Izmir May Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Izmir, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1797, and top seed was Tuna Sahin (🇹🇷 TUR, 1974).
Demirhan Sanan (🇹🇷 TUR, 1832) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Muhammed Yusuf Celik (4.0) and Veli Kayan (3.5). Sanan won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Muhammed Yusuf Celik (1663) beat Tuna Sahin (1974), a +311-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Izmir, Turkey
Dates
24 May 2025 → 25 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×27
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsDemirhan Sanan led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
3
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Demirhan Sanan never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Demirhan Sanan beat Muhammed Yusuf Celik (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Demirhan Sanan 5 wins (R1–R5)Muhammed Yusuf Celik 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Demirhan Sanan | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Muhammed Yusuf Celik | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Veli Kayan | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Ekin Ulus | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanan, Demirhan | 1832 | TUR | +24N | +16B | +3N | +2B | +13B | 5.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2496 | +65.2 |
| 2 | Celik, Muhammed Yusuf | 1663 | TUR | +9N | +13B | +17N | −1N | +4B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1987 | +40.0 |
| 3 | Kayan, Veli | 1877 | TUR | +20B | +6N | −1B | +7N | =14B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 1825 | -4.2 |
| 4 | Teksahin, Yigit Tuna | 1776 | TUR | =15N | +14B | =5N | +8B | −2N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1743 | -7.6 |
| 5 | Ulus, Ekin | 1759 | TUR | =25B | +11N | =4B | −6N | +15B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1700 | -14.0 |
| 6 | Yildirir, Atlas Guclu | 1690 | TUR | +19N | −3B | +18N | +5B | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1811 | +20.8 |
| 7 | Zaimov, Berk | 1725 | TUR | −18N | +15B | +26N | −3B | +20N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 1785 | +6.8 |
| 8 | Bolukdemir, Mert | 1741 | TUR | +22B | =17B | +21N | −4N | F | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1823 | +18.0 |
| 9 | Aydogan, Batin Efe | 1483 | TUR | −2B | =10N | +27N | F | +26B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1639 | +32.8 |
| 10 | Soydan, Can | 1573 | TUR | −17N | =9B | +24N | +15B | F | 2.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1750 | +32.8 |
| 11 | Demirtas, Rahman | 1598 | TUR | =21N | −5B | −15N | +25B | +19N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1593 | -0.6 |
| 12 | Yavuz, Emir | 1430 | TUR | −16N | +27B | −13N | =19B | +18N | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1483 | +8.4 |
| 13 | Irtes, Doruk | 1673 | TUR | +26B | −2N | +12B | F | −1N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1586 | -16.4 |
| 14 | Ozcinar, Adar | 1630 | TUR | =23B | −4N | +25B | F | =3N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1766 | +27.2 |
| 15 | Eroglu, Oguzalp | 1561 | TUR | =4B | −7N | +11B | −10N | −5N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1538 | -7.2 |
| 16 | Asri, Mehmet Berat | 1669 | TUR | +12B | −1N | =20B | F | F | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1590 | -12.0 |
| 17 | Sahin, Tuna | 1974 | TUR | +10B | =8N | −2B | F | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1659 | -42.8 |
| 18 | Deniz, Ekrem | 0 | TUR | +7B | −23N | −6B | =26N | −12B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Seller, Taha Ibrahim | 1424 | TUR | −6B | −20N | +22B | =12N | −11B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1387 | -10.8 |
| 20 | Mersin, Sencer | 1539 | TUR | −3N | +19B | =16N | F | −7B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1586 | +10.8 |
| 21 | Yalcindag, Hakan | 1706 | TUR | =11B | +25N | −8B | F | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 1619 | -7.0 |
| 22 | Nazikoglu, Mete | 1457 | TUR | −8N | −24B | −19N | +27B | =25N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 1410 | -14.4 |
| 23 | Gunal, Yusuf Kursat | 1894 | TUR | =14N | +18B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.50 | 1629 | -6.4 |
| 24 | Atabay, Mesut | 1600 | TUR | −1B | +22N | −10B | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1496 | -8.8 |
| 25 | Kucukelvan, Berkan Efe | 1517 | TUR | =5N | −21B | −14N | −11N | =22B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1390 | -30.8 |
| 26 | Ceyhan, Mehmet Cinar | 1416 | TUR | −13N | F | −7B | =18B | −9N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 827 | -29.6 |
| 27 | Altay, Ahmet Burak | 1517 | TUR | F | −12N | −9B | −22N | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 657 | -35.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sanan, DemirhanTUR+65.25.0 pts · #1
- 2Celik, Muhammed YusufTUR+40.04.0 pts · #2
- 3Soydan, CanTUR+32.82.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Sahin, TunaTUR-42.81.5 pts · #16
- 2Altay, Ahmet BurakTUR-35.00.0 pts · #27
- 3Kucukelvan, Berkan EfeTUR-30.81.0 pts · #23
Biggest upsets
- R3+311 Elo gap
- R5+113 Elo gap