Meylis Annaberdiyev, 39-year-old international grandmaster from Turkmenistan, won the silver medal at an international chess tournament held in Cappadocia (Turkiye).

The competition was held using a 9-round Swiss system and brought together 78 chess players from 10 countries, including 3 international grandmasters, 10 international masters, and 11 FIDE masters.

Meylis took second place with a score of 6.5 points, losing first place to Iranian international master Seyed Kian Poormosavi. The third prize went to international master Diego Rodri Flores Quillas from Peru.

Prior to this tournament, a team championship of Turkiye was completed in Ankara, in which Meylis Annaberdiyev, as part of "Hukukcu Fenerbahce," became the silver medalist among 16 teams in the country.