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. 26 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
Titled players · 26
GM×5
IM×4
FM×7
CM×7
WGM×1
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×25
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×6
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×5
🇷🇺Russia×3
🇮🇷Iran×2
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇮🇳India×1
🇸🇪Sweden×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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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, Bekhruz | 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+93.26.0 pts · #5
- 2Gurbanov, Amin NovruzAZE+45.64.0 pts · #25
- 3Atis, HasanCMTUR+45.64.5 pts · #22
Top rating losers
- 1Karaca, YigitFMTUR-75.62.5 pts · #40
- 2Can, Melih KaanCMTUR-56.81.5 pts · #43
- 3Yamakoglu, Mustafa EgeTUR-53.62.0 pts · #42
Biggest upsets
- R3+432 Elo gap
- R7+407 Elo gap
- R6+332 Elo gap