1.b3Strong
11
82%
1.g3
6
50%
1.a3Weak
2
25%
1.e3
2
50%
1.d3Weak
1
0%
1.f4Strong
1
100%
1.Nc3Strong
1
100%

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