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 (πΉπ· TUR, 2195).
Deniz Soyer (πΉπ· 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
πΉπ·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
Federations Β· 1 represented
πΉπ·TurkiyeΓ36
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
15
6
2
1
1
2
R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Soyer takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).
R1βR3 Β· WIN STREAK
Muhammed Selim Sadik won 3 in a row (R1βR3).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Deniz Soyer | * | β | β | 1 |
| 2Muhammed Selim Sadik | β | * | β | 0 |
| 3Ozdemir Efe Kul | β | β | * | β |
| 4Ibrahim Enes Isikyildiz | 0 | 1 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soyer, Deniz | 1865 | TUR | +15N | +13B | =6B | =5N | +10B | +3N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 18.00 | 1983 | +34.0 |
| 2 | Sadik, Muhammed Selim | 1929 | TUR | +7N | +22B | +26N | β3B | +8N | +6B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 16.00 | 2009 | +21.6 |
| 3 | Isikyildiz, Ibrahim Enes | 1883 | TUR | +9B | +24N | +25B | +2N | =5B | β1B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 14.50 | 1948 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Kul, Ozdemir Efe | 2195 | TUR | +8N | =5B | =23N | =6B | +16N | +13B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 14.50 | 2038 | -15.0 |
| 5 | Harman, Ongun | 1811 | TUR | +34B | =4N | +18B | =1B | =3N | =14N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 11.00 | 1933 | +36.8 |
| 6 | Bayrakoglu, Cinar | 1754 | TUR | +30B | +16B | =1N | =4N | +23B | β2N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 9.75 | 1977 | +65.2 |
| 7 | Aksoy, Kerem Alp | 1534 | TUR | β2B | +11N | +33B | =16B | =9N | +17N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 1831 | +85.2 |
| 8 | Yilmaz, Cagan Ata | 1645 | TUR | β4B | +30N | +20B | +24N | β2B | +23N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1770 | +28.0 |
| 9 | Kilic, Kerem Ege | 1605 | TUR | β3N | =14B | +32N | +18N | =7B | =11B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1690 | +26.8 |
| 10 | Anar, Oskun | 1609 | TUR | β16N | +36B | +31N | +22B | β1N | =19B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1750 | +20.6 |
| 11 | Etcibasi, Yagizhan | 1538 | TUR | β22N | β7B | +34B | +33N | +18B | =9N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1671 | +42.8 |
| 12 | Gokce, Alperen | 1584 | TUR | β26N | =32B | β17B | +28N | +20B | +16N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1758 | +51.6 |
| 13 | Gultekin, Umut | 1639 | TUR | +31B | β1N | β24B | +21N | +15B | β4N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1743 | +24.0 |
| 14 | Meric, Ege Can | 1555 | TUR | F | =9N | +28B | +17N | F | =5B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1906 | +36.2 |
| 15 | Dinc, Ali | 1561 | TUR | β1B | +35N | β16N | +31B | β13N | +30B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1648 | +10.6 |
| 16 | Senalp, Engin | 2079 | TUR | +10B | β6N | +15B | =7N | β4B | β12B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1721 | -47.8 |
| 17 | Colak, Berk Yaman | 1783 | TUR | β19N | =20B | +12N | β14B | +30N | β7B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 1471 | -94.8 |
| 18 | Turhan, Cinar | 1783 | TUR | =23N | +21B | β5N | β9B | β11N | +31B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1510 | -81.2 |
| 19 | Duray, Sedat | 1541 | TUR | +17B | β25N | β22N | F | +24B | =10N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1645 | +9.2 |
| 20 | Zengin, Yigit Oncu | 1451 | TUR | =28B | =17N | β8N | =30B | β12N | +33B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1548 | +30.8 |
| 21 | Donmez, Ahmet Melih | 1473 | TUR | +35B | β18N | β27N | β13B | =31N | +28B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1553 | +20.8 |
| 22 | Teker, Renas Arda Miralper | 1752 | TUR | +11B | β2N | +19B | β10N | F | F | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1654 | -20.0 |
| 23 | Cevher, Gokhan Hulki | 1561 | TUR | =18B | +28N | =4B | F | β6N | β8B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 1687 | +27.6 |
| 24 | Besdas, Tarik Ziyad | 0 | TUR | +27N | β3B | +13N | β8B | β19N | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Coban, Suleyman | 1785 | TUR | +36N | +19B | β3N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1791 | +1.2 |
| 26 | Urun, Sina Mete | 1845 | TUR | +12B | +33N | β2B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1777 | -4.8 |
| 27 | Sulek, Kerem | 1685 | TUR | β24B | +34N | +21B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 2320 | +22.8 |
| 28 | Sezgin, Hakan Ertug | 1651 | TUR | =20N | β23B | β14N | β12B | +33B | β21N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.25 | 1316 | -52.6 |
| 29 | Sahinoglu, Cinar | 1683 | TUR | +32N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 2305 | +10.8 |
| 30 | Ozdemir, Erden | 1521 | TUR | β6N | β8B | F | =20N | β17B | β15N | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.25 | 1270 | -25.6 |
| 31 | Mete, Gizem Defne | 1416 | TUR | β13N | F | β10B | β15N | =21B | β18N | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.25 | 1247 | -32.0 |
| 32 | Parlarkilic, Engin | 1506 | TUR | β29B | =12N | β9B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1350 | -10.4 |
| 33 | Keskin, Ayhan | 1446 | TUR | F | β26B | β7N | β11B | β28N | β20N | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 801 | -31.4 |
| 34 | Kizgir, Gokhan | 1567 | TUR | β5N | β27B | β11N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 878 | -43.2 |
| 35 | Seker, Melih | 1484 | TUR | β21N | β15B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 717 | -18.2 |
| 36 | Gul, Mehmet Serhat | 1575 | TUR | β25B | β10N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 897 | -13.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Aksoy, Kerem AlpTUR+85.24.0 pts Β· #5
- 2Bayrakoglu, CinarTUR+65.24.0 pts Β· #4
- 3Gokce, AlperenTUR+51.63.5 pts Β· #8
Top rating losers
- 1Colak, Berk YamanTUR-94.82.5 pts Β· #19
- 2Turhan, CinarTUR-81.22.5 pts Β· #17
- 3Sezgin, Hakan ErtugTUR-52.61.5 pts Β· #27
Biggest upsets
- R6+495 Elo gap
- R2+325 Elo gap
- R6+249 Elo gap