24 February Liberation Cup Chess Tournament - 2026

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77 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Trabzon, Turkey. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2028, and top seed was Enis Metin (🇹🇷 TUR, 2139).

Yaman Binboga (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2095) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Enis Metin (6.0) and Alber Kadir Zor (5.5). Binboga shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ilteris Baydar (1565) beat Murat Kutay Gokturk (CM, 2047), a +482-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Trabzon, Turkey

Dates

12 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷Enis Metin2139

Avg top 10

2,028

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×76

Top 3

🥇
CMYaman Binboga
🇹🇷TUR·2095
6.0pts·2151perf+22.0
🥈
Enis Metin
🇹🇷TUR·2139
6.0pts·2179perf+7.0
🥉
Alber Kadir Zor
🇹🇷TUR·2085
5.5pts·2108perf+9.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Binboga6Metin6Apaydin5.5Zor5.5Gunaydin5.5Durmus5.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Binboga takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

CM Yaman Binboga won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMYaman Binboga	*	—	1	½
2Enis Metin	—	*	—	1
3Mehmet Kagan Apaydin	0	—	*	—
4Alber Kadir Zor	½	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Binboga, YamanCM	2095	TUR	+48N	+13B	+5N	+8B	=3N	+19B	=4N	6.0	30.0	33.0	27.50	2151	+22.0
2	Metin, Enis	2139	TUR	+71N	+19B	=11N	+12B	=9N	+27B	+3N	6.0	26.5	27.5	23.00	2179	+7.0
3	Zor, Alber Kadir	2085	TUR	+23B	+15N	+6B	+4N	=1B	+10N	−2B	5.5	32.0	36.0	27.00	2108	+9.2
4	Kurdas, Halil Ibrahim	2053	TUR	+25N	+73B	+7N	−3B	+20N	+9B	=1B	5.5	29.5	30.5	22.00	2058	+5.0
5	Apaydin, Mehmet Kagan	1732	TUR	+51B	+22N	−1B	+34N	=30B	+21N	+10B	5.5	25.5	28.0	20.25	1883	+48.4
6	Durmus, Cinar	1796	TUR	+65N	+32B	−3N	+33B	=11N	+28B	+12N	5.5	25.0	27.0	19.25	2004	+59.4
7	Gunaydin, Mehmet Emir	1772	TUR	+69B	+31N	−4B	+41N	=27B	+29N	+11N	5.5	23.5	24.5	17.25	2030	+89.2
8	Kilic, Nurullah	1942	TUR	+30N	+21B	+24N	−1N	−10B	+41B	+19N	5.0	26.0	29.0	18.50	1857	-8.2
9	Yilmaz, Atakan	1931	TUR	+36B	+38N	=10B	+14N	=2B	−4N	=16B	4.5	28.5	32.0	19.00	1894	-2.2
10	Cevher, Semih	1692	TUR	+43N	+46B	=9N	+28B	+8N	−3B	−5N	4.5	27.0	30.0	16.75	1904	+75.2
11	Dulger, Batuhan Ihsan	1855	TUR	+42B	+52N	=2B	=27N	=6B	+30N	−7B	4.5	27.0	29.5	16.50	1861	+4.8
12	Nazli, Sertan	1769	TUR	+75N	+35B	=27B	−2N	+52B	+17N	−6B	4.5	25.5	26.0	12.75	1867	+18.2
13	Eltemiz, Bartu	1673	TUR	+70B	−1N	+40B	=29B	=49N	+23N	=14B	4.5	24.0	25.0	13.50	1905	+76.0
14	Kayan, Veli	1882	TUR	+40N	+37B	+20N	−9B	−19N	+47B	=13N	4.5	23.5	26.5	15.75	1738	-19.4
15	Kaceroglu, Ekrem Baris	1666	TUR	+63N	−3B	+35N	=49B	−28N	+31B	+32N	4.5	22.5	24.5	14.00	1844	+48.4
16	Koseoglu, Eymen Isa	1729	TUR	=39N	+67B	=33N	−32B	+37N	+25B	=9N	4.5	22.0	23.5	14.50	1704	-4.4
17	Ercan, Mehmet Fahri	1808	TUR	−35N	=54B	+75N	+39B	+18N	−12B	+37N	4.5	21.5	22.0	12.75	1705	-13.0
18	Ozcakir, Bedirhan	1638	TUR	−57B	+58N	=51B	+31N	−17B	+59N	+53B	4.5	18.0	20.5	12.25	1757	+36.0
19	Kara, Mustafa Taha	1685	TUR	+55B	−2N	+36B	+66N	+14B	−1N	−8B	4.0	27.5	29.0	12.00	1832	+27.6
20	Yasar, Hakan	1517	TUR	+58B	+66N	−14B	+23N	−4B	=36N	=21B	4.0	24.0	25.5	11.75	1660	+37.6
21	Celik, Yusuf Emre	1548	TUR	+77B	−8N	=31B	+61N	+24N	−5B	=20N	4.0	24.0	24.0	9.75	1677	+44.8
22	Baydar, Ilteris	1565	TUR	+49N	−5B	−29N	=54B	+46N	=24B	+47N	4.0	22.0	24.5	12.25	1800	+68.0
23	Atakisi, Bahar Ece	1592	TUR	−3N	+43B	+67N	−20B	+70N	−13B	+44N	4.0	21.5	22.5	8.50	1625	+9.2
24	Vayic, Ruzgar Kemal	1721	TUR	+61B	+57N	−8B	=52N	−21B	=22N	+39B	4.0	21.0	23.0	10.75	1611	-17.4
25	Yilmazlar, Burak	1573	TUR	−4B	=53N	=55B	+62N	+66B	−16N	+43B	4.0	20.0	21.5	9.00	1573	-6.8
26	Tasdemir, Ibrahim	1733	TUR	−31B	−61N	+77B	−55N	+63B	+70N	+30B	4.0	14.5	14.5	6.50	1561	-20.2
27	Yuksel, Fatih Canberk	1975	TUR	+59N	+41B	=12N	=11B	=7N	−2N	F	3.5	27.0	29.5	12.75	1844	-15.6
28	Yogurtcuoglu, Cagan	1962	TUR	+64B	=33N	+34B	−10N	+15B	−6N	F	3.5	25.0	27.0	11.75	1725	-62.0
29	Nuhoglu, Yusahan	2054	TUR	+60B	−34N	+22B	=13N	+32N	−7B	F	3.5	24.5	27.0	12.25	1735	-77.2
30	Erel, Ata Kemal	1488	TUR	−8B	+62N	+68B	+38N	=5N	−11B	−26N	3.5	24.5	26.0	9.75	1637	+28.4
31	Ozen, Zeynep Erva	1508	TUR	+26N	−7B	=21N	−18B	+68B	−15N	+66B	3.5	24.0	25.5	9.00	1623	+25.6
32	Arslan, Bugra	1597	TUR	+76B	−6N	+57B	+16N	−29B	=34N	−15B	3.5	24.0	24.5	9.25	1656	+11.6
33	Aktas, Metin	1629	TUR	+44N	=28B	=16B	−6N	=42B	+35N	F	3.5	23.5	26.5	12.00	1719	+14.0
34	Aldeniz, Defne	1652	TUR	+56N	+29B	−28N	−5B	+40N	=32B	F	3.5	22.5	25.0	10.75	1769	+30.8
35	Ozcelik, Cagan Efe	1516	TUR	+17B	−12N	−15B	=53N	+61B	−33B	+56N	3.5	22.0	24.0	10.25	1608	+31.2
36	Eraslan, Aslan	1530	TUR	−9N	+44B	−19N	+50B	+45N	=20B	F	3.5	21.5	21.5	11.00	1601	+7.2
37	Ozturk, Aytug	1554	TUR	+62B	−14N	=61B	+51N	−16B	+42N	−17B	3.5	21.0	23.0	8.50	1604	+10.0
38	Tofan, Muhammed Emir Ahmet	0	TUR	+45N	−9B	=39N	−30B	+54N	+56B	F	3.5	20.0	22.5	9.50	1500	0.0
39	Celik, Emir Salih	1498	TUR	=16B	=68N	=38B	−17N	=60B	+45N	−24N	3.0	22.0	23.5	9.00	1562	+12.8
40	Ozsari, Omer Cinar	1493	TUR	−14B	+76N	−13N	+44B	−34B	=57N	=46N	3.0	21.0	21.5	6.25	1537	+7.6
41	Livaoglu, Omer Asaf	1578	TUR	+53B	−27N	+65B	−7B	+55N	−8N	F	3.0	21.0	21.0	7.00	1660	+6.4
42	Kucukvar, Necati Eymen	1528	TUR	−11N	=45B	+63N	=56B	=33N	−37B	=62N	3.0	19.0	21.0	7.50	1424	-23.2
43	Ozturk, Sevket Cinar	1486	TUR	−10B	−23N	−62B	+72N	+67B	+50N	−25N	3.0	19.0	20.0	5.50	1567	+25.2
44	Kucuk, Omer Faruk	1457	TUR	−33B	−36N	+69B	−40N	+64B	+60N	−23B	3.0	18.5	19.5	5.50	1503	+21.2
45	Turkmenoglu, Arda	0	TUR	−38B	=42N	+64B	=47N	−36B	−39B	+69N	3.0	18.0	19.0	6.00	1534	0.0
46	Sariali, Engin	1479	TUR	+72B	−10N	−47B	=68N	−22B	+61N	=40B	3.0	18.0	19.0	5.25	1556	+13.6
47	Baki, Beren	1598	TUR	−67N	=75B	+46N	=45B	+65N	−14N	−22B	3.0	18.0	18.5	6.75	1507	-33.6
48	Aydin, Abdurrahman	1587	TUR	−1B	+70N	−66B	−57N	=62B	=58N	+63B	3.0	16.5	17.5	5.25	1652	+5.6
49	Gokturk, Murat KutayCM	2047	TUR	−22B	+69N	+59B	=15N	=13B	F	F	3.0	16.5	16.5	8.00	1728	-62.8
50	Kaya, Murat	1432	TUR	−52B	−51N	+58B	−36N	+69B	−43B	+64N	3.0	16.0	17.0	5.50	1477	+16.0
51	Mollamehmetoglu, Murathan	1522	TUR	−5N	+50B	=18N	−37B	−53N	=54B	=58N	2.5	21.5	24.0	7.75	1425	-32.0
52	Kalyoncu, Eymen Efe	1614	TUR	+50N	−11B	+54N	=24B	−12N	F	F	2.5	21.0	21.0	7.50	1608	-3.2
53	Yilmaz, Yavuz Selim	1451	TUR	−41N	=25B	=71N	=35B	+51B	F	−18N	2.5	20.0	21.0	6.75	1519	+20.0
54	Selcuk, Ahmet Erdem	0	TUR	=68B	=17N	−52B	=22N	−38B	=51N	=60B	2.5	19.5	21.0	7.50	1577	0.0
55	Uslu, Ruzgar Emir	0	TUR	−19N	=71B	=25N	+26B	−41B	=66N	F	2.5	19.0	20.0	7.25	1567	0.0
56	Yildirim, Efe Melih	1431	TUR	−34B	=64N	+60B	=42N	=59B	−38N	−35B	2.5	18.5	20.5	6.25	1509	+23.2
57	Bulut, Ogun Ali	0	TUR	+18N	−24B	−32N	+48B	F	=40B	F	2.5	18.0	18.0	9.00	1608	0.0
58	Akbulut, Refik	1487	TUR	−20N	−18B	−50N	=76B	+75N	=48B	=51B	2.5	17.5	18.0	3.50	1416	-29.2
59	Gencalioglu, Taner Kayra	1558	TUR	−27B	+77N	−49N	+74B	=56N	−18B	F	2.5	17.0	17.0	2.25	1598	-4.8
60	Kol, Yaman	1576	TUR	−29N	=63B	−56N	+75B	=39N	−44B	=54N	2.5	16.5	17.0	4.25	1422	-46.8
61	Celik, Adil	1495	TUR	−24N	+26B	=37N	−21B	−35N	−46B	=67N	2.0	22.0	23.5	6.50	1411	-17.6
62	Berber, Mina	0	TUR	−37N	−30B	+43N	−25B	=48N	F	=42B	2.0	20.0	21.5	6.00	1411	0.0
63	Kisa, Sirat	0	TUR	−15B	=60N	−42B	=64N	−26N	+76B	−48N	2.0	19.0	19.5	2.75	1421	0.0
64	Yenigul, Onur Kemal	1532	TUR	−28N	=56B	−45N	=63B	−44N	+67N	−50B	2.0	17.0	18.5	3.75	1385	-44.8
65	Eraslan, Necip Nazim	1521	TUR	−6B	+72N	−41N	+67B	−47B	F	F	2.0	14.0	14.0	2.50	1551	+6.0
66	Sak, Muhammed Emir	0	TUR	F	−20B	+48N	−19B	−25N	=55B	−31N	1.5	21.0	21.0	4.25	1339	0.0
67	Ozturk, Ozgur	1433	TUR	+47B	−16N	−23B	−65N	−43N	−64B	=61B	1.5	18.5	20.5	4.00	1335	-32.0
68	Tufek, Enhar	1713	TUR	=54N	=39B	−30N	=46B	−31N	F	F	1.5	17.5	17.5	4.25	1306	-84.4
69	Ozdemir, Mert	1519	TUR	−7N	−49B	−44N	+77B	−50N	F	−45B	1.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	1361	-43.6
70	Yaman, Alperen	1479	TUR	−13N	−48B	+76N	F	−23B	−26B	F	1.0	17.0	17.0	0.50	1362	-14.2
71	Durmus, Ulas Utkan	1593	TUR	−2B	=55N	=53B	F	F	F	F	1.0	12.0	12.0	2.50	1530	-5.4
72	Karaosman, Osman Yilmaz	1678	TUR	−46N	−65B	−74N	−43B	+76N	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.50	1234	-112.0
73	FIDE 525026011	0	—	+74B	−4N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	6.5	6.5	1.00	1759	0.0
74	Oksuz, Azra Gul	1463	TUR	−73N	F	+72B	−59N	F	F	F	1.0	4.5	4.5	1.00	1628	+17.2
75	Cift, Nazmi	1510	TUR	−12B	=47N	−17B	−60N	−58B	F	F	0.5	17.0	17.0	1.50	1283	-22.2
76	Celik, Bahri	1426	TUR	−32N	−40B	−70B	=58N	−72B	−63N	F	0.5	13.0	13.0	1.25	1182	-24.2
77	Doruk, Mustafa	1442	TUR	−21N	−59B	−26N	−69N	F	F	F	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	794	-24.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gunaydin, Mehmet EmirTUR
+89.2
5.5 pts · #5
2Eltemiz, BartuTUR
+76.0
4.5 pts · #14
3Cevher, SemihTUR
+75.2
4.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Karaosman, Osman YilmazTUR
-112.0
1.0 pts · #73
2Tufek, EnharTUR
-84.4
1.5 pts · #66
3Nuhoglu, YusahanTUR
-77.2
3.5 pts · #27

Biggest upsets

R1+482 Elo gap
Baydar, Ilteris1565 beat CMGokturk, Murat Kutay2047
R2+402 Elo gap
Aldeniz, Defne1652 beat Nuhoglu, Yusahan2054
R1+292 Elo gap
Ozcelik, Cagan Efe1516 beat Ercan, Mehmet Fahri1808