Mersin May 19 Youth and Sports Day Chess Tournament
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34 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 16 May 2025 to 19 May 2025 in Mersin, Turkey. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1714, and top seed was Umut Kilic (πΉπ· TUR, 1864).
Mehmet Kerem Ozkaner (πΉπ· TUR, 1645) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Fatih Celik (5.5) and Kerem Umut Turak (5.5). Ozkaner won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Alo. Ahmad (1547) beat Altay Erdem Gok (1797), a +250-point gap.
Location
πΉπ·Mersin, Turkey
Dates
16 May 2025 β 19 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Federations Β· 2 represented
πΉπ·TurkiyeΓ32
πΈπΎSyriaΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsMehmet Kerem Ozkaner led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
15
5
2
2
2
1
1
R6βR7 Β· LEAD HELD
Mehmet Kerem Ozkaner never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Mehmet Kerem Ozkaner 3+3 wins (R1βR3, R5βR7)Fatih Celik 5 wins (R3βR7)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mehmet Kerem Ozkaner | * | β | β | 1 |
| 2Fatih Celik | β | * | β | β |
| 3Kerem Umut Turak | β | β | * | Β½ |
| 4Halil Erdogan | 0 | β | Β½ | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ozkaner, Mehmet Kerem | 1645 | TUR | +20N | +15B | +14B | =5N | +4B | +10N | +6B | 6.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 23.75 | 2018 | +90.4 |
| 2 | Celik, Fatih | 1737 | TUR | =8N | F | +17B | +13B | +7N | +5N | +16B | 5.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 20.75 | 2367 | +44.8 |
| 3 | Turak, Kerem Umut | 1671 | TUR | +21B | =24N | +28B | =4N | =10B | +20N | +5B | 5.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 15.75 | 1718 | +12.4 |
| 4 | Erdogan, Halil | 1562 | TUR | +17N | =27B | +11N | =3B | β1N | +15N | +20B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 15.50 | 1713 | +45.6 |
| 5 | Kocacik, Dogukan | 1660 | TUR | +23N | +19B | +7N | =1B | +14N | β2B | β3N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 15.75 | 1750 | +35.6 |
| 6 | Sahin, Mert | 1512 | TUR | +12N | β14N | +16B | =7B | +9N | +8B | β1N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 17.25 | 1670 | +50.0 |
| 7 | Ahmad ,Alo. | 1547 | SYR | +31N | +11B | β5B | =6N | β2B | +18N | +10B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.25 | 1738 | +38.4 |
| 8 | Yildiz, Atahan | 0 | TUR | =2B | +10N | =24B | +28N | =20B | β6N | +12B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 13.00 | 1596 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Uslu, Mehmet | 1634 | TUR | +26B | β25N | β10B | +17N | β6B | +21N | +15B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1551 | -13.2 |
| 10 | Suna, Yigit Emre | 1521 | TUR | +32N | β8B | +9N | +19B | =3N | β1B | β7N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 9.75 | 1693 | +57.6 |
| 11 | Balci, Ufuk | 1644 | TUR | +22B | β7N | β4B | +21N | β15B | +17N | =18B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 9.50 | 1477 | -55.2 |
| 12 | Ilhan, Ferhat | 1446 | TUR | β6B | β21N | +29B | =18N | +23B | +13B | β8N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1564 | +28.0 |
| 13 | Ulgez, Selin | 1552 | TUR | β14B | =18N | +30B | β2N | +28B | β12N | +23B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1480 | -22.0 |
| 14 | Kilic, Umut | 1864 | TUR | +13N | +6B | β1N | +15B | β5B | F | F | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.00 | 1665 | -22.2 |
| 15 | Karayel, Poyraz | 1598 | TUR | +33B | β1N | +23B | β14N | +11N | β4B | β9N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.50 | 1553 | -19.2 |
| 16 | Selen, Firat | 1524 | TUR | β25B | +22N | β6N | +26B | +19N | F | β2N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1583 | +17.2 |
| 17 | Boz, Ruzgar | 0 | TUR | β4B | +30N | β2N | β9B | +22N | β11B | +29N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.50 | 1448 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Kahraman, Korel | 1578 | TUR | =28N | =13B | β20N | =12B | +26N | β7B | =11N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 1531 | -14.8 |
| 19 | Doygun, Lena | 1604 | TUR | +29B | β5N | +21B | β10N | β16B | β22N | +28B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1386 | -70.8 |
| 20 | Duran, Emir | 0 | TUR | β1B | +29N | +18B | F | =8N | β3B | β4N | 2.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 5.25 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kahraman, Kivanc | 1482 | TUR | β3N | +12B | β19N | β11B | +29N | β9B | =22B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 4.75 | 1457 | -14.0 |
| 22 | Gozugorur, Toprak Batu | 1452 | TUR | β11N | β16B | β26N | +23N | β17B | +19B | =21N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 6.25 | 1474 | +5.2 |
| 23 | Ciddi, Cinar | 1477 | TUR | β5B | +26N | β15N | β22B | β12N | +29B | β13N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.50 | 1358 | -45.6 |
| 24 | Mirioglu, Eylul | 1630 | TUR | +34N | =3B | =8N | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1671 | +2.4 |
| 25 | Karatiken, Beray | 1742 | TUR | +16N | +9B | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 2379 | +22.8 |
| 26 | Ulgez, Zafer | 1444 | TUR | β9N | β23B | +22B | β16N | β18B | =28N | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1294 | -18.2 |
| 27 | Ozturk, Yucel Mert | 1647 | TUR | +30B | =4N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1548 | -5.6 |
| 28 | Ozdemir, Fatih | 0 | TUR | =18B | F | β3N | β8B | β13N | =26B | β19N | 1.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 2.25 | 1332 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Sonmez, Fazli | 1423 | TUR | β19N | β20B | β12N | F | β21B | β23N | β17B | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 714 | -60.4 |
| 30 | Kerimoglu, Kaan Kerim | 0 | TUR | β27N | β17B | β13N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 800 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Gok, Altay Erdem | 1797 | TUR | β7B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 733 | -32.8 |
| 32 | Unal, Burak Kayra | 1729 | TUR | β10B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 720 | -30.8 |
| 33 | Colak, Cagan Deniz | 1412 | TUR | β15N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 798 | -10.4 |
| 34 | FIDE 51693640 | 0 | β | β24B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 830 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ozkaner, Mehmet KeremTUR+90.46.5 pts Β· #1
- 2Suna, Yigit EmreTUR+57.63.5 pts Β· #7
- 3Sahin, MertTUR+50.04.5 pts Β· #5
Top rating losers
- 1Doygun, LenaTUR-70.83.0 pts Β· #21
- 2Sonmez, FazliTUR-60.40.0 pts Β· #34
- 3Balci, UfukTUR-55.23.5 pts Β· #16
Biggest upsets
- R1+250 Elo gap
- R3+219 Elo gap
- R1+208 Elo gap