Yildiz Satranc 8th Year Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
39 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Konya, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1896, and top seed was Umut Bekiragaoglu (🇹🇷 TUR, 2159).
Fatih Celikel (🇹🇷 TUR, 1895) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Batu Dogan (5.5) and Umut Bekiragaoglu (5.5). Celikel won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Murat Hamza Goktepe (1513) beat Sertan Nazli (1817), a +304-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Konya, Turkey
Dates
02 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×39
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFatih Celikel 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
17
9
5
2
1
1
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Fatih Celikel held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Fatih Celikel beat Batu Dogan (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Fatih Celikel 5 wins (R1–R5)Batu Dogan 4 wins (R1–R4)Umut Bekiragaoglu 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fatih Celikel | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Batu Dogan | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Umut Bekiragaoglu | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Ali Emre Sen | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celikel, Fatih | 1895 | TUR | +32B | +12N | +13B | +16N | +2B | =3N | =4B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 22.25 | 2122 | +35.0 |
| 2 | Dogan, Batu | 1869 | TUR | +25B | +24N | +4B | +8N | −1N | +6B | =3B | 5.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 22.25 | 2087 | +75.2 |
| 3 | Bekiragaoglu, Umut | 2159 | TUR | =20B | +23N | +18B | +6B | +8N | =1B | =2N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 22.25 | 2093 | -8.0 |
| 4 | Sen, Ali Emre | 1805 | TUR | +34B | +33N | −2N | +12B | +5B | =13N | =1N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 16.25 | 1903 | +40.8 |
| 5 | Kayan, Veli | 1862 | TUR | +10N | −16B | +32N | +7B | −4N | +17B | +13B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 17.00 | 1863 | +2.2 |
| 6 | Sibli, Murat Yigit | 1846 | TUR | +36B | +28N | +19B | −3N | +16B | −2N | +9B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 13.50 | 1964 | +21.6 |
| 7 | Ercan, Mehmet Fahri | 1784 | TUR | +38B | −8N | +17B | −5N | +25N | +22B | +12N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.50 | 1866 | +16.2 |
| 8 | Konyar, Enver | 1966 | TUR | +22N | +7B | +9N | −2B | −3B | +18N | =14B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 16.25 | 1918 | -8.4 |
| 9 | Sahin, Bora | 1824 | TUR | +11B | +17N | −8B | =28N | =22N | +16B | −6N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 1769 | -17.6 |
| 10 | Dayioglu, Emir | 1556 | TUR | −5B | +29N | −12B | +33N | −23B | +24N | +17N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1727 | +62.0 |
| 11 | Aksoy, Talha Esat | 1588 | TUR | −9N | −18N | =29B | +34B | +36N | +26B | =22N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 7.25 | 1701 | +40.8 |
| 12 | Karakose, Tuna Alp | 1699 | TUR | +29B | −1B | +10N | −4N | +21B | =14N | −7B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 10.75 | 1625 | -25.2 |
| 13 | Girgin, Muhammed Furkan | 1829 | TUR | +35N | +15B | −1N | +31B | F | =4B | −5N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 9.50 | 1828 | +1.2 |
| 14 | Arin, Omer Atahan | 1529 | TUR | +31B | −19N | =24B | +23N | F | =12B | =8N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 9.75 | 1845 | +93.6 |
| 15 | Sagir, Kenan | 1679 | TUR | +37B | −13N | +33B | −19N | −18B | +23N | =27B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 1674 | -2.0 |
| 16 | Ceylan, Goksu | 1690 | TUR | +26B | +5N | +20B | −1B | −6N | −9N | F | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1766 | +12.0 |
| 17 | Dogru, Yekta | 1639 | TUR | +18B | −9B | −7N | +27N | +24B | −5N | −10B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 8.00 | 1687 | +7.6 |
| 18 | Oztay, Ozan | 1892 | TUR | −17N | +11B | −3N | +30B | +15N | −8B | F | 3.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1768 | -17.8 |
| 19 | Ceneli, Mehmet Canay | 1800 | TUR | +27N | +14B | −6N | +15B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.50 | 1844 | +5.2 |
| 20 | Akyildiz, Mevlut | 1656 | TUR | =3N | +30B | −16N | =32B | F | −27N | +29N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1673 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ustun, Ozan Riza | 0 | TUR | −28B | +36N | =22B | =24N | −12N | =29B | =30B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1582 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Kursunlu, Mehmet Efe | 1622 | TUR | −8B | F | =21N | +26N | =9B | −7N | =11B | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 1662 | +6.0 |
| 23 | Nazli, Sertan | 1817 | TUR | =30N | −3B | +35N | −14B | +10N | −15B | −26N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1557 | -48.0 |
| 24 | Golcu, Munir | 1698 | TUR | +39N | −2B | =14N | =21B | −17N | −10B | =34N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1487 | -33.6 |
| 25 | Olmez, Talha | 1627 | TUR | −2N | F | −31B | +37N | −7B | =30N | +35B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1573 | -15.6 |
| 26 | Goktepe, Murat Hamza | 1513 | TUR | −16N | +35B | =30N | −22B | F | −11N | +23B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1593 | +22.0 |
| 27 | Dogan, Ahmet Mete | 1548 | TUR | −19B | −32N | F | −17B | +33N | +20B | =15N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.25 | 1595 | +12.4 |
| 28 | Alak, Agdar | 1683 | TUR | +21N | −6B | +37N | =9B | F | F | F | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1641 | -1.8 |
| 29 | Ercil, Haluk | 1526 | TUR | −12N | −10B | =11N | =36N | =35B | =21N | −20B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.75 | 1428 | -14.4 |
| 30 | Karakose, Naim | 1576 | TUR | =23B | −20N | =26B | −18N | F | =25B | =21N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1553 | -4.8 |
| 31 | Donmez, Yusuf | 1781 | TUR | −14N | +34B | +25N | −13N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1638 | -14.4 |
| 32 | Cetin, Ihsan Said | 1639 | TUR | −1N | +27B | −5B | =20N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1654 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Aslan, Gorkem Gurbuz | 1500 | TUR | F | −4B | −15N | −10B | −27B | =34N | +36N | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.75 | 1436 | -20.0 |
| 34 | Arin, Mehmet Kaan | 1563 | TUR | −4N | −31N | =36B | −11N | F | =33B | =24B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 1472 | -28.8 |
| 35 | Karabuber, Ahmet | 1604 | TUR | −13B | −26N | −23B | F | =29N | +36B | −25N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1463 | -22.6 |
| 36 | Koc, Abdullah | 1621 | TUR | −6N | −21B | =34N | =29B | −11B | −35N | −33B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 1.75 | 1332 | -42.8 |
| 37 | Diler, Muhammed Enes | 0 | TUR | −15N | F | −28B | −25B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 864 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Ozturk, Hasip Arda | 1533 | TUR | −7N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 983 | -8.0 |
| 39 | Konal, Emine Nursel | 1522 | TUR | −24B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 898 | -5.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Arin, Omer AtahanTUR+93.63.5 pts · #12
- 2Dogan, BatuTUR+75.25.5 pts · #2
- 3Dayioglu, EmirTUR+62.04.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Nazli, SertanTUR-48.02.5 pts · #23
- 2Koc, AbdullahTUR-42.81.0 pts · #35
- 3Golcu, MunirTUR-33.62.5 pts · #27
Biggest upsets
- R7+304 Elo gap
- R4+288 Elo gap
- R1+253 Elo gap