Baskent University BEDAM Chess Tournament - B
16 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 01 Nov 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Ankara, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1566, and top seed was Yigit Kayra Yadigar (🇹🇷 TUR, 1599).
Yigit Kayra Yadigar (🇹🇷 TUR, 1599) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Nihat Hakan Keles (4.5) and Poyraz Gunes (4.0). Yadigar shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Poyraz Gunes (1429) beat Ata Alp Yucebalkan (1581), a +152-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsYigit Kayra Yadigar led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Yigit Kayra Yadigar held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.
Yigit Kayra Yadigar lost to Nihat Hakan Keles (Black).
Yigit Kayra Yadigar won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yigit Kayra Yadigar | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Nihat Hakan Keles | 1 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Poyraz Gunes | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Huseyin Selim Kocabiyik | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yadigar, Yigit Kayra | 1599 | TUR | +9B | +12N | +14B | −2N | +4B | +3B | 5.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 14.00 | 1788 | +53.6 |
| 2 | Keles, Nihat Hakan | 1550 | TUR | +15N | =8B | +7N | +1B | =3N | =5B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 14.00 | 1675 | +32.8 |
| 3 | Gunes, Poyraz | 1429 | TUR | +4N | =7B | +8N | +5B | =2B | −1N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 13.25 | 1676 | +65.3 |
| 4 | Kocabiyik, Huseyin Selim | 1551 | TUR | −3B | +11N | +13B | +12N | −1N | =7B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 1590 | +6.6 |
| 5 | Yucebalkan, Ata Alp | 1581 | TUR | −12B | +9N | +10B | −3N | +13B | =2N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 9.25 | 1584 | +2.8 |
| 6 | Kocaman, Ahmet Eymen | 1570 | TUR | −14N | =16B | +9N | +8B | −7B | +12N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1575 | +3.2 |
| 7 | Kabasakal, Nedim Kerem | 1581 | TUR | +11B | =3N | −2B | F | +6N | =4N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.75 | 1597 | +4.8 |
| 8 | Akar, Cihan | 1470 | TUR | +10B | =2N | −3B | −6N | +12B | F | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 1520 | +21.2 |
| 9 | Gul, Omer Turgut | 1546 | TUR | −1N | −5B | −6B | +15N | +16N | =10B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 3.25 | 1419 | -34.0 |
| 10 | Guler, Ahmet Ediz | 1571 | TUR | −8N | +15B | −5N | −13N | +11B | =9N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 1386 | -49.6 |
| 11 | Ozkan, Ayla Melis | 1524 | TUR | −7N | −4B | =15N | +16B | −10N | +13N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1491 | -9.2 |
| 12 | Yesil, Ates Mete | 1484 | TUR | +5N | −1B | +16N | −4B | −8N | −6B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1419 | -20.0 |
| 13 | Uzun, Sezgin Ali | 1584 | TUR | +16N | −14B | −4N | +10B | −5N | −11B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1422 | -52.0 |
| 14 | Sehir, Bilgin Baris | 1530 | TUR | +6B | +13N | −1N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 1708 | +29.6 |
| 15 | Bektas, Huseyin Giray | 0 | TUR | −2B | −10N | =11B | −9B | F | =16N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.75 | 1303 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Demir, Yusuf Emin | 1523 | TUR | −13B | =6N | −12B | −11N | −9B | =15B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.25 | 1175 | -75.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gunes, PoyrazTUR+65.34.0 pts · #2
- 2Yadigar, Yigit KayraTUR+53.65.0 pts · #1
- 3Keles, Nihat HakanTUR+32.84.5 pts · #6
- 1Demir, Yusuf EminTUR-75.61.0 pts · #16
- 2Uzun, Sezgin AliTUR-52.02.0 pts · #11
- 3Guler, Ahmet EdizTUR-49.62.5 pts · #13
- R4+152 Elo gap
- R1+122 Elo gap
- R1+101 Elo gap