Balon Cafe - Istiklal Chess Sports T-Club 2nd Chess Tournament
16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1821, and top seed was Ali Emre Karadeniz (🇹🇷 TUR, FM, 2191).
Muratcan Bingul (🇹🇷 TUR, 1901) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Ali Emre Karadeniz (3.5) and Berke Eroglu (3.5). Bingul clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Abdullah Murat Ozmen (1606) beat Renas Arda Miralper Teker (1795), a +189-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMuratcan Bingul led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Muratcan Bingul takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
Muratcan Bingul drew with Berke Eroglu (White).
Berke Eroglu won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Muratcan Bingul | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Berke Eroglu | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3FMAli Emre Karadeniz | ½ | 1 | * | — |
| 4Mahmut Can Savaskan | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bingul, Muratcan | 1901 | TUR | +7N | +4B | =2N | =3B | +6N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 11.50 | 2024 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Karadeniz, Ali EmreFM | 2191 | TUR | +9B | +10N | =1B | F | +3N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2187 | -0.2 |
| 3 | Eroglu, Berke | 1920 | TUR | +15B | +11N | +8B | =1N | −2B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 2037 | +33.2 |
| 4 | Savaskan, Mahmut Can | 0 | TUR | +16B | −1N | =9B | +10N | =11B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1749 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ozmen, Abdullah Murat | 1606 | TUR | −8B | +14N | +12N | −6B | +9B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1940 | +48.8 |
| 6 | Erdol, Mehmet | 0 | TUR | −10B | =9N | +15B | +5N | −1B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1692 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Demirci, Demirkan Ilgaz | 1586 | TUR | −1B | +16N | +10B | =11N | −12B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1759 | +44.0 |
| 8 | Ozcan, Alp Orcun | 2049 | TUR | +5N | +12B | −3N | F | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1913 | -8.0 |
| 9 | Besler, Saruhan Eser | 1643 | TUR | −2N | =6B | =4N | +14B | −5N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1025 | -25.2 |
| 10 | Gulceken, Sumeyye | 1753 | TUR | +6N | −2B | −7N | −4B | +14N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1069 | -16.0 |
| 11 | Amini Ezatullah | 1739 | AFG | F | −3B | +13N | =7B | =4N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1560 | -9.4 |
| 12 | Teker, Renas Arda Miralper | 1795 | TUR | +14B | −8N | −5B | F | +7N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1622 | -28.4 |
| 13 | Acar, Muhammed Sait | 0 | TUR | F | +15N | −11B | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1648 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Turkoglu, Yasin | 0 | TUR | −12N | −5B | F | −9N | −10B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 899 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Duyar, Mehmet Jerfi | 1557 | TUR | −3N | −13B | −6N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1120 | -4.0 |
| 16 | Gungor, Erdi | 1608 | TUR | −4N | −7B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 785 | -21.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ozmen, Abdullah MuratTUR+48.83.0 pts · #6
- 2Demirci, Demirkan IlgazTUR+44.02.5 pts · #5
- 3Eroglu, BerkeTUR+33.23.5 pts · #1
- 1Teker, Renas Arda MiralperTUR-28.42.0 pts · #9
- 2Besler, Saruhan EserTUR-25.22.0 pts · #14
- 3Gungor, ErdiTUR-21.20.0 pts · #15
- R3+189 Elo gap
- R3+167 Elo gap
- R3+129 Elo gap