Eyuboglu Educational Institutions 35th White Elephant International Elite Chess Tournament

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97 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. 24 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2281, and top seed was Ataberk Eren (🇹🇷 TUR, IM, 2393).

Ataberk Eren (🇹🇷 TUR, IM, 2393) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Hasan Atis (6.0) and Deniz Dirikolu (5.5). Eren won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Yusuf Alp Aksu (1801) beat Ceren Tirpan (WFM, 2239), a +438-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Istanbul, Turkey

Dates

07 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷IMAtaberk Eren2393

Avg top 10

2,281

Participants

Titled players · 24

IM×3

FM×5

CM×12

WFM×2

WCM×2

Federations · 4 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×91

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×4

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
IMAtaberk Eren
🇹🇷TUR·2393
6.0pts·2347perf-2.2
🥈
CMHasan Atis
🇹🇷TUR·2068
6.0pts·2239perf+26.0
🥉
FMDeniz Dirikolu
🇹🇷TUR·2175
5.5pts·2353perf+64.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Atis6Eren6Ozsakallioglu5.5Ozcan5.5Demirkan5.5Suleymanli5.5— ex-leaders:Dirikoluled R6, #7Metinled R4, #35

R6 · LEADER CHANGE11 Jan

FM Deniz Dirikolu takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Eren takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Hasan Atis 4 wins (R4–R7)IM Ataberk Eren 5 wins (R3–R7)IM Okan Ozsakallioglu 3 wins (R1–R3)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Eren, AtaberkIM	2393	TUR	+72N	−8B	+36B	+67N	+21B	+22N	+3B	6.0	24.0	26.0	21.00	2347	-2.2
2	Atis, HasanCM	2068	TUR	+82B	=60N	=16B	+70N	+37B	+10N	+8B	6.0	22.5	23.5	20.00	2239	+26.0
3	Dirikolu, DenizFM	2175	TUR	+47B	+25N	+39B	=9N	+15B	+4B	−1N	5.5	28.5	31.5	23.00	2353	+64.8
4	Suleymanli, SuleymanFM	2345	AZE	+30B	+37N	=11B	+13N	+28B	−3N	+14B	5.5	28.0	31.5	23.50	2306	-4.6
5	Demirkan, MustafaCM	2077	TUR	+54B	=16N	+51B	+20N	=10B	+9N	=7B	5.5	27.0	30.0	22.50	2304	+79.2
6	Ozsakallioglu, OkanIM	2309	TUR	+71B	+23N	+21B	−28N	+11B	=14N	+20B	5.5	25.5	27.5	21.25	2313	+1.2
7	Ozcan, Alp Orcun	2050	TUR	=36B	+24N	=60B	+63N	+23B	+28N	=5N	5.5	23.5	25.5	19.75	2135	+15.4
8	Ozturk, Efe	1988	TUR	+63B	+1N	−9B	+24N	+17B	+19N	−2N	5.0	30.0	32.0	21.00	2225	+85.6
9	Ozdemir, Serhan BeratFM	2226	TUR	+33N	+34B	+8N	=3B	=22N	−5B	+21N	5.0	28.0	32.0	21.75	2183	-5.0
10	Ilgaz, Yusuf KeremCM	2187	TUR	+64N	+26B	=41N	+38B	=5N	−2B	+27N	5.0	26.5	28.5	18.00	2129	-7.2
11	Maruflu, Enes Yusuf	2129	TUR	+84B	+44N	=4N	+40B	−6N	+41B	=12N	5.0	26.5	27.5	16.75	2201	+17.4
12	Buyuk, Eymen ErenFM	2224	TUR	−60B	+82N	+47B	=14N	+25B	+15N	=11B	5.0	23.5	24.5	17.25	2129	-21.6
13	Cankurt, Arda	2079	TUR	=61N	+65B	+49N	−4B	+40N	=38B	+24N	5.0	22.0	24.0	15.50	2049	-2.4
14	Gurbanov, IsmayilCM	2061	AZE	+69N	=18B	+31N	=12B	+26N	=6B	−4N	4.5	28.5	30.5	17.50	2143	+16.4
15	Tezcan, AlperCM	2147	TUR	+46B	+67N	=38N	+41B	−3N	−12B	+23B	4.5	25.0	27.0	14.75	2108	-8.8
16	Isik, Tuna	1869	TUR	+29N	=5B	=2N	F	+63B	=37N	+43B	4.5	24.5	24.5	17.00	2229	+108.8
17	Aynaoglu, EfeCM	2085	TUR	+45N	−42B	+64N	+27B	−8N	+26B	=38N	4.5	23.5	25.5	15.25	2019	-20.8
18	Ay, Altug	1887	TUR	+66B	=14N	−19B	+55N	=20B	=43N	+39B	4.5	23.0	25.0	14.50	2122	+41.2
19	Ozkan, KaanCM	2223	TUR	=65N	+61B	+18N	−22B	+76N	−8B	+42N	4.5	21.5	23.0	13.00	2013	-58.4
20	Kamer, KayraIM	2337	TUR	+56N	+27B	=22N	−5B	=18N	+34B	−6N	4.0	27.5	30.5	15.25	2087	-18.2
21	Sadik, Muhammed Selim	2035	TUR	+52B	+70N	−6N	+34B	−1N	+56B	−9B	4.0	26.5	28.5	12.00	2096	+10.8
22	Akkara, OmerCM	2083	TUR	+76B	+62N	=20B	+19N	=9B	−1B	F	4.0	25.0	26.5	13.00	2270	+58.0
23	Bayrakoglu, Cinar	1980	TUR	+95N	−6B	+45N	+48B	−7N	+49B	−15N	4.0	25.0	25.0	9.50	1999	+8.0
24	Demirtas, Eymen	1734	TUR	+32N	−7B	+86N	−8B	+72N	+51B	−13B	4.0	24.5	25.5	10.00	2031	+104.0
25	Cengel, Edibe Eylul	1944	TUR	+50N	−3B	=76N	+31B	−12N	=40B	+49N	4.0	24.0	25.5	12.50	1945	+0.4
26	Pekkul, Arda	1935	TUR	+58B	−10N	+54B	+39N	−14B	−17N	+64B	4.0	23.5	25.5	11.50	2013	+14.6
27	Ozkaynakci, Kayra	1970	TUR	+78B	−20N	+46B	−17N	+60B	+36N	−10B	4.0	23.0	24.5	11.00	2028	+20.4
28	Metin, Enis	2128	TUR	+68N	+87B	+42N	+6B	−4N	−7B	F	4.0	23.0	23.0	12.00	2187	+10.6
29	Tirpan, CerenWFM	2239	TUR	−16B	+53N	=55B	−36N	+48N	+76B	=32N	4.0	21.0	22.5	11.00	1909	-93.6
30	Sahin, Cagla Yudum	1884	TUR	−4N	+77B	=66N	+50B	−41N	=31B	+48N	4.0	21.0	22.5	10.50	1903	+3.6
31	Bektasoglu, Ali	1784	TUR	=43B	+92N	−14B	−25N	+78B	=30N	+57B	4.0	20.5	21.0	8.75	1988	+74.4
32	Gokbulut, JuliaWFM	1951	TUR	−24B	=52N	+53B	+60N	−36B	+61N	=29B	4.0	20.0	22.5	11.50	1905	-8.8
33	Marangoz, Mehmet Deniz	1868	TUR	−9B	+83N	=79B	=43N	=39B	=52N	+68B	4.0	18.5	19.5	8.75	2026	+54.4
34	Canli, Ismail Berk	1947	TUR	+83B	−9N	+84B	−21N	+70B	−20N	+65B	4.0	18.0	19.0	6.00	2018	+22.4
35	Akkus, Muhammed Ali	1957	TUR	−48N	−74B	+91N	+68B	−47N	+69B	+37B	4.0	15.5	16.0	8.00	1857	-34.8
36	Aksu, Yusuf Alp	1801	TUR	=7N	+85B	−1N	+29B	+32N	−27B	F	3.5	27.0	28.0	11.75	2123	+94.0
37	Yilmaz, Kerem TunaCM	2018	TUR	+89N	−4B	+68N	+42B	−2N	=16B	−35N	3.5	25.5	26.5	8.75	1962	-11.0
38	Subasi, Cagrican	1953	TUR	+59N	F	=15B	−10N	+61B	=13N	=17B	3.5	24.5	25.5	12.50	2064	+18.2
39	Portakalci, Yusuf	2030	TUR	+77N	+48B	−3N	−26B	=33N	+55B	−18N	3.5	24.0	25.5	9.50	1878	-26.0
40	Saskin, Ayaz	1708	TUR	=92B	+57N	+43B	−11N	−13B	=25N	=44B	3.5	24.0	24.5	10.50	1997	+94.8
41	Eroglu, Berke	1953	TUR	+94B	+90N	=10B	−15N	+30B	−11N	F	3.5	23.0	23.0	7.50	2119	+25.4
42	Arslan, Levent	1918	TUR	+81B	+17N	−28B	−37N	=52B	+53N	−19B	3.5	22.5	23.5	10.00	1958	+6.4
43	Yildiz, Ali ArasCM	2070	TUR	=31N	+91B	−40N	=33B	+64N	=18B	−16N	3.5	22.5	23.0	8.75	1813	-86.8
44	Urun, Sina Mete	1921	TUR	+75N	−11B	−48N	=45B	=50N	+66B	=40N	3.5	20.0	22.0	9.00	1791	-48.0
45	Kilic, Inanc	1811	TUR	−17B	+81N	−23B	=44N	−53B	+78N	+61B	3.5	19.0	20.0	6.75	1858	+15.6
46	Kaygun, Melis Duru	1826	TUR	−15N	+73B	−27N	=81B	=66N	=50B	+76N	3.5	17.0	18.0	6.50	1827	-2.8
47	Gucer, Gunes	1746	TUR	−3N	+59B	−12N	F	+35B	+57N	F	3.0	24.5	26.5	10.00	2059	+74.4
48	Kaplica, Mehmet Deniz	1741	TUR	+35B	−39N	+44B	−23N	−29B	+60N	−30B	3.0	23.0	25.5	10.00	1918	+57.6
49	Yasin, HurCM	1840	TUR	+79B	=51N	−13B	=57N	+67B	−23N	−25B	3.0	21.0	22.5	6.50	1963	+20.8
50	Kasimoglu, Kaan Cinar	1728	TUR	−25B	+80N	=62B	−30N	=44B	=46N	=60B	3.0	20.0	21.5	7.50	1829	+35.6
51	Mustu, Hatice AsliWCM	2043	TUR	+74N	=49B	−5N	−61B	+77N	−24N	=54B	3.0	20.0	21.5	6.50	1781	-46.4
52	Sahinoglu, Cinar	1780	TUR	−21N	=32B	=85N	+86B	=42N	=33B	−56N	3.0	19.5	20.5	7.25	1886	+36.8
53	Topsir, Furkan	1763	TUR	=85N	−29B	−32N	+91B	+45N	−42B	=55N	3.0	19.0	19.5	6.00	1859	+14.6
54	Yurtseven, Muhammet Ali	1804	TUR	−5N	+93B	−26N	−72B	=58N	+77B	=51N	3.0	19.0	19.0	4.50	1828	+2.6
55	Cetin, Eralp	1766	TUR	−88N	+95B	=29N	−18B	+81N	−39N	=53B	3.0	17.0	17.0	4.50	1874	+14.2
56	Kucuk, AybikeWCM	1883	TUR	−20B	+78N	−63B	F	+69N	−21N	+52B	3.0	16.5	17.5	6.50	1898	0.0
57	Bulut, Kemal	1947	TUR	=91N	−40B	+65N	=49B	+84N	−47B	−31N	3.0	16.5	17.0	4.75	1732	-80.4
58	Mirzayev, Emil	1728	AZE	−26N	−64B	=77N	=65B	=54B	=81N	+75B	3.0	14.5	15.5	5.75	1754	+8.8
59	Camas, Mustafa Arda	1736	TUR	−38B	−47N	−71B	−73N	+94B	+93N	+81B	3.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	1729	-2.6
60	Soyer, Deniz	1866	TUR	+12N	=2B	=7N	−32B	−27N	−48B	=50N	2.5	27.5	30.5	12.25	1860	-7.6
61	Sen, Ali Emre	1805	TUR	=13B	−19N	+92B	+51N	−38N	−32B	−45N	2.5	23.5	24.0	6.00	1892	+24.4
62	Kuseyri, Mehmet Ali	1883	TUR	+96N	−22B	=50N	+66B	F	F	F	2.5	9.0	9.0	3.50	1901	+1.8
63	Teker, Renas Arda Miralper	1746	TUR	−8N	+72B	+56N	−7B	−16N	F	F	2.0	22.0	22.0	5.00	1863	+28.0
64	Kandemir, Kayra	1843	TUR	−10B	+58N	−17B	+95N	−43B	F	−26N	2.0	22.0	22.0	3.00	1833	-7.6
65	Isikyildiz, Ibrahim Enes	1851	TUR	=19B	−13N	−57B	=58N	+83B	F	−34N	2.0	21.5	22.5	4.75	1818	-15.2
66	Mercan, Mehmet Fatih	1704	TUR	−18N	F	=30B	−62N	=46B	−44N	+77B	2.0	19.5	19.5	5.25	1738	+10.4
67	Akdas, Emre	1931	TUR	+73N	−15B	+74N	−1B	−49N	F	F	2.0	19.5	19.5	4.00	1893	-7.8
68	Oney, Sait Riza	1826	TUR	−28B	+97N	−37B	−35N	+93B	F	−33N	2.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	1773	-9.6
69	Valiev, Denis	1802	FID	−14B	−79N	+83B	+71N	−56B	−35N	−73B	2.0	17.0	18.0	3.00	1757	-22.4
70	Ercan, Mehmet Fahri	1784	TUR	+93N	−21B	+87N	−2B	−34N	F	F	2.0	17.0	17.0	1.00	1863	+9.0
71	Ozturk, Ahmet Emir	1882	TUR	−6N	−89B	+59N	−69B	−74B	−75N	+93B	2.0	15.5	15.5	3.00	1666	-85.6
72	Cakir, Hakan	1884	TUR	−1B	−63N	+94B	+54N	−24B	F	F	2.0	15.0	15.0	3.00	1789	-15.6
73	Erdol, Mehmet	1723	TUR	−67B	−46N	−80B	+59B	−75N	F	+69N	2.0	14.0	15.0	5.00	1682	-12.8
74	Sen, Kayra Tamer	1783	TUR	−51B	+35N	−67B	F	+71N	F	F	2.0	14.0	14.0	6.00	1953	+35.6
75	Kum, Busra	1714	TUR	−44B	−84N	−82B	−83N	+73B	+71B	−58N	2.0	12.5	13.5	4.00	1642	-14.0
76	Kalyoncu, Ilker	1805	TUR	−22N	F	=25B	+79N	−19B	−29N	−46B	1.5	21.5	21.5	3.50	1879	+6.0
77	Yilmaz, Cagan Ata	1773	TUR	−39B	−30N	=58B	+94N	−51B	−54N	−66N	1.5	18.5	18.5	1.50	1617	-55.2
78	Kaban, Mahmut	1744	TUR	−27N	−56B	+93N	=80B	−31N	−45B	F	1.5	16.0	16.0	0.75	1637	-16.6
79	Sapaev, Maksad	2170	UZB	−49N	+69B	=33N	−76B	F	F	F	1.5	10.5	10.5	4.00	1742	-40.6
80	Aydogdu, Ali Emre	1832	TUR	F	−50B	+73N	=78N	F	F	F	1.5	6.5	6.5	2.75	1732	-16.4
81	Barutcu, Bahadir	1711	TUR	−42N	−45B	F	=46N	−55B	=58B	−59N	1.0	19.5	19.5	3.25	1525	-25.6
82	Colak, Berk Yaman	1802	TUR	−2N	−12B	+75N	F	F	F	F	1.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	1870	+4.8
83	Akyuz, Abdurrahman	1731	TUR	−34N	−33B	−69N	+75B	−65N	F	F	1.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	1596	-32.0
84	Gucukodaci, Oguzhan Bilal	1816	TUR	−11N	+75B	−34N	F	−57B	F	F	1.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	1741	-16.8
85	Ertugrul, Berkay	2022	TUR	=53B	−36N	=52B	F	F	F	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	3.00	1656	-28.0
86	Harman, Ongun	1872	TUR	−90B	+94N	−24B	−52N	F	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	1688	-43.2
87	Bingul, Muratcan	1921	TUR	+97B	−28N	−70B	F	F	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1751	-13.8
88	Kirilmaz, EmreCM	2220	TUR	+55B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	3.00	2620	+1.6
89	Zorbaz, Selim Yigit	1752	TUR	−37B	+71N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	5.5	5.5	2.00	1950	+9.8
90	Nuri, MuradFM	2289	AZE	+86N	−41B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	4.5	4.5	1.00	1921	-16.0
91	Vayic, Ruzgar Kemal	1732	TUR	=57B	−43N	−35B	−53N	F	F	F	0.5	13.5	13.5	1.50	1612	-10.6
92	Yilmaz, Gokcen	1912	TUR	=40N	−31B	−61N	F	F	F	F	0.5	10.0	10.0	1.75	1492	-31.8
93	Ustundag, Mert	1703	TUR	−70B	−54N	−78B	F	−68N	−59B	−71N	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	996	-89.6
94	Altun, Halil	1736	TUR	−41N	−86B	−72N	−77B	−59N	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1044	-35.8
95	Dogan, Doruk	1745	TUR	−23B	−55N	F	−64B	F	F	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1063	-42.0
96	Yorkan, Ahmet Selim	1704	TUR	−62B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1083	-10.8
97	Ozener, Ardacan	1716	TUR	−87N	−68B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	1074	-23.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Isik, TunaTUR
+108.8
4.5 pts · #16
2Demirtas, EymenTUR
+104.0
4.0 pts · #25
3Saskin, AyazTUR
+94.8
3.5 pts · #43

Top rating losers

1Tirpan, CerenWFMTUR
-93.6
4.0 pts · #29
2Ustundag, MertTUR
-89.6
0.0 pts · #97
3Yildiz, Ali ArasCMTUR
-86.8
3.5 pts · #38

Biggest upsets

R4+438 Elo gap
Aksu, Yusuf Alp1801 beat WFMTirpan, Ceren2239
R2+405 Elo gap
Ozturk, Efe1988 beat IMEren, Ataberk2393
R1+370 Elo gap
Isik, Tuna1869 beat WFMTirpan, Ceren2239