Selectist Chess Cup Tournament - A

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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

Top seed

🇮🇷IMMorteza Darban2276

Avg top 10

2,081

Participants

Titled players · 6

IM×1

CM×4

WCM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×49

🇮🇷Iran×1

Top 3

🥇
Enes Yusuf Maruflu
🇹🇷TUR·2146
5.5pts·2296perf+15.4
🥈
CMKerem Tuna Yilmaz
🇹🇷TUR·2007
4.5pts·2153perf+23.6
🥉
WCMAybike Kucuk
🇹🇷TUR·1883
4.5pts·2171perf+83.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Enes 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

Maruflu5.5Emir4.5Kucuk4.5Ilgaz4.5Darban4.5Yilmaz4.5— ex-leaders:Ozkanled R3, #9

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
+83.6
4.5 pts · #3
2Ozmen, Abdullah MuratTUR
+56.4
3.0 pts · #19
3Deniz, Yagiz EfeTUR
+52.4
4.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Tunca, SerhatTUR
-49.2
1.0 pts · #44
2Akkara, OmerCMTUR
-49.2
1.5 pts · #40
3Araz, Mustafa ZeynullahTUR
-43.6
1.0 pts · #45

Biggest upsets

R4+393 Elo gap
WCMKucuk, Aybike1883 beat IMDarban, Morteza2276
R3+352 Elo gap
Mehmetoglu, Eldar1789 beat CMAkkara, Omer2141
R5+282 Elo gap
WCMKucuk, Aybike1883 beat CMOzkan, Kaan2165