Turkiye Chess Championship - 2025
26 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 03 Dec 2025 to 13 Dec 2025 in Gaziantep, Turkey. 26 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2486, and top seed was Mustafa Yilmaz (🇹🇷 TUR, GM, 2595).
Isik Can (🇹🇷 TUR, GM, 2534) won with 7.0/10, ahead of Kerem Erten (6.5) and Vahap Sanal (5.5). Can clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Emre Kirilmaz (CM, 2201) beat Alihan Huseyinoglu (IM, 2411), a +210-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsGM Isik Can led from R10; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R10.
GM Isik Can takes the sole lead (7.0/10).
GM Isik Can 3 wins (R8–R10)FM Kerem Erten 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Vahap Sanal 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMIsik Can | * | — | ½ 1 | 1 1 |
| 2FMKerem Erten | — | * | ½ 0 | ½ ½ |
| 3GMVahap Sanal | ½ 0 | ½ 1 | * | — |
| 4GMCem Kaan Gokerkan | 0 0 | ½ ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can, IsikGM | 2534 | TUR | F | F | +14B | +14N | =5N | +5B | =3B | +3N | +4N | +4B | 7.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 22.75 | 2752 | +18.4 |
| 2 | Erten, KeremFM | 2434 | TUR | +23B | +23N | +6B | −6N | +11B | +11N | =4N | =4B | =3N | −3B | 6.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 13.75 | 2564 | +18.0 |
| 3 | Sanal, VahapGM | 2546 | TUR | F | F | =8N | +8B | +10B | +10N | =1N | −1B | =2B | +2N | 5.5 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 21.00 | 2537 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Gokerkan, Cem KaanGM | 2510 | TUR | F | F | =12B | +12N | =9N | +9B | =2B | =2N | −1B | −1N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 13.25 | 2423 | -8.6 |
| 5 | Ozen, DenizIM | 2365 | TUR | +20B | =20N | =16N | =16B | =1B | −1N | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.25 | 2429 | +5.2 |
| 6 | Tarhan, AdarIM | 2444 | TUR | +25B | +25N | −2N | +2B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 2512 | +3.8 |
| 7 | Firat, BurakGM | 2442 | TUR | +24B | +24N | −10B | +10N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2424 | +0.2 |
| 8 | Yilmaz, BaverFM | 2244 | TUR | +26N | +26B | =3B | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 2562 | +63.2 |
| 9 | Camlar, ArdaIM | 2490 | TUR | F | F | +15B | +15N | =4B | −4N | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 2496 | +0.4 |
| 10 | Haznedaroglu, KivancGM | 2373 | TUR | =17B | =17N | +7N | −7B | −3N | −3B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 2302 | -5.6 |
| 11 | Yilmaz, MustafaGM | 2595 | TUR | F | F | +13N | +13B | −2N | −2B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 2318 | -12.6 |
| 12 | Gunduz, Umut ErdemIM | 2232 | TUR | =21N | +21B | =4N | −4B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 2442 | +20.8 |
| 13 | Kirilmaz, EmreCM | 2201 | TUR | =22B | +22N | −11B | −11N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.75 | 2416 | +17.6 |
| 14 | Makaraci, TunahanFM | 2241 | TUR | =18N | =18B | −1N | −1B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 2265 | +1.6 |
| 15 | Gur, AliFM | 2291 | TUR | =19B | =19N | −9N | −9B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 2233 | -5.6 |
| 16 | Isik, AlparslanIM | 2457 | TUR | F | F | =5B | =5N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 2365 | -2.6 |
| 17 | Durucay, UygarFM | 2292 | TUR | =10N | =10B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 2373 | +8.8 |
| 18 | Yurtseven, MelihIM | 2382 | TUR | =14B | =14N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2241 | -3.8 |
| 19 | Yildiz, EgehanFM | 2361 | TUR | =15N | =15B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 2291 | -4.0 |
| 20 | Cilek, BoraFM | 2297 | TUR | −5N | =5B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 2172 | -6.4 |
| 21 | Oktem, Ege TunaFM | 2374 | TUR | =12B | −12N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 2039 | -17.6 |
| 22 | Huseyinoglu, AlihanIM | 2411 | TUR | =13N | −13B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 2008 | -10.4 |
| 23 | Ozkan, ErvinCM | 2174 | TUR | −2N | −2B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 1634 | -7.2 |
| 24 | Ersahin, BulentCM | 2088 | TUR | −7N | −7B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1642 | -4.4 |
| 25 | Ilgaz, Yusuf KeremCM | 2203 | TUR | −6N | −6B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1644 | -16.0 |
| 26 | Yildiz, Serdar MuratFM | 2387 | TUR | −8B | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1444 | -13.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yilmaz, BaverFMTUR+63.22.5 pts · #8
- 2Gunduz, Umut ErdemIMTUR+20.82.0 pts · #12
- 3Can, IsikGMTUR+18.47.0 pts · #1
- 1Oktem, Ege TunaFMTUR-17.60.5 pts · #22
- 2Ilgaz, Yusuf KeremCMTUR-16.00.0 pts · #25
- 3Yildiz, Serdar MuratFMTUR-13.80.0 pts · #24
- R2+210 Elo gap
- R5+161 Elo gap
- R6+161 Elo gap