Chess Point Chess Sports Club 14th Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1627, and top seed was Furkan Topsir (🇹🇷 TUR, 1777).
Deniz Ersin (🇹🇷 TUR, 1732) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sumeyye Gulceken (3.5) and Murat Selman (3.0). Ersin won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Asil Yaka (1500) beat Bahadir Barutcu (1685), a +185-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Istanbul, Turkey
Dates
28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsDeniz Ersin led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Deniz Ersin never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Deniz Ersin beat Sumeyye Gulceken (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Deniz Ersin won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Deniz Ersin | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Sumeyye Gulceken | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Murat Selman | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Furkan Topsir | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ersin, Deniz | 1732 | TUR | +9N | +10B | +2N | =4B | +5N | 4.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 9.75 | 2015 | +29.6 |
| 2 | Gulceken, Sumeyye | 1737 | TUR | +3B | +6N | −1B | =5N | +7B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 1763 | +2.8 |
| 3 | Selman, Murat | 1525 | TUR | −2N | +9B | =4N | =6B | +8N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1696 | +17.0 |
| 4 | Anar, Oskun | 1608 | TUR | +5B | =7N | =3B | =1N | −6N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 1763 | +16.4 |
| 5 | Topsir, Furkan | 1777 | TUR | −4N | +8B | +7N | =2B | −1B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1665 | -15.0 |
| 6 | Yaka, Asil | 1500 | TUR | F | −2B | +10N | =3N | +4B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1735 | +49.6 |
| 7 | Bagci, Hikmet | 1628 | TUR | =8N | =4B | −5B | +9N | −2N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1564 | -8.8 |
| 8 | Besler, Saruhan Eser | 1618 | TUR | =7B | −5N | =9B | +11N | −3B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.75 | 1495 | -33.6 |
| 9 | Senel, Bora Eymen | 1440 | TUR | −1B | −3N | =8N | −7B | +11B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1444 | -0.4 |
| 10 | Barutcu, Bahadir | 1685 | TUR | +11B | −1N | −6B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1595 | -4.4 |
| 11 | Simsek, Deniz | 1459 | TUR | −10N | F | F | −8B | −9N | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 780 | -20.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yaka, AsilTUR+49.62.5 pts · #5
- 2Ersin, DenizTUR+29.64.5 pts · #1
- 3Selman, MuratTUR+17.03.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Besler, Saruhan EserTUR-33.62.0 pts · #7
- 2Simsek, DenizTUR-20.60.0 pts · #11
- 3Topsir, FurkanTUR-15.02.5 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R3+185 Elo gap
- R1+169 Elo gap
- R5+108 Elo gap