Samsun August 30 Victory Day Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Samsun, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1696, and top seed was Fatih Canberk Yuksel (🇹🇷 TUR, 1892).
Mert Uyanik (🇹🇷 TUR, 1710) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Ahmet Hakan Balci (5.0) and Kerem Cagri Cakir (4.5). Uyanik shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Bugra Verdi (1536) beat Omer Asaf Livaoglu (1674), a +138-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Samsun, Turkey
Dates
23 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×35
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
14
6
2
1
1
2
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Mert Uyanik held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Uyanik takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Mert Uyanik beat Ahmet Hakan Balci (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mert Uyanik | * | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2Ahmet Hakan Balci | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Kerem Cagri Cakir | 1 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Bugra Verdi | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uyanik, Mert | 1710 | TUR | +30N | +8B | +2N | +4B | +5N | −3B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 17.50 | 1872 | +44.0 |
| 2 | Balci, Ahmet Hakan | 1658 | TUR | +9B | +26N | −1B | +8N | +13B | +4N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 15.50 | 1916 | +74.8 |
| 3 | Cakir, Kerem Cagri | 1592 | TUR | +21N | −10B | +19N | +7B | =6N | +1N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 16.00 | 1786 | +60.0 |
| 4 | Yilmaz, Enes | 1661 | TUR | +29N | +19B | +10N | −1N | +14B | −2B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1743 | +26.8 |
| 5 | Bilgin, Ahmet Kagan | 1573 | TUR | +33N | =7B | +18N | =13N | −1B | +14B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 9.50 | 1728 | +49.6 |
| 6 | Verdi, Bugra | 1536 | TUR | −26B | =9N | +16B | +33N | =3B | +13N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 10.50 | 1701 | +52.4 |
| 7 | Oz, Engin | 1615 | TUR | +28B | =5N | =26B | −3N | +24B | +15N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 8.75 | 1703 | +14.0 |
| 8 | Bayramoglu, Omer Emre | 1587 | TUR | +17B | −1N | +31B | −2B | +20N | =9B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1560 | -6.8 |
| 9 | Ozcelik, Cagan Efe | 1505 | TUR | −2N | =6B | +22N | +18B | =15B | =8N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 10.25 | 1615 | +37.6 |
| 10 | Cevher, Semih | 1715 | TUR | +24B | +3N | −4B | −14N | +28B | =11N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 1639 | -22.8 |
| 11 | Sobeli, Dora | 1581 | TUR | +31B | −13N | +25B | −15N | +21B | =10B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 1603 | +9.2 |
| 12 | Sozen, Ertugrul | 1506 | TUR | =22N | =20B | =33B | =24N | =16B | +18N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1574 | +19.6 |
| 13 | Livaoglu, Omer Asaf | 1674 | TUR | +35N | +11B | =23N | =5B | −2N | −6B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1619 | -18.4 |
| 14 | Ermis, Baris | 1619 | TUR | −19B | +22B | +28N | +10B | −4N | −5N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1571 | -15.2 |
| 15 | Unlu, Mustafa Yigit | 1540 | TUR | −23N | +29B | =20N | +11B | =9N | −7B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1619 | +18.0 |
| 16 | Eraslan, Aslan | 1517 | TUR | =27N | −18B | −6N | +22B | =12N | +25B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1525 | +1.2 |
| 17 | Acikgoz, Ayse Naz | 1469 | TUR | −8N | −30B | +34N | F | +33B | +24N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1587 | +32.8 |
| 18 | Bektas, Mustafa | 1559 | TUR | =25B | +16N | −5B | −9N | +19B | −12B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1444 | -19.8 |
| 19 | Karakose, Ali Kuzey | 1499 | TUR | +14N | −4N | −3B | =20B | −18N | +29N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1515 | +3.6 |
| 20 | Erdem, Mehmet Doruk | 0 | TUR | =?B | =12N | =15B | =19N | −8B | =21N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kahraman, Ahmet Emir | 1478 | TUR | −3B | −28N | +29N | +25B | −11N | =20B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 1446 | -10.4 |
| 22 | Demirbas, Zehra | 1469 | TUR | =12B | −14N | −9B | −16N | +34B | +33N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 1458 | -4.8 |
| 23 | Yuksel, Fatih Canberk | 1892 | TUR | +15B | +32N | =13B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 1889 | +0.2 |
| 24 | Canbaz, Kerem | 1526 | TUR | −10N | +34B | =27N | =12B | −7N | −17B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1456 | -22.8 |
| 25 | Gunes, Selahettin | 1404 | TUR | =18N | =27B | −11N | −21N | +29B | −16N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1429 | +3.4 |
| 26 | Suel, Turgut | 1724 | TUR | +6N | −2B | =7N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1603 | -9.6 |
| 27 | Toker, Kenan | 1677 | TUR | =16B | =25N | =24B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1482 | -14.8 |
| 28 | Sozen, Umutcan | 1510 | TUR | −7N | +21B | −14B | F | −10N | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1415 | -9.8 |
| 29 | Berber, Mina | 1506 | TUR | −4B | −15N | −21B | +34N | −25N | −19B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1242 | -76.8 |
| 30 | Denizer, Eren | 1518 | TUR | −1B | +17N | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1590 | +7.2 |
| 31 | Denizer, Kerem | 1460 | TUR | −11N | +35B | −8N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1421 | -6.4 |
| 32 | Ozdemir, Murat Berkay | 1634 | TUR | +34N | −23B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1698 | +2.8 |
| 33 | Gokmen, Ahmet Selim | 1443 | TUR | −5B | F | =12N | −6B | −17N | −22B | 0.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.75 | 1144 | -60.8 |
| 34 | Ozkan, Aras Omer | 1504 | TUR | −32B | −24N | −17B | −29B | −22N | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 720 | -95.6 |
| 35 | Senel, Bora Eymen | 1516 | TUR | −13B | −31N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 767 | -30.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Balci, Ahmet HakanTUR+74.85.0 pts · #2
- 2Cakir, Kerem CagriTUR+60.04.5 pts · #3
- 3Verdi, BugraTUR+52.44.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Ozkan, Aras OmerTUR-95.60.0 pts · #34
- 2Berber, MinaTUR-76.81.0 pts · #28
- 3Gokmen, Ahmet SelimTUR-60.80.5 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R6+138 Elo gap
- R1+120 Elo gap
- R6+118 Elo gap