30th Canakkale Troia Chess Tournament - B

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36 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Nov 2025 to 15 Nov 2025 in Canakkale, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1565, and top seed was Muhammed Sarikaya (🇹🇷 TUR, 1581).

Cevik Aydin (🇹🇷 TUR, 1576) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Mesut Taner Balci (5.0) and Fatih Olcay Bodur (5.0). Aydin clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Cagan Kocaman (1440) beat Eren Salim Kaya (1546), a +106-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Canakkale, Turkey

Dates

12 Nov 2025 → 15 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷Muhammed Sarikaya1581

Avg top 10

1,565

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×35

Top 3

🥇
Cevik Aydin
🇹🇷TUR·1576
5.5pts·1708perf+40.0
🥈
Mesut Taner Balci
🇹🇷TUR·1547
5.0pts·1706perf+30.2
🥉
Fatih Olcay Bodur
🇹🇷TUR·1542
5.0pts·1698perf+59.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Cevik Aydin led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Aydin5.5Bodur5Balci5Gurbuz5Gunduz5Sarikaya5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE15 Nov

Cevik Aydin takes the sole lead (5.5/7).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Cevik Aydin 3 wins (R5–R7)Fatih Olcay Bodur 3 wins (R1–R3)Mesut Taner Balci 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Cevik Aydin	*	—	1	—
2Fatih Olcay Bodur	—	*	½	½
3Mesut Taner Balci	0	½	*	½
4Emir Gurbuz	—	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Aydin, Cevik	1576	TUR	=14N	+13B	+20N	−4B	+27N	+7B	+2B	5.5	24.5	27.0	20.25	1708	+40.0
2	Balci, Mesut Taner	1547	TUR	+22N	+5B	+15N	=3N	=6B	+4B	−1N	5.0	29.0	32.0	21.50	1706	+30.2
3	Bodur, Fatih Olcay	1542	TUR	+8N	+25B	+31N	=2B	=4N	=5B	=6N	5.0	27.5	29.5	19.50	1698	+59.6
4	Gunduz, Murat Ata	1546	TUR	=12B	+19N	+18B	+1N	=3B	−2N	+10B	5.0	27.0	30.5	21.00	1710	+50.4
5	Sarikaya, Muhammed	1581	TUR	+23B	−2N	+17B	+31N	=7B	=3N	+12N	5.0	25.0	27.0	17.25	1617	+10.0
6	Gurbuz, Emir	1565	TUR	+36B	=17N	+16B	=10N	=2N	+11B	=3B	5.0	25.0	25.0	16.25	1696	+40.0
7	Soylu, Yasin	1562	TUR	+11N	−31B	+13N	+25B	=5N	−1N	+14B	4.5	24.5	26.5	16.50	1633	+14.0
8	Kirman, Ediz Yahya	1444	TUR	−3B	−24N	+23B	+19N	+30N	=14B	+16N	4.5	21.5	23.5	13.75	1603	+61.6
9	Yesilkaya, Kerem	1500	TUR	=33N	−20B	+34N	−27B	+32N	+28N	+18B	4.5	14.5	16.0	9.75	1676	+36.4
10	Kocaman, Elfin	1455	TUR	+21N	=15B	+29N	=6B	=11N	=16B	−4N	4.0	24.0	26.5	13.50	1588	+51.6
11	Dersuniyeli, Sabit	1476	TUR	−7B	+23N	+26B	+28N	=10B	−6N	=13B	4.0	23.0	25.5	12.25	1575	+38.0
12	Dinc, Sami	0	TUR	=4N	−29B	+33N	=15B	+21N	+13N	−5B	4.0	22.5	24.0	12.25	1548	0.0
13	Demir, Hazal	1489	TUR	+26B	−1N	−7B	+24N	+15N	−12B	=11N	3.5	24.5	27.5	11.50	1599	+36.0
14	Caliskan, Behcet	1496	TUR	=1B	=28N	=32B	+17N	=16B	=8N	−7N	3.5	24.0	25.5	12.25	1454	-7.6
15	Ates, Ahmet Yagiz	1573	TUR	+24B	=10N	−2B	=12N	−13B	+22N	=26B	3.5	22.5	25.5	11.50	1502	-23.6
16	Cinkiz, Nilay	1522	TUR	=34N	+27B	−6N	+20B	=14N	=10N	−8B	3.5	22.5	24.0	10.00	1408	-28.4
17	Acar, Tuna	0	TUR	+30N	=6B	−5N	−14B	=22N	=21B	+28B	3.5	22.0	24.0	10.00	1525	0.0
18	Tokmak, Mustafa	1515	TUR	=20N	+34B	−4N	+22B	−25N	+27B	−9N	3.5	21.0	22.5	8.50	1420	-26.4
19	Ellibesoglu, Mustafa	1469	TUR	=29N	−4B	−21N	−8B	+36N	+35B	+27N	3.5	19.0	19.0	5.25	1491	+9.2
20	Gunay, Ahmet	0	TUR	=18B	+9N	−1B	−16N	−28B	=33N	+30B	3.0	21.5	23.0	9.00	1466	0.0
21	Kaya, Eren Salim	1546	TUR	−10B	−32N	+19B	+35N	−12B	=17N	=23B	3.0	19.5	21.0	8.25	1457	-23.6
22	Yesil, Uras	1456	TUR	−2B	+36N	=28B	−18N	=17B	−15B	+32N	3.0	19.5	19.5	4.50	1459	0.0
23	Dizdar, Asaf	1498	TUR	−5N	−11B	−8N	+36B	=35N	+34B	=21N	3.0	19.5	19.5	3.75	1367	-40.8
24	Orhan, Ozan	1493	TUR	−15N	+8B	−25N	−13B	+33B	+30N	F	3.0	18.0	18.0	8.00	1434	-16.8
25	Koken, Muhittin	1517	TUR	+35B	−3N	+24B	−7N	+18B	F	F	3.0	17.5	17.5	8.00	1580	+8.8
26	Sen, Ercan	1569	TUR	−13N	+33B	−11N	−30B	=34N	+32B	=15N	3.0	16.0	17.5	5.50	1348	-29.4
27	Besogul, Goktug	1443	TUR	=28B	−16N	+35B	+9N	−1B	−18N	−19B	2.5	23.0	24.5	7.25	1402	-16.4
28	Tokalic, Admir Talha	1535	TUR	=27N	=14B	=22N	−11B	+20N	−9B	−17N	2.5	21.5	24.0	7.50	1325	-56.8
29	Aygul, Ismail	1551	TUR	=19B	+12N	−10B	+32N	F	F	F	2.5	13.0	13.0	7.25	1454	-8.0
30	Cetin, Mehmet	1502	TUR	−17B	−35N	+36B	+26N	−8B	−24B	−20N	2.0	18.5	18.5	3.00	1411	-25.2
31	Yumrutas, Enver	1579	TUR	+32B	+7N	−3B	−5B	F	F	F	2.0	16.0	16.0	6.00	1531	-10.4
32	Kocaman, Cagan	1440	TUR	−31N	+21B	=14N	−29B	−9B	−26N	−22B	1.5	19.5	21.5	4.75	1297	-46.8
33	FIDE 51674246	0	—	=9B	−26N	−12B	=34B	−24N	=20B	F	1.5	19.0	20.5	4.50	1248	0.0
34	Keskin, Ece	1435	TUR	=16B	−18N	−9B	=33N	=26B	−23N	F	1.5	19.0	19.0	4.00	1278	0.0
35	Kocaman, Altan	1426	TUR	−25N	+30B	−27N	−21B	=23B	−19N	F	1.5	17.0	18.5	3.50	1301	-37.6
36	Karatas, Akif Emir	1484	TUR	−6N	−22B	−30N	−23N	−19B	F	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	696	-96.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kirman, Ediz YahyaTUR
+61.6
4.5 pts · #6
2Bodur, Fatih OlcayTUR
+59.6
5.0 pts · #1
3Kocaman, ElfinTUR
+51.6
4.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Karatas, Akif EmirTUR
-96.0
0.0 pts · #36
2Tokalic, Admir TalhaTUR
-56.8
2.5 pts · #31
3Kocaman, CaganTUR
-46.8
1.5 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R2+106 Elo gap
Kocaman, Cagan1440 beat Kaya, Eren Salim1546