9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - B

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53 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 09 Nov 2025 to 15 Nov 2025 in Mersin, Turkey. 2 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1965, and top seed was Emir Cihangir Inciroglu (🇹🇷 TUR, 1997).

Can Yardimci (🇹🇷 TUR, 1980) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Abdollah Elahi (7.0) and Maxim Chetverik (7.0). Yardimci shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Ismail Tofan (1765) beat Mahdi Sherafat (1977), a +212-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

Top seed

🇹🇷Emir Cihangir Inciroglu1997

Avg top 10

1,965

Participants

Titled players · 2

IM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×43

🇮🇷Iran×3

🇿🇦South Africa×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇷🇺Russia×1

🇮🇶Iraq×1

🇸🇾Syria×1

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1

Top 3

🥇
Can Yardimci
🇹🇷TUR·1980
7.5pts·2171perf+80.4
🥈
Abdollah Elahi
🇮🇷IRI·1961
7.0pts·2108perf+32.8
🥉
IMMaxim Chetverik
FID·1981
7.0pts·2100perf+12.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Can Yardimci led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Yardimci7.5Elahi7Chetverik7Koyuncu6Polat6Taghizadeh6

R9 · LEADER CHANGE15 Nov

Can Yardimci takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Can Yardimci drew with Abdollah Elahi (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Can Yardimci 3 wins (R1–R3)Abdollah Elahi 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Maxim Chetverik 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Can Yardimci	*	½	½	½
2Abdollah Elahi	½	*	0	1
3IMMaxim Chetverik	½	1	*	½
4Omer Arda Koyuncu	½	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Yardimci, Can	1980	TUR	+8N	+20B	+7N	=2B	=3N	+5B	+4N	=6B	+12N	7.5	49.5	54.5	44.50	2171	+80.4
2	Elahi, Abdollah	1961	IRI	+6N	+4B	+5N	=1N	+11B	+10B	−3N	+14N	=8B	7.0	49.5	54.5	40.75	2108	+32.8
3	Chetverik, MaximIM	1981	FID	=44B	+49N	+14B	+11N	=1B	+29N	+2B	=4N	=6N	7.0	44.0	45.5	34.25	2100	+12.8
4	Polat, Ali Gorkem	1860	TUR	+23B	−2N	+21B	+31N	+15B	+14N	−1B	=3B	=10N	6.0	46.5	50.5	29.75	2030	+81.2
5	Aygen, Ismail	1792	TUR	+12N	+10B	−2B	=7N	+39B	−1N	+18N	=16B	+17N	6.0	46.5	50.0	30.00	2001	+99.6
6	Koyuncu, Omer Arda	1850	TUR	−2B	+30N	+25B	−10B	+32N	+11N	+29B	=1N	=3B	6.0	45.0	49.0	29.25	2030	+87.2
7	Masiya, Mfundo	1958	RSA	+37B	+16N	−1B	=5B	+34N	+23N	−12B	=25N	+14B	6.0	42.0	45.5	27.25	1984	+7.0
8	Unal, Burak Kayra	1856	TUR	−1B	+35N	+40B	=39N	=30B	+15N	+24B	=12N	=2N	6.0	41.0	44.5	27.00	1963	+52.0
9	Taghizadeh, Alireza	1899	IRI	−15N	+13B	+18N	+22B	−10N	−24B	+31N	+32B	+16N	6.0	39.5	43.5	28.50	1922	+5.8
10	Sherafat , Mahdi	1977	IRI	+19B	−5N	+37B	+6N	+9B	−2N	−14B	+24N	=4B	5.5	45.5	49.0	28.00	1921	-12.2
11	Konyar, Enver	1932	TUR	+28N	+17B	+15N	−3B	−2N	−6B	+41N	=19B	+23B	5.5	44.0	47.5	25.00	1969	+19.6
12	Cecen, Kuay Kam	1922	TUR	−5B	+43N	+16B	−14N	+38B	+30N	+7N	=8B	−1B	5.5	43.0	46.0	24.50	1907	-5.6
13	Unal, Ruzgar	1764	TUR	+32B	−9N	−39B	=53N	+49B	+37N	=25B	+29N	=15B	5.5	32.0	32.5	18.00	1918	+74.0
14	Tofan, Ismail	1765	TUR	+42N	+51B	−3N	+12B	+33N	−4B	+10N	−2B	−7N	5.0	44.5	45.5	19.50	1950	+43.2
15	Inciroglu, Emir Cihangir	1997	TUR	+9B	+29N	−11B	+33B	−4N	−8B	=26N	+38B	=13N	5.0	41.5	45.0	22.50	1893	-48.8
16	Karabas, Beren Nisa	1791	TUR	+51N	−7B	−12N	+42B	=22N	+34B	+33N	=5N	−9B	5.0	40.0	41.0	18.00	1875	+40.4
17	Celik, Fatih	1825	TUR	+25B	−11N	−29B	+36N	=27B	=21N	+40B	+20N	−5B	5.0	38.5	42.0	21.75	1867	+19.6
18	Erol, Alp Emre	1733	TUR	=46B	+38N	−9B	+49N	=23B	=20N	−5B	+37B	=19N	5.0	36.5	38.0	17.25	1891	+74.4
19	Ulgen, Edval	1854	TUR	−10N	+24B	=23B	−30N	+53B	=31N	+39B	=11N	=18B	5.0	36.5	37.0	18.00	1857	+0.8
20	Dogan, Batu	1906	TUR	+48N	−1N	+46B	−24B	=43N	=18B	+30N	−17B	+32N	5.0	36.0	38.0	17.00	1829	-37.2
21	Durmaz, Zana Ares	1732	TUR	=47N	+36B	−4N	=26B	=45N	=17B	−37N	+43B	+29B	5.0	33.0	35.5	18.50	1855	+54.4
22	Tolstov, Mikhail	1714	RUS	+41B	−37N	+51B	−9N	=16B	−38N	=46B	+44N	+35B	5.0	31.5	32.5	15.50	1858	+68.0
23	Ozen, Ilhami Goktug	1989	TUR	−4N	+48B	=19N	+47B	=18N	−7B	=38N	+26B	−11N	4.5	38.0	40.0	15.75	1828	-74.0
24	Gok, Altay Erdem	1750	TUR	+50B	−19N	+44B	+20N	−29B	+9N	−8N	−10B	=40B	4.5	38.0	39.0	16.75	1850	+47.6
25	Ozcan, Kadir Kutay	1949	TUR	−17N	+26B	−6N	=40B	+47N	+43B	=13N	=7B	F	4.5	36.0	36.0	17.50	1846	-20.8
26	Dere, Ali Mete	1783	TUR	+27B	−25N	=30B	=21N	=31B	=40N	=15B	−23N	+42B	4.5	35.0	38.5	18.75	1817	+13.6
27	Kalayci, NinoWCM	1744	TUR	−26N	=34B	+28N	=45B	=17N	−33B	−35N	+47B	+38N	4.5	32.5	35.0	16.50	1787	+10.6
28	Akcay, Batin	1804	TUR	−11B	−31N	−27B	+51N	+46B	−32N	=42B	+52N	+39B	4.5	29.0	30.0	10.25	1774	-14.8
29	Gelir, Toprak	1910	TUR	+45N	−15B	+17N	+43B	+24N	−3B	−6N	−13B	−21N	4.0	41.0	44.0	15.50	1789	-56.8
30	Mullakutukcu, Ela	1754	TUR	+34N	−6B	=26N	+19B	=8N	−12B	−20B	−40N	+50N	4.0	39.5	40.5	15.25	1764	+5.6
31	Turan, Seyithan	1750	TUR	+53N	+28B	−33N	−4B	=26N	=19B	−9B	F	+34N	4.0	37.0	37.5	13.75	1810	+12.6
32	Dogru, Ibrahim Halil	1701	TUR	−13N	+41N	−49B	+44N	−6B	+28B	+45N	−9N	−20B	4.0	36.5	38.0	14.00	1782	+40.0
33	Demirci, Fatih	1869	TUR	=49B	+44N	+31B	−15N	−14B	+27N	−16B	=35N	F	4.0	34.5	36.0	14.25	1807	-13.8
34	Seyhanli, Yusuf Timucin	1705	TUR	−30B	=27N	+41B	+46N	−7B	−16N	=44B	+48N	−31B	4.0	33.0	35.0	12.25	1752	+22.8
35	Karakurt, Mirac	1747	TUR	+52B	−8B	−45N	−37N	=36B	+49N	+27B	=33B	−22N	4.0	31.5	32.5	11.00	1743	0.0
36	Ozkaner, Mehmet Kerem	1743	TUR	=38B	−21N	=48N	−17B	=35N	+51B	=43N	+45B	F	4.0	29.5	30.5	10.25	1795	+24.0
37	Ozcan, Sezer	1843	TUR	−7N	+22B	−10N	+35B	=40N	−13B	+21B	−18N	−41N	3.5	39.5	43.0	15.75	1707	-33.8
38	Kocacik, Dogukan	1777	TUR	=36N	−18B	=42N	+50B	−12N	+22B	=23B	−15N	−27B	3.5	37.0	38.0	12.00	1726	-28.4
39	Hisir, Onur	1736	TUR	−43N	+53B	+13N	=8B	−5N	=45B	−19N	=41B	−28N	3.5	36.5	37.0	12.25	1708	-14.0
40	Taskiran, Huseyin Cagan	1702	TUR	F	=45B	−8N	=25N	=37B	=26B	−17N	+30B	=24N	3.5	35.0	35.0	14.00	1777	+30.4
41	Gupluce, Melih	1741	TUR	−22N	−32B	−34N	F	+52B	+42N	−11B	=39N	+37B	3.5	30.0	30.0	9.75	1714	-14.0
42	Yildiz, Atahan	1727	TUR	−14B	=52N	=38B	−16N	+48N	−41B	=28N	+50B	−26N	3.5	29.0	30.0	7.50	1680	-21.2
43	Kerimoglu, Kaan Kerim	1773	TUR	+39B	−12B	+50N	−29N	=20B	−25N	=36B	−21N	F	3.0	34.5	35.5	9.00	1737	-19.6
44	Ali El Haj, Nizar	1857	LBA	=3N	−33B	−24N	−32B	+50N	+47B	=34N	−22B	F	3.0	34.0	35.0	9.00	1685	-76.0
45	Hasirci, Ali Eren	1803	TUR	−29B	=40N	+35B	=27N	=21B	=39N	−32B	−36N	F	3.0	32.5	34.5	12.25	1665	-62.4
46	Sen, Kayra Tamer	1773	TUR	=18N	+47B	−20N	−34B	−28N	+53B	=22N	F	F	3.0	30.5	30.5	8.00	1712	-24.4
47	Bozdemir, Demir Can	1768	TUR	=21B	−46N	+52B	−23N	−25B	−44N	+49B	−27N	F	2.5	27.0	27.0	5.00	1679	-38.4
48	Gokce, Alperen	1787	TUR	−20B	−23N	=36B	=52N	−42B	F	+50N	−34B	F	2.0	26.0	26.0	3.50	1621	-63.2
49	Ibrahim, Mohammed Salim	1805	IRQ	=33N	−3B	+32N	−18B	−13N	−35B	−47N	F	F	1.5	33.0	33.0	6.00	1565	-42.2
50	Safarli, Mahammad	1703	AZE	−24N	F	−43B	−38N	−44B	+52N	−48B	−42N	−30B	1.0	24.5	24.5	1.00	1443	-86.8
51	Akil, Abd Allatif	1907	SYR	−16B	−14N	−22N	−28B	F	−36N	+53N	F	F	1.0	24.0	24.0	0.50	1480	-64.4
52	Mirioglu, Eylul	1705	TUR	−35N	=42B	−47N	=48B	−41N	−50B	F	−28B	F	1.0	22.5	22.5	2.75	1442	-81.6
53	Kurt, Arda	1702	TUR	−31B	−39N	F	=13B	−19N	−46N	−51B	F	F	0.5	22.0	22.0	2.75	1396	-69.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Aygen, IsmailTUR
+99.6
6.0 pts · #8
2Koyuncu, Omer ArdaTUR
+87.2
6.0 pts · #4
3Polat, Ali GorkemTUR
+81.2
6.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Safarli, MahammadAZE
-86.8
1.0 pts · #52
2Mirioglu, EylulTUR
-81.6
1.0 pts · #50
3Ali El Haj, NizarLBA
-76.0
3.0 pts · #43

Biggest upsets

R7+212 Elo gap
Tofan, Ismail1765 beat Sherafat , Mahdi1977
R3+193 Elo gap
Tolstov, Mikhail1714 beat Akil, Abd Allatif1907
R2+185 Elo gap
Aygen, Ismail1792 beat Sherafat , Mahdi1977