Antalya Ibrahim Sencan Memorial Chess Tournament - A
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Antalya, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1790, and top seed was Ahmet Ersoy (πΉπ· TUR, 1931).
Enver Konyar (πΉπ· TUR, 1842) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Muhammed Ihsan Atik (4.0) and Ahmet Ersoy (3.5). Konyar shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Pars Akyuz (1709) beat Ahmet Ersoy (1931), a +222-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Enver Konyar held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Konyar takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
Enver Konyar 3 wins (R1βR3)Muhammed Ihsan Atik 4 wins (R2βR5)Ahmet Ersoy 3 wins (R2βR4)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Enver Konyar | * | β | Β½ | 1 |
| 2Muhammed Ihsan Atik | β | * | β | β |
| 3Ahmet Ersoy | Β½ | β | * | β |
| 4Ali Emre Sen | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konyar, Enver | 1842 | TUR | +17B | +9N | +5B | =4N | =3B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 9.25 | 2013 | +40.8 |
| 2 | Atik, Muhammed Ihsan | 1924 | TUR | β10N | +14B | +7N | +6B | +4N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 10.00 | 1936 | +2.8 |
| 3 | Ersoy, Ahmet | 1931 | TUR | β4B | +13N | +10N | +12B | =1N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 1871 | -6.2 |
| 4 | Akyuz, Pars | 1709 | TUR | +3N | +11B | =6N | =1B | β2B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 1903 | +51.2 |
| 5 | Sen, Ali Emre | 1803 | TUR | +7N | =10B | β1N | +11B | =6N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1808 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Koseoglu, Arda Eren | 1658 | TUR | +15B | +18N | =4B | β2N | =5B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1837 | +47.2 |
| 7 | Kose, Ulya | 1676 | TUR | β5B | +16N | β2B | +18N | +11N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1848 | +23.0 |
| 8 | Ozdilli, Mustafa Alper | 1638 | TUR | β9B | +17N | β11N | +15B | +10N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1805 | +22.8 |
| 9 | Sahin, Mirac Nur | 1718 | TUR | +8N | β1B | β12N | =10B | +14N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1718 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Serin, Sezgin | 1705 | TUR | +2B | =5N | β3B | =9N | β8B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1731 | +2.4 |
| 11 | Zorbaz, Selim Yigit | 1798 | TUR | +12B | β4N | +8B | β5N | β7B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1628 | -46.4 |
| 12 | Sagir, Kenan | 1673 | TUR | β11N | F | +9B | β3N | +17B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1787 | +11.8 |
| 13 | Taslicay, Yusuf Selim | 1680 | TUR | F | β3B | =17N | =14B | +15N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1776 | +19.6 |
| 14 | Nurdogan, Ilgin Destina | 1731 | TUR | =18B | β2N | β16B | =13N | β9B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1496 | -59.2 |
| 15 | Guzel, Mehmet Alp | 1740 | TUR | β6N | F | +18B | β8N | β13B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1464 | -58.0 |
| 16 | Yuksel, Ali Doruk | 1706 | TUR | F | β7B | +14N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1703 | -0.4 |
| 17 | Sozel, Cagan Tugra | 1701 | TUR | β1N | β8B | =13B | F | β12N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1387 | -58.8 |
| 18 | Tekin, Emin | 1649 | TUR | =14N | β6B | β15N | β7B | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1379 | -48.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Akyuz, ParsTUR+51.23.0 pts Β· #7
- 2Koseoglu, Arda ErenTUR+47.23.0 pts Β· #8
- 3Konyar, EnverTUR+40.84.0 pts Β· #1
- 1Nurdogan, Ilgin DestinaTUR-59.21.0 pts Β· #14
- 2Sozel, Cagan TugraTUR-58.80.5 pts Β· #18
- 3Guzel, Mehmet AlpTUR-58.01.0 pts Β· #15
- R1+222 Elo gap
- R1+219 Elo gap
- R5+122 Elo gap