Eskisehir March Chess Tournament
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Eskisehir, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1622, and top seed was Gurdal Firinciogullari (🇹🇷 TUR, 1730).
Yigit Can (🇹🇷 TUR, 1659) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Mirac Nur Sahin (3.0) and Furkan Karakaya (2.5). Can won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Furkan Karakaya (1525) beat Tolga Esref Bulut (1672), a +147-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Eskisehir, Turkey
Dates
14 Mar 2026 → 15 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 roundsYigit Can led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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1
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Yigit Can never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yigit Can beat Mirac Nur Sahin (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Yigit Can won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yigit Can | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Mirac Nur Sahin | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Gurdal Firinciogullari | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Tolga Esref Bulut | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can, Yigit | 1659 | TUR | +9N | +2B | +3N | +5B | =8N | 4.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 9.75 | 1974 | +33.0 |
| 2 | Sahin, Mirac Nur | 1619 | TUR | +11B | −1N | =7B | +4N | =3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1667 | +13.6 |
| 3 | Karakaya, Furkan | 1525 | TUR | F | +4N | −1B | +7N | =2B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1727 | +43.2 |
| 4 | Bulut, Tolga Esref | 1672 | TUR | +8N | −3B | =5N | −2B | +7N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1602 | -19.6 |
| 5 | Firinciogullari, Gurdal | 1730 | TUR | +10B | +7N | =4B | −1N | −9B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1625 | -14.2 |
| 6 | Destici, Acar | 1650 | TUR | −7B | +11N | +8B | F | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 1683 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Gokkaya, Sener Suha | 1576 | TUR | +6N | −5B | =2N | −3B | −4B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1492 | -11.4 |
| 8 | Oymanli, Veli | 1557 | TUR | −4B | F | −6N | +9N | =1B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1562 | +0.2 |
| 9 | Sarikaya, Muhammed | 1607 | TUR | −1B | −10N | F | −8B | +5N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1446 | -16.6 |
| 10 | Kahraman, Seyit Kadir | 1609 | TUR | −5N | +9B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1669 | +6.4 |
| 11 | Celebi, Alp Eren | 1540 | TUR | −2N | −6B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 838 | -14.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Karakaya, FurkanTUR+43.22.5 pts · #5
- 2Can, YigitTUR+33.04.5 pts · #1
- 3Sahin, Mirac NurTUR+13.63.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Bulut, Tolga EsrefTUR-19.62.5 pts · #4
- 2Sarikaya, MuhammedTUR-16.61.0 pts · #10
- 3Celebi, Alp ErenTUR-14.60.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R2+147 Elo gap
- R5+123 Elo gap