Burhaniye Oren International Open Chess Tournament - A

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69 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Balikesir, Turkey. 33 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2343, and top seed was Can Durak (🇹🇷 TUR, IM, 2445).

Giorgi Bagaturov (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2314) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mukhammadali Abdurakhmonov (6.5) and Kayra Kamer (6.5). Bagaturov shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Okan Bulgurlu (CM, 1974) beat Can Durak (IM, 2445), a +471-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Balikesir, Turkey

Dates

25 Aug 2025 → 31 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷IMCan Durak2445

Avg top 10

2,343

Participants

Titled players · 33

GM×2

IM×7

FM×4

CM×16

WIM×1

WFM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×60

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×2

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×2

🇬🇪Georgia×1

🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1

🇹🇲Turkmenistan×1

🇮🇷Iran×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
GMGiorgi Bagaturov
🇬🇪GEO·2314
7.5pts·2372perf+7.8
🥈
IMMukhammadali Abdurakhmonov
🇺🇿UZB·2363
6.5pts·2391perf+4.1
🥉
IMKayra Kamer
🇹🇷TUR·2333
6.5pts·2323perf+1.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Giorgi Bagaturov led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Bagaturov7.5Abdurakhmonov6.5Kamer6.5Ozsakallioglu6.5Can6.5Schekachikhin6

R7–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Giorgi Bagaturov never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Giorgi Bagaturov beat IM Mukhammadali Abdurakhmonov (White).

R2–R8 · WIN STREAK

GM Giorgi Bagaturov won 7 in a row (R2–R8).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMGiorgi Bagaturov	*	1	—	½
2IMMukhammadali Abdurakhmonov	0	*	½	½
3IMKayra Kamer	—	½	*	—
4IMOkan Ozsakallioglu	½	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bagaturov, GiorgiGM	2314	GEO	−17N	+14B	+36N	+37B	+55N	+25B	+2B	+11N	=4B	7.5	41.5	44.5	36.25	2372	+7.8
2	Abdurakhmonov, MukhammadaliIM	2363	UZB	+56N	=11B	+17N	+26B	=4N	+15B	−1N	+10B	=3N	6.5	47.0	50.0	33.25	2391	+4.1
3	Kamer, KayraIM	2333	TUR	+24B	−7N	+61B	=35N	+27B	+5N	=8B	+6N	=2B	6.5	44.5	47.0	32.75	2323	+1.9
4	Ozsakallioglu, OkanIM	2347	TUR	=29N	+36B	+27N	=11B	=2B	=35N	+13N	+12B	=1N	6.5	43.5	47.5	33.50	2304	-2.2
5	Can, Melih KaanCM	2170	TUR	+53N	=8B	=12N	+44B	=30N	−3B	+25N	+26B	+11B	6.5	40.5	43.5	29.00	2283	+28.8
6	Huseyinoglu, AlihanIM	2390	TUR	+13N	=12B	−11N	+40B	=14N	+30B	+15N	−3B	+17N	6.0	43.5	47.5	30.00	2248	-13.0
7	Yildiz, EgehanFM	2141	TUR	+31N	+3B	=63N	+8B	=25N	=26B	−11N	+20B	=9B	6.0	42.5	45.0	30.75	2361	+102.8
8	Schekachikhin, MaksimIM	2352	FID	+39B	=5N	+60B	−7N	=28B	+55B	=3N	=18N	+19B	6.0	40.5	43.5	26.25	2230	-11.0
9	Odeev, HandszarGM	2246	TKM	+20N	=17B	+38N	−25B	+45N	−11B	+37N	+29B	=7N	6.0	38.5	42.0	26.50	2160	-8.1
10	Ilgaz, Yusuf KeremCM	2254	TUR	+57B	−66N	−35B	+22N	+47B	+28N	+14B	−2N	+18B	6.0	37.0	39.0	26.50	2159	-35.6
11	Umarov, Bekhruz	2169	UZB	+68B	=2N	+6B	=4N	=35B	+9N	+7B	−1B	−5N	5.5	49.0	50.0	27.50	2295	+58.1
12	Uzdemir, Ali PoyrazFM	2199	TUR	+19B	=6N	=5B	=27N	=18B	+64N	+35B	−4N	=16B	5.5	43.0	45.0	24.75	2151	-16.4
13	Karademir, Bugra	2144	TUR	−6B	+21N	=18B	=47N	+16B	+54N	−4B	+35N	=14N	5.5	41.0	44.0	24.50	2126	-2.8
14	Dargali, Hakan	2025	TUR	=60B	−1N	+67B	+46N	=6B	+31B	−10N	+42N	=13B	5.5	40.0	41.5	20.75	2276	+56.4
15	Ozkan, KaanCM	2169	TUR	−63N	+48B	+45N	+38B	+31N	−2N	−6B	=25B	+29N	5.5	37.0	39.5	22.25	2241	+36.4
16	Akyuz, Kerem ArhanCM	1946	TUR	−55B	+22N	=19B	=60N	−13N	+52B	+34N	+36B	=12N	5.5	36.0	39.0	23.75	2151	+97.6
17	Seker, Gokhan	2085	TUR	+1B	=9N	−2B	=59N	+38B	−18N	+64B	+23N	−6B	5.0	43.0	45.0	23.00	2141	+22.4
18	Zeyrek, Ayaz	1920	TUR	=32N	+40B	=13N	=20B	=12N	+17B	=26N	=8B	−10N	5.0	42.0	46.0	24.50	2178	+112.0
19	Tezcan, AlperCM	2045	TUR	−12N	=25B	=16N	−49B	+33N	+59B	+38N	+27B	−8N	5.0	38.0	41.0	21.00	2046	-2.2
20	Mahdian, AnoushaWIM	2071	IRI	−9B	+46N	+62B	=18N	=54B	=23N	+30B	−7N	=21B	5.0	38.0	40.5	19.50	2022	-11.8
21	Kusluvan, YekaterinaWFM	1958	TUR	+33N	−13B	=28N	+29B	−26N	−36B	+53N	+45B	=20N	5.0	36.0	39.0	20.25	2092	+31.2
22	Kalemler, Kaan	1971	TUR	−38N	−16B	+69N	−10B	+57B	=46N	=44B	+41N	+39B	5.0	33.5	33.5	14.50	2054	+18.8
23	Gece, Ugur	1901	TUR	=40N	−28B	=53N	+68N	+48B	=20B	=36N	−17B	+37N	5.0	33.0	34.0	16.50	2060	+38.0
24	Cankurt, Arda	2102	TUR	−3N	=45B	−44N	+43N	=46B	+40B	−27N	+64B	+54N	5.0	32.5	34.5	16.50	2019	-40.0
25	Seker, Cinar	1902	TUR	+41B	=19N	+56B	+9N	=7B	−1N	−5B	=15N	F	4.5	45.0	48.0	21.25	2188	+112.4
26	Dirikolu, DenizFM	2221	TUR	+58B	=63B	+30N	−2N	+21B	=7N	=18B	−5N	F	4.5	41.0	43.5	19.25	2153	-22.0
27	Oz, EgeCM	1961	TUR	+54B	+39N	−4B	=12B	−3N	=60N	+24B	−19N	=30B	4.5	40.0	43.0	18.50	2129	+71.2
28	Salci, Aytug CelalCM	2013	TUR	−35B	+23N	=21B	+62N	=8N	−10B	+54B	=31N	F	4.5	37.5	40.0	18.25	2120	+39.2
29	Simsek, Ayaz	2110	TUR	=4B	−60N	+51B	−21N	+67B	+44N	+32B	−9N	−15B	4.5	37.5	39.0	16.25	2086	-12.0
30	Dolek, Gokalp Deniz	1905	TUR	+47B	+58N	−26B	+65N	=5B	−6N	−20N	=37B	=27N	4.5	37.0	39.0	16.00	2074	+74.4
31	Mammadov, SadigIM	2386	AZE	−7B	+68N	+55B	+48N	−15B	−14N	+41B	=28B	F	4.5	36.5	37.5	13.75	2084	-25.3
32	Celik, Ege Yigit	1973	TUR	=18B	=49N	=54N	=64B	=63N	+45B	−29N	+50B	F	4.5	30.0	32.0	15.00	2050	+30.0
33	Uzuner, Tufan CanCM	1909	TUR	−21B	=47N	−68B	=39N	−19B	=58N	+62B	+61N	+50B	4.5	29.0	30.0	13.75	1998	+21.4
34	Primbetov, KazbekFM	2180	KAZ	−66B	−55N	−47B	+58N	+68B	+49N	−16B	=51N	+44B	4.5	27.5	28.5	12.75	1972	-47.8
35	Yilmazer, Emir Arda	1948	TUR	+28N	=56B	+10N	=3B	=11N	=4B	−12N	−13B	F	4.0	44.0	47.0	21.25	2198	+94.4
36	Ergin, Sahin	2030	TUR	+42B	−4N	−1B	=67N	+62B	+21N	=23B	−16N	F	4.0	40.0	41.5	14.75	2068	+11.2
37	Yardimci, Can	1982	TUR	−46B	+41N	+43B	−1N	+59B	=42N	−9B	=30N	−23B	4.0	38.5	41.5	15.25	1988	-2.0
38	Sahin, Ata Sarp	1920	TUR	+22B	+57N	−9B	−15N	−17N	+61B	−19B	−39N	+58B	4.0	36.5	39.0	13.50	2034	+52.0
39	Aliyev, ElnurCM	2128	AZE	−8N	−27B	=59N	=33B	=50N	=51N	+46B	+38B	−22N	4.0	34.5	37.5	14.75	1947	-42.6
40	Ozturk, Efe	1949	TUR	=23B	−18N	+57B	−6N	=61B	−24N	−48N	+68B	+53N	4.0	33.0	34.0	10.75	1997	+19.6
41	Onur, CigdemWCM	1956	TUR	−25N	−37B	=50B	+56N	=52N	+48B	−31N	−22B	+64N	4.0	31.5	33.5	12.00	1973	+2.2
42	Yazici, Ugur DogaCM	2200	TUR	−36N	+53B	−65N	+51N	=44B	=37B	+55N	−14B	F	4.0	31.0	33.0	13.25	1995	-42.0
43	Buker, MuhittinCM	1915	TUR	+51N	−65B	−37N	−24B	−53N	−56B	+67B	+62N	+57B	4.0	26.0	27.5	10.50	1974	+14.4
44	Akat, ElifnazWFM	1957	TUR	−62B	+50N	+24B	−5N	=42N	−29B	=22N	=48B	−34N	3.5	36.5	39.0	14.75	1990	+12.0
45	Bayrakoglu, Cinar	1931	TUR	+50B	=24N	−15B	+61N	−9B	−32N	+47B	−21N	F	3.5	36.5	39.0	12.00	2006	+28.8
46	Koseoglu, Omer Umut	1920	TUR	+37N	−20B	=52N	−14B	=24N	=22B	−39N	=53B	=49N	3.5	35.5	38.5	14.00	1933	+2.4
47	Kolat, Ata	1971	TUR	−30N	=33B	+34N	=13B	−10N	=53B	−45N	+56N	F	3.5	35.0	38.0	14.00	2015	+14.8
48	Demirkan, MustafaCM	1998	TUR	+69B	−15N	+49B	−31B	−23N	−41N	+40B	=44N	F	3.5	33.5	33.5	9.25	1977	-16.0
49	Sadik, Muhammed Selim	1914	TUR	=52N	=32B	−48N	+19N	=60B	−34B	−50N	=58N	=46B	3.5	31.0	34.0	13.75	1941	+9.2
50	Akkus, Muhammed Ali	1991	TUR	−45N	−44B	=41N	=53B	=39B	+67N	+49B	−32N	−33N	3.5	30.5	32.0	10.50	1892	-50.0
51	Karapinar, Yalin	1970	TUR	−43B	+69N	−29N	−42B	=56N	=39B	+68N	=34B	F	3.5	28.5	28.5	6.75	2033	+24.0
52	Asilkefeli, Metin	1910	TUR	=49B	=62N	=46B	−54N	=41B	−16N	−57N	=59B	+61B	3.5	28.0	30.5	10.75	1869	-10.6
53	Ozsakallioglu, Akin	2016	TUR	−5B	−42N	=23B	=50N	+43B	=47N	−21B	=46N	−40B	3.0	35.5	39.0	11.75	1872	-34.8
54	Urun, Sina Mete	1911	TUR	−27N	F	=32B	+52B	=20N	−13B	−28N	+57N	−24B	3.0	35.5	35.5	11.25	1945	+11.2
55	Bulgurlu, OkanCM	1974	TUR	+16N	+34B	−31N	+63B	−1B	−8N	−42B	F	F	3.0	34.5	34.5	12.50	2199	+32.8
56	Akkara, OmerCM	2129	TUR	−2B	=35N	−25N	−41B	=51B	+43N	=61N	−47B	=59N	3.0	33.0	35.5	10.50	1867	-124.8
57	Okay, Koray	2082	TUR	−10N	−38B	−40N	+69B	−22N	+62N	+52B	−54B	−43N	3.0	32.0	32.0	6.00	1838	-58.4
58	Kalinaga, Alper	1982	TUR	−26N	−30B	−64N	−34B	+69N	=33B	+59N	=49B	−38N	3.0	30.5	30.5	7.00	1854	-31.8
59	Harman, Ongun	1921	TUR	=61B	=67N	=39B	=17B	−37N	−19N	−58B	=52N	=56B	3.0	30.0	31.5	9.75	1899	-9.6
60	Ozen, MetehanCM	2190	TUR	=14N	+29B	−8N	=16B	=49N	=27B	F	F	F	3.0	29.5	29.5	14.00	2052	-20.8
61	Bingul, Muratcan	1985	TUR	=59N	+64B	−3N	−45B	=40N	−38N	=56B	−33B	−52N	2.5	32.0	34.0	7.00	1824	-81.2
62	Soyer, Deniz	1908	TUR	+44N	=52B	−20N	−28B	−36N	−57B	−33N	−43B	+68N	2.5	32.0	33.0	6.25	1823	-40.8
63	Durak, CanIM	2445	TUR	+15B	=26N	=7B	−55N	=32B	F	F	F	F	2.5	23.5	23.5	13.00	2124	-18.1
64	Ersoy, Ahmet	1908	TUR	=67B	−61N	+58B	=32N	F	−12B	−17N	−24N	−41B	2.0	31.5	33.0	6.00	1838	-14.6
65	Konduk, Bekir Sami	2003	TUR	F	+43N	+42B	−30B	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	14.5	14.5	8.00	2131	+9.8
66	Tutuncu, AliCM	2017	TUR	+34N	+10B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	10.50	3017	+60.8
67	Catal, Uktenur	1967	TUR	=64N	=59B	−14N	=36B	−29N	−50B	−43N	F	F	1.5	26.5	26.5	4.50	1756	-36.6
68	Akdas, Emre	2013	TUR	−11N	−31B	+33N	−23B	−34N	F	−51B	−40N	−62B	1.0	34.0	34.0	4.50	1724	-55.0
69	Koyuncu, Omer Arda	1932	TUR	−48N	−51B	−22B	−57N	−58B	F	F	F	F	0.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	1201	-81.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Seker, CinarTUR
+112.4
4.5 pts · #29
2Zeyrek, AyazTUR
+112.0
5.0 pts · #19
3Yildiz, EgehanFMTUR
+102.8
6.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Akkara, OmerCMTUR
-124.8
3.0 pts · #58
2Koyuncu, Omer ArdaTUR
-81.6
0.0 pts · #69
3Bingul, MuratcanTUR
-81.2
2.5 pts · #63

Biggest upsets

R4+471 Elo gap
CMBulgurlu, Okan1974 beat IMDurak, Can2445
R6+361 Elo gap
Dargali, Hakan2025 beat IMMammadov, Sadig2386
R4+344 Elo gap
Seker, Cinar1902 beat GMOdeev, Handszar2246