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Mekan Iyi Fikir - Istiklal Chess Sports Club 4th Chess Tournament

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36 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 May 2025 to 11 May 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1896, and top seed was Ozdemir Efe Kul (πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· TUR, 2195).

Deniz Soyer (πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· TUR, 1865) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Muhammed Selim Sadik (5.0) and Ibrahim Enes Isikyildiz (4.5). Soyer won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Alperen Gokce (1584) beat Engin Senalp (2079), a +495-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·Istanbul, Turkey
Dates
10 May 2025 β†’ 11 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·Ozdemir Efe Kul2195
Avg top 10
1,896
Participants
36
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·TurkiyeΓ—36
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
15
6
2
1
1
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Soyer5Sadik5Kul4.5Isikyildiz4.5Bayrakoglu4Aksoy4β€” ex-leaders:Isikyildizled R4–R5, #10
R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Soyer takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).

R1–R3 Β· WIN STREAK

Muhammed Selim Sadik won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Deniz Soyer*β€”β€”
1
2Muhammed Selim Sadikβ€”*β€”
0
3Ozdemir Efe Kulβ€”β€”*β€”
4Ibrahim Enes Isikyildiz
0
1
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Soyer, Deniz1865TUR+15N+13B=6B=5N+10B+3N5.019.022.018.001983+34.0
2Sadik, Muhammed Selim1929TUR+7N+22B+26Nβˆ’3B+8N+6B5.018.520.516.002009+21.6
3Isikyildiz, Ibrahim Enes1883TUR+9B+24N+25B+2N=5Bβˆ’1B4.519.521.514.501948+18.4
4Kul, Ozdemir Efe2195TUR+8N=5B=23N=6B+16N+13B4.517.519.514.502038-15.0
5Harman, Ongun1811TUR+34B=4N+18B=1B=3N=14N4.019.519.511.001933+36.8
6Bayrakoglu, Cinar1754TUR+30B+16B=1N=4N+23Bβˆ’2N4.019.019.59.751977+65.2
7Aksoy, Kerem Alp1534TURβˆ’2B+11N+33B=16B=9N+17N4.017.017.09.001831+85.2
8Yilmaz, Cagan Ata1645TURβˆ’4B+30N+20B+24Nβˆ’2B+23N4.016.016.57.001770+28.0
9Kilic, Kerem Ege1605TURβˆ’3N=14B+32N+18N=7B=11B3.517.518.08.251690+26.8
10Anar, Oskun1609TURβˆ’16N+36B+31N+22Bβˆ’1N=19B3.512.512.53.751750+20.6
11Etcibasi, Yagizhan1538TURβˆ’22Nβˆ’7B+34B+33N+18B=9N3.512.012.04.251671+42.8
12Gokce, Alperen1584TURβˆ’26N=32Bβˆ’17B+28N+20B+16N3.511.011.56.751758+51.6
13Gultekin, Umut1639TUR+31Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’24B+21N+15Bβˆ’4N3.017.017.56.001743+24.0
14Meric, Ege Can1555TURF=9N+28B+17NF=5B3.013.513.57.751906+36.2
15Dinc, Ali1561TURβˆ’1B+35Nβˆ’16N+31Bβˆ’13N+30B3.011.511.51.001648+10.6
16Senalp, Engin2079TUR+10Bβˆ’6N+15B=7Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’12B2.519.522.58.501721-47.8
17Colak, Berk Yaman1783TURβˆ’19N=20B+12Nβˆ’14B+30Nβˆ’7B2.515.516.05.251471-94.8
18Turhan, Cinar1783TUR=23N+21Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’11N+31B2.515.516.04.001510-81.2
19Duray, Sedat1541TUR+17Bβˆ’25Nβˆ’22NF+24B=10N2.512.012.06.251645+9.2
20Zengin, Yigit Oncu1451TUR=28B=17Nβˆ’8N=30Bβˆ’12N+33B2.512.012.02.251548+30.8
21Donmez, Ahmet Melih1473TUR+35Bβˆ’18Nβˆ’27Nβˆ’13B=31N+28B2.59.59.51.751553+20.8
22Teker, Renas Arda Miralper1752TUR+11Bβˆ’2N+19Bβˆ’10NFF2.017.517.56.001654-20.0
23Cevher, Gokhan Hulki1561TUR=18B+28N=4BFβˆ’6Nβˆ’8B2.017.018.55.001687+27.6
24Besdas, Tarik Ziyad0TUR+27Nβˆ’3B+13Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’19NF2.016.016.05.0016070.0
25Coban, Suleyman1785TUR+36N+19Bβˆ’3NFFF2.09.09.02.501791+1.2
26Urun, Sina Mete1845TUR+12B+33Nβˆ’2BFFF2.08.58.53.501777-4.8
27Sulek, Kerem1685TURβˆ’24B+34N+21BFFF2.04.54.52.502320+22.8
28Sezgin, Hakan Ertug1651TUR=20Nβˆ’23Bβˆ’14Nβˆ’12B+33Bβˆ’21N1.513.513.51.251316-52.6
29Sahinoglu, Cinar1683TUR+32NFFFFF1.00.50.50.502305+10.8
30Ozdemir, Erden1521TURβˆ’6Nβˆ’8BF=20Nβˆ’17Bβˆ’15N0.516.016.01.251270-25.6
31Mete, Gizem Defne1416TURβˆ’13NFβˆ’10Bβˆ’15N=21Bβˆ’18N0.514.514.51.251247-32.0
32Parlarkilic, Engin1506TURβˆ’29B=12Nβˆ’9BFFF0.58.08.01.751350-10.4
33Keskin, Ayhan1446TURFβˆ’26Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’28Nβˆ’20N0.013.513.50.00801-31.4
34Kizgir, Gokhan1567TURβˆ’5Nβˆ’27Bβˆ’11NFFF0.09.59.50.00878-43.2
35Seker, Melih1484TURβˆ’21Nβˆ’15BFFFF0.08.08.00.00717-18.2
36Gul, Mehmet Serhat1575TURβˆ’25Bβˆ’10NFFFF0.06.06.00.00897-13.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
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