Beyoglu Municipality World Chess Day 2nd Chess Tournament - A
31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 19 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1909, and top seed was Asim Turan (🇹🇷 TUR, 1962).
Kayra Ozkaynakci (🇹🇷 TUR, 1937) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Asim Turan (4.0) and Efe Ozturk (4.0). Ozkaynakci shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Eldar Mehmetoglu (1686) beat Melih Kart (1845), a +159-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 5 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
5 players finish on 4.0/5. Ozkaynakci takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
Ata Gunduz Uyan 3 wins (R3–R5)Kayra Ozkaynakci 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ata Gunduz Uyan | * | — | — | — |
| 2Efe Ozturk | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Kayra Ozkaynakci | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Yusahan Nuhoglu | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ozkaynakci, Kayra | 1937 | TUR | +11B | +13N | +9B | =2N | =3B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 2109 | +42.0 |
| 2 | Turan, Asim | 1962 | TUR | +19B | +16N | =4B | =1B | +6N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 2092 | +15.4 |
| 3 | Ozturk, Efe | 1877 | TUR | +27B | =14N | +7B | +10N | =1N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 2093 | +53.2 |
| 4 | Nuhoglu, Yusahan | 1888 | TUR | +23N | +29B | =2N | =6B | +9N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 2059 | +32.9 |
| 5 | Uyan, Ata Gunduz | 1911 | TUR | +15N | −6B | +13N | +12B | +16N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 2037 | +14.8 |
| 6 | Duman, Utku | 1792 | TUR | +20B | +5N | =14B | =4N | −2B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 8.50 | 1947 | +42.4 |
| 7 | Kuru, Can | 1760 | TUR | +31N | =24B | −3N | =18B | +17N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1905 | +20.0 |
| 8 | Mehmetoglu, Eldar | 1686 | TUR | −12B | +30B | +25N | =9N | =15B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1893 | +55.2 |
| 9 | Gezici, Omer Ata | 1936 | TUR | +30N | +12B | −1N | =8B | −4B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1825 | -14.6 |
| 10 | Harman, Ongun | 1867 | TUR | =17N | +31B | +22N | −3B | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1906 | +8.4 |
| 11 | Topsir, Furkan | 1778 | TUR | −1N | =21B | −17N | +23B | +28B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1758 | -3.0 |
| 12 | Topcu, Tibet Tuna | 1833 | TUR | +8N | −9N | +19B | −5N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1830 | -0.2 |
| 13 | Kocer, Ahmet Doruk | 1794 | TUR | +21N | −1B | −5B | F | +18N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1827 | +3.4 |
| 14 | Ergin, Sahin | 1950 | TUR | +18N | =3B | =6N | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1944 | -0.8 |
| 15 | Tekkesin, Furkan | 1709 | TUR | −5B | =20N | +27B | F | =8N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1753 | +8.8 |
| 16 | Kup, Yagiz Bilgehan | 1859 | TUR | +28N | −2B | +29N | F | −5B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1821 | -7.2 |
| 17 | Amini Ezatullah | 1739 | AFG | =10B | −22N | +11B | =19N | −7B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1712 | -3.6 |
| 18 | Uztetik, Ahmet Oguzhan | 1789 | TUR | −14B | =27N | +20B | =7N | −13B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.25 | 1712 | -21.6 |
| 19 | Kesici, Ibrahim | 1787 | TUR | −2N | +28B | −12N | =17B | −20N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1635 | -20.6 |
| 20 | Guzeldere, Mehmet Sait | 1663 | TUR | −6N | =15B | −18N | F | +19B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.50 | 1682 | +1.6 |
| 21 | Teker, Renas Arda Miralper | 1671 | TUR | −13B | =11N | +30B | F | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 1784 | +14.1 |
| 22 | Arsun, Arda | 1731 | TUR | =24N | +17B | −10B | F | F | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1822 | +7.4 |
| 23 | Duran, Emrah | 1719 | TUR | −4B | −25B | +28N | −11N | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1617 | -20.8 |
| 24 | Bozdag, Armagan Emre | 1862 | TUR | =22B | =7N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1746 | -12.8 |
| 25 | Kart, Melih | 1845 | TUR | −26B | +23N | −8B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1573 | -21.8 |
| 26 | Aksu, Yusuf Alp | 1690 | TUR | +25N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2646 | +28.4 |
| 27 | Buyukgokcesu, Tahir Sami | 1754 | TUR | −3N | =18B | −15N | F | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1519 | -16.8 |
| 28 | Colgecen, Bilal | 1726 | TUR | −16B | −19N | −23B | F | −11N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 986 | -33.6 |
| 29 | Buyukcengiz, Ahmet Suha | 1685 | TUR | F | −4N | −16B | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1073 | -20.4 |
| 30 | Ozyazici, Recep Murat | 1779 | TUR | −9B | −8N | −21N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 964 | -31.4 |
| 31 | Kuseyri, Mehmet Ali | 1898 | TUR | −7B | −10N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1013 | -24.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mehmetoglu, EldarTUR+55.23.0 pts · #8
- 2Ozturk, EfeTUR+53.24.0 pts · #2
- 3Duman, UtkuTUR+42.43.0 pts · #6
- 1Colgecen, BilalTUR-33.60.0 pts · #28
- 2Ozyazici, Recep MuratTUR-31.40.0 pts · #30
- 3Kuseyri, Mehmet AliTUR-24.60.0 pts · #31
- R3+159 Elo gap
- R1+155 Elo gap
- R1+138 Elo gap