9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - A
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47 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Nov 2025 to 15 Nov 2025 in Mersin, Turkey. 34 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2424, and top seed was Vugar Rasulov (🇦🇿 AZE, GM, 2525).
Meylis Annaberdiyev (🇹🇲 TKM, GM, 2407) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Arash Tahbaz (7.0) and Aryan Gholami (6.5). Annaberdiyev shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Bora Savran (CM, 2007) beat Evgeny Gleizerov (GM, 2378), a +371-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Mersin, Turkey
Dates
09 Nov 2025 → 15 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 34
GM×7
IM×3
FM×10
CM×13
WGM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×23
🇮🇷Iran×10
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×3
🇷🇺Russia×2
🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan×2
🇬🇪Georgia×1
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
🇹🇲Turkmenistan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
IM Arash Tahbaz held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Annaberdiyev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Arash Tahbaz drew with GM Meylis Annaberdiyev (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMArash Tahbaz | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2GMMeylis Annaberdiyev | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3GMAryan Gholami | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4GMAlex Yermolinsky | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annaberdiyev, MeylisGM | 2407 | TKM | +15B | =5N | +32B | +27N | =2B | =4N | +9B | +14N | =3B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 48.5 | 35.75 | 2545 | +17.3 |
| 2 | Tahbaz, ArashIM | 2468 | IRI | +22N | +10B | +25N | +26B | =1N | =14B | =3N | +5B | =4N | 7.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 36.25 | 2587 | +14.0 |
| 3 | Gholami, AryanGM | 2468 | IRI | +12B | −25N | +15B | +5N | =4B | +16N | =2B | +9N | =1N | 6.5 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 37.00 | 2547 | +9.9 |
| 4 | Dhulipalla Bala Chandra PrasadIM | 2423 | IND | +38N | =9B | =18N | +6B | =3N | =1B | =7N | +10B | =2B | 6.0 | 48.5 | 51.5 | 33.00 | 2482 | +7.2 |
| 5 | Rasulov, VugarGM | 2525 | AZE | +7N | =1B | +9N | −3B | +26N | =10B | +11N | −2N | +19B | 6.0 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 32.25 | 2451 | -6.4 |
| 6 | Khalesi, VahidFM | 2200 | IRI | =16B | =8N | +12B | −4N | +41B | =20N | +25B | +32N | =7N | 6.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | 26.25 | 2402 | +48.2 |
| 7 | Tamadon, ArianFM | 2330 | IRI | −5B | +41N | +35B | =28N | =32B | +21N | =4B | +20N | =6B | 6.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 24.75 | 2315 | -0.4 |
| 8 | Yermolinsky, AlexGM | 2388 | USA | =43N | =6B | −11N | =17B | +30N | +42B | =32B | +29N | +14B | 6.0 | 35.5 | 38.0 | 24.00 | 2299 | -8.3 |
| 9 | Oktem, Ege TunaFM | 2374 | TUR | +29B | =4N | −5B | +13N | +28B | +25N | −1N | −3B | +24N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 25.00 | 2351 | +0.2 |
| 10 | Ebrahimi Herab, HamidrezaFM | 2384 | IRI | +11B | −2N | =21B | +23N | +34B | =5N | =19B | −4N | +33B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 24.75 | 2315 | -5.4 |
| 11 | Yakubbaeva, NilufarWGM | 2207 | UZB | −10N | +44B | +8B | =32N | =16B | +27N | −5B | =21N | +23B | 5.5 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 23.00 | 2300 | +22.2 |
| 12 | Zeynalli, RashadFM | 2284 | AZE | −3N | +17B | −6N | +44B | +36N | +26B | −14N | =19N | +32B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 20.00 | 2248 | -5.6 |
| 13 | Karabulut, EtkaCM | 2041 | TUR | =31B | =42N | =47N | −9B | =15B | +41N | =33B | +25N | +20B | 5.5 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 19.25 | 2264 | +98.4 |
| 14 | Mastrovasilis, AthanasiosGM | 2424 | GRE | =20B | +39N | =27B | +21N | =25B | =2N | +12B | −1B | −8N | 5.0 | 42.5 | 45.5 | 22.75 | 2318 | -11.1 |
| 15 | Ozkan, KaanCM | 2225 | TUR | −1N | +30B | −3N | −24B | =13N | +46B | +35N | =18B | +21B | 5.0 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 18.75 | 2222 | -2.0 |
| 16 | Gleizerov, EvgenyGM | 2378 | RUS | =6N | +43B | −26N | +47B | =11N | −3B | +28N | =24B | =17N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 39.5 | 18.50 | 2199 | -18.6 |
| 17 | Yazici, Ugur DogaCM | 2158 | TUR | +46B | −12N | −28B | =8N | +23B | +34N | −20B | +31N | =16B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 19.00 | 2229 | +15.8 |
| 18 | Nigalidze, GaiozIM | 2348 | GEO | =39B | +20N | =4B | =34N | =27B | −19N | =29B | =15N | +31B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 21.25 | 2222 | -14.1 |
| 19 | Habibifard, Parham | 2171 | IRI | −25B | −32N | +37B | +40N | +33N | +18B | =10N | =12B | −5N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 20.00 | 2279 | +46.8 |
| 20 | Hosseinzadeh, NimaFM | 2233 | IRI | =14N | −18B | +30N | =33B | +24N | =6B | +17N | −7B | −13N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 20.75 | 2179 | -12.4 |
| 21 | Gunebakan, Yunus Emre | 2159 | TUR | =36N | +45B | =10N | −14B | +22N | −7B | +27N | =11B | −15N | 4.5 | 38.5 | 40.5 | 17.50 | 2210 | +22.8 |
| 22 | Chubakov, SultanFM | 2252 | KGZ | −2B | =35N | =23B | +39N | −21B | =28N | +34B | −33N | +26B | 4.5 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 16.50 | 2113 | -31.6 |
| 23 | Idrisov, TabrizFM | 2099 | AZE | −27B | +46N | =22N | −10B | −17N | +45B | +42N | +30B | −11N | 4.5 | 33.0 | 34.5 | 12.25 | 2140 | +9.2 |
| 24 | Akkara, OmerCM | 2024 | TUR | −41B | =37N | =46B | +15N | −20B | +36B | +38N | =16N | −9B | 4.5 | 31.5 | 33.0 | 15.75 | 2192 | +74.0 |
| 25 | Ulybin, MikhailGM | 2349 | RUS | +19N | +3B | −2B | +41N | =14N | −9B | −6N | −13B | =40N | 4.0 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 18.00 | 2223 | -14.1 |
| 26 | Savran, BoraCM | 2007 | TUR | +37B | +29N | +16B | −2N | −5B | −12N | −31B | +28B | −22N | 4.0 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 16.00 | 2198 | +76.8 |
| 27 | Turksoi, Zhanpolat | 2014 | KGZ | +23N | +38B | =14N | −1B | =18N | −11B | −21B | +36N | F | 4.0 | 38.5 | 41.5 | 15.50 | 2240 | +84.0 |
| 28 | Kalinoglu, Yagiz | 2030 | TUR | =47N | =36B | +17N | =7B | −9N | =22B | −16B | −26N | +37B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 15.50 | 2149 | +49.6 |
| 29 | Asgari, MortezaFM | 2174 | IRI | −9N | −26B | +44N | =45B | +46N | +35B | =18N | −8B | F | 4.0 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 10.50 | 2155 | -4.8 |
| 30 | Mohannad, FarhanFM | 2082 | JOR | +33B | −15N | −20B | =37N | −8B | +43N | =41B | −23N | +42B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 11.25 | 2119 | +8.2 |
| 31 | Salci, Aytug CelalCM | 2152 | TUR | =13N | =47B | =33N | =36B | −38N | +44B | +26N | −17B | −18N | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 12.75 | 2065 | -41.6 |
| 32 | Aynaoglu, EfeCM | 2002 | TUR | F | +19B | −1N | =11B | =7N | +38B | =8N | −6B | −12N | 3.5 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 16.75 | 2234 | +82.4 |
| 33 | Nuhoglu, Yusahan | 2006 | TUR | −30N | F | =31B | =20N | −19B | +37B | =13N | +22B | −10N | 3.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 14.50 | 2132 | +46.8 |
| 34 | Ucoluk, Umut | 2057 | TUR | −45N | +40B | +43N | =18B | −10N | −17B | −22N | −37N | +41B | 3.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 10.50 | 2107 | +18.0 |
| 35 | Oz, EgeCM | 2033 | TUR | +40N | =22B | −7N | −38B | F | −29N | −15B | +42N | +43B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 10.25 | 2167 | +52.8 |
| 36 | Kilic, Cihan | 2051 | TUR | =21B | =28N | =39B | =31N | −12B | −24N | +37B | −27B | F | 3.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 10.75 | 2027 | -6.8 |
| 37 | Ilkhanipour, Ramtin | 2084 | IRI | −26N | =24B | −19N | =30B | +39B | −33N | −36N | +34B | −28N | 3.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 | 10.75 | 1940 | -70.0 |
| 38 | Alaghehmand, ArshiaCM | 2233 | IRI | −4B | −27N | +42B | +35N | +31B | −32N | −24B | F | F | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 10.00 | 2059 | -64.8 |
| 39 | Binboga, YamanCM | 2159 | TUR | =18N | −14B | =36N | −22B | −37N | =40B | −46N | +44B | =45N | 3.0 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 8.50 | 2029 | -64.8 |
| 40 | Sevig, Mert CanCM | 2143 | TUR | −35B | −34N | F | −19B | −44N | =39N | +45B | +41N | =25B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 8.00 | 2026 | -54.0 |
| 41 | Simsek, Ayaz | 2101 | TUR | +24N | −7B | +45N | −25B | −6N | −13B | =30N | −40B | −34N | 2.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 8.50 | 1971 | -64.4 |
| 42 | Sahin, Taha | 2113 | TUR | −44N | =13B | −38N | +43B | +45N | −8N | −23B | −35B | −30N | 2.5 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 7.25 | 1958 | -76.4 |
| 43 | Tutuncu, AliCM | 2208 | TUR | =8B | −16N | −34B | −42N | F | −30B | +44N | +46B | −35N | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 6.50 | 2001 | -88.4 |
| 44 | Alpaslan, Utku | 2033 | TUR | +42B | −11N | −29B | −12N | +40B | −31N | −43B | −39N | F | 2.0 | 30.0 | 31.5 | 5.50 | 1987 | -18.0 |
| 45 | Karayayla, Doruk | 2003 | TUR | +34B | −21N | −41B | =29N | −42B | −23N | −40N | F | =39B | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.00 | 1933 | -26.8 |
| 46 | Mutlu, Burak Alp | 2051 | TUR | −17N | −23B | =24N | F | −29B | −15N | +39B | −43N | F | 1.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 5.25 | 1920 | -42.4 |
| 47 | Ererdem, Gani ErenCM | 2098 | TUR | =28B | =31N | =13B | −16N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 2063 | -5.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Karabulut, EtkaCMTUR+98.45.5 pts · #12
- 2Turksoi, ZhanpolatKGZ+84.04.0 pts · #27
- 3Aynaoglu, EfeCMTUR+82.43.5 pts · #32
Top rating losers
- 1Tutuncu, AliCMTUR-88.42.5 pts · #43
- 2Sahin, TahaTUR-76.42.5 pts · #41
- 3Ilkhanipour, RamtinIRI-70.03.0 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R3+371 Elo gap
- R8+308 Elo gap
- R8+246 Elo gap