Izmir July Chess Tournament

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40 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 26 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Izmir, Turkey. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1856, and top seed was Egehan Yildiz (🇹🇷 TUR, FM, 2198).

Kadir Mert Seker (🇹🇷 TUR, 1934) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Ata Sarp Sahin (5.0) and Asaf Sencer Avci (4.5). Seker took the lead from round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Deniz Sipahi (1611) beat Mert Onder (1775), a +164-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Izmir, Turkey

Dates

26 Jul 2025 → 27 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷FMEgehan Yildiz2198

Avg top 10

1,856

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×40

Top 3

🥇
Kadir Mert Seker
🇹🇷TUR·1934
5.5pts·2161perf+36.0
🥈
Ata Sarp Sahin
🇹🇷TUR·1959
5.0pts·1997perf+13.6
🥉
Asaf Sencer Avci
🇹🇷TUR·1646
4.5pts·1871perf+45.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Kadir Mert Seker led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Seker5.5Sahin5Avci4.5Seker4Pusmaz3.5Ceylan3.5

R4 · LEADER CHANGE27 Jul

Kadir Mert Seker takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Kadir Mert Seker beat Ata Sarp Sahin (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Kadir Mert Seker 3 wins (R4–R6)Ata Sarp Sahin 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Kadir Mert Seker	*	1	—	½
2Ata Sarp Sahin	0	*	1	—
3Asaf Sencer Avci	—	0	*	—
4Cinar Seker	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Seker, Kadir Mert	1934	TUR	+17N	+23B	=4N	+2B	+10N	+6B	5.5	18.0	20.0	18.00	2161	+36.0
2	Sahin, Ata Sarp	1959	TUR	+3B	+30N	+5B	−1N	+15B	+7N	5.0	19.5	21.0	15.50	1997	+13.6
3	Avci, Asaf Sencer	1646	TUR	−2N	+18B	+19N	=6B	+16N	+5B	4.5	17.0	19.5	12.75	1871	+45.6
4	Seker, Cinar	1912	TUR	+7B	+34N	=1B	F	=5N	+12B	4.0	16.5	16.5	12.00	1980	+17.1
5	Aygen, Ismail	1802	TUR	+37N	+10B	−2N	+16B	=4B	−3N	3.5	19.0	19.5	8.00	1754	-12.4
6	Pusmaz, Onur	1767	TUR	+39B	=8N	=24B	=3N	+9B	−1N	3.5	19.0	19.0	8.50	1771	+2.8
7	Basarir, Can	1611	TUR	−4N	+40B	+12N	+18B	=8N	−2B	3.5	18.0	18.0	7.25	1752	+33.2
8	Acun, Kaan	1622	TUR	+19N	=6B	=15N	F	=7B	+20N	3.5	14.5	16.5	9.75	1757	+28.4
9	Ceylan, Arda (35)	1772	TUR	+29N	=15B	=16N	=11B	−6N	+18B	3.5	14.0	15.5	8.00	1699	-8.8
10	Yavuz, Kerem	1625	TUR	+36B	−5N	+35B	+21N	−1B	−13N	3.0	15.5	16.0	4.00	1629	-2.4
11	Yigit, Tuna	1544	TUR	−23N	+17B	+34B	=9N	−20B	=15N	3.0	13.0	14.0	6.50	1666	+40.4
12	Arslan, Serdar Kaan	1696	TUR	+33B	−25N	−7B	+35N	+21B	−4N	3.0	13.0	14.0	4.50	1652	-8.6
13	Onder, Mert	1775	TUR	−20B	−24N	+39B	F	+22N	+10B	3.0	11.0	11.0	5.50	1712	-15.6
14	Guven, Kerem	1555	TUR	−16N	+38B	F	=19B	=29N	+32B	3.0	8.0	8.0	3.50	1802	+35.6
15	Tahtali, Marziye Nur	1659	TUR	+21B	=9N	=8B	F	−2N	=11B	2.5	17.5	19.5	7.50	1636	-8.4
16	Deniz, Ibrahim Firat	0	TUR	+14B	+20N	=9B	−5N	−3B	−17N	2.5	17.0	19.5	7.25	1609	0.0
17	Unsal, Hidayet Efe	1613	TUR	−1B	−11N	=28B	F	+19N	+16B	2.5	15.0	15.5	5.75	1402	-32.4
18	Ozer, Kayra	1573	TUR	=24B	−3N	+36B	−7N	+28B	−9N	2.5	15.0	15.5	3.00	1579	0.0
19	Karatas, Ali Kaan	0	TUR	−8B	+39N	−3B	=14N	−17B	+28N	2.5	15.0	15.0	3.00	1538	0.0
20	Sipahi, Deniz	1611	TUR	+13N	−16B	=30B	F	+11N	−8B	2.5	13.5	14.5	6.75	1753	+30.4
21	Yesiltepe, Can	0	TUR	−15N	+32B	+37N	−10B	−12N	=22B	2.5	12.0	12.5	2.75	1579	0.0
22	Ozcinar, Adar	1656	TUR	−25B	−33N	+32B	+31N	−13B	=21N	2.5	10.0	11.0	3.75	1598	-20.8
23	Dogan, Deniz	1687	TUR	+11B	−1N	+33B	F	F	F	2.0	13.0	13.0	4.00	1789	+15.6
24	Unsal, Yusuf Kaan	1732	TUR	=18N	+13B	=6N	F	F	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	6.00	1831	+13.2
25	Yildiz, EgehanFM	2198	TUR	+22N	+12B	F	F	F	F	2.0	5.5	5.5	5.50	2598	+5.6
26	Tokan, Melih	1631	TUR	F	+28B	+31N	F	F	F	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.00	2299	+13.0
27	Bulut, Mustafa Emre	1709	TUR	+32N	+31B	F	F	F	F	2.0	2.5	2.5	2.50	2300	+9.4
28	Bozoglan, Kagan	1551	TUR	−30B	−26N	=17N	+38B	−18N	−19B	1.5	11.0	11.5	1.75	1440	-26.6
29	Demirtas, Rahman	1597	TUR	−9B	−35N	=38N	F	=14B	=31N	1.5	9.5	10.0	2.50	1391	-27.8
30	Soydan, Can	1692	TUR	+28N	−2B	=20N	F	F	F	1.5	9.0	9.0	2.75	1706	+0.3
31	Erbil, Uzay	1446	TUR	F	−27N	−26B	−22B	+38N	=29B	1.5	8.5	8.5	1.25	1457	+0.8
32	Candan, Hatice	1552	TUR	−27B	−21N	−22N	F	+35B	−14N	1.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	1409	-29.2
33	Duran, Burak	1518	TUR	−12N	+22B	−23N	F	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.50	1555	+5.6
34	Asri, Mehmet Berat	1659	TUR	+40N	−4B	−11N	F	F	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	925	-34.0
35	Altay, Ahmet Burak	1486	TUR	F	+29B	−10N	−12B	−32N	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.50	1425	-6.0
36	Aydogan, Batin Efe	1505	TUR	−10N	=37B	−18N	F	F	F	0.5	8.5	8.5	0.25	1335	-19.1
37	Selek, Yusuf	1627	TUR	−5B	=36N	−21B	F	F	F	0.5	8.0	8.0	0.25	1461	-17.6
38	Yavuz, Emir	1438	TUR	F	−14N	=29B	−28N	−31B	F	0.5	7.5	7.5	0.75	1216	-38.8
39	Sarsam, Atakan	1580	TUR	−6N	−19B	−13N	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	972	-10.2
40	Ones, Ilhan Cinar	0	TUR	−34B	−7N	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	834	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Avci, Asaf SencerTUR
+45.6
4.5 pts · #10
2Yigit, TunaTUR
+40.4
3.0 pts · #5
3Seker, Kadir MertTUR
+36.0
5.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Yavuz, EmirTUR
-38.8
0.5 pts · #35
2Asri, Mehmet BeratTUR
-34.0
1.0 pts · #39
3Unsal, Hidayet EfeTUR
-32.4
2.5 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R1+164 Elo gap
Sipahi, Deniz1611 beat Onder, Mert1775
R6+156 Elo gap
Avci, Asaf Sencer1646 beat Aygen, Ismail1802
R2+138 Elo gap
Duran, Burak1518 beat Ozcinar, Adar1656