9th Strolling Pavilion Chess Tournament

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57 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Yalova, Turkey. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1938, and top seed was Hasan Atis (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2094).

Batin Okur (🇹🇷 TUR, 2020) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Ugur Gece (5.0) and Arya Aydogan (4.5). Okur won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Seyit Kadir Kahraman (1528) beat Erdem Emre (1845), a +317-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Yalova, Turkey

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷CMHasan Atis2094

Avg top 10

1,938

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×57

Top 3

🥇
Batin Okur
🇹🇷TUR·2020
5.5pts·2270perf+54.8
🥈
Ugur Gece
🇹🇷TUR·2002
5.0pts·2083perf+12.8
🥉
WCMArya Aydogan
🇹🇷TUR·1947
4.5pts·2015perf+22.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Batin Okur led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Okur5.5Gece5Koc4.5Atis4.5Uluer4.5Aydogan4.5

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Batin Okur held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Batin Okur drew with Ugur Gece (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Batin Okur 5 wins (R1–R5)Ugur Gece 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Batin Okur	*	½	—	—
2Ugur Gece	½	*	—	—
3Ilkay Koc	—	—	*	½
4CMHasan Atis	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Okur, Batin	2020	TUR	+26B	+21N	+4B	+9N	+3B	=2N	5.5	21.0	24.0	21.50	2270	+54.8
2	Gece, Ugur	2002	TUR	+13N	=8B	+54N	+20B	+9N	=1B	5.0	20.5	22.0	17.25	2083	+12.8
3	Aydogan, AryaWCM	1947	TUR	+17B	+23N	+16B	+22N	−1N	=4B	4.5	20.0	23.0	15.25	2015	+22.0
4	Uluer, Burak	1894	TUR	+37B	+19N	−1N	+28B	+23B	=3N	4.5	19.5	22.0	14.25	2012	+18.4
5	Atis, HasanCM	2094	TUR	+14N	−10B	+41B	+24N	+22B	=6N	4.5	18.5	20.5	14.25	1990	-11.0
6	Koc, Ilkay	1896	TUR	+46N	+24B	−22N	+8B	+27N	=5B	4.5	17.5	19.5	14.25	2030	+20.8
7	Emre, Erdem	1845	TUR	=34N	+29B	−20N	+32B	+41N	+16B	4.5	14.5	16.5	12.25	1831	-2.4
8	Sarioglu, Hakan Bora	1815	TUR	+44B	=2N	+11B	−6N	+18B	=12N	4.0	21.0	23.0	14.00	1934	+40.0
9	Konuk, Ali	1902	TUR	+35N	+25B	+10N	−1B	−2B	+23N	4.0	20.5	23.0	12.50	1966	+10.6
10	Demirtas, Eymen	1838	TUR	+39B	+5N	−9B	=18N	+17B	=11N	4.0	19.5	22.0	14.25	1935	+30.8
11	Demirag, Batuhan	1851	TUR	+52N	=32B	−8N	+30B	+20N	=10B	4.0	16.5	18.0	10.75	1825	-2.6
12	Tas, Cumali Eren	1834	TUR	+47N	=20B	=32N	+25B	=16N	=8B	4.0	16.0	18.0	11.50	1818	-3.2
13	Ayaz, Eren	1692	TUR	−2B	=39N	=38B	+50N	+25N	+28B	4.0	16.0	17.5	10.00	1818	+38.4
14	Dogan, Doruk	1703	TUR	−5B	+48N	−27B	+43N	+24B	+21N	4.0	15.5	17.5	10.00	1903	+56.6
15	Sitki, Muhammed Umud	1591	TUR	F	+43B	−21N	+44N	+42B	+22B	4.0	12.0	12.0	9.00	1958	+91.2
16	Demirbag, Ertugrul	1725	TUR	+56N	+42B	−3N	+21B	=12B	−7N	3.5	18.0	18.5	7.50	1858	+35.2
17	Alim, Mehmet Emir	1668	TUR	−3N	=45B	+55N	+31B	−10N	+33B	3.5	16.0	17.0	7.50	1795	+40.8
18	Kasimoglu, Kaan Cinar	1765	TUR	=55N	+34B	=33N	=10B	−8N	+35B	3.5	15.5	16.5	8.75	1776	+6.4
19	Anik, Abdullah Mert	1743	TUR	+45N	−4B	−42N	+35B	=33N	+34B	3.5	14.0	16.0	8.25	1792	+9.0
20	Kahraman, Seyit Kadir	1528	TUR	+27B	=12N	+7B	−2N	−11B	=41N	3.0	20.5	22.5	10.50	1818	+80.8
21	Yenicirak, Gokdeniz Ege	1791	TUR	+43N	−1B	+15B	−16N	+32N	−14B	3.0	19.5	21.5	8.50	1722	-11.2
22	Hamurcu, Mehmet	1851	TUR	+48B	+49N	+6B	−3B	−5N	−15N	3.0	19.5	21.0	8.00	1777	-10.0
23	Dere, Ali Mete	1772	TUR	+38N	−3B	+49N	+42B	−4N	−9B	3.0	17.5	19.0	6.00	1774	+3.6
24	Savaskan, Mahmut Can	1799	TUR	+57B	−6N	+37B	−5B	−14N	+44N	3.0	17.5	17.5	4.50	1736	-19.6
25	Koyunoglu, Omer Alp	1770	TUR	+50B	−9N	+36B	−12N	−13B	+43N	3.0	16.5	18.0	6.00	1665	-30.4
26	Bektas, Cinar	1678	TUR	−1N	=38B	=29N	=49B	+45N	=31B	3.0	16.0	17.5	7.00	1647	-12.4
27	Ozmen, Sevket Mert	1791	TUR	−20N	+47B	+14N	+33B	−6B	F	3.0	16.0	16.0	8.50	1800	+2.4
28	Toptal, Uygar Altan	1788	TUR	−49B	+40N	+44B	−4N	+36B	−13N	3.0	15.5	17.0	7.00	1595	-55.2
29	Kara, Selim	1597	TUR	=54B	−7N	=26B	=51N	+37B	=30N	3.0	14.5	16.0	7.00	1715	+36.4
30	Cetin, Beren	1667	TUR	−36B	=51N	+39B	−11N	+46N	=29B	3.0	14.0	15.5	6.75	1635	-9.6
31	Kobyaoglu, Yusuf Ziya	1749	TUR	=40B	−41N	+53B	−17N	+51B	=26N	3.0	12.5	14.0	5.75	1593	-23.4
32	Aksoy, Kerem Alp	1715	TUR	+53B	=11N	=12B	−7N	−21B	=36N	2.5	18.0	19.5	6.75	1649	-20.4
33	Demirag, Gokhan	1907	TUR	=41B	+36N	=18B	−27N	=19B	−17N	2.5	16.0	18.0	7.00	1632	-42.0
34	Firdin, Mehmet Eymen	1608	TUR	=7B	−18N	=50B	=53N	+40B	−19N	2.5	15.5	17.0	6.25	1573	-14.0
35	Cay, Emin Guray	1642	TUR	−9B	=50N	+40B	−19N	+53B	−18N	2.5	15.0	16.5	4.75	1582	-20.8
36	Yilmaz, Eren	1478	TUR	+30N	−33B	−25N	+47B	−28N	=32B	2.5	14.0	16.0	6.25	1680	+53.6
37	Unal, Emircan	1642	TUR	−4N	+56B	−24N	=45B	−29N	+49B	2.5	14.0	14.5	3.00	1510	-36.4
38	Kilim, Goktug Batur	1511	TUR	−23B	=26N	=13N	−46B	=52N	+51B	2.5	13.5	15.0	5.75	1625	+33.2
39	Uysal, Ulas	1579	TUR	−10N	=13B	−30N	−52B	+55N	+56B	2.5	13.5	14.0	3.50	1518	-16.8
40	Cinkiz, Nilay	1487	TUR	=31N	−28B	−35N	+55B	−34N	+52B	2.5	12.5	13.5	4.00	1598	+32.0
41	Pazarcioglu, Ilker	1658	TUR	=33N	+31B	−5N	F	−7B	=20B	2.0	17.5	19.0	5.75	1745	+8.2
42	Tasan, Mehmet Askin	1871	TUR	+51B	−16N	+19B	−23N	−15N	F	2.0	16.0	17.5	5.00	1621	-33.0
43	Turk, Arden	1576	TUR	−21B	−15N	+52N	−14B	+47N	−25B	2.0	16.0	17.5	3.50	1558	-6.0
44	Dogan, Yigit	1503	TUR	−8N	+46B	−28N	−15B	+49N	−24B	2.0	16.0	17.5	3.50	1573	+16.4
45	Parlarkilic, Engin	1486	TUR	−19B	=17N	=51B	=37N	−26B	=48N	2.0	14.5	16.0	4.75	1539	+8.0
46	Erke, Mustafa Yigit	1674	TUR	−6B	−44N	+48B	+38N	−30B	F	2.0	14.0	16.0	4.50	1566	-14.8
47	Odabas, Ismail Mert	1605	TUR	−12B	−27N	+56B	−36N	−43B	+53N	2.0	13.0	13.5	2.00	1383	-56.0
48	Sagdic, Eyup	1615	TUR	−22N	−14B	−46N	=56N	+50B	=45B	2.0	12.5	13.0	2.75	1495	-16.8
49	Gurturk, Omer Rasit	1522	TUR	+28N	−22B	−23B	=26N	−44B	−37N	1.5	14.5	16.5	4.50	1513	-2.6
50	Demir, Muhammet Emre	1505	TUR	−25N	=35B	=34N	−13B	−48N	=55B	1.5	14.0	15.0	3.00	1446	-18.8
51	Karabulut, Umit	1634	TUR	−42N	=30B	=45N	=29B	−31N	−38N	1.5	13.5	15.5	4.00	1453	-28.4
52	Golpinarli, Ali Emre	1638	TUR	−11B	−53N	−43B	+39N	=38B	−40N	1.5	13.5	15.0	3.75	1380	-81.6
53	Demir, Ahmet Can	1437	TUR	−32N	+52B	−31N	=34B	−35N	−47B	1.5	12.5	14.0	2.75	1466	+6.4
54	Harman, Ongun	1830	TUR	=29N	+55B	−2B	F	F	F	1.5	11.0	11.0	2.50	1700	-17.2
55	Ozkan, Kerem (Fatih)	1503	TUR	=18B	−54N	−17B	−40N	−39B	=50N	1.0	13.5	15.0	2.50	1365	-40.8
56	Yucesoy, Cim	0	TUR	−16B	−37N	−47N	=48B	F	−39N	0.5	12.5	12.5	1.00	1267	0.0
57	Ayyildiz, Kuzey Alp	1567	TUR	−24N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	3.0	3.0	0.00	999	-8.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sitki, Muhammed UmudTUR
+91.2
4.0 pts · #15
2Kahraman, Seyit KadirTUR
+80.8
3.0 pts · #19
3Dogan, DorukTUR
+56.6
4.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Golpinarli, Ali EmreTUR
-81.6
1.5 pts · #53
2Odabas, Ismail MertTUR
-56.0
2.0 pts · #54
3Toptal, Uygar AltanTUR
-55.2
3.0 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R3+317 Elo gap
Kahraman, Seyit Kadir1528 beat Emre, Erdem1845
R5+280 Elo gap
Sitki, Muhammed Umud1591 beat Tasan, Mehmet Askin1871
R1+266 Elo gap
Gurturk, Omer Rasit1522 beat Toptal, Uygar Altan1788