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Kapadokya International Open Chess Tournament - B

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124 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Nevsehir, Turkey. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1970, and top seed was Mustafa Ege Yamakoglu (🇹🇷 TUR, 1991).

Cagan Yogurtcuoglu (🇹🇷 TUR, 1988) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Kagan Torun (7.0) and Ahmet Yasir Yigit (7.0). Yogurtcuoglu won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Ahmet Asim Once (1704) beat Sefa Var (1935), a +231-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
🇹🇷Mustafa Ege Yamakoglu1991
Avg top 10
1,970
Participants
124
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×109
🇮🇷Iran×5
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×3
🇱🇧Lebanon×2
🇿🇦South Africa×1
🇮🇶Iraq×1
🇹🇲Turkmenistan×1
🇸🇾Syria×1
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 8 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.

Co-leaders
49
13
3
8
1
2
1
1
5
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Mutlu takes lead
Yogurtcuoglu7Mutlu7Yigit7Torun7Kececi7Nuhoglu6.5— ex-leaders:Ulupinarled R5–R7, #14
R8 · LEADER CHANGE23 Aug

Burak Alp Mutlu takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

5 players finish on 7.0/9. Yogurtcuoglu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Cagan Yogurtcuoglu 3 wins (R1–R3)Burak Alp Mutlu 6 wins (R3–R8)Ahmet Yasir Yigit 5 wins (R5–R9)

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Yogurtcuoglu, Cagan1988TUR+40N+12B+34N=13B=64N=19B=17N+33B+10N7.044.548.537.752071+34.4
2Torun, Kagan1984TUR+51B=24N+59B+22N=33B−15B+35N+12N+17B7.043.547.536.252072+36.4
3Yigit, Ahmet Yasir1988TUR−24B=71N+110B=31N+53B+22N+21B+32N+15B7.041.043.033.002040+10.4
4Kececi, Kaan1916TUR−59B+43N−20B+111N+83B+30N+27B+28N+11B7.040.542.533.002035+51.2
5Mutlu, Burak Alp1866TUR−14N=52B+87N+86B+69N+61B+19N+10B=6N7.040.043.532.002053+73.9
6Yamakoglu, Mustafa Ege1991TUR+116N+99B=32N+48B=19N=10B+7B=11N=5B6.543.545.030.252042+24.0
7Nuhoglu, Yusahan1895TUR+123B=31N+29B=75N+18B=16B−6N+26B+25N6.543.543.529.502008+54.4
8Ersoy, Ahmet1909TUR+66N−13B+69N=82B+57N+48B=33N=14B+20N6.539.543.029.752000+21.8
9Dulger, Batuhan Ihsan1870TUR−31B=97N+102B=49N+94B=60N+78B+54N+18B6.533.536.525.751947+18.0
10Ulupinar, Furkan1865TUR+119B=22N+31B+11N+13B=6N+15B−5N−1B6.049.050.030.002009+34.6
11Inciroglu, Emir Cihangir1920TUR+44N+27B+14N−10B+35N=33B+20N=6B−4N6.046.551.532.752007+41.6
12Gebes, Ata1878TUR+20N−1N+84B+36B=23N+26B=16N−2B+34N6.046.550.030.251999+58.0
13Yilmaz, Atakan1821TUR+47B+8N+18B=1N−10N−32B+72N+49B=14N6.045.049.031.502007+44.8
14Ibik, Halit Yavuz1967TUR+5B+98N−11B+53N=47B+64B=32N=8N=13B6.043.546.529.501981+3.0
15Ozcan, Kadir Kutay1896TUR=107N+96B=64N+60B+25B+2N−10N+16B−3N6.042.545.028.751979+19.8
16Alhaj,Mohamad Saleh Ahmad.1966SYR+21B−59N+28B+94N+75B=7N=12B−15N+62B6.041.544.528.251948-6.8
17Dogan, Batu1856TUR−18B=50N+111B+112N+84B+54N=1B+19B−2N6.039.541.523.251956+48.4
18Fathi, Himan1968IRI+17N+45B−13N+30B−7N+82B+64N=25B−9N5.545.048.526.751897-15.6
19Gelir, Toprak1906TUR+89N=48B+82B+26N=6B=1N−5B−17N+56B5.544.548.026.001934+14.4
20Sarioglu, Hakan Bora1822TUR−12B+77B+4N=83N+62B+47N−11B+31N−8B5.543.046.526.251932+55.2
21Mursalzade, Javad1856AZE−16N+36B−23N+56B+29N+92B−3N=52B+35N5.543.046.025.251910+17.3
22Bilgi, Ali Erdem1823TUR+103N=10B+113N−2B=38N−3B+41N+74B=23N5.542.544.522.251945+60.0
23Masiya, Mfundo1971RSA+63B−34N+21B+97N=12B=27N−28B+70N=22B5.541.044.025.001915-12.8
24Girgin, Muhammed Furkan1827TUR+3N=2B=61N=92B=82N=49B=75N+42B=27N5.540.543.527.751893+16.8
25Bektas, Arda1723TUR+122B=37N+63B=35B−15N+59N+47B=18N−7B5.540.541.020.751943+53.6
26Erturk, Kaan1797TUR=65B+49N+73B−19B+39N−12N+67B−7N+55B5.540.044.024.001927+63.6
27Cecen, Kuay Kam1853TUR+73B−11N+120B=50N+65B=23B−4N+95N=24B5.539.540.519.751931+39.2
28Coban, Ege1851TUR−113N+72B−16N+118B+41N+36B+23N−4B=51N5.539.040.022.751925+37.2
29Donmez, Tahsin Efe1749TUR+74N+40B−7N−103B−21B+71N+66B=39N+47B5.538.541.524.001934+88.8
30Celik, Fatih1781TUR+68B−47N+104B−18N+110B−4B=38N+50N+54B5.537.539.520.001868+42.0
31Aysoy, Veysi1809TUR+9N=7B−10N=3B=68N+85B+61N−20B=38N5.044.548.025.251857+11.4
32Sahin, Arda1865TUR+37B+109N=6B−64B+42N+13N=14B−3BF5.044.547.024.751967+21.2
33Icoz, Cinar1854TUR=39B+90N+83B+61B=2N=11N=8B−1NF5.044.047.523.251972+49.6
34Asgharvand, Davood1853IRI+77N+23B−1B=65N−54B+84N=60B+76N−12B5.039.042.521.001881+6.4
35Kiyak, Ali1828TUR+88N=113B+62B=25N−11B+101N−2B+60N−21B5.038.540.518.251873+10.8
36Kirici, Mete1740TUR+117B−21N+37B−12N+96B−28N−43B+86N+59B5.037.538.516.501870+63.2
37Bicen, Ada1832TUR−32N=25B−36N=91N+46B=56N=79B+92B+68N5.036.539.520.751792-20.8
38Kandemir, Kayra1725TUR+95B=119N=51B=59N=22B−67N=30B+63N=31B5.035.536.519.751873+67.3
39Shahmoradi, Arash1937IRI=33N+107B−48N+101B−26B=76N=82N=29B+78N5.035.037.518.501833-25.2
40Tas, Yasar Asil1864TUR−1B−29N+105B=79N=104B+94N=53B=78N+95B5.033.536.016.001820-22.4
41Emre, Erdem1748TUR+112B−63N+119B−47N−28B+96N−22B+66N+67B5.032.533.514.001878+63.6
42Yesilyurt, Yigit1795TUR+118B−73N+93B=62N−32B=83N+101B−24N+80B5.032.033.014.751810+6.4
43Sen, Ali Emre1804TUR+124N−4B−92N+100B−101N+110B+36N−45B+93B5.031.031.013.001804-1.2
44Karakurt, Mirac1847TUR−11B=110N−94B+105N+112B+65N=55B−62N+60B5.030.032.015.751793-27.6
45Harmansa, Kagan1858TUR+120B−18N=50B=110N+97B=55N=95B+43NF5.028.528.516.001889+12.8
46Ibrahim, Mohammed Salim1730IRQ−102B−76N+122B−71N−37N+117B+98B+115N+70B5.026.026.510.501844+27.4
47Gupluce, Melih1894TUR−13N+30B+52N+41B=14N−20B−25N+72B−29N4.543.547.522.001790-50.8
48Oner, Yigit Efe1826TUR+67B=19N+39B−6N+50B−8N−54B+53NF4.541.041.020.751898+32.4
49Akcay, Batin1744TUR=70N−26B+88N=9B+71B=24N+63B−13NF4.540.043.519.501879+60.4
50Once, Ahmet Asim1704TUR+115N=17B=45N=27B−48N−58B+77N−30B+82N4.538.540.517.751831+60.4
51Unsal, Yusuf Kaan1859TUR−2N+87B=38N=52B−60N+68B+97NF=28B4.537.540.518.001830-11.2
52Ceyren, Gokay1756TUR+100B=5N−47B=51N−63B+73N+59B=21NF4.537.040.019.501893+61.2
53Asilkefeli, Hasan1777TUR=91N=85B+74N−14B−3N+100B=40N−48B+88N4.537.040.016.501824+11.0
54Calkan, Ibrahim1733TUR−86N+115B=70N+116B+34N−17B+48N−9B−30N4.537.038.515.001820+43.6
55Hasirci, Ali Eren1734TUR−82N+117N−96B+89B+70N=45B=44N=58B−26N4.534.035.015.751817+40.4
56Atlihan, Yagiz Kasim1747TUR−61B−104N+117B−21N+88N=37B+85N+57B−19N4.534.035.015.001800+26.4
57Karaboga, Neset Eren1796TUR=75N+80B−103N+113B−8B=93N=83B−56N+84B4.532.034.014.751789-3.6
58Orak, Yunus1822TUR−98B−120N+114B=93N+77B+50N=62B=55NF4.529.530.516.251834+3.6
59Cam, Vedat1845TUR+4N+16B−2N=38B=92N−25B−52N+61B−36N4.044.047.021.001761-19.8
60Koksal, Recep1750TUR=93B+105N=67B−15N+51B=9B=34N−35B−44N4.039.041.516.251790+10.2
61Bahadir, Yusuf Ali1705TUR+56N+66B=24B−33N+109B−5N−31B−59N=63B4.039.041.515.751786+19.8
62Kocacik, Dogukan1701TURF+89B−35N=42B−20N+69B=58N+44B−16N4.038.538.517.251839+58.0
63Ghanbarpour, Mahan1856IRI−23N+41B−25N+87B+52N=75B−49N−38B=61N4.038.041.517.001719-33.0
64Polat, Ahmet Eren1766TUR+92N+121B=15B+32N=1B−14N−18BFF4.037.537.515.001949+34.4
65Bursali, Ela1743TUR=26N=70B+107N=34B−27N−44B=99N=69B=81N4.036.038.515.251783+20.8
66Baghirova, KhatunWFM1842AZE−8B−61N+80B−68N+118N+87B−29N−41B+91B4.036.037.012.001713-30.8
67Bilgin, Ali Tugrul1889TUR−48N+86B=60N=70B=95N+38B−26N=68B−41N4.035.538.516.001725-78.4
68Toptal, Uygar Altan1737TUR−30N−74B+115N+66B=31B−51N+84B=67N−37B4.035.537.514.001760+12.4
69Bozdemir, Demir Can1794TUR=105B+114N−8B+90N−5B−62N=80B=65N=79B4.035.537.512.751739-26.4
70Keser, Cem1800TUR=49B=65N=54B=67N−55B+104N+93B−23B−46N4.035.037.514.001731-32.8
71Sekerci, Berkin1825TUR−99N=3B=72N+46B−49N−29B−100N+114B+92N4.035.037.015.501737-21.0
72Sen, Kayra Tamer1741TUR+76B−28N=71B−109N+98B+90N−13B−47N=73B4.034.537.014.501807+34.4
73Yapici, Kadir Gokberk1898TUR−27N+42B−26N+106B−102N−52B=87N+100B=72N4.034.036.514.251722-42.0
74Cicek, Kadir1703TUR−29B+68N−53B−102N+111B+86N+90B−22NF4.033.535.513.001781+33.6
75Gokcan, Bora1740TUR=57B+81N+98B=7B−16N=63N=24BFF4.033.533.517.251908+64.0
76Koc, Enes1790TUR−72N+46B−101N+108B=85N=39B+92N−34BF4.032.535.014.751766-5.4
77Var, Sefa1935TUR−34B−20N=85N+107B−58N=106B−50B+118N+115B4.030.031.08.501730-48.6
78Gunaydin, Mehmet Emir1766TUR=114B=93N−90B=104N+121B+109N−9N=40B−39B4.030.030.59.251778+6.0
79Kasimoglu, Kaan Cinar1745TUR−83N=106B=108N=40B−99N+121B=37N=88B=69N4.029.029.511.751764+9.9
80Zengin, Ovgu1737TUR=81B−57N−66N=119B=89N+122B=69N+99B−42N4.029.029.59.751771+17.6
81Akcicek, Mert1782TUR=80N−75B−106NF=114B=108N+111B+104N=65B4.023.524.010.751727-12.0
82Saadeddine, Adam1780LBN+55B+88B−19N=8N=24B−18N=39B−83N−50B3.540.544.016.501762-10.4
83Arkan, Ege1703TUR+79BF−33N=20B−4N=42B=57N+82BF3.539.039.015.001816+41.6
84Zengin, Deha1749TUR=85N+91B−12N+99B−17N−34B−68N+89B−57N3.536.039.011.751730-11.6
85Ince, Eymen Berat1717TUR=84B=53N=77B=96N=76B−31N−56B=90N=86B3.532.535.513.001727+4.6
86Onkur, Aras1771TUR+54B−67N=112B−5N=113N−74B+110N−36B=85N3.532.034.010.251696-37.6
87Aslanhan, Halis1748TUR+104B−51N−5B−63N+108B−66N=73B−91N+118N3.532.033.08.001721-7.0
88Gok, Altay Erdem1892TUR−35B−82N−49B+114N−56B+111N+94B=79N−53B3.531.033.09.001680-104.0
89Mullakutukcu, Ela1840TUR−19B−62N+91B−55N=80B=112N=104B−84N+94B3.530.532.510.751667-84.0
90Hisir, Onur1870TUR=96N−33B+78N−69B+106N−72B−74N=85B=105N3.530.032.511.001680-93.2
91Mirzayev, Emil1732AZE=53B−84N−89N=37B=122N−107B+121N+87B−66N3.527.027.59.001725-4.0
92Akyuz, Pars1727TUR−64B+95N+43B=24N=59B−21N−76B−37N−71B3.037.040.012.751687-19.2
93Yuksel, Ali Doruk1716TUR=60N=78B−42N=58BF=57B−70N+97B−43N3.034.035.511.501698-10.0
94Sezer, Ipek1748TUR+108N−116B+44N−16B−9N−40B−88N+110B−89N3.034.035.59.501714-16.0
95Dere, Ali Mete1762TUR−38N−92BF+98N=67B+99B=45N−27B−40N3.033.533.510.501748-8.4
96Ozturk, Mert Hasan1817TUR=90B−15N+55N=85B−36N−41B=106N=105B−100N3.033.035.510.501639-82.1
97Kapusuz, Hasan Huseyin1747TUR+106N=9B=116N−23B−45NF−51B−93N+98B3.032.033.59.501754+0.2
98Koyunoglu, Omer Alp1884TUR+58N−14B−75N−95B−72N+118B−46N+106B−97N3.032.033.08.001648-114.4
99Bilir, Cemal Arda1884TUR+71B−6N=109B−84N+79B−95N=65B−80NF3.031.531.511.251709-77.6
100Sahin, Mirac Nur1724TUR−52N−111BF−43N+117B−53N+71B−73N+96B3.028.028.08.001715-7.2
101Arslan, Serdar Kaan1719TURF+122N+76B−39N+43B−35B−42NFF3.024.524.59.501818+16.0
102Bulut, Kemal1767TUR+46N−103B−9N+74B+73BFFFF3.022.522.513.001887+33.2
103Kuseyri, Mehmet Ali1873TUR−22B+102N+57B+29NFFFFF3.018.518.513.001978+10.2
104Cagatay, Mehmet Kayra1711TUR−87N+56B−30N=78B=40N−70B=89N−81BF2.534.036.510.751650-25.2
105Qudsi, Mohammad1739LBN=69N−60B−40N−44B−107NF+108B=96N=90B2.529.529.57.751668-28.8
106Ozkaner, Mehmet Kerem1709TUR−97B=79N+81B−73N−90B=77N=96B−98NF2.528.531.09.501694-6.8
107Ciblakbas, Sertan1825TUR=15B−39N−65B−77N+105B+91NFFF2.525.025.09.001774-9.2
108Celik, Zeynep Duru1706TUR−94B=118N=79B−76N−87N=81B−105N+112BF2.524.024.06.501608-40.4
109Abdullahoglu, Diren Can1818TUR+121N−32B=99N+72B−61N−78BFFF2.520.520.56.001749-11.8
110Seyhanli, Ahmet Gorkem1707TUR+111N=44B−3N=45B−30N−43N−86B−94NF2.036.036.07.001625-33.2
111Ozyazici, Recep Murat1748TUR−110B+100N−17N−4B−74N−88B−81NF+112N2.031.532.55.001593-32.0
112Mutlu, Ali1703TUR−41N+124B=86N−17B−44N=89B−115N−108N−111B2.029.529.53.501560-62.8
113Seven, Ali Oytun1926TUR+28B=35N−22B−57N=86BFFFF2.027.027.09.751742-50.8
114Seker, Muhammed Fatih1726TUR=78N−69B−58N−88B=81N−115B+117N−71NF2.027.027.05.001612-46.0
115Gokce, Furkan1766TUR−50B−54N−68B−117NF+114N+112B−46B−77N2.027.027.04.001564-83.6
116Simsek, Yusuf Taha1863TUR−6B+94N=97B−54NFFFFF1.520.020.04.501717-33.2
117Asghar Khatir, Saniar1794IRI−36N−55B−56N+115B−100N−46N−114BFF1.028.028.02.001429-120.4
118Hazer, Omer Efe1740TUR−42N=108B=121N−28N−66B−98NF−77B−87B1.028.028.01.501508-81.6
119Teksahin, Yigit Tuna1842TUR−10N=38B−41N=80NFFFFF1.020.020.04.501575-56.0
120Esenov, Azat1921TKM−45N+58B−27NFFFFFF1.015.015.04.501719-32.8
121Guzel, Mehmet Alp1878TUR−109B−64N=118BF−78N−79N−91BFF0.523.023.00.501360-138.0
122Turak, Kerem Umut1754TUR−25N−101B−46NF=91B−80NFFF0.521.021.01.751362-86.8
123Panteleev, Mikhail A1830RUS−7NFFFFFFFF0.010.010.00.001095-16.4
124Sazlik, Mucahit1744TUR−43B−112NFFFFFFF0.010.010.00.00954-19.6

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