Mubin Boysan Memorial Chess Tournament - A
Open SwissStandard
25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 28 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Rize, Turkey. 7 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2198, and top seed was Alparslan Isik (🇹🇷 TUR, IM, 2456).
Alparslan Isik (🇹🇷 TUR, IM, 2456) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Talat Yildiz (5.0) and Morteza Darban (4.5). Isik took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Talat Yildiz (CM, 2040) beat Alparslan Isik (IM, 2456), a +416-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Rize, Turkey
Dates
28 Aug 2025 → 31 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 7
GM×1
IM×3
CM×3
Federations · 3 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×22
🇮🇷Iran×2
🇹🇲Turkmenistan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Alparslan Isik led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE30 Aug
CM Talat Yildiz takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Alparslan Isik lost to CM Talat Yildiz (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Alparslan Isik 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Shojaat Ghane 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMAlparslan Isik | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2CMTalat Yildiz | 1 | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3GMShojaat Ghane | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Yusuf Eren Kavri | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isik, AlparslanIM | 2456 | TUR | +8N | +13B | +5N | +3B | −2N | +4B | =7N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 23.00 | 2388 | -3.8 |
| 2 | Yildiz, TalatCM | 2040 | TUR | +21B | +4N | =3N | +6B | +1B | −5N | =9B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 20.25 | 2341 | +54.4 |
| 3 | Darban, MortezaIM | 2285 | IRI | +12B | +9N | =2B | −1N | +14B | =6N | =5B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 18.25 | 2252 | -1.4 |
| 4 | Ghane, ShojaatGM | 2254 | IRI | +24N | −2B | +11N | +9B | +7N | −1N | =10B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 14.00 | 2214 | -2.0 |
| 5 | Kavri, Yusuf Eren | 2166 | TUR | +17B | +25N | −1B | =14N | =6N | +2B | =3N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 13.50 | 2206 | +10.8 |
| 6 | Semiyev SuhrapIM | 2250 | TKM | +19B | =14N | +10B | −2N | =5B | =3B | =8N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 14.75 | 2133 | -9.7 |
| 7 | Metin, Enis | 2214 | TUR | =11N | =8B | +22N | +15B | −4B | =13N | =1B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 14.00 | 2135 | -11.0 |
| 8 | Binboga, YamanCM | 2029 | TUR | −1B | =7N | +17B | =10N | +18B | =9N | =6B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 13.00 | 2155 | +44.0 |
| 9 | Akbas, Kaan | 2134 | TUR | +20N | −3B | +21N | −4N | +13B | =8B | =2N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 12.00 | 2093 | -4.6 |
| 10 | Gokturk, Murat KutayCM | 2058 | TUR | +23N | =15B | −6N | =8B | =11N | +20B | =4N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 2068 | +6.0 |
| 11 | Nuhoglu, Yusahan | 1895 | TUR | =7B | =18N | −4B | +16N | =10B | +19N | =14B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 12.50 | 2067 | +60.0 |
| 12 | Sakalli, Mustafa | 1933 | TUR | −3N | =20B | +23N | −13B | =21N | +17B | +16N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1965 | +4.8 |
| 13 | Zor, Alber Kadir | 2078 | TUR | +16B | −1N | =14B | +12N | −9N | =7B | =15N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 2097 | +2.4 |
| 14 | Baylav, Can | 2074 | TUR | +22N | =6B | =13N | =5B | −3N | =15B | =11N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 11.75 | 2077 | +1.4 |
| 15 | Kurdas, Halil Ibrahim | 2068 | TUR | =18B | =10N | +16B | −7N | =19B | =14N | =13B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1992 | -12.4 |
| 16 | Nazli, Sertan | 1803 | TUR | −13N | +24B | −15N | −11B | +17B | +23N | −12B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.50 | 1891 | +14.6 |
| 17 | Demirbas, Fatih | 1860 | TUR | −5N | =23B | −8N | +22B | −16N | −12N | +20B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 1806 | -12.4 |
| 18 | Gumustas, Ilgaz | 1790 | TUR | =15N | =11B | −20N | =21B | −8N | F | +19B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1866 | +10.2 |
| 19 | Demirtas, Hafize | 1928 | TUR | −6N | −22B | +24N | +20B | =15N | −11B | −18N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 1848 | -17.4 |
| 20 | Baylav, Bartu | 1863 | TUR | −9B | =12N | +18B | −19N | =23B | −10N | −17N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 5.00 | 1766 | -19.2 |
| 21 | Satir, Sedat Kartal | 1753 | TUR | −2N | F | −9B | =18N | =12B | −22N | +23B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.25 | 1785 | +4.8 |
| 22 | Yildiz, Zekerya | 1797 | TUR | −14B | +19N | −7B | −17N | F | +21B | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1890 | +9.2 |
| 23 | Tufek, Enhar | 1757 | TUR | −10B | =17N | −12B | F | =20N | −16B | −21N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.25 | 1606 | -45.6 |
| 24 | Yogurtcuoglu, Cagan | 1988 | TUR | −4B | −16N | −19B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1195 | -60.0 |
| 25 | Gokce, Alperen | 1750 | TUR | F | −5B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1349 | -3.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nuhoglu, YusahanTUR+60.04.0 pts · #7
- 2Yildiz, TalatCMTUR+54.45.0 pts · #2
- 3Binboga, YamanCMTUR+44.04.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Yogurtcuoglu, CaganTUR-60.00.0 pts · #24
- 2Tufek, EnharTUR-45.61.0 pts · #23
- 3Baylav, BartuTUR-19.22.0 pts · #22
Biggest upsets
- R5+416 Elo gap
- R2+214 Elo gap
- R4+210 Elo gap