Chess Point Chess Club's 13th Annual Valentine's Day Tournament
Open SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1753, and top seed was Alp Orcun Ozcan (🇹🇷 TUR, 2065).
Enes Melik (🇹🇷 TUR, 1774) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Alp Orcun Ozcan (5.0) and Ataberk Salar (5.0). Melik clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Enes Melik (1774) beat Alp Orcun Ozcan (2065), a +291-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Istanbul, Turkey
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×32
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsEnes Melik led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE15 Feb
Enes Melik takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Enes Melik beat Ataberk Salar (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Enes Melik 5 wins (R2–R6)Ataberk Salar 3 wins (R4–R6)Alp Orcun Ozcan 5 wins (R1–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Enes Melik | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Ataberk Salar | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Alp Orcun Ozcan | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Oskun Anar | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melik, Enes | 1774 | TUR | =22N | +21B | +3N | +4B | +12N | +2B | 5.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 21.00 | 2083 | +35.0 |
| 2 | Ozcan, Alp Orcun | 2065 | TUR | +6B | +8N | +18B | +17N | +9B | −1N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 16.00 | 1961 | -8.4 |
| 3 | Salar, Ataberk | 1519 | TUR | +32B | +14N | −1B | +15N | +10B | +8N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 12.50 | 1962 | +133.2 |
| 4 | Anar, Oskun | 1608 | TUR | +12B | =15N | +28B | −1N | +23B | +9N | 4.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 11.25 | 1879 | +42.6 |
| 5 | Ersin, Deniz | 1732 | TUR | +16B | =7N | =15B | =8N | +17B | =10N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 11.75 | 1779 | +7.4 |
| 6 | Kaya, Amed Civan | 1640 | TUR | −2N | +26B | −11N | +22B | +27N | +12B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 8.50 | 1817 | +26.0 |
| 7 | Karaca, Lisan Doruk | 1651 | TUR | +33B | =5B | +29N | −9N | =14B | +16N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1749 | +16.0 |
| 8 | Taskin, Aykut | 1651 | TUR | +13N | −2B | +25N | =5B | +20N | −3B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1609 | -14.8 |
| 9 | Duyar, Mehmet Jerfi | 1550 | TUR | +29N | +23B | =17N | +7B | −2N | −4B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 8.25 | 1767 | +66.0 |
| 10 | Olcer, Ozcan | 1608 | TUR | +19N | −17B | +23N | +11B | −3N | =5B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 10.00 | 1726 | +20.2 |
| 11 | Korkmaz, Fatih | 1700 | TUR | +24B | −18N | +6B | −10N | =16B | +26N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 9.25 | 1645 | -16.0 |
| 12 | Kaban, Mahmut | 1728 | TUR | −4N | +31B | +13N | +18B | −1B | −6N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.50 | 1558 | -22.6 |
| 13 | Sevgen, Doru | 1483 | TUR | −8B | +32N | −12B | −16N | +19N | +22B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1672 | +58.0 |
| 14 | Atam, Aliriza | 1699 | TUR | +31N | −3B | +33N | =20B | =7N | F | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1537 | -25.2 |
| 15 | Tutar, Kayra | 1709 | TUR | +27N | =4B | =5N | −3B | =18N | F | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1621 | -24.0 |
| 16 | Altin, Emre | 1615 | TUR | −5N | −25B | +21N | +13B | =11N | −7B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 7.25 | 1622 | +1.0 |
| 17 | Yorkan, Ahmet Selim | 1694 | TUR | +30B | +10N | =9B | −2B | −5N | F | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.75 | 1698 | -3.2 |
| 18 | Surek, Cinar | 1642 | TUR | +25N | +11B | −2N | −12N | =15B | F | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1708 | +8.4 |
| 19 | Ozyazici, Recep Murat | 1716 | TUR | −10B | =24N | −20B | +30N | −13B | +27N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1557 | -21.0 |
| 20 | Ayar, Ahmet | 0 | TUR | −23N | +27B | +19N | =14N | −8B | F | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1663 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ozkorkmaz, Can | 1498 | TUR | =28B | −1N | −16B | −24N | +30B | +31N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.25 | 1488 | -15.6 |
| 22 | Bagci, Hikmet | 1628 | TUR | =1B | −28N | +24B | −6N | =26B | −13N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 5.75 | 1478 | -23.8 |
| 23 | Camlibel, Mert | 1650 | TUR | +20B | −9N | −10B | F | −4N | +24N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1390 | -54.8 |
| 24 | Demir, Fatih | 1564 | TUR | −11N | =19B | −22N | +21B | =25N | −23B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1498 | -16.8 |
| 25 | Ustunbas, Berkay | 0 | TUR | −18B | +16N | −8B | =26N | =24B | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Simsek, Deniz | 1459 | TUR | F | −6N | +31B | =25B | =22N | −11B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1383 | -4.6 |
| 27 | Melik, Efe Erdem | 1600 | TUR | −15B | −20N | =30B | +31N | −6B | −19B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.25 | 1327 | -49.2 |
| 28 | Ceylan, Goksu | 1702 | TUR | =21N | +22B | −4N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1593 | -8.8 |
| 29 | Ganaz, Sezgin | 1703 | TUR | −9B | +30N | −7B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1453 | -20.0 |
| 30 | Koroglu, Yagizhan Zafer | 1541 | TUR | −17N | −29B | =27N | −19B | −21N | F | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1285 | -47.6 |
| 31 | FIDE 6335616 | 0 | — | −14B | −12N | −26N | −27B | F | −21B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Akgul, Uras | 1692 | TUR | −3N | −13B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 701 | -60.0 |
| 33 | Dogan, Alperen | 1441 | TUR | −7N | F | −14B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 875 | -16.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Salar, AtaberkTUR+133.25.0 pts · #2
- 2Duyar, Mehmet JerfiTUR+66.03.5 pts · #10
- 3Sevgen, DoruTUR+58.03.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Akgul, UrasTUR-60.00.0 pts · #33
- 2Camlibel, MertTUR-54.82.0 pts · #26
- 3Melik, Efe ErdemTUR-49.21.5 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R6+291 Elo gap
- R5+233 Elo gap
- R2+209 Elo gap