Balon Cafe - Istiklal Chess Sports Club Tournament
28 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1810, and top seed was Mustafa Deniz Akturk (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2123).
Muratcan Bingul (🇹🇷 TUR, 1796) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Mehmet Deniz Marangoz (4.5) and Musa Taklavi (4.5). Bingul shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Yusuf Ali Bahadir (1539) beat Irem Bese (1827), a +288-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsMuratcan Bingul led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Muratcan Bingul takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Muratcan Bingul drew with Mehmet Deniz Marangoz (White).
Mehmet Deniz Marangoz won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Muratcan Bingul | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Mehmet Deniz Marangoz | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Musa Taklavi | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Renas Arda Miralper Teker | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bingul, Muratcan | 1796 | TUR | +21N | +12B | =3N | =2B | +10N | +4B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 15.50 | 1951 | +23.5 |
| 2 | Marangoz, Mehmet Deniz | 1832 | TUR | +7B | +6N | +13B | =1N | =4N | =3B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 16.75 | 1908 | +22.0 |
| 3 | Taklavi, Musa | 1747 | AZE | +27B | +10N | =1B | =13N | +8B | =2N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 12.50 | 1877 | +17.6 |
| 4 | Teker, Renas Arda Miralper | 1693 | TUR | +16B | +5B | =14N | +9N | =2B | −1N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 12.25 | 1788 | +23.7 |
| 5 | Altug, Oguz | 1675 | TUR | +11B | −4N | +17B | F | +6N | +9B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 12.00 | 1829 | +30.4 |
| 6 | Kup, Yagiz Bilgehan | 1710 | TUR | +24N | −2B | +18N | +7B | −5B | +10N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1743 | +10.8 |
| 7 | Demirtas, Eymen | 1612 | TUR | −2N | +25B | +22B | −6N | +16B | =8N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 1708 | +32.4 |
| 8 | Pazarcioglu, Ilker | 1670 | TUR | F | +20N | +11B | +14B | −3N | =7B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.75 | 1763 | +9.4 |
| 9 | Bahadir, Yusuf Ali | 1539 | TUR | =14N | +26B | +19N | −4B | +13B | −5N | 3.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1782 | +77.6 |
| 10 | Kilic, Mehmet Tuna | 1609 | TUR | +26B | −3B | +12N | +17N | −1B | −6B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1679 | +17.6 |
| 11 | Camlibel, Mert | 1603 | TUR | −5N | +24B | −8N | F | +14B | +12B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1708 | +29.6 |
| 12 | Tegun, Gorkem | 1676 | TUR | +28B | −1N | −10B | +25N | +24B | −11N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1639 | -11.6 |
| 13 | Barutcu, Bahadir | 1732 | TUR | +25N | +18B | −2N | =3B | −9N | F | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.75 | 1633 | -12.6 |
| 14 | Tekkesin, Furkan | 1709 | TUR | =9B | +28N | =4B | −8N | −11N | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.75 | 1602 | -29.6 |
| 15 | Aksu, Yusuf Alp | 1690 | TUR | −23N | +27B | +16N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 1758 | +4.0 |
| 16 | Elmali, Naci | 1435 | TUR | −4N | F | −15B | +18B | −7N | =20B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1439 | +0.4 |
| 17 | Arikan, Engin | 0 | TUR | F | =19B | −5N | −10B | =20N | =18N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Yav, Suleyman Atilim | 1532 | TUR | +22B | −13N | −6B | −16N | F | =17B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1462 | -14.8 |
| 19 | Gunes, Ediz | 1716 | TUR | +20B | =17N | −9B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 738 | -29.2 |
| 20 | Avci, Zehra | 0 | TUR | −19N | −8B | −21N | F | =17B | =16N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1332 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 525034073 | 0 | — | −1B | −22N | +20B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 975 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Combas, Kani Can | 1754 | TUR | −18N | +21B | −7N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 772 | -29.4 |
| 23 | Akturk, Mustafa DenizCM | 2123 | TUR | +15B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2523 | +3.2 |
| 24 | Yilmaz, Ahmet Selim | 1448 | TUR | −6B | −11N | F | F | −12N | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 862 | -27.2 |
| 25 | Gungor, Ali Enes | 1514 | TUR | −13B | −7N | F | −12B | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 873 | -35.2 |
| 26 | Bese, Irem | 1827 | TUR | −10N | −9N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 774 | -32.4 |
| 27 | FIDE 6317200 | 0 | — | −3N | −15N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Ozakpinar, Emre | 1864 | TUR | −12N | −14B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 893 | -29.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bahadir, Yusuf AliTUR+77.63.5 pts · #6
- 2Demirtas, EymenTUR+32.43.5 pts · #5
- 3Altug, OguzTUR+30.44.0 pts · #8
- 1Gungor, Ali EnesTUR-35.20.0 pts · #21
- 2Bese, IremTUR-32.40.0 pts · #22
- 3Tekkesin, FurkanTUR-29.62.0 pts · #14
- R2+288 Elo gap
- R1+222 Elo gap
- R1+218 Elo gap