13th Ali Ipek Memorial Chess Tournament

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67 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Mar 2026 to 06 Mar 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1973, and top seed was Aytug Celal Salci (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2162).

Aytug Celal Salci (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2162) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Kuzey Kurtyilmaz (5.5) and Teoman Guney Ersoz (5.5). Salci shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Ata Alp Yucebalkan (1603) beat Dogukan Kocacik (1868), a +265-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey

Dates

02 Mar 2026 → 06 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷CMAytug Celal Salci2162

Avg top 10

1,973

Participants

Titled players · 3

CM×3

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×67

Top 3

🥇
CMAytug Celal Salci
🇹🇷TUR·2162
5.5pts·2144perf-1.2
🥈
Kuzey Kurtyilmaz
🇹🇷TUR·1933
5.5pts·2053perf+39.2
🥉
CMTeoman Guney Ersoz
🇹🇷TUR·2074
5.5pts·2130perf+20.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R5; 4 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Salci5.5Kurtyilmaz5.5Ceneli5.5Ersoz5.5Ucoluk5Demirci5

R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

CM Aytug Celal Salci held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 5.5/7. Salci takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).

R1–R7 · UNBEATEN

CM Aytug Celal Salci went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMAytug Celal Salci	*	—	—	½
2Kuzey Kurtyilmaz	—	*	½	—
3Mehmet Canay Ceneli	—	½	*	—
4CMTeoman Guney Ersoz	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Salci, Aytug CelalCM	2162	TUR	+50N	+14B	=6N	+7B	+12N	=8B	=3N	5.5	29.5	31.5	23.75	2144	-1.2
2	Kurtyilmaz, Kuzey	1933	TUR	+24B	+31N	=34B	+44N	=4B	=5N	+12B	5.5	25.5	28.0	21.25	2053	+39.2
3	Ersoz, Teoman GuneyCM	2074	TUR	+13N	+55B	+51N	=12B	=19N	+6B	=1B	5.5	25.5	27.5	20.50	2130	+20.8
4	Ceneli, Mehmet Canay	1806	TUR	+43B	+27N	=5B	+51N	=2N	+19B	=9B	5.5	25.5	27.5	19.75	2044	+42.8
5	Konyar, Enver	1914	TUR	+49N	+20B	=4N	=6B	+13N	=2B	=8N	5.0	29.5	31.5	21.00	1986	+29.6
6	Buker, MuhittinCM	1912	TUR	+54B	+38N	=1B	=5N	+25B	−3N	+21B	5.0	26.5	28.5	17.75	1995	+17.4
7	Demirci, Murat	1841	TUR	+48B	=33N	+9B	−1N	+16B	=21N	+35B	5.0	25.0	27.0	18.00	1932	+17.4
8	Ucoluk, Umut	2075	TUR	=28B	+39N	=17B	+37N	+35B	=1N	=5B	5.0	24.5	27.5	18.25	1975	-20.4
9	Ilek, Kadir Bertan	1897	TUR	=45N	+46B	−7N	+57B	+14N	+26B	=4N	5.0	22.5	24.0	15.25	1902	+2.6
10	Emre, Erdem	1847	TUR	−15N	+36B	+49N	−13B	+56N	+32B	+20N	5.0	21.5	23.0	14.00	1805	-10.0
11	Atbas, Ufuk	1764	TUR	−33B	+65N	+62B	−25N	+47B	+45N	+19N	5.0	15.5	16.0	9.50	1813	+19.2
12	Yilmaz, Atakan	1929	TUR	+42N	+64B	+26N	=3N	−1B	+20B	−2N	4.5	26.5	27.5	13.75	1987	+12.6
13	Baran, Ibrahim Erdinc	1688	TUR	−3B	+59N	+40B	+10N	−5B	+34N	=18N	4.5	26.0	27.0	14.25	1951	+94.4
14	Saltik, Suleyman	1804	TUR	+25B	−1N	+33B	=21N	−9B	+27N	+30B	4.5	25.0	28.0	15.50	1816	+3.6
15	Yucebalkan, Ata Alp	1603	TUR	+10B	−34N	+38B	−18N	+31B	+29N	=17N	4.5	24.0	27.0	17.25	1914	+115.2
16	Akyuz, Pars	1748	TUR	=30N	+58B	−19N	+27B	−7N	+42B	+26N	4.5	22.0	23.5	12.75	1797	+21.6
17	Hazer, Omer Efe	1810	TUR	=22N	+57B	=8N	+45B	F	+25N	=15B	4.5	20.5	20.5	13.75	1867	+9.0
18	Ozkaner, Mehmet Kerem	1765	TUR	+53N	F	+47B	+15B	−20N	+33N	=13B	4.5	20.0	20.0	13.75	1821	+17.2
19	Aksoy, Alpgiray	1918	TUR	+47B	=44N	+16B	+34N	=3B	−4N	−11B	4.0	26.0	28.0	13.50	1860	-18.8
20	Kapusuz, Hasan Huseyin	1736	TUR	+66B	−5N	+39B	+29N	+18B	−12N	−10B	4.0	25.5	25.5	11.00	1794	+13.4
21	Gupluce, Melih	1733	TUR	+63N	−51B	+56N	=14B	+40N	=7B	−6N	4.0	21.0	22.0	10.25	1803	+30.4
22	Gul, Omer Turgut	1517	TUR	=17B	−29N	−28B	+43N	=50N	+46B	+37N	4.0	19.0	21.0	10.75	1770	+90.4
23	Cecen, Kuay Kam	1879	TUR	=65B	+28N	−44B	=33N	+37B	−35N	+45B	4.0	17.0	17.5	10.25	1727	-51.2
24	Kuyuk, Cinar	1676	TUR	−2N	+52B	−55N	−56B	+59N	+48B	+40N	4.0	16.0	17.0	8.00	1750	+13.2
25	Ates, Ahmet Yagiz	1594	TUR	−14N	+50B	+60N	+11B	−6N	−17B	=29B	3.5	24.5	25.5	9.75	1797	+71.2
26	Ceylan, Enes Arda	1860	TUR	+61B	+35N	−12B	=32B	+30N	−9N	−16B	3.5	24.0	25.0	9.25	1740	-21.0
27	Alkan, Sukru	1526	TUR	+37N	−4B	=46N	−16N	+28B	−14B	+42N	3.5	23.5	25.5	10.00	1728	+35.2
28	Aral, Tunc	1696	TUR	=8N	−23B	+22N	−30B	−27N	+52B	+43N	3.5	22.5	24.5	11.00	1673	-12.4
29	Kocacik, Dogukan	1868	TUR	=57N	+22B	=32N	−20B	+36N	−15B	=25N	3.5	22.5	24.0	11.25	1631	-80.4
30	Kibrit, Seda Irem	1531	TUR	=16B	−32N	+65B	+28N	−26B	+39N	−14N	3.5	22.5	23.0	9.25	1707	+61.2
31	Kizilova, Mehmet Ata	1800	TUR	+52N	−2B	−45N	+46B	−15N	=36B	+33B	3.5	20.0	22.0	8.50	1649	-53.6
32	Donmez, Yagiz Efe	1739	TUR	=58N	+30B	=29B	=26N	=34B	−10N	=56B	3.5	20.0	21.5	10.00	1714	-7.6
33	Basturk, Hasan Abdulkadir	1546	TUR	+11N	=7B	−14N	=23B	+55N	−18B	−31N	3.0	26.5	28.5	11.50	1756	+69.2
34	Gurkan, Ahmet Akif	1859	TUR	+36N	+15B	=2N	−19B	=32N	−13B	F	3.0	25.0	27.0	12.00	1749	-33.6
35	Uzun, Efe	1722	TUR	F	−26B	+53N	+55B	−8N	+23B	−7N	3.0	21.5	21.5	8.00	1834	+16.6
36	Kaptan, Yilmaz	1612	TUR	−34B	−10N	+66B	+38N	−29B	=31N	=39B	3.0	21.0	21.0	6.25	1664	+15.2
37	Aluc, Bulut Evrim	1739	TUR	−27B	+48N	+61B	−8B	−23N	+54N	−22B	3.0	20.5	21.5	5.00	1646	-19.0
38	Arslan, Serdar Kaan	1737	TUR	+41N	−6B	−15N	−36B	−48N	+59B	+49N	3.0	19.5	20.5	6.00	1582	-29.4
39	Uslu, Mehmet Fatih	1480	TUR	+60N	−8B	−20N	=42B	+57N	−30B	=36N	3.0	19.5	20.5	5.25	1633	+46.7
40	Durmus, Cinar	1909	TUR	=46N	=45B	−13N	+49B	−21B	+47N	−24B	3.0	18.5	20.5	6.00	1615	-104.4
41	Tosun, Aysu	1476	TUR	−38B	−62N	−48B	+63N	−43B	+66N	+54B	3.0	11.5	11.5	3.00	1528	+8.4
42	Acikbas, Ege	1661	TUR	−12B	F	+52N	=39N	+54B	−16N	−27B	2.5	19.5	21.0	5.50	1595	-24.8
43	Yildirim, Enes	1602	TUR	−4N	−60B	=50N	−22B	+41N	+57B	−28B	2.5	19.5	20.5	5.50	1546	-23.6
44	Yarici, Ferhat Oguzhan	1779	TUR	+67N	=19B	+23N	−2B	F	F	F	2.5	13.5	13.5	6.00	1919	+15.4
45	Yigit, Tuna	1636	TUR	=9B	=40N	+31B	−17N	F	−11B	−23N	2.0	25.0	27.0	7.50	1718	+22.8
46	Gokdemir, Demir	1641	TUR	=40B	−9N	=27B	−31N	=58B	−22N	=52B	2.0	21.0	22.5	5.00	1522	-39.9
47	Cokcetin, Tarik Bilal	1637	TUR	−19N	+67B	−18N	+53B	−11N	−40B	F	2.0	20.5	20.5	2.00	1622	-4.0
48	Sarikaya, Muhammed	1607	TUR	−7N	−37B	+41N	F	+38B	−24N	F	2.0	20.0	20.0	6.00	1622	+1.4
49	Bayraktar, Metehan	1645	TUR	−5B	+66N	−10B	−40N	−53B	+58N	−38B	2.0	19.5	19.5	1.50	1542	-41.6
50	Alak, Agdar	1682	TUR	−1B	−25N	=43B	+61N	=22B	F	F	2.0	18.5	18.5	4.25	1610	-12.4
51	Aydin, Ahmet Turker	1900	TUR	+62B	+21N	−3B	−4B	F	F	F	2.0	18.0	18.0	5.00	1813	-8.8
52	Basoglu, Emirali	1576	TUR	−31B	−24N	−42B	=58N	+63B	−28N	=46N	2.0	17.0	18.0	2.75	1471	-40.4
53	Soku, Mustafa Attila	1558	TUR	−18B	+54N	−35B	−47N	+49N	F	F	2.0	16.5	18.5	4.00	1611	+6.6
54	Karakus, Selim Yigit	1642	TUR	−6N	−53B	+59N	+60B	−42N	−37B	−41N	2.0	16.5	17.5	2.00	1507	-54.8
55	Ozmen, Sevket Mert	1793	TUR	+59B	−3N	+24B	−35N	−33B	F	F	2.0	16.5	16.5	5.00	1646	-20.2
56	Akyil, Etka Selim	1507	TUR	−64N	F	−21B	+24N	−10B	F	=32N	1.5	20.0	21.0	5.75	1604	+20.4
57	Hicyilmaz, Mustafa	1618	TUR	=29B	−17N	+58B	−9N	−39B	−43N	F	1.5	20.0	21.0	3.25	1504	-37.6
58	Turkay, Metin	1525	TUR	=32B	−16N	−57N	=52B	=46N	−49B	F	1.5	15.5	15.5	3.75	1469	-8.6
59	Simsek, Ahmet Feyzi	1574	TUR	−55N	−13B	−54B	+66N	−24B	−38N	F	1.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	1386	-26.4
60	Sazlik, Mucahit	1739	TUR	−39B	+43N	−25B	−54N	F	F	F	1.0	13.5	13.5	2.50	1389	-36.2
61	Ersoy, Alper	1613	TUR	−26N	+63B	−37N	−50B	F	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1478	-28.0
62	Aydogan, Gungor	1637	TUR	−51N	+41B	−11N	F	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	1588	-4.4
63	Muti, Erol	1402	TUR	−21B	−61N	F	−41B	−52N	F	+66B	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1321	-10.2
64	Arcasoy, Tugrul	1768	TUR	+56B	−12N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	6.0	6.0	1.50	1717	-2.2
65	Metin, Mete	1620	TUR	=23N	−11B	−30N	F	F	F	F	0.5	12.5	12.5	2.00	1452	-24.0
66	Turkucu, Eyup	1409	TUR	−20N	−49B	−36N	−59B	F	−41B	−63N	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	774	-70.8
67	Cicekci, Tuana	1569	TUR	−44B	−47N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	908	-12.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Yucebalkan, Ata AlpTUR
+115.2
4.5 pts · #17
2Baran, Ibrahim ErdincTUR
+94.4
4.5 pts · #15
3Gul, Omer TurgutTUR
+90.4
4.0 pts · #24

Top rating losers

1Durmus, CinarTUR
-104.4
3.0 pts · #35
2Kocacik, DogukanTUR
-80.4
3.5 pts · #25
3Turkucu, EyupTUR
-70.8
0.0 pts · #66

Biggest upsets

R6+265 Elo gap
Yucebalkan, Ata Alp1603 beat Kocacik, Dogukan1868
R1+259 Elo gap
Uslu, Mehmet Fatih1480 beat Sazlik, Mucahit1739
R5+247 Elo gap
Basturk, Hasan Abdulkadir1546 beat Ozmen, Sevket Mert1793