Selectist Chess Cup Tournament - A
Open SwissStandard
50 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2081, and top seed was Morteza Darban (🇮🇷 IRI, IM, 2276).
Enes Yusuf Maruflu (🇹🇷 TUR, 2146) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Kerem Tuna Yilmaz (4.5) and Aybike Kucuk (4.5). Maruflu shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Aybike Kucuk (WCM, 1883) beat Morteza Darban (IM, 2276), a +393-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Istanbul, Turkey
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 6
IM×1
CM×4
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×49
🇮🇷Iran×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsEnes Yusuf Maruflu led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
20
7
1
3
2
1
R6 · LEADER CHANGE22 Feb
Enes Yusuf Maruflu takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Enes Yusuf Maruflu 4 wins (R3–R6)WCM Aybike Kucuk 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Enes Yusuf Maruflu | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Emirhan Emir | — | * | — | — |
| 3WCMAybike Kucuk | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4CMYusuf Kerem Ilgaz | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruflu, Enes Yusuf | 2146 | TUR | +28B | =38N | +14B | +8N | +12B | +3N | 5.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 17.75 | 2296 | +15.4 |
| 2 | Yilmaz, Kerem TunaCM | 2007 | TUR | +39B | +10N | =6B | =4N | +15B | =5B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 15.25 | 2153 | +23.6 |
| 3 | Kucuk, AybikeWCM | 1883 | TUR | +33B | =13N | +38B | +6N | +8B | −1B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 13.50 | 2171 | +83.6 |
| 4 | Emir, Emirhan | 2035 | TUR | +48N | +15B | =9N | =2B | +17N | =7B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 12.50 | 2057 | +5.0 |
| 5 | Ilgaz, Yusuf KeremCM | 2180 | TUR | +44B | =14N | =12B | +16N | +10B | =2N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 13.50 | 2048 | -13.6 |
| 6 | Darban, MortezaIM | 2276 | IRI | +42N | +37B | =2N | −3B | +13N | +12B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 12.25 | 2101 | -9.0 |
| 7 | Gucer, Gunes | 1820 | TUR | =43N | +31B | =23N | +13B | +29B | =4N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1945 | +38.0 |
| 8 | Ozkan, KaanCM | 2165 | TUR | +19N | +17B | +18N | −1B | −3N | +30B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 11.00 | 1999 | -38.4 |
| 9 | Sadik, Muhammed Selim | 2046 | TUR | +32B | +11N | =4B | −12N | =28N | +20B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 12.25 | 1930 | -13.2 |
| 10 | Deniz, Yagiz Efe | 1779 | TUR | +27N | −2B | +36N | +23B | −5N | +18B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1960 | +52.4 |
| 11 | Colak, Berk Yaman | 1807 | TUR | +45B | −9B | −29N | +34N | +25B | +28N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1849 | +12.8 |
| 12 | Ay, Altug | 1928 | TUR | +29N | +24B | =5N | +9B | −1N | −6N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 2077 | +23.0 |
| 13 | Mehmetoglu, Eldar | 1789 | TUR | +26N | =3B | +40B | −7N | −6B | =24N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1903 | +29.2 |
| 14 | Kandemir, Kayra | 1835 | TUR | +36N | =5B | −1N | =19B | =23N | =26B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1837 | -3.6 |
| 15 | Kocer, Ahmet Doruk | 1797 | TUR | +34B | −4N | +33B | +18B | −2N | F | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1906 | +14.2 |
| 16 | Gucukodaci, Oguzhan Bilal | 1798 | TUR | =31N | =30B | +20N | −5B | +22N | −21B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1789 | -7.2 |
| 17 | Sahinoglu, Cinar | 1817 | TUR | +25B | −8N | +32B | +24N | −4B | F | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1938 | +29.6 |
| 18 | Isikyildiz, Ibrahim Enes | 1836 | TUR | +50B | +46N | −8B | −15N | +19B | −10N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1755 | -24.8 |
| 19 | Efe, Yigit | 1751 | TUR | −8B | +49N | =21B | =14N | −18N | +45B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1823 | +20.8 |
| 20 | Ozmen, Abdullah Murat | 1655 | TUR | +21B | −40N | −16B | +44N | +43B | −9N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1859 | +56.4 |
| 21 | Kaygun, Melis Duru | 1824 | TUR | −20N | +43B | =19N | F | =46B | +16N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1812 | -2.8 |
| 22 | Karaca, Lisan Doruk | 1651 | TUR | −38B | −28N | +47B | +32N | −16B | +35N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1709 | +9.2 |
| 23 | Ceylan, Goksu | 1702 | TUR | =40B | +35N | =7B | −10N | =14B | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1834 | +15.6 |
| 24 | Topsir, Furkan | 1777 | TUR | +47B | −12N | +34B | −17B | −26N | =13B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1668 | -18.2 |
| 25 | Gunes, Ediz | 1652 | TUR | −17N | =41B | +43N | =37B | −11N | =27B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1688 | +9.6 |
| 26 | Besdas, Tarik Ziyad | 1608 | TUR | −13B | −33N | F | +39N | +24B | =14N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1755 | +38.8 |
| 27 | Kaya, Amed Civan | 1640 | TUR | −10B | −39N | +49B | −33N | +44B | =25N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1648 | +0.8 |
| 28 | Dogan, Doruk | 1703 | TUR | −1N | +22B | =37N | F | =9B | −11B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1815 | +20.5 |
| 29 | Yorkan, Ahmet Selim | 1694 | TUR | −12B | +47N | +11B | F | −7N | F | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1790 | +19.6 |
| 30 | Kaplica, Mehmet Deniz | 1799 | TUR | =35B | =16N | +39B | F | F | −8N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1823 | +1.6 |
| 31 | Hazer, Eren | 1624 | TUR | =16B | −7N | −44B | −35N | +34B | =39N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1595 | -9.2 |
| 32 | Altun, Halil | 1700 | TUR | −9N | +45B | −17N | −22B | =35B | =43N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 2.50 | 1618 | -14.6 |
| 33 | Barutcu, Bahadir | 1685 | TUR | −3N | +26B | −15N | +27B | F | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1732 | +5.2 |
| 34 | Anar, Oskun | 1608 | TUR | −15N | +48B | −24N | −11B | −31N | +44N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1620 | +1.6 |
| 35 | Eren, Mehmet Akif | 1635 | TUR | =30N | −23B | −41N | +31B | =32N | −22B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1573 | -20.0 |
| 36 | Duzgun, Ege Can | 1664 | TUR | −14B | +44N | −10B | +45N | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1755 | +23.6 |
| 37 | Harman, Ongun | 1830 | TUR | +49B | −6N | =28B | =25N | F | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1811 | -8.4 |
| 38 | Kucuk, Omer Yasir | 1811 | TUR | +22N | =1B | −3N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1893 | +5.4 |
| 39 | Cevher, Gokhan Hulki | 1694 | TUR | −2N | +27B | −30N | −26B | −45N | =31B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1527 | -27.2 |
| 40 | Akkara, OmerCM | 2141 | TUR | =23N | +20B | −13N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.25 | 1757 | -49.2 |
| 41 | Tutar, Kayra | 1709 | TUR | F | =25N | +35B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1837 | +12.8 |
| 42 | Teker, Renas Arda Miralper | 1774 | TUR | −6B | +50N | =46B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1912 | +10.0 |
| 43 | Araz, Mustafa Zeynullah | 1669 | TUR | =7B | −21N | −25B | F | −20N | =32B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.25 | 1490 | -43.6 |
| 44 | Tunca, Serhat | 1764 | TUR | −5N | −36B | +31N | −20B | −27N | −34B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1450 | -49.2 |
| 45 | Unal, Emircan | 1642 | TUR | −11N | −32N | F | −36B | +39B | −19N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1478 | -39.6 |
| 46 | Aydinoglu, Mehmet Emin | 0 | TUR | F | −18B | =42N | F | =21N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1686 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Gumus, Fahir Safak | 1603 | TUR | −24N | −29B | −22N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 908 | -43.2 |
| 48 | Akyuz, Abdurrahman | 1699 | TUR | −4B | −34N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1022 | -29.6 |
| 49 | Pazarcioglu, Ilker | 1658 | TUR | −37N | −19B | −27N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 938 | -23.6 |
| 50 | Camlibel, Mert | 1650 | TUR | −18N | −42B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1005 | -23.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kucuk, AybikeWCMTUR+83.64.5 pts · #3
- 2Ozmen, Abdullah MuratTUR+56.43.0 pts · #19
- 3Deniz, Yagiz EfeTUR+52.44.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Tunca, SerhatTUR-49.21.0 pts · #44
- 2Akkara, OmerCMTUR-49.21.5 pts · #40
- 3Araz, Mustafa ZeynullahTUR-43.61.0 pts · #45
Biggest upsets
- R4+393 Elo gap
- R3+352 Elo gap
- R5+282 Elo gap