Ankara February Chess Tournament - A

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43 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1861, and top seed was Muhammed Ali Senel (🇹🇷 TUR, 1928).

Ali Kiyak (🇹🇷 TUR, 1861) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Emirhan Koca (4.5) and Mehmet Gokhan Agirgol (4.5). Kiyak won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Cengizhan Gecegezen (1624) beat Muhammed Ali Senel (1928), a +304-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey

Dates

07 Feb 2026 → 08 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷Muhammed Ali Senel1928

Avg top 10

1,861

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×42

🇦🇫Afghanistan×1

Top 3

🥇
Ali Kiyak
🇹🇷TUR·1861
6.0pts·2548perf+42.6
🥈
Emirhan Koca
🇹🇷TUR·1917
4.5pts·1951perf+5.0
🥉
Mehmet Gokhan Agirgol
🇹🇷TUR·1709
4.5pts·2020perf+97.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Ali Kiyak led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Kiyak6Koca4.5Agirgol4.5Topaloglu4.5Ceylan4Dilsiz4

R3–R6 · LEAD HELD

Ali Kiyak never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Ali Kiyak 6 wins (R1–R6)Mehmet Gokhan Agirgol 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ali Kiyak	*	—	—	—
2Emirhan Koca	—	*	½	1
3Mehmet Gokhan Agirgol	—	½	*	0
4Mehmet Utkan Topaloglu	—	0	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kiyak, Ali	1861	TUR	+39N	+22B	+24N	+6B	+11N	+5N	6.0	16.5	16.5	16.50	2548	+42.6
2	Koca, Emirhan	1917	TUR	+23N	+18B	=11N	+4B	=8N	=3B	4.5	19.5	22.0	16.00	1951	+5.0
3	Agirgol, Mehmet Gokhan	1709	TUR	+5N	−4B	+36N	+28B	+9N	=2N	4.5	19.0	20.0	13.25	2020	+97.6
4	Topaloglu, Mehmet Utkan	1842	TUR	+43B	+3N	=7B	−2N	+25B	+11B	4.5	19.0	19.0	12.50	1970	+20.0
5	Pacal, Burhan	1853	TUR	−3B	+29N	+32N	+18B	+17N	−1B	4.0	18.5	20.0	9.50	1817	-9.6
6	Ceylan, Arda (Ali Riza)	1838	TUR	+16B	=25N	+34B	−1N	=20B	+21N	4.0	18.0	19.0	10.25	1815	-3.0
7	Ergani, Efe	1927	TUR	+27N	+30B	=4N	−11B	+23N	=8B	4.0	17.0	19.0	11.25	1903	-3.8
8	Yarici, Ferhat Oguzhan	1766	TUR	+26N	=32B	=17N	+22B	=2B	=7N	4.0	16.5	18.0	11.50	1850	+13.4
9	Dilsiz, Kerem	1770	TUR	+33B	−24N	+19B	+12N	−3B	+20N	4.0	16.5	17.5	10.50	1771	0.0
10	Atbas, Ufuk	1805	TUR	−22N	−23B	+39N	+29B	+24N	+18B	4.0	12.5	12.5	7.50	1809	0.0
11	Durmus, Cinar	1796	TUR	+19N	+12B	=2B	+7N	−1B	−4N	3.5	22.5	25.5	12.75	1862	+19.1
12	Andac, Efe	1622	TUR	+35B	−11N	+14B	−9B	+28N	=16N	3.5	16.5	17.5	8.25	1830	+68.4
13	Banci, Dogancan	1788	TUR	=15N	=17B	−18N	+26B	=22N	+23B	3.5	14.5	17.0	9.50	1716	-10.8
14	Ozkaner, Mehmet Kerem	1765	TUR	−17N	=26B	−12N	+19N	+35B	+22B	3.5	14.5	15.5	7.75	1717	-13.2
15	Gokdemir, Demir	1624	TUR	=13B	=20N	=27N	−23B	+32N	+28B	3.5	13.5	15.0	8.00	1782	+52.4
16	Yuksel, Mahmut	1729	TUR	−6N	+40B	+42N	−17B	+33N	=12B	3.5	11.5	11.5	2.75	1759	+5.2
17	Aydogan, Gungor	1604	TUR	+14B	=13N	=8B	+16N	−5B	F	3.0	18.5	21.0	10.75	1852	+32.8
18	Aydin, Firat	1698	TUR	+37B	−2N	+13B	−5N	+34B	−10N	3.0	17.0	18.0	5.50	1809	+17.6
19	Kuyuk, Cinar	1660	TUR	−11B	+31N	−9N	−14B	+29N	+30B	3.0	15.0	17.0	6.00	1756	+15.6
20	Ceylan, Mehmet Halim	1660	TUR	=36N	=15B	=30N	+32B	=6N	−9B	3.0	15.0	16.0	6.75	1733	+23.2
21	Kilic, Korhan	1620	TUR	−38N	+41B	=23N	=27B	+30N	−6B	3.0	12.0	12.0	4.50	1779	+25.0
22	Erden, Nehirgul	1683	TUR	+10B	−1N	+35B	−8N	=13B	−14N	2.5	21.0	22.0	6.75	1738	+16.0
23	Ozturk, Onur	1732	TUR	−2B	+10N	=21B	+15N	−7B	−13N	2.5	19.5	22.5	9.00	1723	-5.2
24	Kabasakal, Nedim Kerem	1607	TUR	+41N	+9B	−1B	=25N	−10B	F	2.5	16.5	16.5	5.25	1770	+41.6
25	Gecegezen, Cengizhan	1624	TUR	+40N	=6B	=28N	=24B	−4N	F	2.5	16.0	16.0	4.25	1803	+44.8
26	Yildirim, Memet Deniz	1607	TUR	−8B	=14N	=37B	−13N	+31B	=27N	2.5	15.5	16.5	5.50	1725	+35.2
27	Donmez, Yagiz Efe	1762	TUR	−7B	+33N	=15B	=21N	F	=26B	2.5	14.0	14.0	5.50	1678	-22.4
28	Aral, Tunc	1797	TUR	+29B	=34N	=25B	−3N	−12B	−15N	2.0	16.0	17.0	3.75	1524	-87.6
29	Coskun, Ahmet	1667	TUR	−28N	−5B	+31B	−10N	−19B	+39N	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.00	1641	-8.0
30	Istekli, Erdem	1768	TUR	+42B	−7N	=20B	=34N	−21B	−19N	2.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	1561	-33.6
31	Baran, Ibrahim Erdinc	1768	TUR	−32N	−19B	−29N	+39B	−26N	+33B	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	1520	-80.0
32	Abdullah, Mohammad Osman	1610	AFG	+31B	=8N	−5B	−20N	−15B	F	1.5	16.5	17.5	4.00	1585	-7.6
33	Comlekcioglu, Kayra	1614	TUR	−9N	−27B	F	+35N	−16B	−31N	1.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	1522	-20.0
34	Karatas, Muzaffer	1644	TUR	F	=28B	−6N	=30B	−18N	F	1.0	12.5	12.5	2.00	1583	-6.0
35	Aluc, Bulut Evrim	1783	TUR	−12N	+39B	−22N	−33B	−14N	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	1439	-44.0
36	Aydin, Furkan	1785	TUR	=20B	=37N	−3B	F	F	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	2.00	1613	-13.8
37	Kurekci, Ferit Tuna	1845	TUR	−18N	=36B	=26N	F	F	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	1.75	1572	-21.6
38	Gokcan, Bora	1782	TUR	+21B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	3.0	3.0	3.00	2420	+11.6
39	Guler, Semih	1711	TUR	−1B	−35N	−10B	−31N	F	−29B	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	977	-82.0
40	Senel, Muhammed Ali	1928	TUR	−25B	−16N	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	877	-64.8
41	Gupluce, Melih	1788	TUR	−24B	−21N	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	814	-58.4
42	Akova, Bartu	1605	TUR	−30N	F	−16B	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	949	-24.4
43	Yanik, Cinar	1688	TUR	−4N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	1042	-12.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Agirgol, Mehmet GokhanTUR
+97.6
4.5 pts · #3
2Andac, EfeTUR
+68.4
3.5 pts · #16
3Gokdemir, DemirTUR
+52.4
3.5 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Aral, TuncTUR
-87.6
2.0 pts · #28
2Guler, SemihTUR
-82.0
0.0 pts · #42
3Baran, Ibrahim ErdincTUR
-80.0
2.0 pts · #31

Biggest upsets

R1+304 Elo gap
Gecegezen, Cengizhan1624 beat Senel, Muhammed Ali1928
R2+199 Elo gap
Yuksel, Mahmut1729 beat Senel, Muhammed Ali1928
R1+181 Elo gap
Kabasakal, Nedim Kerem1607 beat Gupluce, Melih1788