Samsun July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day Chess Tournament

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43 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Samsun, Turkey. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1738, and top seed was Bilal Emre Cicek (🇹🇷 TUR, 1940).

Bilal Emre Cicek (🇹🇷 TUR, 1940) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Mehmet Emir Gunaydin (5.0) and Mert Uyanik (4.0). Cicek won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Kerem Cagri Cakir (1556) beat Mehmet Emir Gunaydin (1736), a +180-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Samsun, Turkey

Dates

12 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷Bilal Emre Cicek1940

Avg top 10

1,738

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×41

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
Bilal Emre Cicek
🇹🇷TUR·1940
6.0pts·2517perf+46.4
🥈
Mehmet Emir Gunaydin
🇹🇷TUR·1736
5.0pts·1793perf+10.7
🥉
Mert Uyanik
🇹🇷TUR·1700
4.0pts·1730perf+10.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Bilal Emre Cicek led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Cicek6Gunaydin5Uyanik4Verdi4Oz4Kayikcioglu3.5

R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

Bilal Emre Cicek never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Bilal Emre Cicek 6 wins (R1–R6)Mehmet Emir Gunaydin 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Bilal Emre Cicek	*	—	1	—
2Mehmet Emir Gunaydin	—	*	—	—
3Mert Uyanik	0	—	*	—
4Bugra Verdi	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Cicek, Bilal Emre	1940	TUR	+42N	+7B	+32N	+13B	+3N	+8B	6.0	16.0	16.0	16.00	2517	+46.4
2	Gunaydin, Mehmet Emir	1736	TUR	+21N	−18B	+16N	+12N	+9B	+7B	5.0	16.0	18.5	15.50	1793	+10.7
3	Uyanik, Mert	1700	TUR	+14B	+37N	=12B	+6N	−1B	=5B	4.0	19.5	20.5	11.00	1730	+10.0
4	Verdi, Bugra	1408	TUR	+10B	−15N	+33B	=28N	=6B	+14N	4.0	15.5	17.0	11.00	1644	+62.8
5	Oz, Engin	1613	TUR	+30N	−12B	=21N	+22B	+17B	=3N	4.0	15.0	17.0	10.75	1625	+2.0
6	Bayramoglu, Omer Emre	1571	TUR	+39N	=8B	+11N	−3B	=4N	=9B	3.5	18.5	19.5	10.00	1617	+16.0
7	Kayikcioglu, Murat	1599	TUR	+40B	−1N	+37B	=14N	+15B	−2N	3.5	18.0	19.0	6.50	1691	+14.0
8	Apaydin, Mehmet Kagan	1738	TUR	+26B	=6N	+41B	F	+13N	−1N	3.5	18.0	18.5	7.75	1828	+19.2
9	Sozen, Umutcan	1469	TUR	−11N	+42B	+20N	+21B	−2N	=6N	3.5	17.5	17.5	7.25	1598	+17.0
10	Abdelrazek, Abdelaziz Gamal Abdelghafour	0	FID	−4N	+30B	+24N	−17N	+31B	=11B	3.5	15.0	17.0	8.25	1504	0.0
11	Ozer, Yigit Eren	1602	TUR	+9B	=41N	−6B	+33N	=14B	=10N	3.5	15.0	15.5	8.50	1623	+4.0
12	Denizer, Eren	1450	TUR	+28B	+5N	=3N	−2B	=18N	F	3.0	18.5	18.5	10.00	1709	+67.6
13	Saka, Omer	1893	TUR	+25B	+17N	+15B	−1N	−8B	F	3.0	18.0	18.0	8.50	1762	-14.0
14	Agca, Samet	1506	TUR	−3N	+39B	+23N	=7B	=11N	−4B	3.0	17.5	18.5	7.00	1553	+15.2
15	Guney, Mehmet Zekeriyya	1633	TUR	+34N	+4B	−13N	=18B	−7N	=16B	3.0	16.5	18.0	8.50	1577	-18.8
16	Gunduz, Sinan	1532	TUR	−19B	+40N	−2B	=24N	+22B	=15N	3.0	16.0	17.0	6.25	1582	+3.0
17	Gundogdu, Ahmet Tarik	1603	TUR	+36N	−13B	+29N	+10B	−5N	F	3.0	14.5	14.5	7.50	1619	+1.2
18	Cakir, Kerem Cagri	1556	TUR	+43B	+2N	−19B	=15N	=12B	F	3.0	14.0	14.0	8.00	1694	+35.6
19	Yuksel, Fatih Canberk	1869	TUR	+16N	+23B	+18N	F	F	F	3.0	12.0	12.0	8.50	2352	+8.2
20	Cift, Nazmi	1566	TUR	F	+38N	−9B	+30B	+25N	F	3.0	9.0	9.0	5.50	1692	+12.8
21	Eraslan, Aslan	1515	TUR	−2B	+35N	=5B	−9N	−24B	+33N	2.5	16.5	18.0	5.00	1509	-1.8
22	Cetinkaya, Kaan	0	TUR	=33B	−28N	+26B	−5N	−16N	+37B	2.5	13.5	14.5	4.25	1506	0.0
23	Bektas, Mustafa	1568	TUR	+35B	−19N	−14B	=29N	+34B	−24N	2.5	12.5	14.0	4.25	1503	-9.0
24	Unlu, Mustafa Yigit	0	TUR	−37N	F	−10B	=16B	+21N	+23B	2.5	12.5	12.5	6.50	1562	0.0
25	Canbaz, Kerem	1539	TUR	−13N	−34B	+27N	+43B	−20B	=29N	2.5	12.5	12.5	3.75	1517	-12.0
26	Kahraman, Ahmet Emir	1530	TUR	−8N	=36B	−22N	=34B	+43N	=27B	2.5	11.5	11.5	2.75	1534	+0.4
27	Alkan, Mehmet Emir	1578	TUR	−31B	=33N	−25B	+38N	=29B	=26N	2.5	11.0	12.0	4.25	1451	-43.6
28	Tanriver, Nur Sima	1582	TUR	−12N	+22B	+34N	=4B	F	F	2.5	11.0	11.0	6.00	1444	-22.4
29	Eraslan, Necip Nazim	1510	TUR	F	+43N	−17B	=23B	=27N	=25B	2.5	10.5	10.5	3.75	1542	+9.2
30	Ozlu, Arda	1498	TUR	−5B	−10N	+35B	−20N	+37N	F	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.50	1452	-6.8
31	Gokmen, Ahmet Selim	1412	TUR	+27N	−32B	−36N	+37B	−10N	−35B	2.0	11.0	12.0	3.50	1561	+31.2
32	Senocak, Metin	1655	TUR	+38B	+31N	−1B	F	F	F	2.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	1738	+6.4
33	Karakose, Ali Kuzey	1567	TUR	=22N	=27B	−4N	−11B	=35N	−21B	1.5	15.0	16.5	3.25	1204	-68.4
34	Denizer, Kerem	1474	TUR	−15B	+25N	−28B	=26N	−23N	F	1.5	13.0	13.0	3.75	1421	-13.6
35	Tozun, Poyraz	0	TUR	−23N	−21B	−30N	F	=33B	+31N	1.5	10.5	10.5	2.75	1363	0.0
36	Yildirim, Melike	1458	TUR	−17B	=26N	+31B	F	F	F	1.5	8.0	8.0	3.25	1515	+8.8
37	Ozturk, Hasan Erdem	1553	TUR	+24B	−3B	−7N	−31N	−30B	−22N	1.0	14.5	16.5	2.50	752	-80.0
38	Cilce, Tarik Enes	1491	TUR	−32N	−20B	−39N	−27B	F	+43N	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1293	-48.8
39	Altunay, Kerem Kaan	1442	TUR	−6B	−14N	+38B	F	F	F	1.0	7.5	7.5	1.00	1397	-6.8
40	Ozben, Doruk Alp	1438	TUR	−7N	−16B	+42N	F	F	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	766	-26.4
41	FIDE 525035509	0	—	F	=11B	−8N	F	F	F	0.5	8.5	8.5	1.75	1477	0.0
42	Ozdemir, Mert	0	TUR	−1B	−9N	−40B	F	F	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	815	0.0
43	Gokmen, Dursun	1423	TUR	−18N	−29B	F	−25N	−26B	−38B	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	725	-72.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Denizer, ErenTUR
+67.6
3.0 pts · #9
2Verdi, BugraTUR
+62.8
4.0 pts · #6
3Cicek, Bilal EmreTUR
+46.4
6.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Ozturk, Hasan ErdemTUR
-80.0
1.0 pts · #43
2Gokmen, DursunTUR
-72.0
0.0 pts · #40
3Karakose, Ali KuzeyTUR
-68.4
1.5 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R2+180 Elo gap
Cakir, Kerem Cagri1556 beat Gunaydin, Mehmet Emir1736
R1+166 Elo gap
Gokmen, Ahmet Selim1412 beat Alkan, Mehmet Emir1578
R2+163 Elo gap
Denizer, Eren1450 beat Oz, Engin1613