Samsun Primary Education Week Chess Tournament

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37 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 13 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Samsun, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1677, and top seed was Ahmet Hakan Balci (🇹🇷 TUR, 1734).

Aril Aydogdu (🇹🇷 TUR, 1695) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Baris Ermis (4.5) and Mehmet Aras Irmis (4.5). Aydogdu won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Mehmet Aras Irmis (1467) beat Ahmet Hakan Balci (1734), a +267-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Samsun, 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

🇹🇷Ahmet Hakan Balci1734

Avg top 10

1,677

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×36

Top 3

🥇
Aril Aydogdu
🇹🇷TUR·1695
5.0pts·1877perf+25.8
🥈
Baris Ermis
🇹🇷TUR·1604
4.5pts·1838perf+73.6
🥉
Mehmet Aras Irmis
🇹🇷TUR·1467
4.5pts·1844perf+116.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Aril Aydogdu led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Aydogdu5Ermis4.5Irmis4.5Uyanik4.5Toker4.5Senocak4

R3–R6 · LEAD HELD

Aril Aydogdu held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Aril Aydogdu drew with Baris Ermis (Black).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Aril Aydogdu won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Aril Aydogdu	*	½	—	—
2Baris Ermis	½	*	—	—
3Mehmet Aras Irmis	—	—	*	½
4Mert Uyanik	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Aydogdu, Aril	1695	TUR	+23N	+17B	+12N	=6B	+8B	=2N	5.0	18.0	20.0	15.75	1877	+25.8
2	Ermis, Baris	1604	TUR	+25N	+18B	=6N	+5B	=9N	=1B	4.5	19.5	21.5	15.25	1838	+73.6
3	Irmis, Mehmet Aras	1467	TUR	+10B	=4N	+16B	−8N	+18N	+23B	4.5	17.0	19.0	13.25	1844	+116.0
4	Uyanik, Mert	1702	TUR	+24N	=3B	=26N	=19B	+6N	+9B	4.5	16.5	18.5	14.00	1841	+34.0
5	Toker, Kenan	1662	TUR	+31N	+29B	=8B	−2N	+19N	+10B	4.5	15.5	16.5	10.25	1706	+4.6
6	Senocak, Metin	1673	TUR	+34B	+20N	=2B	=1N	−4B	+13N	4.0	19.5	20.0	10.75	1741	+10.6
7	Agca, Samet	1502	TUR	−9N	+24B	+17N	+12B	+32N	F	4.0	15.0	16.0	9.00	1753	+52.4
8	Turkoglu, Dinc	1717	TUR	+15N	+9B	=5N	+3B	−1N	F	3.5	21.5	24.5	13.25	1748	+4.6
9	Gundogdu, Ahmet Tarik	1603	TUR	+7B	−8N	+14B	+16N	=2B	−4N	3.5	19.5	22.5	12.25	1669	+22.0
10	Isin, Recep	1590	TUR	−3N	+31B	+36N	=18B	+20N	−5N	3.5	15.0	15.0	4.75	1599	+1.2
11	Livaoglu, Omer Asaf	1628	TUR	+21B	−19N	=15B	=13N	+31B	=14N	3.5	14.0	15.0	8.00	1691	+16.8
12	Ozturk, Aytug	1613	TUR	+14B	+32N	−1B	−7N	−13B	+31N	3.0	16.0	17.0	5.00	1489	-34.4
13	Unlu, Mustafa Yigit	1558	TUR	=26N	+33B	−18N	=11B	+12N	−6B	3.0	15.0	16.0	6.75	1649	+29.6
14	Eraslan, Aslan	1518	TUR	−12N	+23B	−9N	=22B	+33N	=11B	3.0	14.5	15.5	6.00	1582	+10.6
15	Cicek, Yavuz Kagan	1571	TUR	−8B	+21N	=11N	=25B	−23N	+24B	3.0	13.5	15.5	7.25	1576	+2.0
16	Sen, Yusuf Asil	1626	TUR	=33N	+28B	−3N	−9B	=24N	+25B	3.0	13.5	14.5	5.00	1537	-29.6
17	Tuzcu, Mehmet Kerem	1483	TUR	+36B	−1N	−7B	F	+25N	+32B	3.0	13.5	13.5	3.00	1442	-6.8
18	Balci, Ahmet Hakan	1734	TUR	+35B	−2N	+13B	=10N	−3B	F	2.5	16.0	16.0	5.25	1557	-46.4
19	Demirbas, Muhammet Esad	0	TUR	+22N	+11B	F	=4N	−5B	F	2.5	15.0	15.0	8.25	1665	0.0
20	Gun, Amine Ece	1598	TUR	+27N	−6B	=25N	F	−10B	+22B	2.5	14.0	15.5	5.50	1571	-7.2
21	Eraslan, Necip Nazim	1532	TUR	−11N	−15B	−24N	+34N	=27B	+28N	2.5	12.0	12.5	3.00	1503	-10.8
22	Verdi, Bugra	1588	TUR	−19B	+34N	−32B	=14N	+28B	−20N	2.5	10.5	11.0	3.50	1654	+13.2
23	Ozen, Zeynep Erva	1536	TUR	−1B	−14N	+27N	F	+15B	−3N	2.0	17.5	17.5	5.00	1478	-15.6
24	Ozcelik, Cagan Efe	1542	TUR	−4B	−7N	+21B	=28N	=16B	−15N	2.0	17.0	18.5	4.75	1461	-25.6
25	Erel, Ata Kemal	1504	TUR	−2B	+37N	=20B	=15N	−17B	−16N	2.0	16.0	16.0	2.75	1454	-15.2
26	Orbay, Mert	1719	TUR	=13B	+30N	=4B	F	F	F	2.0	10.0	10.0	5.25	1630	-4.6
27	Karakose, Ali Kuzey	1503	TUR	−20B	=35N	−23B	=33B	=21N	=34N	2.0	8.5	9.0	2.25	1425	-24.8
28	Bayazitoglu, Demir	1579	TUR	=30B	−16N	=29N	=24B	−22N	−21B	1.5	11.5	13.0	2.50	1250	-61.6
29	Yildiz, Sefa	0	TUR	+37B	−5N	=28B	F	F	F	1.5	8.5	8.5	0.75	1611	0.0
30	Oz, Yagiz Ali	0	TUR	=28N	−26B	+33N	F	F	F	1.5	7.5	7.5	1.75	1608	0.0
31	Alkan, Mehmet Emir	1535	TUR	−5B	−10N	+34B	F	−11N	−12B	1.0	15.0	15.5	0.50	1366	-40.4
32	Onder, Duha Cinar	0	TUR	F	−12B	+22N	F	−7B	−17N	1.0	14.5	14.5	2.50	1354	0.0
33	Cift, Nazmi	1525	TUR	=16B	−13N	−30B	=27N	−14B	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	2.50	1358	-17.2
34	Bektas, Mustafa	1539	TUR	−6N	−22B	−31N	−21B	F	=27B	0.5	12.0	12.0	1.00	1200	-36.4
35	Tanriver, Nur Sima	1569	TUR	−18N	=27B	F	F	F	F	0.5	5.5	5.5	1.00	1426	-14.8
36	FIDE 525038443	0	—	−17N	F	−10B	F	F	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	736	0.0
37	Kayikcioglu, Murat	1586	TUR	−29N	−25B	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	704	-12.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Irmis, Mehmet ArasTUR
+116.0
4.5 pts · #3
2Ermis, BarisTUR
+73.6
4.5 pts · #2
3Agca, SametTUR
+52.4
4.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Bayazitoglu, DemirTUR
-61.6
1.5 pts · #33
2Balci, Ahmet HakanTUR
-46.4
2.5 pts · #18
3Alkan, Mehmet EmirTUR
-40.4
1.0 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R5+267 Elo gap
Irmis, Mehmet Aras1467 beat Balci, Ahmet Hakan1734
R3+159 Elo gap
Irmis, Mehmet Aras1467 beat Sen, Yusuf Asil1626
R2+130 Elo gap
Ermis, Baris1604 beat Balci, Ahmet Hakan1734