Ankara February Chess Tournament - B
Open SwissStandard
42 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1579, and top seed was Tuna Yigit (🇹🇷 TUR, 1596).
Ata Alp Yucebalkan (🇹🇷 TUR, 1581) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Ahmet Mete Dogan (5.0) and Tuna Yigit (4.5). Yucebalkan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Erol Muti (1403) beat Mehmet Yasar Kahya (1529), a +126-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
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×41
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
13
4
2
3
1
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Yucebalkan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (16.0).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Ahmet Mete Dogan won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ata Alp Yucebalkan | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Ahmet Mete Dogan | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Tuna Yigit | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Kuzey Emrah Celik | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yucebalkan, Ata Alp | 1581 | TUR | +23N | =15B | +24N | =3N | +33B | +7B | 5.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 13.75 | 1792 | +59.6 |
| 2 | Dogan, Ahmet Mete | 1561 | TUR | +34B | +37N | +31B | =13N | +5B | =4N | 5.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 13.00 | 1753 | +47.2 |
| 3 | Yigit, Tuna | 1596 | TUR | =24N | +17B | +27N | =1B | =8N | +9B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 13.75 | 1730 | +40.0 |
| 4 | Gul, Omer Turgut | 1483 | TUR | =20N | +22B | +18N | =8B | +37N | =2B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 12.25 | 1640 | +34.0 |
| 5 | Celik, Kuzey Emrah | 1526 | TUR | =22N | +26B | +28N | +11B | −2N | +8B | 4.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 12.25 | 1716 | +39.2 |
| 6 | Alkan, Sukru | 1513 | TUR | =39N | =32B | +25N | =14B | +16B | +10N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 11.25 | 1639 | +12.8 |
| 7 | Soku, Mustafa Attila | 1561 | TUR | +25B | +30N | −13B | +19N | +15B | −1N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 10.00 | 1529 | -3.4 |
| 8 | Akyil, Etka Selim | 1553 | TUR | +29B | =9N | +10B | =4N | =3B | −5N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 11.75 | 1512 | -9.6 |
| 9 | Yilmaz, Gokce | 1497 | TUR | +40N | =8B | −14N | +18B | +12B | −3N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 8.75 | 1620 | +21.2 |
| 10 | Kunt, Ruzgar Erdi | 0 | TUR | =11N | +39B | −8N | +24B | +14N | −6B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Arslan, Erdem | 1580 | TUR | =10B | =19N | +41B | −5N | +25B | =33N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1458 | -9.8 |
| 12 | Kibrit, Seda Irem | 1511 | TUR | −14N | +34B | =16N | +27B | −9N | +23B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1583 | +20.0 |
| 13 | Ates, Ahmet Yagiz | 1552 | TUR | +35B | +14B | +7N | =2B | F | F | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 11.00 | 1841 | +42.4 |
| 14 | Duran, Sirat Huseyin | 1582 | TUR | +12B | −13N | +9B | =6N | −10B | =26N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 10.25 | 1614 | +6.0 |
| 15 | Mihcak, Kaan | 1539 | TUR | +33B | =1N | F | +20B | −7N | =16B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 1610 | +14.8 |
| 16 | Cay, Ahmet Balkan | 0 | TUR | +?B | −31N | =12B | +17B | −6N | =15N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Uslu, Mehmet Fatih | 1515 | TUR | =21B | −3N | +29B | −16N | +28B | =19N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1605 | +19.2 |
| 18 | Kocabiyik, Huseyin Selim | 1548 | TUR | =26N | +20B | −4B | −9N | =29N | +38B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1498 | -8.6 |
| 19 | Kaptan, Yilmaz | 0 | TUR | =32N | =11B | +39N | −7B | =23N | =17B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Onturk, Mustafa Kemal | 1510 | TUR | =4B | −18N | +26B | −15N | =36B | +25N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1425 | -23.6 |
| 21 | Duray, Sedat | 1577 | TUR | =17N | −24B | =22N | +28B | +35N | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1479 | -8.6 |
| 22 | Basoglu, Mustafa Doruk | 0 | TUR | =5B | −4N | =21B | +34N | =27B | F | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.25 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Tosun, Aysu | 1493 | TUR | −1B | +35N | −37B | +41N | =19B | −12N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 746 | -17.0 |
| 24 | Turkay, Metin | 1519 | TUR | =3B | +21N | −1B | −10N | −26N | =35B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1587 | +5.8 |
| 25 | Turkucu, Eyup | 1442 | TUR | −7N | +38N | −6B | +30B | −11N | −20B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1303 | -32.8 |
| 26 | Kement, Yakup | 0 | TUR | =18B | −5N | −20N | F | +24B | =14B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1468 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Baskan, Oguz Ata | 1559 | TUR | +41N | =28B | −3B | −12N | =22N | −29B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 1170 | -74.8 |
| 28 | Muti, Erol | 1403 | TUR | +42B | =27N | −5B | −21N | −17N | =30B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1394 | -1.2 |
| 29 | Yuruk, Zeynep | 1458 | TUR | −8N | =40B | −17N | F | =18B | +27N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1481 | +6.0 |
| 30 | Bilgin, Ruzgar | 0 | TUR | +38B | −7B | −32N | −25N | =34B | =28N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1364 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Simsek, Ahmet Feyzi | 1578 | TUR | +36N | +16B | −2N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1512 | -3.8 |
| 32 | Kurt, Berat | 1557 | TUR | =19B | =6N | +30B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.75 | 1518 | -2.0 |
| 33 | Saglam, Yaren | 1428 | TUR | −15N | F | +36B | F | −1N | =11B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.25 | 1454 | +8.8 |
| 34 | Akar, Cihan | 1425 | TUR | −2N | −12N | +38B | −22B | =30N | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1413 | -1.6 |
| 35 | Muslu, Deniz | 0 | TUR | −13N | −23B | F | +36N | −21B | =24N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Ture, Eymen | 1463 | TUR | −31B | F | −33N | −35B | =20N | +41B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1225 | -34.0 |
| 37 | Yaka, Asil | 0 | TUR | F | −2B | +23N | F | −4B | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 1387 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Donmez, Mert Ege | 1543 | TUR | −30N | −25B | −34N | F | +41B | −18N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 676 | -71.2 |
| 39 | Karlidag, Kayra Kaan | 1593 | TUR | =6B | −10N | −19B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.25 | 1518 | -4.0 |
| 40 | Karabuber, Ahmet | 1581 | TUR | −9B | =29N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1284 | -15.8 |
| 41 | FIDE 525039709 | 0 | — | −27B | F | −11N | −23B | −38N | −36N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Kahya, Mehmet Yasar | 1529 | TUR | −28N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 603 | -13.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yucebalkan, Ata AlpTUR+59.65.0 pts · #1
- 2Dogan, Ahmet MeteTUR+47.25.0 pts · #3
- 3Ates, Ahmet YagizTUR+42.43.5 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Baskan, Oguz AtaTUR-74.82.0 pts · #36
- 2Donmez, Mert EgeTUR-71.21.0 pts · #42
- 3Ture, EymenTUR-34.01.5 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R1+126 Elo gap
- R3+118 Elo gap
- R6+101 Elo gap