Denizli March 14th Medical Day Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 16 Mar 2026 in Denizli, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1674, and top seed was Atalay Canli (🇹🇷 TUR, 1771).
Elis Cagil Bay (🇹🇷 TUR, 1593) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Muhammet Ali Biyikoglu (4.0) and Atalay Canli (3.5). Bay shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Kadir Culha (1454) beat Atalay Canli (1771), a +317-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Denizli, Turkey
Dates
14 Mar 2026 → 16 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×20
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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3
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Bay takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
Muhammet Ali Biyikoglu won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bay, Elis Cagil | 1593 | TUR | +19B | =10N | +15B | =6N | +7B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 8.25 | 1805 | +53.2 |
| 2 | Biyikoglu, Muhammet Ali | 1575 | TUR | −16N | +18B | +21N | +13B | +9N | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.00 | 1767 | +39.2 |
| 3 | Canli, Atalay | 1771 | TUR | +7B | =4N | −6B | +15N | +10B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 9.25 | 1746 | -3.6 |
| 4 | Arican, Ali Enes | 1558 | TUR | +8N | =3B | −9N | +11B | +14N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.25 | 1832 | +70.4 |
| 5 | Ozaydin, Yilmaz Ege | 1768 | TUR | =13N | =14B | =11N | +16B | +6B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 7.75 | 1691 | -15.6 |
| 6 | Culha, Kadir | 1454 | TUR | +11N | =9B | +3N | =1B | −5N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 9.25 | 1753 | +75.6 |
| 7 | Kocak, Alaz | 1578 | TUR | −3N | +20B | +14N | +12B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1617 | +8.0 |
| 8 | Celik, Isik Altay | 1750 | TUR | −4B | +17N | −12B | +20N | +13B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1545 | -42.0 |
| 9 | Kocayigit, Ahmet Kerem | 1702 | TUR | F | =6N | +4B | +10N | −2B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1670 | -6.4 |
| 10 | Tekaslan, Yusuf Batu | 1704 | TUR | +17N | =1B | +16N | −9B | −3N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1621 | -21.2 |
| 11 | Odabas, Ismail Mert | 1571 | TUR | −6B | +19N | =5B | −4N | +18B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1545 | -7.6 |
| 12 | Zumrutbas, Emre | 1485 | TUR | =14N | =13B | +8N | −7N | =15B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1641 | +40.4 |
| 13 | Gozcu, Yigit Kaan | 1575 | TUR | =5B | =12N | +17B | −2N | −8N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1554 | -6.8 |
| 14 | Contuk, Ahmet Eray | 1618 | TUR | =12B | =5N | −7B | +21N | −4B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1407 | -44.4 |
| 15 | Bulut, Mustafa Emre | 1683 | TUR | +18N | =16B | −1N | −3B | =12N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1502 | -24.6 |
| 16 | Ocal, Halil Tuna | 1489 | TUR | +2B | =15N | −10B | −5N | F | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1596 | +18.8 |
| 17 | Cavdarli, Mete Alp | 1552 | TUR | −10B | −8B | −13N | +19N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.50 | 1417 | -28.0 |
| 18 | Gungor, Ekrem Baha | 1525 | TUR | −15B | −2N | =19B | F | −11N | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.25 | 1238 | -52.8 |
| 19 | Arslan, Nil Hilal | 1409 | TUR | −1N | −11B | =18N | −17B | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.25 | 1239 | -28.0 |
| 20 | Ozgun, Ahmet Cagan | 0 | TUR | −?B | −7N | F | −8B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 51624010 | 0 | — | F | −?N | −2B | −14B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 796 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Culha, KadirTUR+75.63.0 pts · #6
- 2Arican, Ali EnesTUR+70.43.5 pts · #2
- 3Bay, Elis CagilTUR+53.24.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Gungor, Ekrem BahaTUR-52.80.5 pts · #19
- 2Contuk, Ahmet ErayTUR-44.42.0 pts · #16
- 3Celik, Isik AltayTUR-42.03.0 pts · #14
Biggest upsets
- R3+317 Elo gap
- R3+265 Elo gap
- R1+192 Elo gap