Caissa Hotel IM Chess Tournament - Violin Group
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Sept 2025 to 16 Sept 2025 in Balikesir, Turkey. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2235, and top seed was Viacheslav Tilicheev (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2428).
Viacheslav Tilicheev (🇷🇸 SRB, GM, 2428) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mihajlo Stojanovic (7.0) and Maksim Schekachikhin (7.0). Tilicheev shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Serhan Berat Ozdemir (FM, 2214) beat Atakan Mert Bicer (FM, 2346), a +132-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Viacheslav Tilicheev led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Viacheslav Tilicheev takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
GM Viacheslav Tilicheev drew with GM Mihajlo Stojanovic (Black).
GM Viacheslav Tilicheev 5 wins (R5–R9)GM Mihajlo Stojanovic 3 wins (R5–R7)
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 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.00 | 37.5 | +8.4 | 2497 |
| 2 | 🇷🇸GMStojanovic, Mihajlo | 2388 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 27.50 | 38.0 | +7.5 | 2444 |
| 3 | IMSchekachikhin, Maksim | 2337 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 25.25 | 38.0 | +13.1 | 2444 |
| 4 | 🇲🇪IMMilanovic, Slavisa | 2289 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 19.50 | 39.0 | +9.1 | 2354 |
| 5 | 🇹🇷FMBicer, Atakan Mert | 2346 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.25 | 40.0 | -7.9 | 2267 |
| 6 | 🇹🇷FMOzdemir, Serhan Berat | 2214 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 13.00 | 41.5 | -13.8 | 2158 |
| 8 | 🇹🇷CMSahbudak, Baris Cinar | 2277 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 8.75 | 42.0 | -74.5 | 2106 |
| 7 | 🇹🇷FMSenel, Hayri Beyhun | 2084 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 8.25 | 42.0 | +12.2 | 2127 |
| 9 | 🇹🇷Eken, Atakan | 2049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 2.0 | 5.25 | 43.0 | -6.2 | 2036 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Demir, Hilmi Mustafa | 1940 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 2.75 | 44.0 | -7.6 | 1901 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Schekachikhin, MaksimIMFID+13.17.0 pts · #3
- 2Senel, Hayri BeyhunFMTUR+12.23.0 pts · #7
- 3Milanovic, SlavisaIMMNE+9.16.0 pts · #4
- 1Sahbudak, Baris CinarCMTUR-74.53.0 pts · #8
- 2Ozdemir, Serhan BeratFMTUR-13.83.5 pts · #6
- 3Bicer, Atakan MertFMTUR-7.95.0 pts · #5
- R1+132 Elo gap