The Right Move Saves Lives, Urban Transformation Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 31 May 2025 to 01 Jun 2025 in Yalova, Turkey. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1905, and top seed was Hakan Dargali (🇹🇷 TUR, 2007).
Kaan Ozkan (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 1899) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Hakan Dargali (4.5) and Muratcan Bingul (4.5). Ozkan won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Mustafa Atay Kaya (1467) beat Ozgur Ozge Gurcan (1807), a +340-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Yalova, Turkey
Dates
31 May 2025 → 01 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×38
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Kaan Ozkan led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
16
7
2
1
1
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
CM Kaan Ozkan held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Kaan Ozkan beat Hakan Dargali (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Kaan Ozkan 4 wins (R1–R4)Hakan Dargali 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMKaan Ozkan | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Hakan Dargali | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Muhammed Furkan Girgin | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Arda Tuna Karacan | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ozkan, KaanCM | 1899 | TUR | +29N | +11B | +9N | +2N | =6B | =5B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 19.00 | 2087 | +53.6 |
| 2 | Dargali, Hakan | 2007 | TUR | +34N | +18B | +5N | −1B | =4N | +7B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 14.75 | 1960 | -4.2 |
| 3 | Bingul, Muratcan | 1745 | TUR | +36B | −5N | +25B | +10B | +12N | =4N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 13.25 | 1960 | +57.2 |
| 4 | Girgin, Muhammed Furkan | 1794 | TUR | +27N | +24B | =8N | +13N | =2B | =3B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 14.50 | 1992 | +31.0 |
| 5 | Karacan, Arda Tuna | 1860 | TUR | +28N | +3B | −2B | +26N | +17B | =1N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 14.00 | 1971 | +36.4 |
| 6 | Harman, Ongun | 1812 | TUR | =21N | +32B | =7N | +24B | =1N | +13N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 13.50 | 1881 | +20.4 |
| 7 | Yalcin, Arda Yusuf | 1609 | TUR | =13B | +33N | =6B | +18B | +8N | −2N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 12.50 | 1947 | +100.0 |
| 8 | Yilmaz, Atakan | 1904 | TUR | +20B | +26N | =4B | =17N | −7B | +19N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.75 | 1799 | -13.6 |
| 9 | Sarioglu, Hakan Bora | 1828 | TUR | +25B | +14N | −1B | +19N | −13B | +27N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.00 | 1810 | -1.2 |
| 10 | Gece, Ugur | 1889 | TUR | −14B | +16N | +34B | −3N | +20B | +17N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1747 | -17.0 |
| 11 | Bilgi, Ali Erdem | 1761 | TUR | +38B | −1N | +14B | −12B | +23N | +25N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1824 | +18.4 |
| 12 | Yolsal, Umut | 1970 | TUR | +40B | =23N | =17B | +11N | −3B | +18N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.75 | 1871 | -13.6 |
| 13 | Demirag, Batuhan | 1902 | TUR | =7N | +21B | +23N | −4B | +9N | −6B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1784 | -15.8 |
| 14 | Gurcan, Mert | 1567 | TUR | +10N | −9B | −11N | +37B | +30N | =15B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1850 | +33.2 |
| 15 | Koc, Ilkay | 1980 | TUR | +22B | −17N | −19B | +21N | +26B | =14N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 9.75 | 1711 | -34.0 |
| 16 | Toktas, Cagan | 1490 | TUR | −18N | −10B | +39N | =31B | +32N | +23B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1639 | +22.8 |
| 17 | Sitki, Muhammed Umud | 1749 | TUR | +39N | +15B | =12N | =8B | −5N | −10B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1848 | +24.8 |
| 18 | Ates, Erdem | 1774 | TUR | +16B | −2N | +20B | −7N | +28B | −12B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1691 | -24.4 |
| 19 | Toptal, Uygar Altan | 1667 | TUR | =32N | =30B | +15N | −9B | +29N | −8B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1827 | +39.6 |
| 20 | Dere, Ali Mete | 1524 | TUR | −8N | +31B | −18N | +35B | −10N | +29B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1658 | +28.0 |
| 21 | Uysal, Taymin Ozgur | 1542 | TUR | =6B | −13N | =28N | −15B | +35N | +37B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1611 | +6.8 |
| 22 | Bektas, Cinar | 1643 | TUR | −15N | +27B | =30N | −23B | +36N | =24B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1688 | +8.4 |
| 23 | Emre, Erdem | 1778 | TUR | +31N | =12B | −13B | +22N | −11B | −16N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1648 | -39.2 |
| 24 | Akyuz, Pars | 1709 | TUR | +37B | −4N | +35B | −6N | −27B | =22N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1371 | -62.8 |
| 25 | Kara, Selim | 1547 | TUR | −9N | +39B | −3N | =32B | +38N | −11B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.75 | 978 | -25.2 |
| 26 | Gunes, Ediz | 1709 | TUR | +35N | −8B | +29N | −5B | −15N | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1647 | -13.2 |
| 27 | Tekin, Eneshan | 1525 | TUR | −4B | −22N | +38B | F | +24N | −9B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 1550 | +1.8 |
| 28 | Uysal, Ulas | 1562 | TUR | −5B | +37N | =21B | =30B | −18N | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1552 | -3.6 |
| 29 | Cakir, Murat | 1616 | TUR | −1B | +36N | −26B | +33N | −19B | −20N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1425 | -48.8 |
| 30 | Gurcan, Ozgur Ozge | 1807 | TUR | =33B | =19N | =22B | =28N | −14B | −31N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1448 | -54.6 |
| 31 | Kaya, Mustafa Atay | 1467 | TUR | −23B | −20N | =36B | =16N | F | +30B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1560 | +13.6 |
| 32 | Gumus, Fahir Safak | 0 | TUR | =19B | −6N | =33B | =25N | −16B | F | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Erden, Enes | 1535 | TUR | =30N | −7B | =32N | −29B | =37N | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1404 | -9.2 |
| 34 | Kaygisiz, Ozgur Can | 1668 | TUR | −2B | +38N | −10N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1148 | -6.8 |
| 35 | Kurt, Efe Deniz | 0 | TUR | −26B | F | −24N | −20N | −21B | +38B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 819 | -56.8 |
| 36 | Besdas, Tarik Ziyad | 0 | TUR | −3N | −29B | =31N | F | −22B | F | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1295 | -69.6 |
| 37 | Turk, Arden | 0 | TUR | −24N | −28B | F | −14N | =33B | −21N | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.75 | 1217 | -107.2 |
| 38 | FIDE 525032925 | 0 | — | −11N | −34B | −27N | F | −25B | −35N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 825 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 525032909 | 0 | — | −17B | −25N | −16B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 795 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Demirbag, Ertugrul | 1669 | TUR | −12N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1170 | -6.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yalcin, Arda YusufTUR+100.04.0 pts · #9
- 2Bingul, MuratcanTUR+57.24.5 pts · #13
- 3Ozkan, KaanCMTUR+53.65.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Turk, ArdenTUR-107.20.5 pts · #31
- 2Besdas, Tarik ZiyadTUR-69.60.5 pts · #33
- 3Akyuz, ParsTUR-62.82.5 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R6+340 Elo gap
- R1+322 Elo gap
- R3+313 Elo gap