Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - A

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46 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Apr 2026 to 25 Apr 2026 in Manisa, Turkey. 27 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2450, and top seed was Abdimalik Abdisalimov (🇺🇿 UZB, GM, 2553).

Vugar Rasulov (🇦🇿 AZE, GM, 2515) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Nikita Afanasiev (7.0) and Vitaly Sivuk (6.5). Rasulov shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Hasan Atis (CM, 2083) beat Harikrishnan.A.Ra (GM, 2515), a +432-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Manisa, Turkey

Dates

20 Apr 2026 → 25 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇿GMAbdimalik Abdisalimov2553

Avg top 10

2,450

Participants

Titled players · 27

GM×5

IM×4

FM×8

CM×7

WGM×1

WFM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×25

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×6

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×5

🇷🇺Russia×3

FIDE (no federation)×2

🇮🇷Iran×2

🇸🇪Sweden×1

🇮🇳India×1

Top 3

🥇
GMVugar Rasulov
🇦🇿AZE·2515
7.0pts·2564perf+7.3
🥈
GMNikita Afanasiev
🇷🇺RUS·2541
7.0pts·2598perf+7.7
🥉
GMVitaly Sivuk
🇸🇪SWE·2522
6.5pts·2491perf+0.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Afanasiev7Rasulov7Sivuk6.5Huseyinoglu6Zerey6Harikrishnan.A.Ra6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Nikita Afanasiev held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 7.0/9. Rasulov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (46.0).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Nikita Afanasiev drew with GM Vugar Rasulov (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMNikita Afanasiev	*	½	½	—
2GMVugar Rasulov	½	*	½	½
3GMVitaly Sivuk	½	½	*	½
4IMAlihan Huseyinoglu	—	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Rasulov, VugarGM	2515	AZE	+7B	=25B	+10N	=3B	+19N	=2N	+6B	+11N	=5B	7.0	46.0	50.0	38.25	2564	+7.3
2	Afanasiev, NikitaGM	2541	RUS	+46N	+8B	+26N	+18B	=25N	=1B	=3N	+7B	=4N	7.0	43.0	43.0	31.25	2598	+7.7
3	Sivuk, VitalyGM	2522	SWE	+38B	=5N	+22B	=1N	=11B	+12N	=2B	=4N	+9B	6.5	46.0	48.5	33.00	2491	+0.1
4	Harikrishnan.A.RaGM	2515	IND	+44N	=10B	−18N	+16B	+20N	+8B	=7N	=3B	=2B	6.0	44.0	45.0	28.25	2424	-7.1
5	Huseyinoglu, AlihanIM	2401	TUR	+40N	=3B	−25N	=15B	+13N	=11N	+20B	+18B	=1N	6.0	41.5	44.0	28.25	2398	+1.4
6	Zerey, DemhatFM	2166	TUR	−26N	+27B	=8N	+10B	+32N	+18B	−1N	+15B	=7N	6.0	41.0	44.5	28.00	2369	+93.2
7	Yakubbaeva, NilufarWGM	2221	UZB	−1N	+20B	+12N	+13B	=18N	+25B	=4B	−2N	=6B	5.5	45.0	49.0	26.75	2383	+35.2
8	Poormosavi, Seyed KianIM	2378	IRI	+16B	−2N	=6B	+33N	+21B	−4N	+22B	−9N	+11B	5.5	43.5	46.5	25.00	2325	-4.5
9	Sharipov, DavronFM	2326	UZB	=14N	=19B	=13N	+31B	−12B	+30N	+21N	+8B	−3N	5.5	40.0	43.5	24.75	2261	-12.2
10	Schekachikhin, MaksimIM	2371	FID	+43B	=4N	−1B	−6N	=27B	+33N	+29B	=12N	+19B	5.5	39.5	41.0	20.50	2290	-7.4
11	Metin, Enis	2146	TUR	=29N	=34B	+27N	+26B	=3N	=5B	+25N	−1B	−8N	5.0	41.0	44.0	21.75	2364	+45.0
12	Isilak, Enes	2088	TUR	+45N	=16N	−7B	+38B	+9N	−3B	=19N	=10B	=15N	5.0	40.0	40.5	18.50	2288	+44.4
13	Uzdemir, Ali PoyrazFM	2151	TUR	+32B	=38N	=9B	−7N	−5B	+24N	=14N	=19B	+35N	5.0	37.5	40.0	19.75	2225	+34.0
14	Kazik, Oguz Kagan	2175	TUR	=9B	=17N	−28B	+24N	=30B	=29N	=13B	=27N	+34B	5.0	36.0	39.0	21.25	2186	+2.2
15	Maruflu, Enes Yusuf	2161	TUR	=17B	−28N	+42B	=5N	=39B	+38N	+32B	−6N	=12B	5.0	34.5	36.5	17.25	2254	+21.2
16	Karabulut, EtkaCM	2203	TUR	−8N	=12B	+34N	−4N	=37B	=35B	=31N	+32N	+27B	5.0	33.5	36.5	17.75	2180	-14.0
17	Hamidov, AllahverdiFM	2289	AZE	=15N	=14B	−21N	=34B	=41N	=36B	=23N	+31B	+33N	5.0	31.5	34.0	18.00	2138	-34.6
18	Atis, HasanCM	2083	TUR	+42B	+43N	+4B	−2N	=7B	−6N	+28B	−5N	F	4.5	40.5	42.0	16.25	2318	+45.6
19	Karpenko, AntonCM	2178	FID	=39B	=9N	+33B	+22N	−1B	=28N	=12B	=13N	−10N	4.5	39.5	42.0	18.50	2256	+31.9
20	Cankurt, Arda	2116	TUR	+41B	−7N	+35B	+28N	−4B	=22N	−5N	=23B	=21N	4.5	38.0	40.5	16.25	2197	+33.2
21	Minakov, Artemij	2092	RUS	=30B	+24N	+17B	−25B	−8N	+39N	−9B	=28N	=20B	4.5	37.0	39.5	18.25	2254	+34.2
22	Akbas, Kaan	2114	TUR	+36N	+44B	−3N	−19B	+26N	=20B	−8N	=35B	=23N	4.5	35.5	36.5	14.00	2211	+20.2
23	Parshin, Maxim	2113	RUS	−24B	+37N	−39B	+35N	−28B	+41N	=17B	=20N	=22B	4.5	31.0	33.5	15.50	2139	+5.0
24	Celik, Ege Yigit	2032	TUR	+23N	−21B	−40N	−14B	+31N	−13B	=42N	+43B	+32N	4.5	30.5	32.0	14.00	2114	+38.8
25	Abdisalimov, AbdimalikGM	2553	UZB	+28B	=1N	+5B	+21N	=2B	−7N	−11B	F	F	4.0	39.0	39.0	21.50	2370	-13.4
26	Umarov, BekhruzFM	2317	UZB	+6B	+39N	−2B	−11N	−22B	=27N	+30B	=34N	F	4.0	38.0	40.5	16.00	2190	-25.6
27	Yardimci, Can	2083	TUR	+35N	−6N	−11B	=36B	=10N	=26B	+43N	=14B	−16N	4.0	36.5	38.0	13.25	2136	+24.0
28	Gunebakan, Yunus Emre	2257	TUR	−25N	+15B	+14N	−20B	+23N	=19B	−18N	=21B	F	4.0	36.5	36.5	19.00	2184	-33.2
29	Savran, BoraCM	2060	TUR	=11B	−30N	+37B	=39N	=40N	=14B	−10N	=36B	=31N	4.0	31.5	34.0	13.75	2110	+20.4
30	Gurbanov, Amin Novruz	2021	AZE	=21N	+29B	−38N	=40B	=14N	−9B	−26N	+42B	=36N	4.0	31.0	33.0	13.50	2123	+45.6
31	Sahin, Ata Sarp	2025	TUR	−33B	=32N	+43B	−9N	−24B	+42N	=16B	−17N	=29B	3.5	32.5	34.0	9.75	2061	+6.2
32	Baghirov, Mahammad	2063	AZE	−13N	=31B	+45N	+44B	−6B	+40N	−15N	−16B	−24B	3.5	32.5	33.0	5.75	2053	-6.0
33	Aktamova, ZilolaWFM	2105	UZB	+31N	=40B	−19N	−8B	=36N	−10B	+37N	F	−17B	3.0	32.5	35.0	9.25	2102	-7.6
34	Aliyev, ElnurCM	2071	AZE	=37B	=11N	−16B	=17N	−38B	+45N	F	=26B	−14N	3.0	32.0	32.5	9.00	2087	+1.2
35	Shakhzodova, OzodaWCM	2004	UZB	−27B	F	−20N	−23B	+45N	=16N	+38B	=22N	−13B	3.0	30.5	30.5	7.75	2043	+6.8
36	Ucoluk, Umut	2055	TUR	−22B	−42N	F	=27N	=33B	=17N	=41B	=29N	=30B	3.0	29.0	29.0	11.25	2006	-24.8
37	Avcu, Uraz	2002	TUR	=34N	−23B	−29N	+45B	=16N	−43B	−33B	+41N	F	3.0	25.5	26.0	7.00	2014	+2.4
38	Karaca, YigitFM	2241	TUR	−3N	=13B	+30B	−12N	+34N	−15B	−35N	F	F	2.5	34.5	34.5	9.50	2043	-75.6
39	Ebrahimi Herab, HamidrezaFM	2375	IRI	=19N	−26B	+23N	=29B	=15N	−21B	F	F	F	2.5	29.5	29.5	11.25	2097	-21.2
40	Yildiz, TalatCM	2211	TUR	−5B	=33N	+24B	=30N	=29B	−32B	F	F	F	2.5	25.0	25.0	10.00	2057	-25.4
41	Makhsatuly, Rakhim	2058	KAZ	−20N	=45B	−44N	+42N	=17B	−23B	=36N	−37B	F	2.5	23.5	23.5	6.25	1963	-41.2
42	Yamakoglu, Mustafa Ege	2015	TUR	−18N	+36B	−15N	−41B	=43N	−31B	=24B	−30N	F	2.0	30.0	31.5	6.00	1884	-53.6
43	Can, Melih KaanCM	2177	TUR	−10N	−18B	−31N	F	=42B	+37N	−27B	−24N	F	1.5	27.0	27.0	4.00	1857	-56.8
44	Alaz, Ahmet EfekanFM	2227	TUR	−4B	−22N	+41B	−32N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	16.5	16.5	2.50	1995	-25.0
45	Ipek, Ekin	2018	TUR	−12B	=41N	−32B	−37N	−35B	−34B	F	F	F	0.5	20.0	20.0	1.25	1647	-45.0
46	Gunduz, Umut ErdemIM	2241	TUR	−2B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1741	-3.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zerey, DemhatFMTUR
+93.2
6.0 pts · #5
2Gurbanov, Amin NovruzAZE
+45.6
4.0 pts · #25
3Atis, HasanCMTUR
+45.6
4.5 pts · #22

Top rating losers

1Karaca, YigitFMTUR
-75.6
2.5 pts · #40
2Can, Melih KaanCMTUR
-56.8
1.5 pts · #43
3Yamakoglu, Mustafa EgeTUR
-53.6
2.0 pts · #42

Biggest upsets

R3+432 Elo gap
CMAtis, Hasan2083 beat GMHarikrishnan.A.Ra2515
R7+407 Elo gap
Metin, Enis2146 beat GMAbdisalimov, Abdimalik2553
R6+332 Elo gap
WGMYakubbaeva, Nilufar2221 beat GMAbdisalimov, Abdimalik2553