Caissa Hotel IM Chess Tournament - Piano Group
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Sept 2025 to 23 Sept 2025 in Balikesir, Turkey. 9 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2236, and top seed was Viacheslav Tilicheev (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2428).
Viacheslav Tilicheev (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2428) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Serhan Berat Ozdemir (5.5) and Okan Ozsakallioglu (5.0). Tilicheev won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Burak Alp Mutlu (2034) beat Vaso Blesic (IM, 2267), a +233-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Viacheslav Tilicheev led from R4 onwards, the title was decided early.
GM Viacheslav Tilicheev never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
GM Viacheslav Tilicheev opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Serhan Berat Ozdemir); the title is out of reach before R9.
GM Viacheslav Tilicheev drew with FM Serhan Berat Ozdemir (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇸GMTilicheev, Viacheslav | 2428 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 31.75 | 37.0 | +11.9 | 2565 |
| 2 | 🇹🇷FMOzdemir, Serhan Berat | 2214 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.25 | 39.5 | +25.6 | 2318 |
| 3 | 🇹🇷IMOzsakallioglu, Okan | 2329 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.0 | 19.75 | 40.0 | -6.7 | 2268 |
| 4 | IMSchekachikhin, Maksim | 2337 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 19.75 | 40.0 | -7.8 | 2267 |
| 5 | 🇹🇷CMDeveci, Huseyin Said | 2096 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.75 | 40.0 | +89.6 | 2294 |
| 6 | 🇲🇪IMMilanovic, Slavisa | 2289 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.50 | 40.5 | -6.5 | 2230 |
| 8 | 🇷🇸IMBlesic, Vaso | 2267 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 16.00 | 41.5 | -13.9 | 2152 |
| 7 | 🇹🇷FMSenel, Hayri Beyhun | 2084 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 14.00 | 41.5 | +33.1 | 2172 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷CMSahbudak, Baris Cinar | 2277 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 2.5 | 9.75 | 42.5 | -95.8 | 2065 |
| 9 | 🇹🇷Mutlu, Burak Alp | 2034 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.5 | 9.00 | 42.5 | +17.2 | 2092 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Deveci, Huseyin SaidCMTUR+89.65.0 pts · #5
- 2Senel, Hayri BeyhunFMTUR+33.13.5 pts · #7
- 3Ozdemir, Serhan BeratFMTUR+25.65.5 pts · #2
- 1Sahbudak, Baris CinarCMTUR-95.82.5 pts · #10
- 2Blesic, VasoIMSRB-13.93.5 pts · #8
- 3Schekachikhin, MaksimIMFID-7.85.0 pts · #4
- R3+233 Elo gap
- R9+193 Elo gap
- R1+181 Elo gap