Saraykoy August 30 Victory Day Chess Tournament
27 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 25 Aug 2025 to 27 Aug 2025 in Denizli, Turkey. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1784, and top seed was Ali Batuhan Biyiksiz (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2080).
Ali Batuhan Biyiksiz (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2080) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Enver Konyar (4.0) and Melih Kart (4.0). Biyiksiz won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Burak (Mustafa) Ozdemir (1607) beat Ali Batuhan Biyiksiz (CM, 2080), a +473-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Ali Batuhan Biyiksiz led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Ali Batuhan Biyiksiz never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
CM Ali Batuhan Biyiksiz beat Enver Konyar (Black).
CM Ali Batuhan Biyiksiz 5 wins (R1–R5)Cagan Tugra Sozel 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMAli Batuhan Biyiksiz | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Enver Konyar | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Cagan Tugra Sozel | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Melih Kart | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biyiksiz, Ali BatuhanCM | 2080 | TUR | +5B | +11N | +21B | +2N | +3B | −4N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 17.00 | 2002 | -12.0 |
| 2 | Konyar, Enver | 1826 | TUR | +6N | =8B | +10N | −1B | +12N | =9N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 13.50 | 1867 | +11.6 |
| 3 | Kart, Melih | 1823 | TUR | +16N | +4B | =9N | =8B | −1N | +11B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 13.00 | 1850 | +4.4 |
| 4 | Ozdemir, Burak (Mustafa) | 1607 | TUR | +18B | −3N | F | +5N | +9B | +1B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 14.50 | 1972 | +43.8 |
| 5 | Demirel, Emir Batu | 1644 | TUR | −1N | +17B | +27N | −4B | +20N | +8B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1764 | +34.0 |
| 6 | Sozel, Cagan Tugra | 1639 | TUR | −2B | +18N | +23N | +14B | =8N | =10B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 1835 | +62.8 |
| 7 | Bay, Elis Cagil | 1446 | TUR | −8N | −23B | +18N | +27B | +15N | +12B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1687 | +59.6 |
| 8 | Ozaydin, Yilmaz Ege | 1676 | TUR | +7B | =2N | +12B | =3N | =6B | −5N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 12.50 | 1737 | +20.4 |
| 9 | Eroz, Deniz | 1712 | TUR | +19B | +13N | =3B | =11N | −4N | =2B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 10.00 | 1735 | +9.2 |
| 10 | Taskiran, Huseyin Cagan | 1644 | TUR | +27B | =12N | −2B | +13N | =11B | =6N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.25 | 1699 | +19.6 |
| 11 | Tekaslan, Yusuf Batu | 1671 | TUR | +20N | −1B | +17N | =9B | =10N | −3N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1724 | +12.4 |
| 12 | Gumus, Kayra Anil | 1696 | TUR | +22N | =10B | −8N | +16B | −2B | −7N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 5.75 | 1562 | -43.2 |
| 13 | Omak, Defne | 1610 | TUR | +23N | −9B | =14N | −10B | =17N | =15B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1644 | +7.6 |
| 14 | Metin, Altug | 1819 | GER | +24B | −21N | =13B | −6N | +16B | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 1617 | -26.0 |
| 15 | Karakaplan, Ahmet | 0 | TUR | −21B | =19N | +22N | =17B | −7B | =13N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Gundogdu, Arda | 1600 | TUR | −3B | +25N | =19B | −12N | −14N | +27B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1564 | -14.0 |
| 17 | Oker, Sinan | 1579 | TUR | +26B | −5N | −11B | =15N | =13B | −18N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1473 | -28.8 |
| 18 | Balci, Ecem Ayse | 1468 | TUR | −4N | −6B | −7B | F | +27N | +17B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1464 | -2.4 |
| 19 | Tokmak, Mustafa | 1525 | TUR | −9N | =15B | =16N | −20B | +25B | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1483 | -11.2 |
| 20 | Gunay, Ozcan | 1513 | TUR | −11B | −24N | +25B | +19N | −5B | −22N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1442 | -11.2 |
| 21 | Kocayigit, Ahmet Kerem | 1652 | TUR | +15N | +14B | −1N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1936 | +25.6 |
| 22 | Gungor, Ekrem Baha | 1518 | TUR | −12B | =26N | −15B | −25N | F | +20B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.25 | 1508 | -4.8 |
| 23 | Acar, Erdogan | 1823 | TUR | −13B | +7N | −6B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1440 | -28.4 |
| 24 | Asci, Emin Efe | 1585 | TUR | −14N | +20B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1666 | +7.6 |
| 25 | Sulayici, Sare | 1455 | TUR | F | −16B | −20N | +22B | −19N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1347 | -21.6 |
| 26 | Ozirmak, Cagan Mir | 1714 | TUR | −17N | =22B | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.75 | 1357 | -37.2 |
| 27 | Sulayici, Serra | 1408 | TUR | −10N | F | −5B | −7N | −18B | −16N | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 761 | -60.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sozel, Cagan TugraTUR+62.84.0 pts · #3
- 2Bay, Elis CagilTUR+59.64.0 pts · #10
- 3Ozdemir, Burak (Mustafa)TUR+43.84.0 pts · #5
- 1Sulayici, SerraTUR-60.40.0 pts · #27
- 2Gumus, Kayra AnilTUR-43.22.5 pts · #14
- 3Ozirmak, Cagan MirTUR-37.20.5 pts · #26
- R6+473 Elo gap
- R6+250 Elo gap
- R1+213 Elo gap