14th Soke Municipality Remzi Zeytinoglu National Chess Tournament
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46 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Aydin, Turkey. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1848, and top seed was Kivanc Karaoglan (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2205).
Ahmet Kerem Kocayigit (🇹🇷 TUR, 1676) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Yusuf Kursat Gunal (5.0) and Kivanc Karaoglan (4.5). Kocayigit won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ahmet Kerem Kocayigit (1676) beat Kivanc Karaoglan (CM, 2205), a +529-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Aydin, Turkey
Dates
05 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×45
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
19
6
3
4
2
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Kocayigit takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Ahmet Kerem Kocayigit 3 wins (R4–R6)Yusuf Kursat Gunal 3 wins (R1–R3)Kuzey Edis 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ahmet Kerem Kocayigit | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Yusuf Kursat Gunal | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Kuzey Edis | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4CMKivanc Karaoglan | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kocayigit, Ahmet Kerem | 1676 | TUR | +40N | =5B | =7N | +19B | +14B | +3N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 16.75 | 2011 | +96.0 |
| 2 | Gunal, Yusuf Kursat | 1874 | TUR | +28B | +39N | +30B | =3B | +13N | =6B | 5.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 13.00 | 2016 | +19.6 |
| 3 | Karaoglan, KivancCM | 2205 | TUR | +17B | +20N | +10B | =2N | +4B | −1B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 25.5 | 18.00 | 2030 | -17.8 |
| 4 | Demirtas, Hafize | 1928 | TUR | =26N | +32B | +11N | +7B | −3N | +15B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 14.75 | 1974 | +8.0 |
| 5 | Tuna, Kaan Arda | 1756 | TUR | +34B | =1N | =12B | =16N | +22B | +13B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 14.00 | 1841 | +26.4 |
| 6 | Edis, Kuzey | 1671 | TUR | +44B | −8N | +38B | +18N | +10B | =2N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 11.50 | 1891 | +69.2 |
| 7 | Hisir, Onur | 1777 | TUR | +31B | =12N | =1B | −4N | +23B | +22N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 12.25 | 1820 | +14.4 |
| 8 | Saltik, Suleyman | 1773 | TUR | +37N | +6B | −13N | =9B | +21N | =11B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 13.00 | 1751 | -2.6 |
| 9 | Taskiran, Huseyin Cagan | 1664 | TUR | +24B | −10N | +29B | =8N | +12B | =18N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 12.25 | 1781 | +38.4 |
| 10 | Soydan, Can | 1722 | TUR | +23N | +9B | −3N | +32B | −6N | +29N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1816 | +26.4 |
| 11 | Sevinc, Mesut | 1753 | TUR | =22N | +27B | −4B | +28N | +16B | =8N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.50 | 1835 | +13.2 |
| 12 | Acun, Kaan | 1682 | TUR | +19N | =7B | =5N | =21B | −9N | +26B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 11.75 | 1690 | +5.6 |
| 13 | Asri, Mehmet Berat | 1625 | TUR | +42N | +35B | +8B | =14N | −2B | −5N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.25 | 1797 | +56.4 |
| 14 | Arikan, Yanki | 1826 | TUR | =27N | +26B | +15N | =13B | −1N | =17B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 10.75 | 1685 | -40.8 |
| 15 | Omak, Defne | 1683 | TUR | +25B | =18N | −14B | +36N | +27B | −4N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 8.75 | 1732 | +17.6 |
| 16 | Bulut, Hayati Eray | 1660 | TUR | =21N | =22B | +40N | =5B | −11N | +27B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 8.75 | 1692 | +12.4 |
| 17 | Arslan, Azad | 1617 | TUR | −3N | −21B | +34N | +33N | +24B | =14N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1690 | +19.6 |
| 18 | Guren, Melih | 1785 | TUR | +41N | =15B | =21N | −6B | +38N | =9B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1609 | -22.2 |
| 19 | Simsek, Firat | 1502 | TUR | −12B | +31N | +39B | −1N | +30N | =20B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 1730 | +73.6 |
| 20 | Acar, Ilhami | 1710 | TUR | +29B | −3B | =36N | =23N | +31B | =19N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1673 | -6.6 |
| 21 | Kucukelvan, Berkan Efe | 1471 | TUR | =16B | +17N | =18B | =12N | −8B | =28N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.75 | 1682 | +58.8 |
| 22 | Ozturk, Kayihan | 1763 | TUR | =11B | =16N | +43N | +30B | −5N | −7B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1737 | -8.0 |
| 23 | Gunal, Zeki Efe | 1534 | TUR | −10B | +24N | =35N | =20B | −7N | +44B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1650 | +35.2 |
| 24 | Pehlivan, Metehan | 1477 | TUR | −9N | −23B | +41N | +37B | −17N | +38B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1511 | +8.4 |
| 25 | Erbil, Uzay | 1499 | TUR | −15N | +41B | −32N | =26B | =34N | +42B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1513 | +3.2 |
| 26 | Anar, Oskun | 1614 | TUR | =4B | −14N | =33B | =25N | +36B | −12N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 6.25 | 1592 | -6.0 |
| 27 | Alasahin, Ata | 1556 | TUR | =14B | −11N | +44B | +35B | −15N | −16N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 3.75 | 1633 | +20.8 |
| 28 | Kirdok, Gorkem | 1577 | TUR | −2N | =33B | +37N | −11B | F | =21B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1564 | -6.8 |
| 29 | Erdenoz, Bilge Kagan | 1502 | TUR | −20N | +45B | −9N | +39N | F | −10B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 1504 | +0.4 |
| 30 | Bulut, Mustafa Emre | 1690 | TUR | +36B | +43B | −2N | −22N | −19B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1605 | -11.0 |
| 31 | Cicek, Baris | 1590 | TUR | −7N | −19B | +45N | +42B | −20N | −33B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 1357 | -58.0 |
| 32 | Bogaz, Muhammet | 1654 | TUR | +45B | −4N | +25B | −10N | F | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1591 | -5.8 |
| 33 | Erden, Enes | 1508 | TUR | −39B | =28N | =26N | −17B | F | +31N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1546 | +5.0 |
| 34 | Cavdarli, Mete Alp | 1483 | TUR | −5N | −40B | −17B | +46N | =25B | −37N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1394 | -28.4 |
| 35 | Koc, Ulas | 1725 | TUR | +38B | −13N | =23B | −27N | F | F | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1477 | -27.0 |
| 36 | Gurpinar, Emir Ruzgar | 1456 | TUR | −30N | +46N | =20B | −15B | −26N | F | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1509 | +11.6 |
| 37 | Karakaya, Metehan Faik | 1560 | TUR | −8B | =44N | −28B | −24N | F | +34B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1412 | -40.0 |
| 38 | Guven, Boran | 1544 | TUR | −35N | +42B | −6N | F | −18B | −24N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 1389 | -38.4 |
| 39 | Toraman, Yahya | 1693 | TUR | +33N | −2B | −19N | −29B | F | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1404 | -60.0 |
| 40 | Guvenc, Hilal | 1494 | TUR | −1B | +34N | −16B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1482 | -1.0 |
| 41 | Karaarslan, Fikret | 0 | TUR | −18B | −25N | −24B | +44N | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 1370 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Yalcin, Latif | 1489 | TUR | −13B | −38N | +46B | −31N | F | −25N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1330 | -37.6 |
| 43 | Taskin, Arda | 1792 | TUR | +46B | −30N | −22B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1558 | -18.6 |
| 44 | Abali, Muharrem | 1493 | TUR | −6N | =37B | −27N | −41B | F | −23N | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.75 | 1258 | -41.2 |
| 45 | FIDE 44532733 | 0 | — | −32N | −29N | −31B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Kurtsahin, Kutay | 1598 | TUR | −43N | −36B | −42N | −34B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 755 | -89.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kocayigit, Ahmet KeremTUR+96.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Simsek, FiratTUR+73.63.5 pts · #17
- 3Edis, KuzeyTUR+69.24.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Kurtsahin, KutayTUR-89.60.0 pts · #46
- 2Toraman, YahyaTUR-60.01.0 pts · #40
- 3Cicek, BarisTUR-58.02.0 pts · #39
Biggest upsets
- R6+529 Elo gap
- R4+191 Elo gap
- R3+191 Elo gap