Yediiklim College 2nd Chess Tournament
18 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Balikesir, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1660, and top seed was Ibrahim Firat Deniz (🇹🇷 TUR, 1840).
Ahmet Turhan Avci (🇹🇷 TUR, 1789) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Cevik Aydin (4.0) and Ibrahim Firat Deniz (4.0). Avci broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mete Ozkaya (1417) beat Onur Pusmaz (1713), a +296-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsAhmet Turhan Avci led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Ahmet Turhan Avci never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Ahmet Turhan Avci lost to Ibrahim Firat Deniz (Black).
Ahmet Turhan Avci 4 wins (R1–R4)Ibrahim Firat Deniz 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ahmet Turhan Avci | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2Ibrahim Firat Deniz | 1 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Mehmet Orhun Tulek | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Cevik Aydin | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avci, Ahmet Turhan | 1789 | TUR | +10N | +13B | +5N | +4B | −3N | +6B | 5.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 16.00 | 1855 | +14.8 |
| 2 | Aydin, Cevik | 1615 | TUR | =6N | +8B | −3N | +13B | =4N | +9B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.75 | 1768 | +31.6 |
| 3 | Deniz, Ibrahim Firat | 1840 | TUR | +16B | −5N | +2B | +12N | +1B | F | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 12.50 | 1853 | +3.4 |
| 4 | Tulek, Mehmet Orhun | 1614 | TUR | =7B | +15N | +12B | −1N | =2B | +8N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 10.00 | 1643 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Ekmen, Deniz Efe | 1694 | TUR | +18N | +3B | −1B | =7N | −6N | +11B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1731 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Aslan, Muhsin Alper | 0 | TUR | =2B | =7N | =17B | +14N | +5B | −1N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 9.75 | 1657 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Aydin, Duru | 1438 | TUR | =4N | =6B | +14N | =5B | =9N | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1767 | +66.4 |
| 8 | Tepeli, Omer | 1572 | TUR | =15B | −2N | =11B | +16N | +12B | −4B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1533 | -10.0 |
| 9 | Aydin, Selim | 1666 | TUR | −12B | =11N | +15B | +17N | =7B | −2N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1435 | -61.2 |
| 10 | Yavuz, Mert | 1501 | TUR | −1B | −17N | =18N | +15B | =16B | +12N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1494 | -5.2 |
| 11 | Aygul, Alper | 1474 | TUR | −14N | =9B | =8N | +18B | =13N | −5N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1469 | -1.6 |
| 12 | Ozkaya, Mete | 1417 | TUR | +9N | +14B | −4N | −3B | −8N | −10B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1526 | +21.6 |
| 13 | Kaplan, Utku | 0 | TUR | +17B | −1N | =16B | −2N | =11B | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Pusmaz, Onur | 1713 | TUR | +11B | −12N | −7B | −6B | +18N | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1325 | -58.4 |
| 15 | Karadag, Gokturk | 0 | TUR | =8N | −4B | −9N | −10N | F | +16B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Koken, Muhittin | 1526 | TUR | −3N | =18B | =13N | −8B | =10N | −15N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1365 | -12.2 |
| 17 | Canli, Elif Rana | 1571 | TUR | −13N | +10B | =6N | −9B | F | F | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1584 | +1.6 |
| 18 | Bayram, Arjin Duzgun | 0 | TUR | −5B | =16N | =10B | −11N | −14B | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1342 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Aydin, DuruTUR+66.43.0 pts · #6
- 2Aydin, CevikTUR+31.64.0 pts · #7
- 3Ozkaya, MeteTUR+21.62.0 pts · #11
- 1Aydin, SelimTUR-61.23.0 pts · #9
- 2Pusmaz, OnurTUR-58.42.0 pts · #17
- 3Koken, MuhittinTUR-12.21.5 pts · #18
- R2+296 Elo gap
- R3+275 Elo gap
- R1+249 Elo gap