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11th Cesme International Open Chess Tournament - A

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162 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Izmir, Turkey. 134 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2553, and top seed was Evgeny Romanov (🇲🇰 MKD, GM, 2585).

Dimitris Alexakis (🇬🇷 GRE, GM, 2532) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Gergely Kantor (7.0) and Li Min Peng (7.0). Alexakis shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Kuzey Guleryuz (FM, 2204) beat Evgeny Romanov (GM, 2585), a +381-point gap.

Location
🇹🇷Izmir, Turkey
Dates
23 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇲🇰GMEvgeny Romanov2585
Avg top 10
2,553
Participants
162
Titled players · 134
GM×21
IM×28
FM×44
CM×30
WGM×2
WIM×5
WFM×3
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×86
🇮🇳India×11
🇷🇺Russia×8
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×7
FIDE (no federation)×6
🇲🇳Mongolia×5
🇮🇷Iran×4
🇵🇱Poland×3
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 5 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.

Co-leaders
59
14
3
2
1
1
1
2
5
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Eren takes lead
Peng7Alexakis7Sanal7Rasulov7Kantor7Isik6.5— ex-leaders:Erenled R6–R7, #19Tarhanled R5, #13
R6 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jun

IM Ataberk Eren takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

5 players finish on 7.0/9. Alexakis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.0).

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

GM Vahap Sanal won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMLi Min Peng*
2GMDimitris Alexakis*
½
3GMVahap Sanal*
4GMVugar Rasulov
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Alexakis, DimitrisGM2532GRE+34B=12N+13B=18N+43B=40N+27B+20N=5B7.048.053.040.752616+8.9
2Kantor, GergelyGM2584HUN=22B19N+59B+116N+34B+58N=17B+35N+20B7.044.047.535.502534-3.5
3Peng, Li MinGM2491SUI+143B=24N+96B=25N+82B=27N+12B=8N+17B7.043.546.034.502567+8.1
4Sanal, VahapGM2564TUR=19B=22N+57B+106B+25N=17N=40B+82N+18B7.043.046.535.002549-0.4
5Rasulov, VugarGM2483AZE=21B+124N=105B+140B+89N=18N+24B+29B=1N7.041.043.532.252513+4.3
6Tarhan, AdarIM2465TUR+31B+38N+47B+42N+41B20N=11B=10N=9B6.546.551.535.752533+9.1
7Quparadze, GigaGM2526GEO=82B+35N+19B=24N+31B+41N=9B=18N=8B6.546.550.536.252532+1.7
8Kiolbasa, OliwiaIM2366POL+107B=26N+9B=17N=10B+126N+70B=3B=7N6.546.049.533.752640+33.0
9Dudin, GlebGM2574HUN=61N+46B8N+75B+21N+106B=7N+19B=6N6.545.549.033.752488-6.6
10Petkov, MomchilGM2528BUL+149N+27B41N+60B=8N+105B+16N=6B=14N6.544.546.531.752502-0.8
11Gilfanov, Marat IFM2343FID=57B=21N+90B+95N+26B+28B=6N17N+30B6.543.547.533.002517+42.8
12Tanriverdi, EnesIM2413TUR+103N=1B42N+141B+49N+44B3N+84B+29N6.542.545.029.502399+0.8
13Taspinar, YankiFM2321TUR+66N=148B1N=51B+65N=83B+69N+24B+33B6.540.543.030.252446+30.6
14Melnikov, FedorFM2276FID26B105N+142B+53N+68B+42N+43B+40N=10B6.540.042.530.252431+74.8
15Romanov, EvgenyGM2585MKD+138N=20B24B86N+92N+141B+37N+32B+27N6.539.041.529.002456-10.5
16Isik, AlparslanIM2480TUR+111B25N+85B+110N+96B=24N10B+58N+105B6.537.040.525.752448-1.3
17Grover, SahajGM2465IND+32N=89B+98N=8B+48N=4B=2N+11B3N6.048.552.533.252508+5.6
18Dhulipalla Bala Chandra PrasadIM2406IND=62N+130B+87N=1B+63N=5B+28N=7B4N6.046.049.029.502483+10.6
19Bukreev, StanislavIM2305RUS=4N+2B7N+146B=83N+73B+45B9N+42B6.045.548.029.502470+38.6
20Eren, AtaberkIM2423TUR+119B=15N+54B+108N+105N+6B=29N1B2N6.044.548.028.002442+4.7
21Bhagat KushFM2276IND=5N=11B=74N+132B9B+85N+59B=26N+45B6.043.546.528.252445+39.4
22Huseyinoglu, AlihanIM2316TUR=2N=4B=140N+84B+108N=26B32N+50N+52B6.042.545.028.502417+23.8
23Noroozi, OmidIM2266IRI28N=60B=132N+145B+74N=94B=44N+73B+41N6.036.038.524.752294+3.7
24Nigalidze, GaiozIM2368GEO+36B=3B+15N=7B+94N=16B5N13N+66B5.550.054.030.502453+11.1
25Sek, KonstantinIM2368RUS+131N+16B=28N=3B4B=31N+50B30N+59B5.546.549.528.002450+10.4
26Shabalov, AlexanderGM2483USA+14N=8B=89N+65B11N=22N+76B=21B=39N5.546.050.029.502368-12.2
27Munkhgal, GombosurenGM2406MGL+52B10N+91B+112N+109B=3B1N+38N15B5.545.048.525.002413+3.1
28Mitusov, SemenIM2468NOR+23B+43N=25B=82N+42B11N18B+57N=31B5.544.048.028.002369-10.3
29Yildiz, Serdar MuratFM2188TUR=93N+152B+45B=40N+71B+33N=20B5N12B5.543.545.524.502452+112.5
30Lodici, LorenzoGM2554ITA=46N+61B+67N41B=32N=37B+63N+25B11N5.542.046.527.002393-16.4
31Zeynalli, RashadFM2255AZE6N+92B+84N+56B7N=25B=87N+97B=28N5.541.045.024.502320+16.0
32Cilek, BoraFM2266TUR17B=140N+53N+134B=30B+109N+22B15N=35B5.541.043.524.252357+21.6
33Iskandarov, MisratdinGM2534AZE47N=85N+50B+130B+62N29B+106N+61B13N5.538.541.522.502309-21.7
34Aslanov, UmidFM2298AZE1N+59B=65N+118B2N84B+140N+132B+77N5.538.040.520.252304+1.4
35Sliwicka, AlicjaWGM2299POL=159N7B=118N+150B+51N+72B+89N2B=32N5.538.038.520.252384+20.2
36Ceyhan, MertCM2220TUR24N+53B=44N+97B126B=55N=64B+90N+58B5.537.541.024.752268+22.0
37Eliseev, SergeyFM2254NOR=40B=126N108B+147N+64B=30N15B+83N+71B5.537.039.522.502402+33.6
38Sathvik AdigaIM2341IND+88N6B=60N+92B106N+112B+93N27B+62N5.536.540.022.252293-4.6
39Gunduz, Umut ErdemIM2268TUR70B=99N+73B=64N=112B+91N=83B+44N=26B5.536.039.524.252275+2.2
40Firat, BurakGM2449TUR=37N+144B+63N=29B+72N=1B=4N14BF5.044.547.024.002390-4.7
41Akbas, Umut AtaIM2431TUR+137B+48N+10B+30N6N7B82N+86B23B5.044.047.024.002415-1.7
42Zerey, DemhatFM2109TUR+114N+119N+12B6B28N14B+131N+48B19N5.043.046.021.502339+100.8
43Manish Anto Cristiano FIM2364IND+49N28B+116N+93B1N+77B14N+88BF5.041.545.021.002360-0.1
44Obidjonov, OriyatCM2051UZB+136N=101N=36B=62B+67N12N=23B39B+98N5.040.543.521.502299+112.0
45Fromm, MariusIM2444GER+133N47B29N+100N+99B+88B19N+49B21N5.039.542.520.002256-20.3
46Anand, BatsukhIM2304MGL=30B9N=64B68N+155B+53N+94N51B+95N5.039.040.019.002247-13.6
47Rosh JainFM2299IND+33B+45N6N=83B69N60B+113N+93B=84N5.038.041.522.002269-6.8
48Matyakubov, MirazizCM2278UZB+161B41B+51N+115N17B50N+65B42N+92B5.038.038.017.002272-2.7
49Zakirov, MusaFM2209RUS43B+127N=126B+78N12B=97N+55B45N+83B5.037.541.020.752261+11.0
50Fedorov, Artem AlekFM2157RUS+115B111N33N+125B+75N+48B25N22B+87N5.037.541.020.502250+24.8
51Primbetov, KazbekFM2133KAZ+120N=133B48B=13N35B+125N+111B+46NF5.037.540.520.252314+38.0
52Kubicka, AnnaWIM2227POL27N+83B+69N72B=95N=113B+79N+87B22N5.037.040.520.752183-11.0
53Akbas, Kaan2070TUR+123N36N32B14B+149N46B+133N+122B+130N5.035.537.515.002290+51.2
54Hatirli, Ugur Can2023TUR+68N+88B20N63B=60N=131B86N+112B+107N5.034.537.519.252248+51.4
55Akkara, OmerCM2036TUR+150N=86N107B131B+66N=36B49N+136B+88N5.032.534.518.252236+94.8
56Berikkyzy AlannaWFM2080KAZ+160B107N+137B31N57B=130N+102B=76N+91B5.032.032.014.752250+81.6
57Dogan, Nazmi CanFM2199TUR=11N=139B4N+81B+56N89B+108N28B=69N4.540.543.520.002259+12.0
58Ozsakallioglu, OkanIM2355TUR=130N=62B=77N+90B+86N2B+60N16B36N4.540.543.518.502264-10.7
59Kavri, Yusuf Eren2142TUR+80B34N2N+114B+135N=61B21N+94B25N4.540.543.517.252217+15.2
60Hasirci, Ozgur Deniz2149TUR+147B=23N=38B10N=54B+47N58B71N+117B4.540.543.019.252258+43.7
61Suleymanli, SuleymanFM2308AZE=9B30N+68B=99N+110B=59N+62B33NF4.539.543.020.002348+8.2
62Yalcinkaya, EfeFM2225TUR=18B=58N+100B=44N33B+95B61N+96N38B4.539.043.019.752252+11.6
63Dirikolu, DenizFM2188TUR+95B+109N40B+54N18B=71N30B=64N=80B4.539.042.519.252240+18.8
64Varankin, Leonid2124RUS=135N=75B=46N=39B37N+133B=36N=63B=67B4.538.041.019.252207+38.8
65Pereverzev, Timofei2139RUS=117B+153N=34B26N13B+100N48N=114B+113N4.537.038.515.252165+5.8
66Bauer, ThomasCM2189AUT13B=100N+117B70N55B+153N+110B+68N24N4.537.038.515.002169-5.4
67Citak, SelimIM2357TUR+101B=70N30B=91N44B=68N=92B+72B=64N4.536.540.519.252206-16.6
68Buyuk, Eymen ErenFM2131TUR54B+154N61N+46B14N=67B+141N66B+114N4.536.037.514.752185+23.6
69Saulina, VarvaraWFM2073RUS+156N=131B52B+111N+47B70N13B=91N=57B4.536.037.015.252259+41.6
70Prraneeth VuppalaGM2476IND+39N=67B82N+66B+131N+69B8NFF4.536.036.019.752354-9.0
71Faizrakhmanov, RamilIM2426FID+122N=98B=106N+74B29N=63B105N+60B37N4.535.539.018.502185-26.9
72Turker, Esat Tuna2073TUR91B+114N+124B+52N40B35N=99B67N+116B4.535.038.517.502226+44.2
73Isgenderova, HayaleWIM2091TUR121B+158N39N+149B+107B19N+122B23N=76B4.534.535.011.752225+31.4
74Ozkan, ErvinCM2124TUR=97N+134B=21B71N23B=107N=137B=117N+109B4.534.037.016.502169+9.6
75Ekinci, Berkay2000TUR=124B=64N+121B9N50B=110N90N+133B+108N4.534.037.015.752188+42.2
76Odeev, HandszarGM2253TKM148N+110B=93N=113B=79N+118B26N=56B=73N4.534.036.517.752180-8.9
77Metin, Enis2159TUR+129B=143N=58B109N+115B43N=78B+134N34B4.533.035.515.752166+1.0
78Tinmaz, KeremFM2013TUR84N+155B=141N49B+123N=86B=77N+106BF4.531.532.513.502204+41.4
79Sachi JainWFM2116IND+162N+122B148N89B=76B=111N52B=109N+125B4.530.030.012.752201+19.5
80Sahbudak, Baris CinarCM2072TUR59N+125B+133N139B88N98B+149N+131B=63N4.529.531.513.752203+58.9
81Sevig, Mert CanCM2025TUR127B118B+156N57N101B+155N+121B=85N+110B4.527.528.511.002148+41.4
82Koksal, EgeIM2292TUR=7NF+70B=28B3N+96N+41B4BF4.044.545.019.502495+18.6
83Ilgaz, Yusuf KeremCM2101TUR+102B52N+143B=47N=19B=13N=39N37B49N4.042.545.018.002217+34.5
84Tuguldur, SoninbayarFM2121MGL+78B=137N31B22N+143B+34NF12N=47B4.039.542.016.502264+38.2
85Eke, SalihFM2195TUR=139N=33B16N+120B=113N21B=95N=81B=93N4.037.540.515.752171-7.8
86Guleryuz, KuzeyFM2204TUR89N=55B+135N+15B58B=78N+54B41NF4.037.537.519.252227+4.5
87Gur, AliFM2033TUR+104B+121N18B96N=91B+119N=31B52N50B4.037.040.515.752169+58.5
88Yildiz, EgehanFM2198TUR38B54N+151B+117N+80B45N+109B43N55B4.037.039.013.502103-39.2
89Schekachikhin, MaksimIM2354FID+86B=17N=26B+79N5B+57N35BFF4.037.037.018.752371+2.0
90Sabirov, Rafael2149GER=134N+97B11N58N=100B=115N+75B36B=94N4.036.539.515.752082-16.4
91Demirbas, Emre2161TUR+72N=138B27N=67B=87N39B+145N=69B56N4.036.539.015.002142-5.0
92Bacak, Muhammed KaanCM2075TUR+154B31N=128B38N15B+143N=67N+120B48N4.036.538.011.502222+30.8
93Uzdemir, Ali PoyrazFM2108TUR=29B+157N=76B43N+119B=128N38B47N=85B4.036.537.513.252215+24.8
94Cevizci, Yusuf BaranCM2062TUR96B+160N+101B+107N24B=23N46B59N=90B4.036.536.512.502177+26.6
95Apaar SaxenaFM2101IND63N+120B+144N11B=52B62N=85B+137N46B4.036.038.513.502182+18.2
96Sakmak, KutayCM2158TUR+94N+149B3N+87B16N82B=132N62B=134B4.036.038.013.002181+4.2
97Bulgankhan GanzorigFM2021MGL=74B90NF36N+116B=49B+98N31N+99B4.036.036.016.252185+34.2
98Karabulut, EtkaCM2204TUR+128B=71N17B126N=134B+80N97B+115N44B4.034.537.515.252180-14.4
99Amirinasab, Abolfazl2145IRI+113N=39B139N=61B45N+135B=72N=130B97N4.033.036.015.252147-0.5
100Akkaya, Atakan2010TUR+146N=66B62N45B=90N65B=123N+150B=104N4.032.534.512.502144+59.6
101Shalamberidze, AkakiIM2208GEO67N=44B94N=144B+81N132B114N+152B+136N4.030.032.013.252078-15.3
102Fedosov, AlexanderFM2174FID83N=135B134N=133B=120N+151B56N+142B=132N4.027.029.010.752036-66.4
103Ramirez Garcia, Jorge AlbertoFM2227MEX12B=108N115B+104NF=142N117B+156N+151B4.026.526.510.002124-22.2
104Abdinova, NarminWIM2142AZE87N=113B149N103B+158N+144NF+154B=100B4.024.525.08.252118-11.2
105Avsar, GedizFM2157TUR+145N+14B=5NF20B10N+71BF16N3.544.046.517.002382+72.8
106Ozdemir, Serhan BeratFM2164TUR+132B+161N=71B4N+38B9N33B78NF3.540.040.010.752335+27.2
107Deveci, Huseyin SaidCM2212TUR8N+56B+55N94B73N=74B=112N=113B54B3.538.041.515.752026-86.3
108Gulsoy, Mustafa AlpagoCM2088TUR+125N=103B+37N20B22B=122N57B=111N75B3.537.541.014.502134+8.8
109Sahin, Burak Doga2006TUR+118N63B+123N+77B27N32B88N=79B74N3.536.540.013.752113+44.0
110Pavlovskiy, Pavel2136RUS+158B76N+138N16B61N=75B66N+135B81N3.535.035.58.752099-11.2
111Yilmaz, BaverFM2269TUR16N+50B=112N69B+146N=79B51N=108BF3.535.035.013.252118-42.6
112Durucay, UygarFM2125TUR=153B+142N=111B27B=39N38N=107B54N=121B3.534.536.011.252121-5.3
113Yildiz, TalatCM2043TUR99B=104N+157B=76N=85B=52N47B=107N65B3.534.535.511.502111+14.8
114Karayayla, Doruk2008TUR42B72B+155N59N=121B=116N+101B=65N68B3.534.035.010.752057+22.4
115Dogan, Umut AnilFM2059TUR50N+156B+103N48B77N=90B=136N98B=122N3.533.034.010.252111+21.7
116Yonal, TimurFM2170TUR+155N=128N43B2B97N=114B=135N+145B72N3.533.034.08.502092-44.0
117Eroz, Enis2027TUR=65N=141B66N88B=136N=123B+103N=74B60N3.532.535.013.002089+26.6
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119Bin-Suhayl, Ieysaa2231ITA20N42B+152N+127B93N87B120N+147B=123N3.532.034.09.752036-47.6
120Varyemez, AliCM2023TUR51B95N+129B85N=102B=121N+119B92N=138B3.531.534.512.252082+25.6
121Akdogan, AlperenFM2171TUR+73N87B75N135B=114N=120B81N+144B=112N3.531.033.512.251988-45.2
122Sahin, SarpCM2233TUR71B79N=145B+157N+142B=108B73N53N=115B3.530.531.58.252044-83.9
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125Preobrazhenskaya, DianaFM2005FID108B80N+154B50N+150N51B=144N+140B79N3.529.531.07.252050+18.4
126Yilmazyerli, MertGM2515TUR=144N=37B=49N+98B+36N8BFFF3.529.029.016.002314-13.8
127Mohamed Saeed LailyCM2057UAE+81N49B130N119N=124B136BF+143N+146B3.527.529.511.252136+15.8
128Yavuz, Efe MetehanFM2345TUR98N=116B=92N+136B+140N=93BFFF3.525.025.011.252198-21.4
129Portakalci, Yusuf2065TUR77N123B120N=158B=152N=150B+146N+141BF3.524.024.57.252066-0.8
130Demirtas, AlperCM2205TUR=58B18N+127B33N=132N=56BF=99N53B3.037.040.011.752130-38.0
131Ipek, EgehanFM2216TUR25B=69N+147B+55N70B=54N42B80NF3.036.536.512.252065-34.2
132Atis, HasanCM2089TUR106NF=23B21N=130B+101N=96B34N=102B3.036.036.012.502132+15.2
133Sobirov, AfruzbekCM2252UZB45B=51N80B=102N+147B64N53B75N+156B3.035.036.08.002013-108.3
134Gulden, EgemenCM2052TUR=90B74N+102B32N=98N=140BF77B=96N3.034.537.011.252085+5.6
135Arjun, Satheesh2017IND=64B=102N86B+121N59B99N=116B110N=150N3.031.533.510.502032+3.6
136Altun, ArdaFM2147TUR44B=145N=153B128N=117B+127N=115B55N101B3.030.532.09.001971-42.6
137Karaoglan, KivancCM2237TUR41N=84B56N+151B118N+146B=74N95BF3.030.530.58.752049-41.6
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