Rifat Pinar Akpinar Memorial Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
60 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Konya, Turkey. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2007, and top seed was Emre Kirilmaz (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2201).
Umut Bekiragaoglu (🇹🇷 TUR, 2137) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Muhammed Selim Sadik (6.0) and Omer Arda Koyuncu (5.5). Bekiragaoglu won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Kerem Dilsiz (1679) beat Ozan Oztay (1891), a +212-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Konya, Turkey
Dates
19 Dec 2025 → 21 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×58
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsUmut Bekiragaoglu led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
30
12
5
2
1
1
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Umut Bekiragaoglu held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Umut Bekiragaoglu 5 wins (R1–R5)Muhammed Selim Sadik 3 wins (R1–R3)Kerem Umut Turak 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Umut Bekiragaoglu | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Muhammed Selim Sadik | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Kerem Umut Turak | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Omer Arda Koyuncu | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bekiragaoglu, Umut | 2137 | TUR | +13B | +8N | +32B | +7N | +3B | =5N | +12B | 6.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 28.00 | 2327 | +22.2 |
| 2 | Sadik, Muhammed Selim | 1986 | TUR | +34B | +4N | +9B | =5N | =12B | +20N | +14B | 6.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 24.50 | 2137 | +48.8 |
| 3 | Koyuncu, Omer Arda | 1937 | TUR | +21N | +51B | +17N | +29B | −1N | =4B | +5B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 18.75 | 2087 | +49.2 |
| 4 | Turak, Kerem Umut | 1817 | TUR | +35N | −2B | +30N | +50B | +19B | =3N | +17B | 5.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 16.25 | 1997 | +59.2 |
| 5 | Metin, Enis | 2134 | TUR | +49N | +52B | +6N | =2B | +7N | =1B | −3N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 17.75 | 2076 | -6.0 |
| 6 | Oztay, Ozan | 1891 | TUR | +45B | +23N | −5B | −14N | +37N | +22B | +15N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 15.00 | 1877 | +1.2 |
| 7 | Ay, Ibrahim Ethem | 1944 | TUR | +18N | +15B | +10N | −1B | −5B | +23N | =8B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 17.75 | 1935 | +1.4 |
| 8 | Gokce, Alperen | 1675 | TUR | +43N | −1B | +49N | =16B | +18N | =9B | =7N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 1861 | +66.8 |
| 9 | Oflaz, Fatma Zehra | 1842 | TUR | +36N | +47B | −2N | +24B | −14B | =8N | +33N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 12.25 | 1774 | -18.0 |
| 10 | Girgin, Muhammed Furkan | 1828 | TUR | +44B | +41N | −7B | +23N | +13B | −12N | =20B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 13.25 | 1818 | -0.2 |
| 11 | Ercan, Mehmet Fahri | 1775 | TUR | −47N | +36B | =18N | +42B | −33N | +30B | +24N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 12.75 | 1836 | +9.2 |
| 12 | Oner, Yigit Efe | 1990 | TUR | +42B | =20N | F | +33B | =2N | +10B | −1N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 13.75 | 1954 | -4.4 |
| 13 | Arkan, Ege | 1686 | TUR | −1N | +43B | +15N | +31B | −10N | −18B | +44N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 1785 | +29.4 |
| 14 | Dilsiz, Kerem | 1679 | TUR | +46N | −17B | F | +6B | +9N | +33B | −2N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 13.50 | 1923 | +62.8 |
| 15 | Aslan, Huseyin | 1780 | TUR | +59B | −7N | −13B | +44N | +25B | +21N | −6B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.00 | 1723 | -8.2 |
| 16 | Bakircay, Yakup | 1654 | TUR | −41B | +56N | +25B | =8N | F | +35B | =29N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 10.25 | 1862 | +51.2 |
| 17 | Celikel, Fatih | 1908 | TUR | +25B | +14N | −3B | =27N | F | +29B | −4N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 12.25 | 1811 | -13.0 |
| 18 | Oztay, Rezzan | 1638 | TUR | −7B | +26N | =11B | +45N | −8B | +13N | F | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 11.25 | 1714 | +18.4 |
| 19 | Icoz, Cinar | 1914 | TUR | +30N | +22B | =33N | =20B | −4N | =24B | F | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 11.25 | 1769 | -40.4 |
| 20 | Sen, Kayra Tamer | 1748 | TUR | +48B | =12B | +52N | =19N | F | −2B | =10N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1892 | +47.6 |
| 21 | Kaya, Amed Civan | 1563 | TUR | −3B | −27N | +48N | +39B | +31N | −15B | =22N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 8.75 | 1674 | +18.8 |
| 22 | Akyildiz, Mevlut | 1684 | TUR | +58B | −19N | +34B | −32N | +26B | −6N | =21B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 7.75 | 1584 | -27.6 |
| 23 | Kursunlu, Mehmet Efe | 1639 | TUR | +39N | −6B | +58N | −10B | +50N | −7B | =37N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.75 | 1589 | -16.0 |
| 24 | Atbas, Ufuk | 1790 | TUR | +50B | −32N | +41B | −9N | +43B | =19N | −11B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1635 | -40.0 |
| 25 | Tasbent, Hulusi Kaan | 1593 | TUR | −17N | +39B | −16N | +58B | −15N | =46B | +35N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 1573 | -8.0 |
| 26 | Durmamis, Omer Enes | 0 | TUR | −52N | −18B | +36N | +49B | −22N | +42B | =30N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Unsal, Emir Batu | 1695 | TUR | −51N | +21B | +47N | =17B | −29N | +31B | F | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.75 | 1843 | +30.8 |
| 28 | Ulgez, Selin | 1630 | TUR | −29B | −53N | −38B | =56N | +48B | +34N | +46N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 5.75 | 1513 | -39.2 |
| 29 | Ceneli, Mehmet Canay | 1802 | TUR | +28N | F | =40B | −3N | +27B | −17N | =16B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 1791 | -2.0 |
| 30 | Karabuber, Ahmet | 1604 | TUR | −19B | +38N | −4B | =41N | +45B | −11N | =26B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 6.75 | 1621 | +0.2 |
| 31 | Celik, Meric | 1717 | TUR | +38B | −40N | +37B | −13N | −21B | −27N | +41B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1533 | -29.4 |
| 32 | Demirci, Fatih | 1855 | TUR | +60N | +24B | −1N | +22B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1993 | +14.0 |
| 33 | Cetin, Ihsan Said | 1629 | TUR | +57N | F | =19B | −12N | +11B | −14N | −9B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1691 | +11.2 |
| 34 | Ulgez, Zafer | 1617 | TUR | −2N | +46B | −22N | =47B | −35N | −28B | +42N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 4.25 | 1415 | -4.4 |
| 35 | Tekin, Ezgi | 1476 | TUR | −4B | =42N | −45B | +57N | +34B | −16N | −25B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 1415 | -21.2 |
| 36 | Dogan, Ahmet Mete | 1550 | TUR | −9B | −11N | −26B | =48N | F | +41N | +38B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 5.25 | 1557 | -2.8 |
| 37 | Koc, Abdullah | 1617 | TUR | −40B | F | −31N | +38N | −6B | +43N | =23B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.25 | 1638 | +1.2 |
| 38 | Unsal, Zehra Asli | 1464 | TUR | −31N | −30B | +28N | −37B | =39N | +58B | −36N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 1396 | -21.2 |
| 39 | Aksu, Omer Faruk | 1409 | TUR | −23B | −25N | F | −21N | =38B | +45N | +43B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.75 | 1492 | +24.4 |
| 40 | Bulut, Kemal | 1922 | TUR | +37N | +31B | =29N | F | F | F | F | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.00 | 1986 | +9.2 |
| 41 | Citir, Ihsan | 0 | TUR | +16N | −10B | −24N | =30B | =42N | −36B | −31N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Aksoy, Talha Esat | 1643 | TUR | −12N | =35B | +57N | −11N | =41B | −26N | −34B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 2.75 | 1348 | -56.4 |
| 43 | Konal, Emine Nursel | 1536 | TUR | −8B | −13N | +56B | +53N | −24N | −37B | −39N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 1.50 | 1469 | -13.6 |
| 44 | Goktepe, Murat Hamza | 1558 | TUR | −10N | −49B | +46N | −15B | +58N | F | −13B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 930 | -45.2 |
| 45 | Guler, Ahmet Ediz | 1499 | TUR | −6N | =57B | +35N | −18B | −30N | −39B | F | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.75 | 1364 | -35.6 |
| 46 | Aslan, Gorkem Gurbuz | 0 | TUR | −14B | −34N | −44B | F | +49N | =25N | −28B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.75 | 1395 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Yaman, Muhammed | 0 | TUR | +11B | −9N | −27B | =34N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.75 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Bayrakci, Zeynep | 1447 | TUR | −20N | F | −21B | =36B | −28N | F | +58N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.25 | 1301 | -33.6 |
| 49 | Safarli, Mirvari | 1620 | AZE | −5B | +44N | −8B | −26N | −46B | F | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1626 | -2.0 |
| 50 | Diler, Muhammed Enes | 0 | TUR | −24N | F | +53B | −4N | −23B | F | F | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Ustun, Ozan Riza | 0 | TUR | +27B | −3N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1816 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Donmez, Yusuf | 1795 | TUR | +26B | −5N | −20B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1141 | -13.8 |
| 53 | Yuksel, Omer Faruk | 1650 | TUR | −54N | +28B | −50N | −43B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1614 | -5.2 |
| 54 | Kirilmaz, EmreCM | 2201 | TUR | +53B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 2601 | +1.6 |
| 55 | Sibli, Murat Yigit | 1843 | TUR | +56B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 2366 | +3.4 |
| 56 | Ercil, Haluk | 1566 | TUR | −55N | −16B | −43N | =28B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.75 | 1344 | -40.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 525040090 | 0 | — | −33B | =45N | −42B | −35B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1239 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Ekiz, Goktug | 0 | TUR | −22N | F | −23B | −25N | −44B | −38N | −48B | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Aldas, Ela | 1513 | TUR | −15N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 980 | -6.0 |
| 60 | Kesici, Eyup Can | 1590 | TUR | −32B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1056 | -7.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gokce, AlperenTUR+66.84.5 pts · #8
- 2Dilsiz, KeremTUR+62.84.0 pts · #22
- 3Turak, Kerem UmutTUR+59.25.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Aksoy, Talha EsatTUR-56.42.0 pts · #54
- 2Goktepe, Murat HamzaTUR-45.22.0 pts · #57
- 3Icoz, CinarTUR-40.43.5 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R4+212 Elo gap
- R7+197 Elo gap
- R3+166 Elo gap