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Bolu 23 April National Sovereignty and Children's Day Chess Tournament

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26 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Bolu, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1770, and top seed was Meric Zeynel Aker (🇹🇷 TUR, 1987).

Meric Zeynel Aker (🇹🇷 TUR, 1987) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Doruk Dogan (4.5) and Canberk Giray (4.5). Aker won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Canberk Giray (1782) beat Meric Zeynel Aker (1987), a +205-point gap.

Location
🇹🇷Bolu, Turkey
Dates
18 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇹🇷Meric Zeynel Aker1987
Avg top 10
1,770
Participants
26
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×26
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇹🇷TUR·1987
    4.5pts·1880perf-22.8
  • 🥈
    🇹🇷TUR·1793
    4.5pts·1875perf+22.4
  • 🥉
    🇹🇷TUR·1782
    4.5pts·1886perf+16.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 3 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
12
3
1
1
2
3
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 4.5/6. Aker takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Canberk Giray beat Meric Zeynel Aker (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Meric Zeynel Aker won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Canberk Giray*
1
——
2Meric Zeynel Aker
0
*
½
—
3Doruk Dogan—
½
*
½
4Abdullah Murat Ozmen——
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Aker, Meric Zeynel1987TUR+12N+5B+10N=2B−3N+8B4.519.522.515.751880-22.8
2Dogan, Doruk1793TUR+16N=6B+14B=1N+5B=9N4.518.521.015.001875+22.4
3Giray, Canberk1782TUR=7N+24B=13N+10B+1B=4N4.517.517.512.501886+16.6
4Camlibel, Mert1569TUR+21N=17B=6N=15B+14N=3B4.015.516.510.001738+34.8
5Aral, Tunc1696TUR+20N−1N+21B+13B−2N+11N4.015.516.57.501762+17.2
6Ozmen, Abdullah Murat1665TUR+22B=2N=4B+17B−9N+20B4.015.016.08.251758+30.4
7Makaraci, Mete1540TUR=3B−12N+23B−11N+10B+15N3.516.016.58.251665+40.8
8Gecegezen, Cengizhan1669TUR+26B−10N+11B=14N+15B−1N3.515.515.56.751750+20.0
9Latifoglu, Ali Emir1717TUR+19N=13B=17NF+6B=2B3.515.016.510.001827+29.6
10Yilmaz, Berra1560TUR+25N+8B−1B−3N−7N+14B3.018.518.56.001603+5.6
11Gules, Mehmed Selahaddin1563TUR−17N+20B−8N+7B+13N−5B3.015.516.57.001633+10.8
12Kibrit, Seda Irem1592TUR−1B+7B−18NF+19N+21B3.012.513.56.001648+7.6
13Dogan, Ahmet Enes1614TUR+23B=9N=3B−5N−11B=16N2.517.518.05.751568-16.4
14Kayhan, Muhsin0TUR+24N+15B−2N=8B−4B−10N2.517.517.54.2516430.0
15Kutuk, Batuhan1721TUR+18B−14N+22B=4N−8N−7B2.515.516.55.001551-21.8
16Edebale, Can Muhammet1564TUR−2B−22N+19N+21B−20N=13B2.510.511.53.751427-37.6
17Altinisik, Doruk Ege1783TUR+11B=4N=9B−6NFF2.014.514.56.751629-32.0
18Yalcin, Omer Kaan1531TUR−15N+25B+12BFFF2.09.09.03.001705+27.6
19Konuk, Arda Kagan1535TUR−9B=23N−16B+22N−12BF1.510.510.51.251400-36.0
20Turkay, Metin1493TUR−5B−11NFF+16B−6N1.016.516.52.501429-6.2
21Sarialan, Eyup0TUR−4BF−5N−16N+22B−12N1.014.514.51.0013330.0
22Erakman, Muhittin1444TUR−6N+16B−15N−19B−21NF1.011.511.52.501428-2.2
23Sonmez, Yasin1430TUR−13N=19B−7NFFF0.57.57.50.751290-9.4
24Hasturk, Yusuf1888TUR−14B−3NFFFF0.08.08.00.00982-12.8
25Yaman, Ayberk1426TUR−10B−18NFFFF0.05.05.00.00746-27.2
26Seremet, Harun1559TUR−8NFFFFF0.04.54.50.00869-14.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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