Saraykoy October 29 Republic Day Chess Tournament
31 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Denizli, Turkey. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1805, and top seed was Efe Aynaoglu (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2087).
Mustafa Sezgin (🇹🇷 TUR, 1787) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Burak (Mustafa) Ozdemir (5.0) and Aydin Emre Ceviz (4.5). Sezgin won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mete Alp Cavdarli (1455) beat Semih Sevi (1748), a +293-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsMustafa Sezgin led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Mustafa Sezgin held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
Mustafa Sezgin beat Burak (Mustafa) Ozdemir (White).
Mustafa Sezgin 5 wins (R1–R5)Burak (Mustafa) Ozdemir 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mustafa Sezgin | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Burak (Mustafa) Ozdemir | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Aydin Emre Ceviz | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Yilmaz Ege Ozaydin | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sezgin, Mustafa | 1787 | TUR | +26B | +9N | +13B | +4N | +2B | =3N | 5.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 18.75 | 2096 | +71.2 |
| 2 | Ozdemir, Burak (Mustafa) | 1687 | TUR | +21B | +8N | +3B | +16N | −1N | +5B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 16.50 | 1975 | +42.4 |
| 3 | Ceviz, Aydin Emre | 1975 | TUR | +12N | +7B | −2N | +14B | +10N | =1B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 16.25 | 1838 | -13.4 |
| 4 | Tekaslan, Yusuf Batu | 1717 | TUR | +15N | +20B | +11N | −1B | −5N | +14B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 11.50 | 1693 | -3.2 |
| 5 | Canli, Atalay | 1768 | TUR | −8B | +19N | +26B | +9N | +4B | −2N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 11.00 | 1703 | -14.8 |
| 6 | Ozaydin, Yilmaz Ege | 1711 | TUR | F | =23B | +30N | +11B | +8N | =10B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 1860 | +36.4 |
| 7 | Kocak, Alaz | 1699 | TUR | +31N | −3N | −16B | +15B | +25N | +12B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1681 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Ergun, Mustafa Kerem | 1501 | TUR | +5N | −2B | +28B | +22N | −6B | =9N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 8.75 | 1760 | +81.6 |
| 9 | Ozirmak, Cagan Mir | 1667 | TUR | +25N | −1B | +12N | −5B | +24N | =8B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 6.75 | 1695 | +11.2 |
| 10 | Eroz, Deniz | 1674 | TUR | +27B | =16N | =22B | +13N | −3B | =6N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 8.25 | 1748 | +24.4 |
| 11 | Kocayigit, Ahmet Kerem | 1771 | TUR | =17N | +18B | −4B | −6N | +20N | +24B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1684 | -23.2 |
| 12 | Contuk, Ahmet Eray | 1598 | TUR | −3B | +27N | −9B | +21N | +13B | −7N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1629 | +6.4 |
| 13 | Bay, Elis Cagil | 1542 | TUR | +24N | +30B | −1N | −10B | −12N | +17B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1671 | +40.4 |
| 14 | Manisali, Suleyman Ozan | 0 | TUR | F | +31B | +20N | −3N | +18B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1675 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Aygun, Kemal | 0 | TUR | −4B | −28N | +27B | −7N | +21B | +25N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Soy, Huseyin | 1726 | TUR | +23N | =10B | +7N | −2B | F | F | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1737 | +1.0 |
| 17 | Eroglu, Oguzalp | 1579 | TUR | =11B | −22N | +21B | −18N | +19B | −13N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.25 | 1469 | -30.8 |
| 18 | Firdin, Mehmet Eymen | 1561 | TUR | =22B | −11N | +19B | +17B | −14N | −20N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1552 | -4.4 |
| 19 | Kandemir, Mehmet Guvenc | 0 | TUR | =30N | −5B | −18N | +23B | −17N | +31B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Aynaoglu, Mete | 1444 | TUR | F | −4N | −14B | +28N | −11B | +18B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 3.50 | 1669 | +44.0 |
| 21 | Cavdarli, Mete Alp | 1455 | TUR | −2N | +24B | −17N | −12B | −15N | +23B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1552 | +23.2 |
| 22 | Kiran, Seyit Kaan | 1757 | TUR | =18N | +17B | =10N | −8B | F | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1579 | -18.4 |
| 23 | Sayin, Efe | 1509 | TUR | −16B | =6N | −24B | −19N | +27B | −21N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1466 | -13.6 |
| 24 | Sevi, Semih | 1748 | TUR | −13B | −21N | +23N | F | −9B | −11N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 1350 | -99.6 |
| 25 | Sulayici, Serra | 1425 | TUR | −9B | −26N | +31N | F | −7B | −15B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 850 | -26.4 |
| 26 | Biyikoglu, Muhammet Ali | 1583 | TUR | −1N | +25B | −5N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1535 | -8.4 |
| 27 | Sulayici, Sare | 1434 | TUR | −10N | −12B | −15N | +31B | −23N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 794 | -35.2 |
| 28 | Arican, Ali Enes | 1617 | TUR | −29N | +15B | −8N | −20B | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 858 | -59.6 |
| 29 | Aynaoglu, EfeCM | 2087 | TUR | +28B | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 2488 | +3.2 |
| 30 | Sozel, Cagan Tugra | 1644 | TUR | =19B | −13N | −6B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 827 | -42.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 525038990 | 0 | — | −7B | −14N | −25B | −27N | F | −19N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ergun, Mustafa KeremTUR+81.63.5 pts · #7
- 2Sezgin, MustafaTUR+71.25.5 pts · #1
- 3Aynaoglu, MeteTUR+44.02.0 pts · #14
- 1Sevi, SemihTUR-99.61.0 pts · #25
- 2Arican, Ali EnesTUR-59.61.0 pts · #29
- 3Sozel, Cagan TugraTUR-42.00.5 pts · #27
- R2+293 Elo gap
- R3+288 Elo gap
- R1+267 Elo gap