Iskenderun Liberation Day Chess Tournament - B
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 04 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Hatay, Turkey. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1533, and top seed was Muhammed Badih Alvan (🇹🇷 TUR, 1594).
Ege Kilic (🇹🇷 TUR, 1549) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Eren Caliskan (4.0) and Muhammed Badih Alvan (4.0). Kilic won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Eren Caliskan (1462) beat Muhammed Badih Alvan (1594), a +132-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Hatay, Turkey
Dates
04 Jul 2025 → 06 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×16
🇸🇾Syria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsEge Kilic led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
2
1
1
1
1
R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Ege Kilic never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ege Kilic beat Eren Caliskan (Black).
R1–R6 · WIN STREAK
Ege Kilic won 6 in a row (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ege Kilic | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Eren Caliskan | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Yusuf Salih Piri | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Muhammed Badih Alvan | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilic, Ege | 1549 | TUR | +14N | +6B | +9N | +4B | +2N | +3B | 6.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 2322 | +92.8 |
| 2 | Caliskan, Eren | 1462 | TUR | +3N | =8B | +5N | +9B | −1B | =4N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 12.75 | 1669 | +66.8 |
| 3 | Alvan, Muhammed Badih | 1594 | TUR | −2B | +15B | +6N | +10N | +5B | −1N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1512 | -18.0 |
| 4 | Piri, Yusuf Salih | 1503 | TUR | +13N | =5B | +8N | −1N | +10B | =2B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 9.25 | 1519 | +3.2 |
| 5 | Uzun, Ata Deniz | 1540 | TUR | +16B | =4N | −2B | +14N | −3N | +15B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1415 | -27.6 |
| 6 | Camak, Batuhan | 1500 | TUR | +17B | −1N | −3B | =12N | =11B | +13N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1469 | -8.4 |
| 7 | Piskinpasa, Can | 0 | TUR | F | −9N | =14B | +13B | +8N | =12B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Canimoglu, Levent | 1527 | TUR | +10B | =2N | −4B | +15N | −7B | −11N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1203 | -48.4 |
| 9 | Avci, Cevahir | 1553 | TUR | +11N | +7B | −1B | −2N | F | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1366 | -30.0 |
| 10 | Aydin, Ihsan Efe | 0 | TUR | −8N | +11B | +13N | −3B | −4N | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1329 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Camak, Berkay | 1464 | TUR | −9B | −10N | =12B | F | =6N | +8B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1529 | +14.4 |
| 12 | Ozdemir, Poyraz | 1535 | TUR | =15N | −13B | =11N | =6B | F | =7N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1482 | -6.0 |
| 13 | Kavani, Ozan | 0 | TUR | −4B | +12N | −10B | −7N | F | −6B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1387 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Sevimli, Baran | 0 | TUR | −1B | F | =7N | −5B | F | F | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ergin, Ahmet Yagiz | 0 | TUR | =12B | −3N | F | −8B | F | −5N | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1227 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Arhimow,Khaled. | 1444 | SYR | −5N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 738 | -15.2 |
| 17 | Tumurbaga, Ridvan | 1564 | TUR | −6N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 700 | -23.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kilic, EgeTUR+92.86.0 pts · #1
- 2Caliskan, ErenTUR+66.84.0 pts · #2
- 3Camak, BerkayTUR+14.42.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Canimoglu, LeventTUR-48.42.5 pts · #14
- 2Avci, CevahirTUR-30.02.0 pts · #10
- 3Uzun, Ata DenizTUR-27.63.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R1+132 Elo gap