Izmir June Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Jun 2025 to 22 Jun 2025 in Izmir, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1701, and top seed was Kaan Kececi (🇹🇷 TUR, 1828).
Kaan Kececi (🇹🇷 TUR, 1828) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Mert Onder (3.0) and Renas Arda Miralper Teker (3.0). Kececi took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Muhittin Koken (1533) beat Serdar Kaan Arslan (1711), a +178-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Izmir, Turkey
Dates
21 Jun 2025 → 22 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×17
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsKaan Kececi led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE22 Jun
Kaan Kececi takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kaan Kececi beat Mert Onder (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Mert Onder won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kaan Kececi | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Mert Onder | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Tugay Yesillik | — | — | * | — |
| 4Renas Arda Miralper Teker | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kececi, Kaan | 1828 | TUR | +10N | +6B | =7N | +2B | +3N | 4.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 10.75 | 2478 | +47.6 |
| 2 | Onder, Mert | 1746 | TUR | +8B | +11N | +3B | −1N | F | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1890 | +29.6 |
| 3 | Teker, Renas Arda Miralper | 1693 | TUR | +13N | +17B | −2N | +6B | −1B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1722 | +9.6 |
| 4 | Bulut, Mustafa Emre | 1704 | TUR | =9B | =5N | +11B | +7B | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1766 | +5.2 |
| 5 | Yesillik, Tugay | 1753 | TUR | −7N | =4B | +12B | +11N | =6N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1827 | +7.8 |
| 6 | Akgun, Emir Duhan | 1680 | TUR | +18B | −1N | +8B | −3N | =5B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1677 | -0.8 |
| 7 | Ayhan, Resul | 0 | TUR | +5B | +9N | =1B | −4N | F | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1717 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Atabay, Mesut | 1591 | TUR | −2N | +16B | −6N | =10B | +9N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1542 | -6.0 |
| 9 | Ergun, Ege | 1499 | TUR | =4N | −7B | =10N | F | −8B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1504 | +0.8 |
| 10 | Eytemis, Gulsum | 1592 | TUR | −1B | −12N | =9B | =8N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1408 | -19.6 |
| 11 | Cimen, Utkucan | 1671 | TUR | +16N | −2B | −4N | −5B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 934 | -24.8 |
| 12 | Altay, Ahmet Burak | 1482 | TUR | −15N | +10B | −5N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1535 | +3.6 |
| 13 | Koken, Muhittin | 1533 | TUR | −3B | +14N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1702 | +8.8 |
| 14 | Arslan, Serdar Kaan | 1711 | TUR | F | −13B | +16N | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 733 | -14.6 |
| 15 | Avci, Asaf Sencer | 1634 | TUR | +12B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2282 | +12.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 525033352 | 0 | — | −11B | −8N | −14B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Karasu, Guney | 1459 | TUR | F | −3N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 893 | -8.4 |
| 18 | Aydogan, Batin Efe | 1516 | TUR | −6N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 880 | -11.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kececi, KaanTUR+47.64.5 pts · #1
- 2Onder, MertTUR+29.63.0 pts · #2
- 3Avci, Asaf SencerTUR+12.01.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Cimen, UtkucanTUR-24.81.0 pts · #15
- 2Eytemis, GulsumTUR-19.61.0 pts · #12
- 3Arslan, Serdar KaanTUR-14.61.0 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R2+178 Elo gap
- R2+110 Elo gap