Pamukkale International Open Chess Tournament - A

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82 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Denizli, Turkey. 66 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2481, and top seed was Evgeny Romanov (🇲🇰 MKD, GM, 2585).

Evgeny Romanov (🇲🇰 MKD, GM, 2585) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Misratdin Iskandarov (6.5) and Mukhammadzokhid Suyarov (6.5). Romanov shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 9: Enis Metin (2141) beat Marius Fromm (IM, 2444), a +303-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Denizli, Turkey

Dates

07 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇰GMEvgeny Romanov2585

Avg top 10

2,481

Participants

Titled players · 66

GM×7

IM×13

FM×18

CM×20

WGM×1

WIM×4

WFM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×39

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×8

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×7

🇮🇷Iran×7

🇬🇪Georgia×5

FIDE (no federation)×4

🇮🇳India×3

🇲🇳Mongolia×2

Top 3

🥇
GMEvgeny Romanov
🇲🇰MKD·2585
7.0pts·2618perf+4.0
🥈
GMMisratdin Iskandarov
🇦🇿AZE·2534
6.5pts·2575perf+6.2
🥉
IMMukhammadzokhid Suyarov
🇺🇿UZB·2473
6.5pts·2565perf+12.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Evgeny Romanov led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Romanov7Agibileg6.5Suyarov6.5Iskandarov6.5Morchiashvili6.5Metin6.5— ex-leaders:Talibovled R3, #16

R9 · LEADER CHANGE13 Jul

GM Evgeny Romanov takes the sole lead (7.0/9).

R7–R9 · WIN STREAK

IM Uurtsaikh Agibileg won 3 in a row (R7–R9).

R3 · FORMER LEADER FALL

IM Shiroghlan Talibov held the sole lead at R3 but finished #16.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMEvgeny Romanov	*	—	½	½
2IMUurtsaikh Agibileg	—	*	—	0
3IMMukhammadzokhid Suyarov	½	—	*	½
4GMMisratdin Iskandarov	½	1	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Romanov, EvgenyGM	2585	MKD	+52B	=10N	+22B	+15B	=7N	+13N	=3B	=2N	+8B	7.0	47.0	50.5	38.00	2618	+4.0
2	Iskandarov, MisratdinGM	2534	AZE	=5N	+70B	+4N	+10B	=3N	=15B	+7N	=1B	=9N	6.5	50.0	53.0	37.25	2575	+6.2
3	Suyarov, MukhammadzokhidIM	2473	UZB	+11N	=14B	+21N	+17B	=2B	+20N	=1N	=9B	=7N	6.5	47.5	52.5	37.00	2565	+12.0
4	Agibileg, UurtsaikhIM	2380	MGL	+49B	+41N	−2B	−8N	+73B	=38N	+54B	+35N	+13B	6.5	38.5	41.0	26.25	2391	+3.1
5	Morchiashvili, BachanaIM	2267	GEO	=2B	=77N	+41B	=66N	=35B	+37N	+19B	=13N	+14B	6.5	38.5	40.5	29.75	2401	+15.8
6	Metin, Enis	2141	TUR	+57B	−52N	+81B	+79N	+76B	−7B	=25N	+16B	+20N	6.5	33.0	34.5	22.50	2478	+73.9
7	Gokerkan, Cem KaanGM	2489	TUR	+80B	=36N	+30B	+55N	=1B	+6N	−2B	=14N	=3B	6.0	45.0	47.0	28.75	2476	0.0
8	Eminov, OrkhanFM	2239	TUR	−13B	+45N	+37B	+4B	=20N	+61B	=14N	+15B	−1N	6.0	43.5	47.0	29.25	2451	+48.8
9	Quparadze, GigaGM	2526	GEO	+79B	=22N	=36B	+26B	=14N	+24B	=15N	=3N	=2B	6.0	43.5	45.5	28.75	2468	-4.9
10	Nigalidze, GaiozIM	2368	GEO	+54B	=1B	+42N	−2N	+55B	−19N	=38B	+41N	+25B	6.0	39.5	43.0	25.75	2390	+3.0
11	Zeynalli, RashadFM	2255	AZE	−3B	+35N	+77B	−13N	=44B	+48N	=23B	+65N	+19B	6.0	37.5	39.5	23.00	2324	+16.2
12	Sodbilegt, NaranboldFM	2363	MGL	−42N	−17B	+78N	+46B	−53N	+58B	+47N	+38B	+27N	6.0	34.0	36.0	23.00	2257	-21.6
13	Faizrakhmanov, RamilIM	2426	FID	+8N	=21B	=14N	+11B	+31N	−1B	+39N	=5B	−4N	5.5	47.5	52.0	30.00	2381	-4.5
14	Schekachikhin, MaksimIM	2354	FID	+19B	=3N	=13B	+39N	=9B	+17N	=8B	=7B	−5N	5.5	47.0	51.5	30.00	2401	+6.3
15	Talibov, ShiroghlanIM	2426	AZE	+28B	+25N	+43B	−1N	+23B	=2N	=9B	−8N	=18B	5.5	46.0	50.0	28.00	2419	+0.2
16	Moosavifar, Seyed AbolfazlFM	2303	IRI	−41B	=19N	=35B	+50N	+32B	=23N	+17B	−6N	+37B	5.5	40.0	44.0	26.25	2215	-19.8
17	Rostami, Hossein	2148	IRI	+59B	+12N	=76B	−3N	+30B	−14B	−16N	+54N	+39B	5.5	40.0	42.5	23.75	2367	+51.4
18	Odeev, HandszarGM	2253	TKM	−20N	=65B	−66N	+78B	=33N	+74B	+40N	+44B	=15N	5.5	32.5	34.5	19.75	2248	+0.1
19	Ozdemir, Serhan BeratFM	2164	TUR	−14N	=16B	+67N	+69B	+26N	+10B	−5N	=20B	−11N	5.0	42.5	45.5	22.25	2281	+26.6
20	Fromm, MariusIM	2444	GER	+18B	−43N	+53B	+80N	=8B	−3B	+24N	=19N	−6B	5.0	42.0	44.0	21.50	2290	-17.1
21	Efimov, LeonidFM	2260	FID	+29B	=13N	−3B	=44N	+47B	=35N	=41B	=39N	=23B	5.0	39.0	43.0	22.75	2292	+12.8
22	Bagaturov, GiorgiGM	2358	GEO	+53B	=9B	−1N	=32N	=41B	=27B	−44N	+67N	+48B	5.0	38.5	41.5	20.50	2256	-10.9
23	Ozen, MetehanCM	2154	TUR	=40B	=56N	+72B	+43N	−15N	=16B	=11N	=36B	=21N	5.0	38.5	41.0	21.00	2278	+28.4
24	Rahmanov, ShahriyarFM	2194	AZE	−36B	=29N	+45B	+34N	+66B	−9N	−20B	+56N	=26B	5.0	38.0	41.0	20.50	2288	+19.0
25	Ipek, EgehanFM	2216	TUR	+81B	−15B	+65N	=76N	=37B	+45N	=6B	=29N	−10N	5.0	37.0	38.5	17.75	2327	+24.6
26	Khalesi, VahidFM	2072	IRI	+47B	=28N	+49B	−9N	−19B	−54N	+55N	+42B	=24N	5.0	36.5	40.0	20.50	2264	+44.2
27	Sevig, Mert CanCM	2025	TUR	−46B	=50N	=40B	+71N	+80B	=22N	+28B	=30N	−12B	5.0	36.5	38.5	19.25	2252	+70.6
28	Bin-Suhayl, Ieysaa	2231	ITA	−15N	=26B	+33N	−61B	+72N	+66B	−27N	=37B	+44N	5.0	35.5	38.0	19.25	2172	-14.6
29	Yilmazyerli, MertGM	2515	TUR	−21N	=24B	+34N	+48B	=38N	=53B	+61N	=25B	F	5.0	35.5	35.5	21.50	2269	-20.4
30	Koksal, EgeIM	2292	TUR	=70N	+63B	−7N	+58B	−17N	+55B	+53N	=27B	F	5.0	33.5	33.5	18.00	2292	+0.1
31	Zakirov, MusaFM	2209	RUS	−76B	+46N	+51B	+36N	−13B	=56N	−35B	=48N	+65B	5.0	33.0	35.5	19.25	2218	+1.6
32	Demirbas, Emre	2161	TUR	−65N	+59B	=73N	=22B	−16N	+60B	=33N	+58B	=45N	5.0	33.0	35.5	18.75	2175	+2.6
33	Ilgaz, Yusuf KeremCM	2101	TUR	+75B	−80N	−28B	=52N	=18B	+79N	=32B	=43N	+49B	5.0	31.5	33.5	17.50	2263	+48.0
34	Temizer, UmutCM	2004	TUR	+68B	=54N	−29B	−24B	−42N	=72N	+71B	+52N	+41B	5.0	31.0	33.5	16.50	2234	+52.0
35	Bacak, Muhammed KaanCM	2075	TUR	+78N	−11B	=16N	+63B	=5N	=21B	+31N	−4B	F	4.5	42.5	44.5	19.00	2295	+46.2
36	Manish Anto Cristiano FIM	2358	IND	+24N	=7B	=9N	−31B	−39B	+68N	+56B	=23N	F	4.5	39.5	42.5	20.00	2281	-7.0
37	Buyuk, Eymen ErenFM	2131	TUR	=67N	+60B	−8N	+42B	=25N	−5B	+43B	=28N	−16N	4.5	39.5	42.5	18.00	2205	+34.2
38	Karimova, GuldonaWIM	2182	UZB	−43B	=81N	+71B	+51N	=29B	=4B	=10N	−12N	=40B	4.5	39.0	40.5	18.75	2279	+40.7
39	Yakubbaeva, NilufarWGM	2161	UZB	=82B	=72N	+56B	−14B	+36N	+43N	−13B	=21B	−17N	4.5	36.0	37.0	16.25	2232	+16.0
40	Imomkuzieva, NilufarkhonWFM	2066	UZB	=23N	−48B	=27N	−53N	+77B	+52N	−18B	+66B	=38N	4.5	34.0	36.0	15.75	2162	+42.9
41	Kavri, Yusuf Eren	2142	TUR	+16N	−4B	−5N	+59B	=22N	+73B	=21N	−10B	−34N	4.0	43.0	45.5	16.50	2181	+8.6
42	Yildiz, EgehanFM	2198	TUR	+12B	=76N	−10B	−37N	+34B	=44N	=45B	−26N	=46B	4.0	38.5	41.0	18.25	2143	-23.1
43	Makoveev, IlyaFM	2310	FID	+38N	+20B	−15N	−23B	+74N	−39B	−37N	=33B	=47N	4.0	38.0	40.5	16.50	2159	-35.2
44	Karademir, Bugra	2142	TUR	−74N	=62B	+57N	=21B	=11N	=42B	+22B	−18N	−28B	4.0	37.5	40.0	17.75	2148	+1.6
45	Mahdian, AnoushaWIM	2116	IRI	+64N	−8B	−24N	+60B	+63N	−25B	=42N	F	=32B	4.0	35.5	39.0	15.00	2168	+11.4
46	Sachi JainWFM	2101	IND	+27N	−31B	−70N	−12N	=67B	+51N	=49B	=47B	=42N	4.0	35.0	38.0	16.50	2112	+2.5
47	Ravshanov, SheralijonCM	2156	UZB	−26N	=57B	=62N	+67B	−21N	+69B	−12B	=46N	=43B	4.0	34.0	37.0	13.50	2100	-27.2
48	Topuz, Mirac MelihCM	2090	TUR	=56B	+40N	−79B	−29N	+75N	−11B	+73N	=31B	−22N	4.0	34.0	36.0	13.75	2149	+21.7
49	Deveci, Huseyin SaidCM	2212	TUR	−4N	+74B	−26N	=72B	=69N	=57B	=46N	+60B	−33N	4.0	33.0	35.5	12.50	2058	-69.9
50	Tutuncu, AliCM	2097	TUR	−73N	=27B	=60N	−16B	−62N	=64N	+63B	=51N	+59B	4.0	32.0	34.5	15.00	2045	-17.2
51	Cakir, Ege	2006	TUR	=58N	+61B	−31N	−38B	=70N	−46B	=74N	=50B	+68N	4.0	30.5	33.0	13.00	2082	+18.6
52	Yilmaz, BaverFM	2269	TUR	−1N	+6B	−55N	=33B	=65N	−40B	+57N	−34B	=62B	3.5	38.5	41.5	15.75	2059	-66.0
53	Akturk, Mustafa DenizCM	2195	TUR	−22N	+73B	−20N	+40B	+12B	=29N	−30B	F	F	3.5	38.0	40.5	15.50	2293	+33.6
54	Gurbanov, IsmayilCM	2202	AZE	−10N	=34B	+74N	+65B	−61N	+26B	−4N	−17B	F	3.5	38.0	40.5	13.00	2106	-21.8
55	Sakmak, KutayCM	2159	TUR	=72B	+82N	+52B	−7B	−10N	−30N	−26B	+62N	F	3.5	35.0	36.0	9.25	2171	0.0
56	Biyiksiz, Ali BatuhanCM	2052	TUR	=48N	=23B	−39N	+68N	+79B	=31B	−36N	−24B	F	3.5	34.5	36.5	12.00	2151	+38.4
57	Dogan, Umut AnilFM	2059	TUR	−6N	=47N	−44B	=82N	+71B	=49N	−52B	=69B	=60N	3.5	31.5	32.5	10.75	2051	-6.1
58	Sooraj M R	2114	IND	=51B	+69N	−80B	−30N	+81B	−12N	+75B	−32N	F	3.5	31.0	32.5	9.00	2146	+4.6
59	Salimova, AsalWFM	2063	UZB	−17N	−32N	+64B	−41N	−68B	+78B	=69N	+73B	−50N	3.5	30.5	32.5	9.50	2009	-13.6
60	Eroz, Enis	2027	TUR	=71B	−37N	=50B	−45N	+82B	−32N	+72B	−49N	=57B	3.5	30.5	31.5	8.75	2038	+4.2
61	Akbas, Kaan	2070	TUR	=69B	−51N	+75B	+28N	+54B	−8N	−29B	F	F	3.5	29.0	29.0	12.50	2170	+16.0
62	Yildiz, TalatCM	2043	TUR	−66N	=44N	=47B	−81N	+50B	−70B	+68N	−55B	=52N	3.5	28.0	29.5	12.75	2100	+11.6
63	Claverie, RaulIM	2274	ARG	=77B	−30N	+68B	−35N	−45B	−75N	−50N	+72B	+82N	3.5	27.5	28.5	7.50	2038	-28.1
64	Akkara, OmerCM	2036	TUR	−45B	−68N	−59N	−75B	+78N	=50B	+82N	+74B	F	3.5	25.0	26.0	7.50	2036	-1.6
65	Uzdemir, Ali PoyrazFM	2092	TUR	+32B	=18N	−25B	−54N	=52B	F	+70N	−11B	−31N	3.0	36.5	38.5	12.50	2130	+6.6
66	Aliyev, ElnurCM	2117	AZE	+62B	−79N	+18B	=5B	−24N	−28N	=67B	−40N	F	3.0	35.0	35.0	13.75	2085	-8.2
67	Malikova, MarjonaWIM	2055	UZB	=37B	=71N	−19B	−47N	=46N	+77B	=66N	−22B	F	3.0	31.5	33.5	9.25	2077	+3.0
68	Mohannad, FarhanFM	2118	JOR	−34N	+64B	−63N	−56B	+59N	−36B	−62B	+75N	−51B	3.0	31.0	33.5	9.50	1970	-36.4
69	Hatirli, Ugur Can	2023	TUR	=61N	−58B	+82B	−19N	=49B	−47N	=59B	=57N	F	3.0	30.0	31.0	8.25	2030	+0.4
70	Can, Melih KaanCM	2171	TUR	=30B	−2N	+46B	−73N	=51B	+62N	−65B	F	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	12.00	2105	-15.0
71	Ozturk, Efe HakanCM	2111	TUR	=60N	=67B	−38N	−27B	−57N	+82B	−34N	+77B	F	3.0	27.5	27.5	6.25	1990	-27.6
72	Kazik, Oguz Kagan	2080	TUR	=55N	=39B	−23N	=49N	−28B	=34B	−60N	−63N	=78B	2.5	34.0	36.0	9.50	1977	-49.6
73	Asgharzadeh, MitraWIM	2012	IRI	+50B	−53N	=32B	+70B	−4N	−41N	−48B	−59N	F	2.5	33.5	35.5	9.50	2021	+0.6
74	Rostami, Mohsen	2060	IRI	+44B	−49N	−54B	+77N	−43B	−18N	=51B	−64N	F	2.5	31.0	33.0	8.00	2025	-8.0
75	Ozsakallioglu, Akin	2018	TUR	−33N	=78B	−61N	+64N	−48B	+63B	−58N	−68B	F	2.5	28.5	30.5	8.00	1968	-10.8
76	Erten, KeremFM	2374	TUR	+31N	=42B	=17N	=25B	−6N	F	F	F	F	2.5	26.0	26.0	12.25	2182	-24.8
77	Tezcan, AlperCM	2170	TUR	=63N	=5B	−11N	−74B	−40N	−67N	+78B	−71N	F	2.0	31.5	33.5	7.00	1951	-59.3
78	Anacak, Hasan Gunes	2065	TUR	−35B	=75N	−12B	−18N	−64B	−59N	−77N	+82B	=72N	2.0	30.0	31.0	3.50	1908	-36.2
79	Noroozi, OmidIM	2266	IRI	−9N	+66B	+48N	−6B	−56N	−33B	F	F	F	2.0	28.0	28.0	7.00	2046	-17.7
80	Matyakubov, MirazizCM	2258	UZB	−7N	+33B	+58N	−20B	−27N	F	F	F	F	2.0	27.5	27.5	8.50	2163	-19.8
81	Aliyev, RavanIM	2389	AZE	−25N	=38B	−6N	+62B	−58N	F	F	F	F	1.5	23.0	23.0	5.75	1990	-50.6
82	Japaridze, Davit	2095	GEO	=39N	−55B	−69N	=57B	−60N	−71N	−64B	−78N	−63B	1.0	28.0	30.0	4.00	1751	-68.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Metin, EnisTUR
+73.9
6.5 pts · #6
2Sevig, Mert CanCMTUR
+70.6
5.0 pts · #28
3Temizer, UmutCMTUR
+52.0
5.0 pts · #23

Top rating losers

1Deveci, Huseyin SaidCMTUR
-69.9
4.0 pts · #43
2Japaridze, DavitGEO
-68.6
1.0 pts · #82
3Yilmaz, BaverFMTUR
-66.0
3.5 pts · #52

Biggest upsets

R9+303 Elo gap
Metin, Enis2141 beat IMFromm, Marius2444
R5+275 Elo gap
Sooraj M R2114 beat IMAliyev, Ravan2389
R8+265 Elo gap
CMTemizer, Umut2004 beat FMYilmaz, Baver2269