Kapadokya International Open Chess Tournament - A

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78 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Nevsehir, Turkey. 43 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2347, and top seed was Meylis Annaberdiyev (🇹🇲 TKM, GM, 2409).

Seyed Kian Poormosavi (🇮🇷 IRI, IM, 2371) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Meylis Annaberdiyev (6.5) and Diego Saul Rodri Flores Quillas (6.5).

The biggest upset came in round 6: Talat Yildiz (CM, 2040) beat Morteza Darban (IM, 2285), a +245-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Nevsehir, Turkey

Dates

18 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇲GMMeylis Annaberdiyev2409

Avg top 10

2,347

Participants

Titled players · 43

GM×2

IM×8

FM×13

CM×17

WGM×1

WIM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×38

🇮🇷Iran×22

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×6

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×3

🇹🇲Turkmenistan×2

🇬🇪Georgia×2

🇵🇪Peru×2

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1

Top 3

🥇
IMSeyed Kian Poormosavi
🇮🇷IRI·2371
6.5pts·2432perf+7.9
🥈
GMMeylis Annaberdiyev
🇹🇲TKM·2409
6.5pts·2412perf+1.4
🥉
IMDiego Saul Rodri Flores Quillas
🇵🇪PER·2386
6.5pts·2344perf-2.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 5 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Huseyinoglu6.5Poormosavi6.5Annaberdiyev6.5Odeev6.5Flores Quillas6.5Abdurakhmonov6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

5 players finish on 6.5/9. Poormosavi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.5).

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Alihan Huseyinoglu beat IM Seyed Kian Poormosavi (Black).

R3–R6 · WIN STREAK

IM Seyed Kian Poormosavi won 4 in a row (R3–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMAlihan Huseyinoglu	*	1	½	—
2IMSeyed Kian Poormosavi	0	*	½	—
3GMMeylis Annaberdiyev	½	½	*	—
4GMHandszar Odeev	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Poormosavi, Seyed KianIM	2371	IRI	+37B	=7N	+53B	+9N	+20B	+6N	=13B	=2N	−4B	6.5	46.5	50.0	34.25	2432	+7.9
2	Annaberdiyev, MeylisGM	2409	TKM	=19B	+50N	=10B	+55N	+17B	=4N	+7B	=1B	=8N	6.5	45.5	49.0	34.00	2412	+1.4
3	Flores Quillas, Diego Saul RodriIM	2386	PER	+44B	+5N	+4B	=20N	−6B	−7N	+42B	+21N	+14B	6.5	44.5	48.5	34.00	2344	-2.2
4	Huseyinoglu, AlihanIM	2390	TUR	=62N	+25B	−3N	+63B	+41N	=2B	+20N	=8B	+1N	6.5	42.5	45.5	31.25	2403	+6.2
5	Odeev, HandszarGM	2246	TKM	+63N	−3B	=26N	=18B	+68N	=23B	+30N	+16B	+15N	6.5	41.0	43.5	29.25	2273	+3.9
6	Mohammadian sechani, ArshiaFM	2324	IRI	+36N	=10B	+56N	+23B	+3N	−1B	=8N	=15B	=13N	6.0	46.0	49.5	31.25	2357	+9.6
7	Nikookar, MahdiFM	2221	IRI	+26N	=1B	−8N	+77B	+49N	+3B	−2N	=11N	+24B	6.0	45.5	46.0	27.25	2391	+40.6
8	Zeynalli, RashadFM	2287	AZE	+34B	=53N	+7B	=54N	=21B	+22N	=6B	=4N	=2B	6.0	43.0	46.5	31.00	2315	+9.0
9	Eminov, OrkhanFM	2246	TUR	=41B	+19N	+14B	−1B	=33N	+29N	−21B	+32N	+28B	6.0	41.0	45.0	29.25	2237	-1.4
10	Hasirci, Ozgur Deniz	2253	TUR	+38B	=6N	=2N	=49B	+32B	=21N	−14B	+48N	+22B	6.0	41.0	45.0	28.75	2247	0.0
11	Nigalidze, GaiozIM	2371	GEO	=25N	=42B	=67N	=15B	+26N	+33B	=16N	=7B	+23N	6.0	40.5	43.0	28.75	2237	-13.2
12	Akturk, Mustafa DenizCM	2232	TUR	=33B	=41N	+28B	+14N	=24B	−13N	+45B	=19N	+21B	6.0	40.0	44.0	28.75	2264	+16.4
13	Abdurakhmonov, MukhammadaliIM	2363	UZB	F	=33N	+48B	+65N	+54B	+12B	=1N	=14N	=6B	6.0	39.0	39.0	27.75	2345	0.0
14	Tutuncu, AliCM	2017	TUR	+35N	+40B	−9N	−12B	+67N	+27B	+10N	=13B	−3N	5.5	44.5	47.0	25.50	2303	+130.4
15	Yildiz, TalatCM	2040	TUR	=55B	=65N	+46B	=11N	+53B	+24N	=19B	=6N	−5B	5.5	39.5	42.5	24.25	2289	+58.0
16	Celebi, Mehmet AlperCM	2063	TUR	−22N	+57B	=25N	=36B	+62N	+43B	=11B	−5N	+34B	5.5	39.0	42.0	22.75	2254	+91.2
17	Biriya, Mohammadamin	2259	IRI	+67N	=27B	=22N	+68B	−2N	=20B	−32N	+33B	+19B	5.5	38.0	40.5	22.00	2225	-6.8
18	Azali, TannazWFM	2101	IRI	−53B	=44N	+52B	=5N	=37B	=51N	+57B	=29N	+32B	5.5	36.0	39.5	24.00	2187	+21.2
19	Uzdemir, Ali PoyrazFM	2198	TUR	=2N	−9B	+66N	+35B	=23N	+54B	=15N	=12B	−17N	5.0	42.5	45.5	22.50	2194	-2.4
20	Dogan, Umut AnilFM	2075	TUR	+69B	+38N	+43B	=3B	−1N	=17N	−4B	−22N	+50B	5.0	42.5	45.0	21.00	2261	+73.4
21	Sahin, Taha	2005	TUR	+58N	−63B	+70N	+27B	=8N	=10B	+9N	−3B	−12N	5.0	42.0	44.5	23.00	2246	+107.6
22	Salci, Aytug CelalCM	2013	TUR	+16B	+71N	=17B	−24N	+44B	−8B	=27N	+20B	−10N	5.0	42.0	44.5	22.25	2233	+100.8
23	Ivanov, Alexander	2032	RUS	=45B	+32N	+34B	−6N	=19B	=5N	+53B	=24N	−11B	5.0	41.5	45.0	22.75	2258	+50.8
24	Darban, MortezaIM	2285	IRI	=42N	+62B	=27N	+22B	=12N	−15B	+25N	=23B	−7N	5.0	41.5	44.5	23.00	2181	-11.9
25	Kavri, Yusuf Eren	2166	TUR	=11B	−4N	=16B	+51N	=45B	+46N	−24B	=35N	+48B	5.0	39.5	43.5	22.00	2200	+6.8
26	Azimi, Amir Mohammad	2109	IRI	−7B	+64N	=5B	=43N	−11B	+75N	+51B	−28N	+47B	5.0	38.5	39.5	17.25	2186	+34.0
27	Asgari, MortezaFM	2200	IRI	+77B	=17N	=24B	−21N	+55B	−14N	=22B	=46N	+45B	5.0	37.5	38.0	17.75	2146	-13.0
28	Ozguner, Hakki Ata	2058	TUR	=57N	+59B	−12N	+42B	−43N	=34N	+41B	+26B	−9N	5.0	37.0	40.5	20.50	2188	+30.8
29	Neshan, Arshiya	2040	IRI	−68N	=35B	+40N	=67B	+36N	−9B	+37N	=18B	=31N	5.0	37.0	39.5	22.25	2182	+67.6
30	Habibifard, Parham	2021	IRI	−46B	+75N	=45B	=37N	=34B	+50N	−5B	=42N	+41B	5.0	35.5	36.5	17.50	2173	+71.6
31	Umarov, Bekhruz	2169	UZB	F	+68B	=63N	−32N	+60B	=35N	=47B	+52N	=29B	5.0	31.0	31.0	18.25	2165	-3.2
32	Gunebakan, Yunus Emre	2079	TUR	=39N	−23B	+57N	+31B	−10N	+44N	+17B	−9B	−18N	4.5	41.5	45.0	20.25	2142	+28.5
33	Khalesi, VahidFM	2112	IRI	=12N	=13B	=42N	+56B	=9B	−11N	=52B	−17N	+60B	4.5	41.0	44.5	20.00	2214	+23.4
34	Kazimova, NarminWGM	2144	AZE	−8N	+49B	−23N	+58B	=30N	=28B	=54N	+69B	−16N	4.5	37.5	40.0	16.75	2066	-19.2
35	Kazik, Oguz Kagan	2070	TUR	−14B	=29N	+73B	−19N	+56N	=31B	=43N	=25B	=36N	4.5	37.5	39.5	17.25	2140	+34.0
36	Turker, Esat Tuna	2148	TUR	−6B	+46N	=41B	=16N	−29B	=55N	+60B	=47N	=35B	4.5	36.5	40.0	18.25	2102	-22.8
37	Ahmadi, Erfan	2161	IRI	−1N	+70B	=77N	=30B	=18N	=47N	−29B	=64B	+69N	4.5	34.0	34.5	14.00	2089	-35.2
38	Berkun, Denizcan	2102	TUR	−10N	−20B	+47N	=72B	=39N	=58B	−69N	+59B	+54N	4.5	32.5	35.0	16.25	2054	-12.0
39	Binboga, YamanCM	2029	TUR	=32B	=48N	=65B	−44N	=38B	=56N	+55B	+53N	−40B	4.5	32.0	35.0	16.75	2128	+47.6
40	Ozkan, ErvinCM	2134	TUR	−43B	−14N	−29B	=71N	F	+70B	+72N	+54B	+39N	4.5	30.0	30.0	14.25	2113	-4.2
41	Akkara, OmerCM	2129	TUR	=9N	=12B	=36N	+59B	−4B	=52N	−28N	+63B	−30N	4.0	40.5	43.5	16.75	2097	-16.4
42	Darvishi, Mohammad HosseinCM	2142	IRI	=24B	=11N	=33B	−28N	+66N	+69B	−3N	=30B	F	4.0	38.0	40.5	15.75	2166	+8.0
43	Arias Gaviria, Mario AlexisFM	2279	PER	+40N	=56B	−20N	=26B	+28B	−16N	=35B	=45N	F	4.0	37.5	41.0	18.00	2100	-37.0
44	Primbetov, KazbekFM	2180	KAZ	−3N	=18B	+58N	+39B	−22N	−32B	−49N	+57B	=65N	4.0	37.0	40.0	15.75	2046	-32.4
45	Baardeh, Tahmoores	2083	IRI	=23N	=76B	=30N	=62B	=25N	+64B	−12N	=43B	−27N	4.0	36.0	37.0	14.50	2083	+0.4
46	Ucoluk, Umut	2074	TUR	+30N	−36B	−15N	=69B	+59N	−25B	+67N	=27B	F	4.0	35.0	37.5	14.75	2092	+8.0
47	Cakir, Ege	2058	TUR	−51B	=73N	−38B	+61N	+63N	=37B	=31N	=36B	−26N	4.0	34.0	36.0	14.50	2052	-1.0
48	Kurdas, Halil Ibrahim	2068	TUR	=59N	=39B	−13N	−64B	+76N	+67B	+62N	−10B	−25N	4.0	33.5	34.5	10.50	2084	+3.6
49	Mohannad, FarhanFM	2080	JOR	+73B	−34N	+64B	=10N	−7B	−53N	+44B	=50N	F	4.0	33.0	33.0	14.00	2147	+14.6
50	Gurbanov, IsmayilCM	2143	AZE	+78N	−2B	−54N	+76B	=64N	−30B	+58N	=49B	−20N	4.0	31.5	31.5	8.00	2057	-21.2
51	Norouzi Chenari, Parham	2008	IRI	+47N	−67B	=74N	−25B	+70N	=18B	−26N	+62B	F	4.0	31.0	32.5	13.00	2117	+47.6
52	Ozturk, Efe HakanCM	2037	TUR	=74N	=60B	−18N	=66B	+77N	=41B	=33N	−31B	=56N	4.0	30.5	31.0	10.50	2073	+9.6
53	Rahmanov, ShahriyarFM	2203	AZE	+18N	=8B	−1N	+74B	−15N	+49B	−23N	−39B	F	3.5	41.0	42.5	14.00	2086	-26.0
54	Roshantab, Sadra	2001	IRI	+75B	=55N	+50B	=8B	−13N	−19N	=34B	−40N	−38B	3.5	38.0	39.0	12.00	2088	+34.8
55	Poormosavi, Seyed Kanan	2093	IRI	=15N	=54B	+76N	−2B	−27N	=36B	−39N	=58B	=57N	3.5	36.5	37.5	11.25	2016	-40.4
56	Annaberdiyev, BabageldiFM	2208	TUR	+71B	=43N	−6B	−33N	−35B	=39B	=61N	=66N	=52B	3.5	34.0	36.5	12.00	2035	-42.0
57	Rabbani, Abtin	2006	IRI	=28B	−16N	−32B	=73N	+71B	+68B	−18N	−44N	=55B	3.5	33.0	35.0	10.25	2009	+0.4
58	Yurtoglu, Osman Talha	2027	TUR	−21B	+69N	−44B	−34N	+73B	=38N	−50B	=55N	=71N	3.5	30.5	32.5	9.75	2012	-3.8
59	Akdas, Emre	2013	TUR	=48B	−28N	+71B	−41N	−46B	−65N	+73B	−38N	+70B	3.5	29.5	31.5	9.00	2002	-3.0
60	Temizer, UmutCM	2064	TUR	=61B	=52N	−62N	=70B	−31N	+74B	−36N	+68B	−33N	3.5	29.5	31.0	9.00	2026	-9.6
61	Gulumov, Muthat	2012	AZE	=60N	=74B	−68N	−47B	−75N	+73N	=56B	−71B	+67N	3.5	22.0	23.0	8.75	2011	-1.1
62	Engin, Onur CinarCM	2198	TUR	=4B	−24N	+60B	=45N	−16B	+72N	−48B	−51N	F	3.0	35.5	38.0	11.25	2034	-36.6
63	Golshaani, Taha	2112	IRI	−5B	+21N	=31B	−4N	−47B	=66N	+75B	−41N	F	3.0	35.0	35.0	10.00	2052	-30.8
64	Ebrahimi Rashti, Asal	2000	IRI	F	−26B	−49N	+48N	=50B	−45N	+65B	=37N	F	3.0	32.5	32.5	11.25	2054	+19.2
65	Alizadeh, Amirhosein	2087	IRI	=76N	=15B	=39N	−13B	−69N	+59B	−64N	F	=44B	3.0	31.5	32.5	11.00	1995	-44.8
66	Obidjonov, OriyatCM	2066	UZB	F	+72N	−19B	=52N	−42B	=63B	=68N	=56B	F	3.0	27.5	27.5	9.00	2064	-2.4
67	Isgenderova, HayaleWIM	2122	TUR	−17B	+51N	=11B	=29N	−14B	−48N	−46B	=70N	−61B	2.5	37.5	40.0	10.75	1938	-45.4
68	Karabulut, EtkaCM	2097	TUR	+29B	−31N	+61B	−17N	−5B	−57N	=66B	−60N	F	2.5	35.5	36.5	10.00	1967	-56.0
69	Mohandesi, ShahinIM	2024	IRI	−20N	−58B	F	=46N	+65B	−42N	+38B	−34N	−37B	2.5	33.0	33.0	9.50	1961	-13.2
70	Seker, Gokhan	2085	TUR	+72B	−37N	−21B	=60N	−51B	−40N	=71N	=67B	−59N	2.5	30.0	32.5	6.75	1902	-88.4
71	Atis, HasanCM	2104	TUR	−56N	−22B	−59N	=40B	−57N	F	=70B	+61N	=58B	2.5	29.5	29.5	8.75	1921	-61.1
72	Yanik, Murat	2004	TUR	−70N	−66B	+75B	=38N	+74N	−62B	−40B	F	F	2.5	23.0	23.0	4.75	2001	-1.2
73	Kara, Goktan Can	2031	TUR	−49N	=47B	−35N	=57B	−58N	−61B	−59N	+75B	F	2.0	27.5	27.5	4.75	1846	-76.8
74	Rajabov, Anar	2093	AZE	=52B	=61N	=51B	−53N	−72B	−60N	F	F	F	1.5	21.0	21.0	5.75	1862	-36.4
75	Tezcan, AlperCM	2045	TUR	−54N	−30B	−72N	F	+61B	−26B	−63N	−73N	F	1.0	27.0	27.0	3.50	1733	-101.6
76	Konduk, Bekir Sami	2003	TUR	=65B	=45N	−55B	−50N	−48B	F	F	F	F	1.0	18.5	18.5	3.50	1855	-17.4
77	Hatirli, Ugur Can	2099	TUR	−27N	F	=37B	−7N	−52B	F	F	F	F	0.5	19.5	19.5	2.25	1833	-23.8
78	Morchiashvili, BachanaIM	2283	GEO	−50B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1343	-6.9

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tutuncu, AliCMTUR
+130.4
5.5 pts · #14
2Sahin, TahaTUR
+107.6
5.0 pts · #25
3Salci, Aytug CelalCMTUR
+100.8
5.0 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Tezcan, AlperCMTUR
-101.6
1.0 pts · #76
2Seker, GokhanTUR
-88.4
2.5 pts · #68
3Kara, Goktan CanTUR
-76.8
2.0 pts · #73

Biggest upsets

R6+245 Elo gap
CMYildiz, Talat2040 beat IMDarban, Morteza2285
R7+241 Elo gap
Sahin, Taha2005 beat FMEminov, Orkhan2246
R7+236 Elo gap
CMTutuncu, Ali2017 beat Hasirci, Ozgur Deniz2253