Izmir August Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
39 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 Aug 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Izmir, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1781, and top seed was Kadir Mert Seker (🇹🇷 TUR, 1971).
Mert Onder (🇹🇷 TUR, 1759) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Deniz Sipahi (4.5) and Doruk Aslan (4.5). Onder shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Mert Onder (1759) beat Kadir Mert Seker (1971), a +212-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Izmir, Turkey
Dates
02 Aug 2025 → 03 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×38
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsMert Onder led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE03 Aug
Mert Onder takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Doruk Aslan won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mert Onder | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Asaf Sencer Avci | — | * | — | — |
| 3Doruk Aslan | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Deniz Sipahi | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onder, Mert | 1759 | TUR | +33N | =9B | +2N | +6B | =10N | +13B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 16.00 | 1998 | +68.4 |
| 2 | Sipahi, Deniz | 1641 | TUR | +32B | +8N | −1B | +19N | +14B | =3N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 12.75 | 1875 | +32.0 |
| 3 | Aslan, Doruk | 1761 | TUR | +17N | +11B | +10N | =5B | =13N | =2B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 15.75 | 1910 | +45.6 |
| 4 | Avci, Asaf Sencer | 1692 | TUR | +30N | −5B | +33N | =9B | +22N | +10B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 10.25 | 1836 | +44.8 |
| 5 | Sanan, Demirhan | 1883 | TUR | +16B | +4N | =13B | =3N | −8B | +18N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 14.25 | 1835 | -14.4 |
| 6 | Seker, Kadir Mert | 1971 | TUR | +7N | +12B | F | −1N | +17B | +16N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 13.50 | 1891 | -12.4 |
| 7 | Guven, Kerem | 1607 | TUR | −6B | +18N | +39B | −15N | +26B | +20N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1781 | +43.6 |
| 8 | Deniz, Ibrahim Firat | 1695 | TUR | +24N | −2B | +17N | =11B | +5N | F | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 11.25 | 1820 | +33.6 |
| 9 | Yildirir, Atlas Guclu | 1672 | TUR | +27B | =1N | =28B | =4N | +19B | F | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.75 | 1810 | +37.6 |
| 10 | Arslan, Serdar Kaan | 1719 | TUR | +35B | +39N | −3B | +20N | =1B | −4N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 1672 | -6.0 |
| 11 | Acun, Kaan | 1678 | TUR | +36B | −3N | +21B | =8N | =16B | =15N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 7.75 | 1680 | +2.0 |
| 12 | Basarir, Can | 1691 | TUR | +25B | −6N | +26B | =16N | +15B | −14N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 8.50 | 1735 | +14.8 |
| 13 | Aygen, Ismail | 1785 | TUR | +26B | +19N | =5N | F | =3B | −1N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 9.25 | 1806 | +7.6 |
| 14 | Soydan, Can | 1727 | TUR | +21B | =15N | =20B | F | −2N | +12B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1698 | -7.6 |
| 15 | Aydinalp, Suhel | 1660 | TUR | +34N | =14B | −23N | +7B | −12N | =11B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1650 | -0.8 |
| 16 | Kilic, Ata Deniz | 1600 | TUR | −5N | +30B | +32N | =12B | =11N | −6B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1679 | +15.2 |
| 17 | Tahtali, Marziye Nur | 1597 | TUR | −3B | +25N | −8B | +35N | −6N | +21B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1671 | +19.6 |
| 18 | Bulut, Mustafa Emre | 1726 | TUR | =29N | −7B | =22N | +36B | +25N | −5B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1591 | -20.6 |
| 19 | Ayhan, Resul | 1688 | TUR | +38N | −13B | +29N | −2B | −9N | +32B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1555 | -36.4 |
| 20 | Yigit, Tuna | 1609 | TUR | +31N | =29B | =14N | −10B | +39N | −7B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1457 | -31.2 |
| 21 | Aghamaliyev, Banu | 1530 | TUR | −14N | +34B | −11N | =32B | +30B | −17N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1518 | -4.0 |
| 22 | Somyurek, Irmak | 1489 | TUR | −28B | +37N | =18B | +27N | −4B | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1628 | +35.6 |
| 23 | Pusmaz, Onur | 1783 | TUR | +37B | =28N | +15B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1904 | +15.6 |
| 24 | Eytemis, Gulsum | 1557 | TUR | −8B | =27N | F | +31B | =32N | =36N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.25 | 1434 | -10.0 |
| 25 | Gorgulu, Ibrahim Emre | 1530 | TUR | −12N | −17B | +34N | F | −18B | +27N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1511 | -6.8 |
| 26 | Atabay, Mesut | 1581 | TUR | −13N | +38B | −12N | +29B | −7N | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1553 | -4.2 |
| 27 | Karaca, Deniz | 1488 | TUR | −9N | =24B | +31N | −22B | =29N | −25B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1318 | -40.8 |
| 28 | Alak, Agdar | 1676 | TUR | +22N | =23B | =9N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1773 | +8.0 |
| 29 | Marmara, Okan | 1543 | TUR | =18B | =20N | −19B | −26N | =27B | −34N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1391 | -47.2 |
| 30 | Karatas, Ali Kaan | 1533 | TUR | −4B | −16N | =35B | F | −21N | +31B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1268 | -48.0 |
| 31 | Korkut, Elif | 0 | TUR | −20B | =35N | −27B | −24N | +34B | −30N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1330 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Emir, Emre Efe | 0 | TUR | −2N | F | −16B | =21N | =24B | −19N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1363 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Ozcakici, Batuhan | 1553 | TUR | −1B | +36N | −4B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 1524 | -3.4 |
| 34 | Kurular, Cagan | 1412 | TUR | −15B | −21N | −25B | F | −31N | +29B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1372 | -7.6 |
| 35 | Maden, Huseyin | 1541 | TUR | −10N | =31B | =30N | −17B | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1343 | -28.0 |
| 36 | Pehlivan, Metehan | 1496 | TUR | −11N | −33B | F | −18N | F | =24B | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1309 | -32.0 |
| 37 | Babur, Ahmet Erdi | 1557 | TUR | −23N | −22B | =38N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.25 | 1318 | -17.6 |
| 38 | Aydogan, Batin Efe | 1499 | TUR | −19B | −26N | =37B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 1335 | -22.4 |
| 39 | FIDE 525037234 | 0 | — | F | −10B | −7N | F | −20B | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Onder, MertTUR+68.45.0 pts · #1
- 2Aslan, DorukTUR+45.64.5 pts · #3
- 3Avci, Asaf SencerTUR+44.84.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Karatas, Ali KaanTUR-48.01.5 pts · #34
- 2Marmara, OkanTUR-47.21.5 pts · #26
- 3Karaca, DenizTUR-40.82.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R4+212 Elo gap
- R5+188 Elo gap
- R6+131 Elo gap