2025 Turkiye Veterans Chess Championship - Open B

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41 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 17 May 2025 to 23 May 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1878, and top seed was Cihat Turkoglu (🇹🇷 TUR, 1996).

Mustafa Sabri Kocak (🇹🇷 TUR, 1964) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Zeki Sayber (7.0) and Cihat Turkoglu (7.0). Kocak shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Nail Odabasi (1456) beat Lutfu Turkol (1827), a +371-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey

Dates

17 May 2025 → 23 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷Cihat Turkoglu1996

Avg top 10

1,878

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×40

Top 3

🥇
Mustafa Sabri Kocak
🇹🇷TUR·1964
7.5pts·2060perf+21.6
🥈
CMZeki Sayber
🇹🇷TUR·1953
7.0pts·1956perf+3.6
🥉
Cihat Turkoglu
🇹🇷TUR·1996
7.0pts·1936perf-6.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Mustafa Sabri Kocak led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Kocak7.5Turkoglu7Yasin7Sayber7Ozmen6.5Cicek6— ex-leaders:Severcanled R5, #11

R8 · LEADER CHANGE22 May

Mustafa Sabri Kocak takes the sole lead (7.0/8).

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mustafa Sabri Kocak beat Cihat Turkoglu (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Mustafa Sabri Kocak 3 wins (R6–R8)Cihat Turkoglu 4 wins (R4–R7)CM Hur Yasin 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mustafa Sabri Kocak	*	1	½	½
2Cihat Turkoglu	0	*	—	—
3CMHur Yasin	½	—	*	½
4CMZeki Sayber	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kocak, Mustafa Sabri	1964	TUR	+27B	+11N	=4B	+29N	=5B	+13N	+9B	+3N	=2B	7.5	47.0	50.5	40.25	2060	+21.6
2	Sayber, ZekiCM	1953	TUR	+30B	=29N	+22B	+28N	=4B	=5N	+13B	+6N	=1N	7.0	43.5	47.0	34.75	1956	+3.6
3	Turkoglu, Cihat	1996	TUR	+23N	=22B	=19N	+20B	+14N	+9B	+11N	−1B	+5B	7.0	42.5	46.5	34.75	1936	-6.4
4	Yasin, HurCM	1833	TUR	+36B	+25N	=1N	+19B	=2N	−11B	+23N	+14B	+9N	7.0	42.5	45.0	32.75	1927	+22.8
5	Ozmen, Halil Nejat	1850	TUR	+38N	+21B	+14N	=9B	=1N	=2B	+19N	+11B	−3N	6.5	46.0	48.0	31.00	1923	+20.6
6	Bagci, Hikmet	1639	TUR	+35N	−9B	−33N	+26B	+34N	+8N	+10B	−2B	+12N	6.0	39.0	41.5	26.00	1803	+24.4
7	Turkol, Lutfu	1827	TUR	+41N	−19B	−20N	+31B	+24N	−10B	+32N	+23B	+11N	6.0	34.0	34.0	19.50	1618	-71.6
8	Cicek, Cemil	1925	TUR	−19N	−12B	+41N	+32B	+38N	−6B	+22N	+25B	+13N	6.0	33.5	33.5	18.00	1780	-20.2
9	Severcan, Sedat Sabri	1864	TUR	+18B	+6N	+13B	=5N	+12B	−3N	−1N	+19B	−4B	5.5	49.0	53.5	28.75	1803	-9.4
10	Odabasi, Nail	1456	TUR	=12N	−16B	=32N	+21B	+28B	+7N	−6N	=22B	+19N	5.5	39.0	42.0	25.00	1755	+58.8
11	Samli, Ibrahim	1658	TUR	+34B	−1B	+26N	+15N	+16B	+4N	−3B	−5N	−7B	5.0	48.0	51.0	24.00	1767	+21.4
12	Imamoglu, Mustafa	0	TUR	=10B	+8N	=24B	+25N	−9N	−23B	+15B	+17N	−6B	5.0	41.0	45.0	24.75	1652	0.0
13	Ozturk, Ali	1686	TUR	+32N	+20B	−9N	+33B	+23N	−1B	−2N	+34B	−8B	5.0	40.5	43.5	17.50	1704	+3.0
14	Nardemir, Ismail Berat	1680	TUR	+37B	+40N	−5B	+24N	−3B	+15N	+25B	−4N	F	5.0	35.5	35.5	15.00	1702	+2.6
15	Tunca, Omer	0	TUR	−22N	+38B	+21N	−11B	+31N	−14B	−12N	+27B	+25N	5.0	35.0	37.0	18.00	1633	0.0
16	Erkan, Selim Hikmet	1798	TUR	=24B	+10N	−29B	+30N	−11N	−22B	=20N	+32B	+26N	5.0	34.0	37.0	20.25	1582	-45.2
17	Suzan, Mehmet	1662	TUR	−26N	=32B	=27N	+35B	+20N	−19B	+24N	−12B	+23N	5.0	33.0	35.5	18.50	1561	-17.8
18	Oymanli, Veli	1556	TUR	−9N	−35B	+39N	−34B	+26N	=20B	=27N	+24B	+22N	5.0	31.5	33.5	18.25	1613	+10.0
19	Bapoglu, Ibrahim	1557	TUR	+8B	+7N	=3B	−4N	+29B	+17N	−5B	−9N	−10B	4.5	48.5	52.0	24.00	1781	+46.6
20	Alkan, Sukru	1472	TUR	+28B	−13N	+7B	−3N	−17B	=18N	=16B	+33N	=21N	4.5	41.5	44.5	20.25	1679	+36.8
21	Yayla, Hasan Huseyin	1599	TUR	+33B	−5N	−15B	−10N	+30B	+37N	−34B	+29N	=20B	4.5	34.5	36.5	14.25	1555	-17.2
22	Parcaoglu, Umit	1644	TUR	+15B	=3N	−2N	−23B	+27N	+16N	−8B	=10N	−18B	4.0	44.5	48.5	20.25	1644	-9.2
23	Akinci, Ahmet	1577	TUR	−3B	+34N	+40B	+22N	−13B	+12N	−4B	−7N	−17B	4.0	42.0	42.0	12.00	1565	-5.8
24	Savas, Kemal	1499	TUR	=16N	+26B	=12N	−14B	−7B	+33N	−17B	−18N	+31B	4.0	38.5	41.5	15.50	1467	-7.4
25	Bulut, Mustafa	1584	TUR	+31N	−4B	+35N	−12B	+33N	+29B	−14N	−8N	−15B	4.0	38.0	40.5	12.50	1581	-3.2
26	Demirsar, Metin Cordan	1438	TUR	+17B	−24N	−11B	−6N	−18B	+36N	+37B	+28N	−16B	4.0	36.5	38.5	13.50	1575	+29.6
27	Korkut, Kadri	1584	TUR	−1N	−37B	=17B	+40N	−22B	+31N	=18B	−15N	+30B	4.0	35.5	35.5	12.00	1515	-12.8
28	Gonen, Feti	1773	TUR	−20N	+41B	+37N	−2B	−10N	−32B	+39N	−26B	+29B	4.0	31.5	31.5	7.50	1460	-61.8
29	Yalciner, Suleyman	1656	TUR	+39N	=2B	+16N	−1B	−19N	−25N	+30B	−21B	−28N	3.5	40.0	42.0	14.00	1584	-17.4
30	Su, Kutsal	1575	TUR	−2N	+39B	=31N	−16B	−21N	+35B	−29N	+37B	−27N	3.5	32.0	34.0	8.25	1399	-53.6
31	Atakan, Kazim	0	TUR	−25B	+36N	=30B	−7N	−15B	−27B	+40N	+39B	−24N	3.5	31.0	31.0	6.25	1408	0.0
32	Erakman, Muhittin	1445	TUR	−13B	=17N	=10B	−8N	+40B	+28N	−7B	−16N	−33B	3.0	39.5	39.5	9.25	1563	+13.8
33	Uysalli, Zuhtu	0	TUR	−21N	F	+6B	−13N	−25B	−24B	+35N	−20B	+32N	3.0	33.5	33.5	11.50	1404	0.0
34	Korkmaz, Ahmet Murat	1431	TUR	−11N	−23B	F	+18N	−6B	+38B	+21N	−13N	F	3.0	31.5	31.5	11.50	1558	+43.2
35	Cetin, Mehmet	0	TUR	−6B	+18N	−25B	−17N	=36B	−30N	−33B	F	+40N	2.5	29.0	29.0	6.25	1398	0.0
36	Alparslan, Ayse	1527	TUR	−4N	−31B	−38N	−39B	=35N	−26B	F	+40B	+37N	2.5	23.0	23.0	3.25	1370	-34.4
37	Turkucu, Eyup	1440	TUR	−14N	+27N	−28B	−38B	+39N	−21B	−26N	−30N	−36B	2.0	29.5	31.5	6.00	1267	-59.2
38	Turkay, Metin	1540	TUR	−5B	−15N	+36B	+37N	−8B	−34N	F	F	F	2.0	25.0	25.0	4.50	1563	-0.8
39	Ar, Canan	0	TUR	−29B	−30N	−18B	+36N	−37B	+40N	−28B	−31N	F	2.0	24.0	24.0	2.50	1315	0.0
40	FIDE 51687844	0	—	F	−14B	−23N	−27B	−32N	−39B	−31B	−36N	−35B	0.0	26.5	26.5	0.00	763	0.0
41	Kara, Senal	1514	TUR	−7B	−28N	−8B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	1038	-8.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Odabasi, NailTUR
+58.8
5.5 pts · #8
2Bapoglu, IbrahimTUR
+46.6
4.5 pts · #10
3Korkmaz, Ahmet MuratTUR
+43.2
3.0 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Turkol, LutfuTUR
-71.6
6.0 pts · #9
2Gonen, FetiTUR
-61.8
4.0 pts · #25
3Turkucu, EyupTUR
-59.2
2.0 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R6+371 Elo gap
Odabasi, Nail1456 beat Turkol, Lutfu1827
R1+368 Elo gap
Bapoglu, Ibrahim1557 beat Cicek, Cemil1925
R3+355 Elo gap
Alkan, Sukru1472 beat Turkol, Lutfu1827