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It was confirmed that the 2012 Chess Olympiad and FIDE Congress will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 27th August to 10th September. The bids for the Candidates Matches were discussed, with a final decision to be made before 29th February, 2012. A committee was set up to present a final proposal on the chess project

Playing under the Turkish flag since 2011, former Serbian Grandmaster Dragan Solak won the 2012 Turkish title with 8,5 points ahead of IM Erdoğdu Mert 2424, IM Firat Burak 2396, GM Esen Bariş 2534, FM Yilmazyerli Mert 2314, IM Kanmazalp Oğulcan 2397, CM Daştan Muhammed Batuhan 2211, Arat Ufuk Sezen 2047, Şengül Cengiz 2168, Eminov