Arzum Turkiye Women's Chess Championship 2025

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99 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 May 2025 to 15 May 2025 in Balikesir, Turkey. 18 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2052, and top seed was Ekaterina Atalik (🇹🇷 TUR, IM, 2352).

Ekaterina Atalik (🇹🇷 TUR, IM, 2352) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ezgi Mutlu (7.5) and Elif Zeren Yildiz (7.5). Atalik shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Irmak Somyurek (1414) beat Senem Gul Bassari (CM, 1806), a +392-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Balikesir, Turkey

Dates

09 May 2025 → 15 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷IMEkaterina Atalik2352

Avg top 10

2,052

Participants

Titled players · 18

IM×1

CM×1

WIM×1

WFM×7

WCM×8

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×89

Top 3

🥇
IMEkaterina Atalik
🇹🇷TUR·2352
8.0pts·2342perf0.0
🥈
WCMEzgi Mutlu
🇹🇷TUR·1912
7.5pts·2165perf+111.2
🥉
WFMElif Zeren Yildiz
🇹🇷TUR·2131
7.5pts·2206perf+38.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Ekaterina Atalik led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Atalik8Mutlu7.5Yildiz7.5Catal7Onur6.5Abak6.5

R9 · LEADER CHANGE15 May

IM Ekaterina Atalik takes the sole lead (8.0/9).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Ekaterina Atalik drew with WCM Ezgi Mutlu (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Ekaterina Atalik 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R6–R9)WCM Ezgi Mutlu 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)WFM Elif Zeren Yildiz 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMEkaterina Atalik	*	½	1	½
2WCMEzgi Mutlu	½	*	—	½
3WFMElif Zeren Yildiz	0	—	*	½
4Uktenur Catal	½	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Atalik, EkaterinaIM	2352	TUR	+49B	+23N	+30B	=4N	=2B	+9N	+3B	+8N	+16N	8.0	50.5	55.0	47.75	2342	0.0
2	Mutlu, EzgiWCM	1912	TUR	+56N	+47B	+15N	=8B	=1N	+28B	+10N	+19B	=4N	7.5	48.0	52.5	42.00	2165	+111.2
3	Yildiz, Elif ZerenWFM	2131	TUR	+44N	+36B	+38N	+9B	+28N	=4B	−1N	+18B	+13N	7.5	48.0	52.5	41.00	2206	+38.0
4	Catal, Uktenur	1942	TUR	+54N	+60B	+22N	=1B	+12B	=3N	=8N	+10B	=2B	7.0	51.0	55.0	40.50	2158	+49.0
5	Oflaz, Fatma Zehra	1737	TUR	+76B	=13N	=14B	+55N	−9N	+75B	=11N	+21B	+30B	6.5	42.5	46.0	31.00	1952	+90.0
6	Onur, CigdemWCM	1966	TUR	+63N	=46B	=29N	=60B	+37N	+11B	−18N	+22B	+9N	6.5	42.0	46.0	33.25	1905	-9.6
7	Abak, Tuana	1774	TUR	+87N	+62B	−28N	−44B	+61N	=15B	+47N	+37B	+19N	6.5	38.5	41.0	28.50	1829	+26.8
8	Tirpan, CerenWFM	2128	TUR	+88B	+17N	+20B	=2N	=11B	+16N	=4B	−1B	=18N	6.0	52.0	54.5	33.25	2016	-38.0
9	Demirtas, Hafize	1910	TUR	+42B	+41N	+32B	−3N	+5B	−1B	+40N	+14N	−6B	6.0	49.5	54.5	32.50	1989	+18.2
10	Akat, ElifnazWFM	1945	TUR	=57B	+43N	+24B	=13N	+17B	+14N	−2B	−4N	+34B	6.0	48.0	52.5	32.75	1962	+11.6
11	Torun, SelinWCM	1828	TUR	+66B	+26N	=12B	+31B	=8N	−6N	=5B	+33N	=17B	6.0	46.5	50.5	31.75	1936	+52.4
12	Seyhan, PelinWCM	1954	TUR	+50N	+37B	=11N	+21B	−4N	+22B	=19N	−16B	+41N	6.0	45.5	50.0	31.25	1927	-8.4
13	Isgenderova, HayaleWIM	2118	TUR	+61N	=5B	+46N	=10B	+36N	−19B	+20B	+30N	−3B	6.0	45.5	49.5	30.25	1963	-26.8
14	Sahin, Zeynep DuruWCM	1860	TUR	+65N	=29B	=5N	+15B	+45N	−10B	+24N	−9B	+32N	6.0	44.5	48.5	30.75	1817	-10.4
15	Acar, Zeynep	1658	TUR	+84N	+52B	−2B	−14N	+68B	=7N	+25B	=20N	+40B	6.0	44.5	47.5	28.00	1877	+91.2
16	Karadas, Hena	1903	TUR	+59B	+58N	+51B	−28B	+44N	−8B	+29N	+12N	−1B	6.0	43.5	48.0	29.00	1952	+26.4
17	Bursali, Ela	1750	TUR	+67N	−8B	+56N	+61B	−10N	+35B	+28N	=31B	=11N	6.0	41.5	45.5	28.00	1922	+68.0
18	Aydogan, AryaWCM	1799	TUR	+93B	−51N	=48B	+49N	+88B	+34N	+6B	−3N	=8B	6.0	41.0	43.0	25.75	1892	+35.2
19	Gundogan, Sinem CaglaWFM	1870	TUR	+77B	−32N	+34B	+51N	+39B	+13N	=12B	−2N	−7B	5.5	45.5	49.0	27.00	1857	-0.2
20	Gunasti, Latife Yade	1799	TUR	+64N	+35B	−8N	=29B	+47N	+31B	−13N	=15B	=26N	5.5	43.0	47.0	26.75	1852	+23.6
21	Gokbulut, JuliaWFM	1899	TUR	+81B	=34N	+57B	−12N	=32B	=39N	+46B	−5N	+58B	5.5	41.0	44.0	24.00	1776	-24.8
22	Ulus, Ekin	1759	TUR	+80B	+83N	−4B	=33N	+66B	−12N	+58B	−6N	+51B	5.5	41.0	44.0	22.00	1745	-5.2
23	Mullakutukcu, Ela	1751	TUR	+71B	−1B	−35N	+50N	+81B	=33N	=53B	=51N	+48B	5.5	40.0	43.0	23.00	1714	-18.8
24	Karatiken, Beray	1742	TUR	+89N	=31B	−10N	+54B	=75N	+45B	−14B	=55N	+57B	5.5	38.5	41.0	22.50	1722	-4.4
25	Buyuk, Elvin Esma	1751	TUR	−62N	+87B	=54N	=75B	+48N	=44B	−15N	+50B	+49N	5.5	36.0	38.5	22.25	1621	-52.0
26	Sahin, Mirac Nur	1646	TUR	+92N	−11B	−75N	+62B	=65N	=76B	+45N	+38B	=20B	5.5	36.0	38.0	22.00	1657	+7.2
27	Kalayci, NinoWCM	1797	TUR	+78B	−45N	=50B	=48N	=42B	+88N	−33B	+63N	+53B	5.5	35.5	38.0	21.50	1647	-30.8
28	Hereklioglu, SudeWFM	1956	TUR	+48B	+39N	+7B	+16N	−3B	−2N	−17B	−32N	+55B	5.0	48.0	52.5	26.50	1824	-27.0
29	Celik, Zeynep Duru	1649	TUR	+82B	=14N	=6B	=20N	+43B	=30N	−16B	−40N	+67B	5.0	43.0	46.0	23.50	1827	+59.2
30	Buyuk, Ecrin EfsaWFM	1875	TUR	+96N	+70B	−1N	=47B	+60N	=29B	+36N	−13B	−5N	5.0	43.0	44.0	18.75	1828	-24.4
31	Kara, Gulce NehirWCM	2025	TUR	+33B	=24N	+45B	−11N	+46B	−20N	+39B	=17N	F	5.0	42.0	42.0	24.75	1822	-35.0
32	Sezer, Ipek	1670	TUR	+85N	+19B	−9N	=52B	=21N	−40B	+68N	+28B	−14B	5.0	41.5	44.5	22.50	1831	+65.6
33	Dogan, Ipek	1605	TUR	−31N	+72B	+97N	=22B	=38N	=23B	+27N	−11B	=36N	5.0	41.5	42.0	20.50	1769	+54.0
34	Keskin, Feyza	1688	TUR	+98N	=21B	−19N	+64B	+52N	−18B	=38N	+35B	−10N	5.0	41.5	42.0	19.25	1782	+39.2
35	Suzan, Gulse	1567	TUR	+43B	−20N	+23B	−39N	+41B	−17N	+76B	−34N	+69B	5.0	41.0	44.5	23.00	1714	+49.6
36	Gulceken, Sumeyye	1746	TUR	+69B	−3N	+42B	+68N	−13B	+77N	−30B	=53N	=33B	5.0	41.0	44.5	21.25	1747	-3.0
37	Cetin, Beren	1701	TUR	+90B	−12N	+81B	=66N	−6B	+50N	+52B	−7N	=43B	5.0	40.0	42.5	19.00	1765	+24.4
38	Ayazmali, Gizem	1844	TUR	+75N	+53B	−3B	=88N	=33B	=58N	=34B	−26N	+68B	5.0	39.5	42.0	20.50	1700	-31.0
39	Mutlu, Julide Aysu	1728	TUR	+72N	−28B	+96N	+35B	−19N	=21B	−31N	+54B	=42N	5.0	39.5	40.5	19.75	1752	+8.8
40	Bassari, Senem GulCM	1806	TUR	−45N	−57N	+90B	+78N	+63B	+32N	−9B	+29B	−15N	5.0	38.5	41.0	20.00	1621	-72.0
41	Cemali, Seda	1713	TUR	+79N	−9B	+65N	−45B	−35N	+62B	+44N	+67N	−12B	5.0	38.0	41.5	20.00	1570	-50.8
42	Daggul, Begum	1584	TUR	−9N	+98B	−36N	+89B	=27N	−53B	+70N	+47B	=39B	5.0	37.0	37.5	16.75	1686	+33.6
43	Seker, Bilgesu	1926	TUR	−35N	−10B	+79N	+93B	−29N	+87B	=59N	+44B	=37N	5.0	36.0	38.0	17.25	1551	-54.8
44	Tahtali, Marziye Nur	1633	TUR	−3B	+78N	+93B	+7N	−16B	=25N	−41B	−43N	+77B	4.5	42.5	44.5	18.25	1717	+27.6
45	Somyurek, Irmak	1414	TUR	+40B	+27B	−31N	+41N	−14B	−24N	−26B	+72N	=46B	4.5	42.0	46.0	21.75	1713	+101.6
46	Engel, Ecrin Tuana	1717	TUR	+74B	=6N	−13B	+57N	−31N	+65B	−21N	=59B	=45N	4.5	40.5	44.5	20.25	1712	-8.8
47	Kum, Busra	1672	TUR	+94B	−2N	+77B	=30N	−20B	+66N	−7B	−42N	+75B	4.5	40.5	42.5	15.50	1638	-8.4
48	Tumer, Eylul	1605	TUR	−28N	+79B	=18N	=27B	−25B	+69N	=64N	+52B	−23N	4.5	40.0	43.5	19.75	1667	+17.2
49	Keser, Irmak	1636	TUR	−1N	+67B	=64N	−18B	+74B	−52N	+66B	+77N	−25B	4.5	40.0	43.5	17.50	1602	-19.2
50	Oktaroglu, Sila	1600	TUR	−12B	+69N	=27N	−23B	+54N	−37B	+78B	−25N	+76B	4.5	39.5	43.0	18.25	1614	-0.2
51	Kocaoglu, Idil	1640	TUR	+99N	+18B	−16N	−19B	=76N	=64B	+75N	=23B	−22N	4.5	39.5	39.5	16.00	1673	+9.2
52	Yurdakul, Didem Nuray	1846	TUR	+55B	−15N	+63B	=32N	−34B	+49B	−37N	−48N	+62B	4.5	38.5	42.5	19.50	1612	-51.0
53	Celik, Fatma Nisa	1641	TUR	+97B	−38N	−66B	+69N	=55B	+42N	=23N	=36B	−27N	4.5	38.5	39.0	17.00	1572	-28.4
54	Kul, Kamile Dilara	1591	TUR	−4B	+76N	=25B	−24N	−50B	+80N	+88B	−39N	+78B	4.5	38.0	40.5	15.75	1586	-3.4
55	Selcuk, Zeynep Bilge	1499	TUR	−52N	+92B	+70N	−5B	=53N	=60B	+61N	=24B	−28N	4.5	38.0	40.0	17.00	1684	+68.0
56	Cinkiz, Nilay	1562	TUR	−2B	+74N	−17B	−76N	+72B	+83N	−67B	+73B	=59N	4.5	37.5	40.5	17.25	1467	-12.8
57	Aksoy, Duru	1598	TUR	=10N	+40B	−21N	−46B	−64N	+84B	+89N	+60B	−24N	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.50	1652	+12.8
58	Kaygun, Melis Duru	1618	TUR	+86N	−16B	−68N	+87B	+59N	=38B	−22N	+64B	−21N	4.5	37.5	40.0	16.50	1606	-10.8
59	Fidan, Naz Mercan	1543	TUR	−16N	+85B	−60N	+97B	−58B	+74N	=43B	=46N	=56B	4.5	35.5	36.0	14.50	1540	-11.6
60	Turunz, Dilek	1682	TUR	+73B	−4N	+59B	=6N	−30B	=55N	=77B	−57N	=65B	4.0	40.0	43.5	17.75	1590	-22.2
61	Ak, Ayse	1613	TUR	−13B	+80N	+83B	−17N	−7B	+71N	−55B	−69N	+85B	4.0	37.5	40.5	13.50	959	-53.6
62	Koc, Yagmur Erva	1410	TUR	+25B	−7N	−88B	−26N	+73B	−41N	+90B	+74N	−52N	4.0	37.5	40.0	16.00	1440	+4.4
63	Eytemis, Gulsum	1605	TUR	−6B	+71N	−52N	+67B	−40N	=89B	+65N	−27B	=64N	4.0	37.5	40.0	15.25	1534	-13.2
64	Biyikci, Ece	1483	TUR	−20B	+82N	=49B	−34N	+57B	=51N	=48B	−58N	=63B	4.0	37.0	40.0	16.25	1561	+14.2
65	Varolu, Birgul	1459	TUR	−14B	+73N	−41B	+83N	=26B	−46N	−63B	+80N	=60N	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.25	1431	-9.2
66	Demir, Hazal	1494	TUR	−11N	+99B	+53N	=37B	−22N	−47B	−49N	+87B	=70N	4.0	36.5	36.5	11.50	1542	+12.4
67	Yilmaz, Oyku	0	TUR	−17B	−49N	+94B	−63N	+82B	+81N	+56N	−41B	−29N	4.0	35.0	37.0	12.50	1479	0.0
68	Yalcin, Fahriye Zeynep	1502	TUR	F	+94N	+58B	−36B	−15N	+79N	−32B	+83B	−38N	4.0	34.0	34.0	13.00	1467	-4.6
69	Korkmaz, Ayse Melek	0	TUR	−36N	−50B	+84N	−53B	+95N	−48B	+91N	+61B	−35N	4.0	33.0	34.5	11.00	1356	0.0
70	Solak, Serra	1659	TUR	+91B	−30N	−55B	+80N	−77B	=78N	−42B	+79N	=66B	4.0	32.5	35.0	13.25	1299	-107.6
71	Gokdemir, Zeynep	0	TUR	−23N	−63B	−85N	+86B	+97N	−61B	−73N	+84B	+82N	4.0	29.5	30.0	9.50	856	0.0
72	Karaoglan, Ayzit	0	TUR	−39B	−33N	−82B	+94N	−56N	+97B	+92N	−45B	+83N	4.0	29.0	29.5	7.50	774	0.0
73	Yaman, Defne	0	TUR	−60N	−65B	−87N	+92B	−62N	+95B	+71B	−56N	+81B	4.0	28.0	29.5	10.50	1291	0.0
74	Lutfullin, Meryem	0	TUR	−46N	−56B	+99N	+96B	−49N	−59B	+82N	−62B	+92N	4.0	28.0	28.0	6.00	1293	0.0
75	Beytas, Elena	1496	TUR	−38B	+91N	+26B	=25N	=24B	−5N	−51B	=76N	−47N	3.5	40.5	43.0	15.25	1561	+8.8
76	Gun, Rumeysa	0	TUR	−5N	−54B	+92N	+56B	=51B	=26N	−35N	=75B	−50N	3.5	38.5	40.5	13.25	1462	0.0
77	Ersoy, Elif Ayca	1517	TUR	−19N	+84B	−47N	+95B	+70N	−36B	=60N	−49B	−44N	3.5	35.0	36.5	10.50	1469	-15.2
78	Keser, Nehir	1466	TUR	−27N	−44B	+98N	−40B	+85N	=70B	−50N	+89B	−54N	3.5	33.5	34.0	8.00	1280	-36.0
79	Dogan, Rabia	0	TUR	−41B	−48N	−43B	+82N	+93N	−68B	=87N	−70B	+89N	3.5	30.5	32.5	8.75	881	0.0
80	Saatci, Sare	1414	TUR	−22N	−61B	+86N	−70B	=84N	−54B	+96N	−65B	+87N	3.5	30.5	31.5	8.00	1328	0.0
81	Yuksel, Umay Defne	1565	TUR	−21N	+86B	−37N	+85B	−23N	−67B	−83N	+91B	−73N	3.0	33.0	35.5	8.50	984	-27.2
82	FIDE 525031791	0	—	−29N	−64B	+72N	−79B	−67N	+85B	−74B	+90N	−71B	3.0	31.5	34.0	9.50	766	0.0
83	Yavuz, Betul	0	TUR	+95N	−22B	−61N	−65B	+96N	−56B	+81B	−68N	−72B	3.0	30.5	31.5	5.50	1409	0.0
84	Mutlu, Zeynep	0	TUR	−15B	−77N	−69B	+90N	=80B	−57N	=94B	−71N	+96B	3.0	30.0	31.0	6.25	1382	0.0
85	Yaman, Cemre	0	TUR	−32B	−59N	+71B	−81N	−78B	−82N	+99N	+93B	−61N	3.0	29.0	29.0	6.00	773	0.0
86	FIDE 26326175	0	—	−58B	−81N	−80B	−71N	−90B	−94N	+95N	+99B	+93N	3.0	23.0	23.0	3.50	789	0.0
87	Yilmaz, Berra	0	TUR	−7B	−25N	+73B	−58N	+91B	−43N	=79B	−66N	−80B	2.5	36.5	39.0	8.25	913	0.0
88	Gonultas, Bakriya Anastasya	1588	TUR	−8N	+89B	+62N	=38B	−18N	−27B	−54N	F	F	2.5	33.5	33.5	9.00	1544	-9.4
89	Eriskin, Beray Gece	0	TUR	−24B	−88N	+91B	−42N	+99B	=63N	−57B	−78N	−79B	2.5	31.0	31.0	4.50	1195	0.0
90	FIDE 525031775	0	—	−37N	−96B	−40N	−84B	+86N	+99B	−62N	−82B	=91N	2.5	26.5	26.5	4.25	810	0.0
91	Aksoy, Durdane	0	TUR	−70N	−75B	−89N	+98B	−87N	+96B	−69B	−81N	=90B	2.5	23.0	23.5	2.75	1367	0.0
92	FIDE 525031767	0	—	−26B	−55N	−76B	−73N	F	+93N	−72B	+94N	−74B	2.0	29.5	29.5	4.00	773	0.0
93	FIDE 525031880	0	—	−18N	+95B	−44N	−43N	−79B	−92B	+97N	−85N	−86B	2.0	28.5	29.0	2.00	986	0.0
94	FIDE 44517211	0	—	−47N	−68B	−67N	−72B	=98N	+86B	=84N	−92B	F	2.0	25.0	25.5	4.75	787	0.0
95	FIDE 525031910	0	—	−83B	−93N	F	−77N	−69B	−73N	−86B	=97B	+99N	1.5	20.0	20.0	0.25	717	0.0
96	Alparslan, Ayse	1527	TUR	−30B	+90N	−39B	−74N	−83B	−91N	−80B	F	−84N	1.0	28.5	28.5	2.50	1001	-14.0
97	FIDE 525031813	0	—	−53N	F	−33B	−59N	−71B	−72N	−93B	=95N	F	0.5	27.5	27.5	0.75	803	0.0
98	FIDE 525031805	0	—	−34B	−42N	−78B	−91N	=94B	F	F	F	F	0.5	18.0	18.0	1.00	777	0.0
99	FIDE 525031848	0	—	−51B	−66N	−74B	F	−89N	−90N	−85B	−86N	−95B	0.0	25.0	25.0	0.00	766	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mutlu, EzgiWCMTUR
+111.2
7.5 pts · #2
2Somyurek, IrmakTUR
+101.6
4.5 pts · #40
3Acar, ZeynepTUR
+91.2
6.0 pts · #20

Top rating losers

1Solak, SerraTUR
-107.6
4.0 pts · #70
2Bassari, Senem GulCMTUR
-72.0
5.0 pts · #31
3Seker, BilgesuTUR
-54.8
5.0 pts · #60

Biggest upsets

R1+392 Elo gap
Somyurek, Irmak1414 beat CMBassari, Senem Gul1806
R2+383 Elo gap
Somyurek, Irmak1414 beat WCMKalayci, Nino1797
R1+359 Elo gap
Suzan, Gulse1567 beat Seker, Bilgesu1926