Cesme CYDD Branch Chess Tournament in Memory of Ufuk Aksoy

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52 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Izmir, Turkey. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2051, and top seed was Egehan Yildiz (🇹🇷 TUR, FM, 2357).

Umut Erdem Gunduz (🇹🇷 TUR, IM, 2236) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Egehan Yildiz (5.0) and Mehmet Berat Asri (5.0). Gunduz shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Ali Arda Eracar (1835) beat Talat Yildiz (CM, 2239), a +404-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Izmir, Turkey

Dates

10 Jan 2026 → 11 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷FMEgehan Yildiz2357

Avg top 10

2,051

Participants

Titled players · 4

IM×1

FM×1

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×52

Top 3

🥇
IMUmut Erdem Gunduz
🇹🇷TUR·2236
5.0pts·2238perf+5.4
🥈
FMEgehan Yildiz
🇹🇷TUR·2357
5.0pts·2301perf-3.2
🥉
Mehmet Berat Asri
🇹🇷TUR·1711
5.0pts·2151perf+109.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 4 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Gunduz5Eracar5Yildiz5Asri5Kolat4Ozdemir4

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 5.0/6. Gunduz takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Umut Erdem Gunduz 3 wins (R1–R3)Ali Arda Eracar 5 wins (R2–R6)FM Egehan Yildiz 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMUmut Erdem Gunduz	*	—	½	—
2Ali Arda Eracar	—	*	—	—
3FMEgehan Yildiz	½	—	*	—
4Mehmet Berat Asri	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gunduz, Umut ErdemIM	2236	TUR	+34N	+12B	+8N	=2N	=5B	+10B	5.0	21.0	23.0	18.50	2238	+5.4
2	Yildiz, EgehanFM	2357	TUR	+45N	+23B	+6N	=1B	=7N	+8B	5.0	20.0	21.5	17.00	2301	-3.2
3	Asri, Mehmet Berat	1711	TUR	+33B	=9B	+22N	+17N	=6B	+5N	5.0	18.5	21.0	17.00	2151	+109.2
4	Eracar, Ali Arda	1835	TUR	−35N	+50B	+34N	+12B	+21N	+7B	5.0	15.0	15.0	13.00	2638	+98.0
5	Yardimci, Can	2060	TUR	+28N	+19B	+10N	=21B	=1N	−3B	4.0	20.5	23.5	14.50	2025	-0.8
6	Abdullayev, Azer	1979	TUR	+26B	+20N	−2B	+32N	=3N	=11B	4.0	20.5	23.0	13.50	1904	-8.0
7	Savran, BoraCM	2084	TUR	+39B	+25N	=17B	+14N	=2B	−4N	4.0	20.5	22.5	13.25	2014	-14.0
8	Kayan, Veli	1862	TUR	+38B	+29N	−1B	+15N	+22B	−2N	4.0	20.0	22.0	12.00	1992	+17.6
9	Kolat, Ata	1902	TUR	+37B	=3N	=32B	=20N	+17B	=14N	4.0	18.5	20.5	13.00	1862	-9.2
10	Sanan, Demirhan	1839	TUR	+43B	+35N	−5B	+29N	+13B	−1N	4.0	18.0	19.5	10.50	1912	+17.6
11	Tokan, Melih	1583	TUR	+18B	−17N	=25B	+37N	+20B	=6N	4.0	17.5	19.5	12.50	1921	+49.8
12	Arslan, Serdar Kaan	1731	TUR	+42B	−1N	+38B	−4N	+39B	+24N	4.0	17.0	19.0	9.00	1786	+6.4
13	Ozdemir, Burak (Mustafa)	1727	TUR	+41N	−21B	+26N	+19B	−10N	+27B	4.0	16.5	18.5	11.50	1853	+18.4
14	Gunal, Yusuf Kursat	1870	TUR	+52N	+36B	=21N	−7B	+23N	=9B	4.0	16.0	16.0	8.50	1992	+18.4
15	Akcun, Fayik	1709	TUR	−44N	+43B	+40N	−8B	+34N	+23B	4.0	12.5	14.0	8.50	1877	+17.4
16	Ulupinar, Semih	1677	TUR	−30B	+51N	−24B	+46N	+40B	+22N	4.0	12.0	12.0	6.00	2368	+44.0
17	Deniz, Ibrahim Firat	1846	TUR	+50N	+11B	=7N	−3B	−9N	+26B	3.5	20.0	20.0	9.00	1791	-6.0
18	Koc, Ilkay	1925	TUR	−11N	+31B	+27N	−23B	+25B	=19N	3.5	16.5	19.5	10.75	1682	-29.4
19	Hisir, Onur	1716	TUR	+24B	−5N	+35B	−13N	+38B	=18B	3.5	16.5	18.5	8.75	1733	-0.8
20	Basarir, Can	1706	TUR	+47N	−6B	+48N	=9B	−11N	+36B	3.5	15.0	16.0	6.00	1693	-6.4
21	Yildiz, TalatCM	2239	TUR	+27B	+13N	=14B	=5N	−4B	F	3.0	20.0	20.0	11.00	1961	-27.8
22	Pusmaz, Onur	1770	TUR	+51B	+30N	−3B	+24N	−8N	−16B	3.0	19.0	19.0	6.00	1490	-56.8
23	Katirci, Adahan	1746	TUR	+46B	−2N	+37B	+18N	−14B	−15N	3.0	18.5	19.5	6.50	1780	+3.8
24	Kahriman, Mustafa	0	TUR	−19N	+28B	+16N	−22B	+36N	−12B	3.0	17.5	19.5	9.00	1689	0.0
25	Kucukkara, Fikret	1742	TUR	+48N	−7B	=11N	+36B	−18N	=28B	3.0	16.5	17.5	6.50	1694	-16.8
26	Kaya, Muhammet	1600	TUR	−6N	+47B	−13B	+49N	+29B	−17N	3.0	15.5	16.0	4.50	1610	-0.6
27	Kargi, Batuhan	1626	TUR	−21N	+41B	−18B	+42N	+32B	−13N	3.0	15.0	17.0	6.50	1715	+11.2
28	Gunes, Tolga	1582	TUR	−5B	−24N	+41B	=30N	+50B	=25N	3.0	15.0	15.0	5.00	1773	+35.6
29	Aydinalp, Suhel	1659	TUR	+49N	−8B	+44N	−10B	−26N	+35B	3.0	14.5	15.0	4.00	967	-21.6
30	Hazer, Mehmet Nuri	0	TUR	+16N	−22B	−36N	=28B	=43N	+34B	3.0	14.0	15.5	8.25	1636	0.0
31	Aslan, Furkan Alp	0	TUR	=32B	−18N	=46B	−39N	+37B	+38N	3.0	12.0	13.0	5.75	1640	0.0
32	Tumer, Eylul	1717	TUR	=31N	+44B	=9N	−6B	−27N	=43B	2.5	15.5	17.0	5.75	1563	-32.8
33	Tezel, Yagiz Ayhan	0	TUR	−3N	−37N	+51B	−34B	=45N	+44B	2.5	12.0	12.0	2.25	1454	0.0
34	Demirci, Demirkan Ilgaz	1614	TUR	−1B	+42N	−4B	+33N	−15B	−30N	2.0	19.5	21.5	4.50	1555	-16.4
35	Tutuncuoglu, Emir	0	TUR	+4B	−10B	−19N	−40N	+47B	−29N	2.0	17.5	18.5	6.00	1569	0.0
36	Tasdemir, Burhan	1657	TUR	+40B	−14N	+30B	−25N	−24B	−20N	2.0	16.5	18.5	5.00	973	-20.8
37	Gulen, Serkan	1575	TUR	−9N	+33B	−23N	−11B	−31N	+50B	2.0	16.5	16.5	2.50	1496	-9.2
38	Tolan, Eslem	1567	TUR	−8N	+49B	−12N	+44B	−19N	−31B	2.0	16.0	16.5	2.00	969	-29.2
39	Kose, Hasan	1603	TUR	−7N	−48B	+45N	+31B	−12N	−41B	2.0	14.5	15.5	4.50	1515	-11.2
40	Yildiz, Koray	0	TUR	−36N	F	−15B	+35B	−16N	+45B	2.0	13.5	13.5	3.50	1476	0.0
41	Saatci, Ahmet	1462	TUR	−13B	−27N	−28N	F	+49B	+39N	2.0	12.5	12.5	2.50	1442	-4.4
42	Kucukalioglu, Kaan	1433	TUR	−12N	−34B	+50N	−27B	=44N	=49B	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	1431	-1.6
43	Tokmak, Mustafa	1517	TUR	−10N	−15N	=47B	F	=30B	=32N	1.5	14.5	15.5	3.25	1482	-4.8
44	Ozgun, Uygen Beray	0	TUR	+15B	−32N	−29B	−38N	=42B	−33N	1.5	14.0	16.0	5.00	1468	0.0
45	Kamisli, Yigit	1634	TUR	−2B	=46N	−39B	=47N	=33B	−40N	1.5	12.5	13.5	2.25	1424	-17.0
46	Derebasi, Ege	1455	TUR	−23N	=45B	=31N	−16B	F	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	2.25	1413	-5.6
47	Fit, Akin	0	TUR	−20B	−26N	=43N	=45B	−35N	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	1.50	1421	0.0
48	Karaman, Efe Yigit	0	TUR	−25B	+39N	−20B	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1559	0.0
49	Yasinoglu, Furkan	0	TUR	−29B	−38N	F	−26B	−41N	=42N	0.5	12.0	12.0	1.00	1178	0.0
50	Oznohutcu, Eren	1524	TUR	−17B	−4N	−42B	F	−28N	−37N	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	854	-69.6
51	Altay, Ahmet Burak	1480	TUR	−22N	−16B	−33N	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	924	-8.2
52	Gerceker, Ersoy	1572	TUR	−14B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	1070	-3.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Asri, Mehmet BeratTUR
+109.2
5.0 pts · #6
2Eracar, Ali ArdaTUR
+98.0
5.0 pts · #2
3Tokan, MelihTUR
+49.8
4.0 pts · #12

Top rating losers

1Oznohutcu, ErenTUR
-69.6
0.0 pts · #51
2Pusmaz, OnurTUR
-56.8
3.0 pts · #35
3Tumer, EylulTUR
-32.8
2.5 pts · #36

Biggest upsets

R5+404 Elo gap
Eracar, Ali Arda1835 beat CMYildiz, Talat2239
R6+349 Elo gap
Asri, Mehmet Berat1711 beat Yardimci, Can2060
R1+342 Elo gap
Tokan, Melih1583 beat Koc, Ilkay1925