Toprakkale December 29th Liberation Cup Chess Tournament

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40 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Osmaniye, Turkey. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1858, and top seed was Huseyin Said Deveci (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2236).

Huseyin Said Deveci (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2236) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Emir Cihangir Inciroglu (5.0) and Yusuf Timucin Seyhanli (4.5). Deveci won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Batin Efe Aydogan (1477) beat Bulent Copur (1749), a +272-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Osmaniye, Turkey

Dates

27 Dec 2025 → 28 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷CMHuseyin Said Deveci2236

Avg top 10

1,858

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×40

Top 3

🥇
CMHuseyin Said Deveci
🇹🇷TUR·2236
5.5pts·2252perf+1.6
🥈
Emir Cihangir Inciroglu
🇹🇷TUR·1948
5.0pts·1979perf+9.2
🥉
Yusuf Timucin Seyhanli
🇹🇷TUR·1727
4.5pts·1954perf+66.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

CM Huseyin Said Deveci led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Deveci5.5Inciroglu5Seyhanli4.5Var4.5Aksoy4.5Ozcan4

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

CM Huseyin Said Deveci held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Huseyin Said Deveci 3 wins (R1–R3)Emir Cihangir Inciroglu 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMHuseyin Said Deveci	*	—	1	—
2Emir Cihangir Inciroglu	—	*	—	—
3Yusuf Timucin Seyhanli	0	—	*	½
4Sefa Var	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Deveci, Huseyin SaidCM	2236	TUR	+8B	+3N	+4B	=6N	+11B	+7N	5.5	21.0	24.5	22.50	2252	+1.6
2	Inciroglu, Emir Cihangir	1948	TUR	+30N	−4B	+23B	+9N	+20B	+6N	5.0	18.0	20.0	15.50	1979	+9.2
3	Seyhanli, Yusuf Timucin	1727	TUR	+18N	−1B	+34N	+10B	=5B	+11N	4.5	20.5	21.5	13.75	1954	+66.8
4	Aksoy, Duru	1707	TUR	+32B	+2N	−1N	=8B	+26N	+15B	4.5	20.0	22.0	14.50	1943	+68.8
5	Var, Sefa	1886	TUR	+29N	−9B	+19N	+13B	=3N	+12B	4.5	18.5	20.5	14.25	1867	-2.2
6	Ozcan, Kadir Kutay	1928	TUR	+40B	+16N	+9B	=1B	=7N	−2B	4.0	21.5	21.5	11.75	1952	+5.2
7	Akyuz, Pars	1800	TUR	+27B	+10N	+21B	=20N	=6B	−1B	4.0	19.5	22.0	13.00	1880	+19.6
8	Ergun, Caner	1551	TUR	−1N	+24B	+22N	=4N	=15B	+16N	4.0	19.0	21.5	12.25	1852	+75.6
9	Kamburoglu, Hakan	1695	TUR	+38B	+5N	−6N	−2B	+17N	+29B	4.0	18.5	18.5	9.50	1876	+47.2
10	Aggun, Musa	1670	TUR	+24N	−7B	+29N	−3N	+23B	+21N	4.0	16.5	18.5	10.00	1647	-2.2
11	Sen, Kayra Tamer	1748	TUR	+36N	=31B	+17N	+12B	−1N	−3B	3.5	18.5	19.0	8.00	1704	-13.2
12	Kestel, Ahmet Arda	1717	TUR	=23B	+33N	+28B	−11N	+16B	−5N	3.5	15.5	17.5	8.25	1659	-4.8
13	Arkan, Ege	1686	TUR	=33B	=15N	+37B	−5N	+28B	=14N	3.5	15.0	15.0	6.25	1671	-1.8
14	Yildirim, Omer Abdurrahman	1647	TUR	−25N	+18B	+35N	−16N	+32B	=13B	3.5	14.0	15.0	7.75	1774	+34.8
15	Tas, Kerem	1744	TUR	−17N	=13B	+33N	+25B	=8N	−4N	3.0	17.5	19.5	8.25	1523	-35.2
16	Dana, Mete Enes	1719	TUR	+37N	−6B	+30N	+14B	−12N	−8B	3.0	17.0	17.0	5.50	1642	-11.4
17	Cevikkol, Bora	0	TUR	+15B	=20N	−11B	=23N	−9B	+31N	3.0	16.0	18.0	7.75	1687	0.0
18	Fizan, Mehmet Eralp	1487	TUR	−3B	−14N	+38B	+19B	−25N	+28N	3.0	15.5	15.5	5.00	1672	+38.4
19	Ural, Emir Fuad	1649	TUR	−31N	+36B	−5B	−18N	+27B	+32N	3.0	14.0	14.5	5.00	1485	-20.8
20	Yarici, Ferhat Oguzhan	1763	TUR	+39N	=17B	+31N	=7B	−2N	F	3.0	14.0	14.0	5.50	1788	+3.4
21	Aydogan, Batin Efe	1477	TUR	+34N	+35B	−7N	−26B	+30N	−10B	3.0	13.5	14.5	4.00	1689	+63.6
22	Aslan, Huseyin	1780	TUR	=28B	−23N	−8B	=24N	+36B	+26N	3.0	13.5	14.0	5.25	1678	-6.4
23	Sen, Ali Osman	0	TUR	=12N	+22B	−2N	=17B	−10N	=24B	2.5	18.5	21.0	7.50	1692	0.0
24	Sen, Mehmet Serhat	0	TUR	−10B	−8N	=27B	=22B	+34N	=23N	2.5	16.0	17.0	5.00	1575	0.0
25	Gunes, Mustafa Kemal	0	TUR	+14B	−28N	=26B	−15N	+18B	F	2.5	14.0	16.0	7.75	1656	0.0
26	Karaca, Ramazan	1668	TUR	−35N	+39B	=25N	+21N	−4B	−22B	2.5	14.0	14.0	4.25	1578	-24.4
27	Ezer, Ezel	0	TUR	−7N	−34B	=24N	+33B	−19N	+37B	2.5	12.5	12.5	3.25	1430	0.0
28	Yildiran, Mehmet Deniz	0	TUR	=22N	+25B	−12N	=31B	−13N	−18B	2.0	15.5	17.5	5.00	1391	0.0
29	Yonca, Ali Kagan	1585	TUR	−5B	+38N	−10B	F	+31N	−9N	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	1611	+5.2
30	Copur, Aytekin	1602	TUR	−2B	+32N	−16B	+37N	−21B	F	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	1535	-10.6
31	Aggun, Lena	1489	TUR	+19B	=11N	−20B	=28N	−29B	−17B	2.0	14.5	16.5	5.75	1595	+19.2
32	Kaya, Akin Ekrem	1482	TUR	−4N	−30B	+36N	+34B	−14N	−19B	2.0	14.0	14.5	1.50	1488	+0.8
33	Tolek, Selim	0	TUR	=13N	−12B	−15B	−27N	+37B	=36N	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.00	1527	0.0
34	Kocaispir, Ali Ihsan	1647	TUR	−21B	+27N	−3B	−32N	−24B	F	1.0	14.5	14.5	2.50	763	-73.2
35	Copur, Bulent	1749	TUR	+26B	−21N	−14B	F	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.50	1472	-21.6
36	Ergin, Ahmet Yagiz	1442	TUR	−11B	−19N	−32B	F	−22N	=33B	0.5	13.5	13.5	1.00	862	-38.0
37	Deveci, Abdicakip Yabgu	1408	TUR	−16B	F	−13N	−30B	−33N	−27N	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	869	-22.4
38	Seydioglu, Orkun	1678	TUR	−9N	−29B	−18N	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	788	-74.4
39	Copur, Guney Kagan	1535	TUR	−20B	−26N	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	916	-21.2
40	Ilbeyi, Demir Arslan	1563	TUR	−6N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1128	-4.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ergun, CanerTUR
+75.6
4.0 pts · #12
2Aksoy, DuruTUR
+68.8
4.5 pts · #4
3Seyhanli, Yusuf TimucinTUR
+66.8
4.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Seydioglu, OrkunTUR
-74.4
0.0 pts · #36
2Kocaispir, Ali IhsanTUR
-73.2
1.0 pts · #38
3Ergin, Ahmet YagizTUR
-38.0
0.5 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R2+272 Elo gap
Aydogan, Batin Efe1477 beat Copur, Bulent1749
R2+241 Elo gap
Aksoy, Duru1707 beat Inciroglu, Emir Cihangir1948
R3+229 Elo gap
Ergun, Caner1551 beat Aslan, Huseyin1780