Mekan Iyi Fikir - Istiklal Chess Sports Club 7th Chess Tournament

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41 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1859, and top seed was Mehmet Alper Celebi (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2154).

Goktan Can Kara (🇹🇷 TUR, 1954) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Mehmet Alper Celebi (5.0) and Lisan Doruk Karaca (4.0). Kara won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Kadir Ata Altun (1500) beat Tibet Serin (1754), a +254-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Istanbul, Turkey

Dates

13 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷CMMehmet Alper Celebi2154

Avg top 10

1,859

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×41

Top 3

🥇
Goktan Can Kara
🇹🇷TUR·1954
5.5pts·2083perf+22.8
🥈
CMMehmet Alper Celebi
🇹🇷TUR·2154
5.0pts·2027perf-20.8
🥉
Lisan Doruk Karaca
🇹🇷TUR·1569
4.0pts·1913perf+51.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Goktan Can Kara led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kara5.5Celebi5Karaca4Turhan4Colak3.5Sezgin3.5

R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

Goktan Can Kara held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Goktan Can Kara won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Goktan Can Kara	*	—	1	—
2CMMehmet Alper Celebi	—	*	½	1
3Lisan Doruk Karaca	0	½	*	—
4Cinar Turhan	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kara, Goktan Can	1954	TUR	+40N	+9B	+5N	+17B	=6N	+3B	5.5	16.5	16.5	14.75	2083	+22.8
2	Celebi, Mehmet AlperCM	2154	TUR	=19B	+10N	+18N	=3B	+4N	+17B	5.0	16.0	18.5	15.25	2027	-20.8
3	Karaca, Lisan Doruk	1569	TUR	=17N	+33B	+23N	=2N	+14B	−1N	4.0	18.5	20.0	10.75	1913	+51.0
4	Turhan, Cinar	1756	TUR	+24B	+25N	−16B	+18N	−2B	+8N	4.0	16.0	18.5	10.50	1872	+34.4
5	Yilmaz, Hasan	1776	TUR	+21B	+29N	−1B	+9N	F	=6B	3.5	17.5	19.5	9.25	1868	+12.2
6	Colak, Berk Yaman	1671	TUR	+39B	+35N	=28N	F	=1B	=5N	3.5	15.0	15.0	7.25	1929	+64.2
7	Sezgin, Hakan Ertug	1582	TUR	−8B	+34N	−11B	=29N	+30N	+26B	3.5	12.5	14.0	7.00	1686	+17.6
8	Anik, Abdullah Mert	1735	TUR	+7N	=23B	−17N	+25B	=13N	−4B	3.0	15.5	18.0	8.75	1686	-15.2
9	Erol, Alp Emre	1722	TUR	+31N	−1N	+36B	−5B	+12N	F	3.0	15.0	15.0	6.00	1760	+10.0
10	Demirtas, Eymen	1674	TUR	=33N	−2B	+37N	=19B	+15N	F	3.0	14.5	15.5	6.00	1768	+21.2
11	Duzgun, Ege Can	1639	TUR	+22N	−28B	+7N	+30B	F	F	3.0	14.0	14.0	8.00	1848	+42.4
12	Celikel, Tuna Efe	1532	TUR	−28N	+22B	−20N	+33B	−9B	+18N	3.0	13.0	14.5	6.50	1665	+39.6
13	Serin, Tibet	1754	TUR	+41N	−18B	=19N	+31B	=8B	F	3.0	13.0	13.0	4.75	1673	-19.2
14	Kaban, Mahmut	1752	TUR	F	+41B	+26N	+20B	−3N	F	3.0	12.0	12.0	5.00	1805	+5.2
15	Bayraktar, Ata	1499	TUR	−29B	−21N	+39B	+36N	−10B	+33N	3.0	10.0	10.0	2.50	1623	+39.6
16	Keloglu, Ismail Cinar	1871	TUR	+37N	+20B	+4N	F	F	F	3.0	7.5	7.5	7.50	2491	+32.0
17	Ersin, Deniz	1725	TUR	=3B	+27N	+8B	−1N	F	−2N	2.5	20.0	22.5	7.50	1798	+7.0
18	Altun, Kadir Ata	1500	TUR	+30N	+13N	−2B	−4B	=19N	−12B	2.5	17.5	19.5	6.25	1650	+38.8
19	Sinanoglu, Yusuf	1633	TUR	=2N	=32B	=13B	=10N	=18B	F	2.5	15.5	15.5	7.75	1777	+32.0
20	Serin, Poyraz	1716	TUR	+38B	−16N	+12B	−14N	=21B	F	2.5	14.5	15.0	4.75	1659	-7.2
21	Sezer, Toprak	1589	TUR	−5N	+15B	=30N	=26B	=20N	−22B	2.5	14.0	16.0	6.50	1568	-7.6
22	Ozdemir, Erden	1511	TUR	−11B	−12N	=24B	F	+25N	+21N	2.5	13.5	13.5	6.25	1596	+11.4
23	Timurkutluk, Yagizalp	1652	TUR	+34B	=8N	−3B	+27N	F	F	2.5	13.5	13.5	5.50	1696	+8.8
24	Tugolbaev, Dastan	1577	TUR	−4N	−30B	=22N	F	+29B	+27N	2.5	13.0	13.5	5.75	1639	+16.4
25	Kalay, Batuhan	1645	TUR	+36N	−4B	=35B	−8N	−22B	+34N	2.5	12.5	13.5	3.25	1593	-9.0
26	Saraclar, Ozgur Deniz	1587	TUR	−35B	+39N	−14B	=21N	+34B	−7N	2.5	12.0	12.0	2.75	1563	-10.0
27	Incecik, Mehmet Hakan	1608	TUR	=32N	−17B	+38N	−23B	+31N	−24B	2.5	11.5	12.0	3.50	1608	-4.0
28	Zeyrek, Ayaz	1864	TUR	+12B	+11N	=6B	F	F	F	2.5	9.5	9.5	7.75	1887	+3.6
29	Hazer, Omer Efe	1658	TUR	+15N	−5B	−32N	=7B	−24N	=31B	2.0	14.5	16.5	5.75	1527	-43.2
30	Tegun, Gorkem	1664	TUR	−18B	+24N	=21B	−11N	−7B	=36N	2.0	14.0	15.0	4.25	1460	-65.6
31	Bilgin, Ahmet Beray	1558	TUR	−9B	+40B	=33N	−13N	−27B	=29N	2.0	12.0	12.0	1.75	1549	-2.4
32	Harman, Ongun	1924	TUR	=27B	=19N	+29B	F	F	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.50	1758	-20.8
33	Gokdai, Ahmet Orhan	1675	TUR	=10B	−3N	=31B	−12N	=36B	−15B	1.5	15.0	16.0	3.00	1382	-92.4
34	Erkan, Arun	1490	TUR	−23N	−7B	+40N	=37B	−26N	−25B	1.5	12.0	12.0	0.50	1423	-20.4
35	Gurel, Berke Talha	1785	TUR	+26N	−6B	=25N	F	F	F	1.5	8.5	8.5	3.75	1634	-24.4
36	Calkilic, Kerem	1622	TUR	−25B	F	−9N	−15B	=33N	=30B	1.0	12.0	12.0	1.75	1401	-54.4
37	Sarin, Demir	1594	TUR	−16B	=38N	−10B	=34N	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	1455	-31.2
38	Karaaslan, Yigit Emir	1558	TUR	−20N	=37B	−27B	F	F	F	0.5	8.5	8.5	0.50	1369	-26.4
39	Parlarkilic, Engin	1523	TUR	−6N	−26B	−15N	F	F	F	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	785	-24.8
40	Subasi, Veysel	1627	TUR	−1B	−31N	−34B	F	F	F	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	868	-56.4
41	Kahraman, Mert	1576	TUR	−13B	−14N	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	953	-21.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Colak, Berk YamanTUR
+64.2
3.5 pts · #5
2Karaca, Lisan DorukTUR
+51.0
4.0 pts · #3
3Duzgun, Ege CanTUR
+42.4
3.0 pts · #16

Top rating losers

1Gokdai, Ahmet OrhanTUR
-92.4
1.5 pts · #35
2Tegun, GorkemTUR
-65.6
2.0 pts · #32
3Subasi, VeyselTUR
-56.4
0.0 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R2+254 Elo gap
Altun, Kadir Ata1500 beat Serin, Tibet1754
R5+183 Elo gap
Karaca, Lisan Doruk1569 beat Kaban, Mahmut1752
R6+176 Elo gap
Bayraktar, Ata1499 beat Gokdai, Ahmet Orhan1675