GM

Sanal, Vahap

TUR TUR·Born 1998·FIDE #6300545·4,013 Games

Classical25553,550 Games
Rapid2530186 Games
Blitz2547299 Games

Statistics

4013

Total

2157

Wins

747

Draws

1104

Losses

54%19%28%

Play Style

What you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 94.6% average
Solid conversion: 86%
Very consistent (93%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.b3 ♔ (82% in 11 games)

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical games · 144 analyzed

Accuracy by phase
Opening96.8%
Middlegame94.3%
Endgame96.0%

Clutch Factor

Performance under pressure

+4%
Winning (+2 or more)95%
59 Games
Equal position96%
56 Games
Losing (-2 or more)91%
29 Games

Problematic Pieces

Which pieces cause most errors?

24%
20 errors
20%
17 errors
15%
13 errors
14%
12 errors
14%
12 errors
12%
10 errors

Critical Moment

When does the first serious error occur?

Move 29average
1-15
16-25
26-35
36-45
46+
50% of blunders occur between move 16-25. Keep tension until that moment.

Error Heatmap

Where do most errors occur?

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3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
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Many
Few
Critical squares
b64 err
e54 err
a43 err
b53 err
d13 err
b6/e5 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Recent Games

W
Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra2390

TCh-AUT Rapid 2026 · 17 May 2026

1-0
W
Weilguni, Johann2072

TCh-AUT Rapid 2026 · 17 May 2026

1-0
W
Denk, Adolf2133

TCh-AUT Rapid 2026 · 17 May 2026

0-1
D
Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo2650

TCh-AUT Rapid 2026 · 17 May 2026

½-½
L
Maghsoodloo, Parham2710

TCh-AUT Rapid 2026 · 17 May 2026

1-0
W
Glek, Igor2423

TCh-AUT Rapid 2026 · 17 May 2026

0-1

Openings

Based on player games

Weaknesses

EXPLOIT!
White
Caro-Kann: Advance
53.3%
15 Games·Loses

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5

Ruy Lopez: Open
44.4%
9 GamesLow sample·Loses

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4

Black
Reti: Double Fianchetto
61.5%
13 Games·Loses

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6

Nimzo-Indian: Classical
52.2%
23 Games·Loses

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2

Strengths

AVOID
White
Sicilian: d6 Systems
57.3%
213 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

Reti: Reversed London
76.5%
17 Games·Wins

1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6

Black
English: Anglo-Indian
75.0%
12 Games·Wins

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6

Sicilian: d6 Systems
63.6%
22 Games·Wins

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6

Critical Blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

10 errors
#31Rd2??
Tactics
vs Robson
Blitz·2025
#24Rgh4??
Tactics
vs Gan-Erdene
Blitz·2025
#36Rxe7??
Tactics
vs Nurgaliyev
Blitz·2025
#31Nd6??
Tactics
vs Harshavardhan G B
Blitz·2025
#35Nd1??
Tactics
vs Firouzja
Blitz·2025
#43Qe6+??
Endgame
vs Duda
Blitz·2025
#49Nd6??
Endgame
vs Galaviz Medina
Blitz·2025
#44Rc3??
Endgame
vs Alsaqer
Blitz·2025
#47Rc7??
Endgame
vs Motylev
Blitz·2025
#46Bb5??
Endgame
vs Erten
OTB·2025
Endgame Statistics

23 endgame categories analyzed — discover where they collapse under pressure

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2023 Games
57%18%25%
1.e4
67%
1468
1.Nf3
64%
337
1.d4
61%
145
1.c4
72%
49
1.b3
82%
11
1.g3
50%
6
1.a3
25%
2
1.e3
50%
2
1.d3
0%
1
1.f4
100%
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1.Nc3
100%
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