Cerkezkoy Municipality 14th Traditional May 19th Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day Chess Tournament
26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Tekirdag, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1764, and top seed was Isa Asri (🇹🇷 TUR, 2041).
Ahmet Efendioglu (🇹🇷 TUR, 1756) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Medeni Ozen (4.0) and Azra Gaye Asri (4.0). Efendioglu shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Onur Hisir (1624) beat Isa Asri (2041), a +417-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Efendioglu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
Ahmet Efendioglu drew with Azra Gaye Asri (Black).
Medeni Ozen won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ahmet Efendioglu | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Azra Gaye Asri | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Medeni Ozen | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Sezgin Ganaz | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Efendioglu, Ahmet | 1756 | TUR | +18B | +7N | =13B | +2B | =3N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 12.25 | 1886 | +32.0 |
| 2 | Ozen, Medeni | 1812 | TUR | +23N | +9B | +5B | −1N | +6N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 2050 | +24.2 |
| 3 | Asri, Azra Gaye | 1644 | TUR | +17N | +16B | =8N | +13B | =1B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.00 | 1860 | +53.6 |
| 4 | Ganaz, Sezgin | 1691 | TUR | =21N | +15B | −6N | +19B | +14N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 7.25 | 1829 | +33.6 |
| 5 | Celik, Ege Yigit | 1999 | TUR | +10N | +19B | −2N | +9B | F | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1866 | -18.0 |
| 6 | Asri, Isa | 2041 | TUR | +25B | −13N | +4B | +10N | −2B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1757 | -57.6 |
| 7 | Ucgul, Yilmaz | 1679 | TUR | +12N | −1B | +23N | −8B | +13N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1616 | -13.6 |
| 8 | Akin, Mustafa Mirac | 1562 | TUR | =22N | +21B | =3B | +7N | F | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1836 | +57.6 |
| 9 | Ari, Bartu | 1632 | TUR | +26B | −2N | +17B | −5N | +15B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1706 | +12.4 |
| 10 | Kurnaz, Duru | 1602 | TUR | −5B | +20N | +16N | −6B | +22B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1849 | +57.6 |
| 11 | Aydin, Erem | 1652 | TUR | −15N | +22B | −14N | +20B | +17N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1625 | -6.8 |
| 12 | Tunca, Remzi | 1517 | TUR | −7B | =18N | =22N | +23B | +16N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1630 | +23.6 |
| 13 | Hisir, Onur | 1624 | TUR | +14B | +6B | =1N | −3N | −7B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1735 | +25.6 |
| 14 | Kaynar, Can Tuna | 1574 | TUR | −13N | +25N | +11B | =15N | −4B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1628 | +15.2 |
| 15 | Inal, Ihsan Berkay | 1557 | TUR | +11B | −4N | =19N | =14B | −9N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1567 | +1.0 |
| 16 | Ozmen, Taner | 1701 | TUR | +24B | −3N | −10B | +18N | −12B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1492 | -28.0 |
| 17 | Colakcavdar, Timuralp | 1454 | TUR | −3B | +24N | −9N | +21B | −11B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1547 | +23.6 |
| 18 | Guler, Ilhan Emir | 1472 | TUR | −1N | =12B | +21N | −16B | =19N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1569 | +22.8 |
| 19 | Hatipoglu, Metin | 1646 | TUR | +20B | −5N | =15B | −4N | =18B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1575 | -11.6 |
| 20 | Cavusoglu, Sukru | 1513 | TUR | −19N | −10B | +25B | −11N | +26B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1436 | -7.4 |
| 21 | Saygi, Mehmet Tuna | 1582 | TUR | =4B | −8N | −18B | −17N | +23N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1223 | -68.0 |
| 22 | Bahtiyar, Ersan | 1666 | TUR | =8B | −11N | =12B | F | −10N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1391 | -58.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 44515731 | 0 | — | −2B | +26N | −7B | −12N | −21B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ilhan, Berkehan | 1586 | TUR | −16N | −17B | +26N | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 778 | -40.8 |
| 25 | Mutlu, Sezgin | 1614 | TUR | −6N | −14B | −20N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 900 | -51.2 |
| 26 | Aydemir, Ozan | 0 | TUR | −9N | −23B | −24B | F | −20N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kurnaz, DuruTUR+57.63.0 pts · #5
- 2Akin, Mustafa MiracTUR+57.63.0 pts · #7
- 3Asri, Azra GayeTUR+53.64.0 pts · #2
- 1Saygi, Mehmet TunaTUR-68.01.5 pts · #22
- 2Bahtiyar, ErsanTUR-58.01.0 pts · #20
- 3Asri, IsaTUR-57.63.0 pts · #4
- R2+417 Elo gap
- R5+229 Elo gap
- R3+187 Elo gap