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

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60 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Apr 2026 to 25 Apr 2026 in Manisa, Turkey. 3 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1947, and top seed was Shohina Akhmedova (🇺🇿 UZB, WCM, 1996).

Ali Arda Eracar (🇹🇷 TUR, 1991) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Goktan Can Kara (6.5) and Shohina Akhmedova (6.5). Eracar shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Melih Gupluce (1763) beat Hafize Demirtas (1919), a +156-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

🇺🇿WCMShohina Akhmedova1996

Avg top 10

1,947

Participants

Titled players · 3

CM×2

WCM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×53

🇦🇿Azerbaijan×4

🇯🇴Jordan×1

🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1

🇱🇾Libya×1

Top 3

🥇
Ali Arda Eracar
🇹🇷TUR·1991
7.5pts·2156perf+68.4
🥈
Goktan Can Kara
🇹🇷TUR·1977
6.5pts·2054perf+37.6
🥉
WCMShohina Akhmedova
🇺🇿UZB·1996
6.5pts·2042perf+22.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Ali Arda Eracar led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Eracar7.5Akhmedova6.5Yilmaz6.5Kara6.5Pekkul6Kayan6

R7–R9 · LEAD HELD

Ali Arda Eracar never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ali Arda Eracar drew with WCM Shohina Akhmedova (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ali Arda Eracar 5 wins (R4–R8)WCM Shohina Akhmedova 4 wins (R3–R6)Atakan Yilmaz 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ali Arda Eracar	*	½	—	0
2WCMShohina Akhmedova	½	*	—	½
3Atakan Yilmaz	—	—	*	—
4Goktan Can Kara	1	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Eracar, Ali Arda	1991	TUR	+42N	+21B	−2N	+27B	+35N	+11N	+9B	+5N	=3B	7.5	44.0	48.0	38.25	2156	+68.4
2	Kara, Goktan Can	1977	TUR	+34B	+39N	+1B	+37N	=11B	−5N	+23B	=3B	=8N	6.5	45.0	49.0	34.00	2054	+37.6
3	Akhmedova, ShohinaWCM	1996	UZB	=15B	=24N	+39B	+40N	+12B	+21N	=5B	=2N	=1N	6.5	45.0	49.0	33.75	2042	+22.8
4	Yilmaz, Atakan	1941	TUR	=24B	−13N	+51B	+22N	+28B	=14N	+27B	=6B	+11N	6.5	41.5	44.5	30.75	1967	+6.8
5	Akdas, Emre	1923	TUR	−37N	+29B	+41N	+16N	+15B	+2B	=3N	−1B	=6N	6.0	46.0	50.0	32.25	2010	+21.2
6	Pekkul, Arda	1950	TUR	−21B	+27N	=24B	+25N	=13B	+40N	+11B	=4N	=5B	6.0	43.0	47.0	30.50	1948	-0.4
7	Farhadov, Ali	1845	AZE	−20B	+32N	+14B	=28N	+38B	−9N	=22B	+36N	+23B	6.0	40.0	44.0	27.75	1933	+42.0
8	Aygen, Ismail	1947	TUR	−12N	=36B	=29N	+47B	+50N	+26B	=13N	+30B	=2B	6.0	38.5	41.5	25.75	1934	-6.0
9	Demirtas, Hafize	1919	TUR	=58N	+55B	+26N	−11B	+53N	+7B	−1N	=12B	+21N	6.0	38.5	40.0	23.50	1959	+9.2
10	Kayan, Veli	1863	TUR	=55N	+58B	−11N	+29B	−26N	+51B	+46N	+13B	=17N	6.0	34.0	35.5	21.75	1926	+14.6
11	Gupluce, Melih	1763	TUR	+56B	+34N	+10B	+9N	=2N	−1B	−6N	+15B	−4B	5.5	48.5	50.5	27.25	1975	+102.0
12	Tas, Yasar Asil	1842	TUR	+8B	=20N	+28B	+18B	−3N	−23N	+38B	=9N	=16B	5.5	44.5	48.5	28.50	1954	+27.8
13	Vural, Kerem Ege	1798	TUR	=35N	+4B	−18N	+49B	=6N	+36B	=8B	−10N	+29B	5.5	42.5	45.5	26.00	1941	+66.9
14	Harman, Ongun	1771	TUR	=49N	+59B	−7N	+33B	+18N	=4B	=21B	=23N	=20B	5.5	41.0	42.5	24.00	1933	+79.6
15	Acar, Kaan	1863	TUR	=3N	=35B	+45N	+36B	−5N	+19B	=30N	−11N	+28B	5.5	40.5	44.0	25.00	1895	+8.0
16	Sahinoglu, Cinar	1795	TUR	=38B	+31N	=17N	−5B	−19N	+48B	+35N	+25B	=12N	5.5	40.0	43.5	24.50	1869	+36.8
17	Er, Mira	1883	TUR	−26B	+30N	=16B	−38N	+44B	=28N	+32B	+22N	=10B	5.5	38.5	42.5	26.00	1854	-12.8
18	Buker, MuhittinCM	1914	TUR	+46B	=26N	+13B	−12N	−14B	−22N	+45B	+43N	+30B	5.5	38.0	41.5	23.25	1869	-10.4
19	Kucukkara, Fikret	1725	TUR	−30B	+54N	−40B	+39N	+16B	−15N	+41B	=24N	+27N	5.5	37.0	39.5	23.00	1886	+80.4
20	Basara, Arda	1909	TUR	+7N	=12B	−37N	−53B	+59N	+43B	+26N	=21B	=14N	5.5	37.0	38.5	24.00	1884	-5.8
21	Yontem, Emir Fehim	1843	TUR	+6N	−1N	+38B	+32N	+37B	−3B	=14N	=20N	−9B	5.0	45.5	49.5	24.00	1912	+16.0
22	Zaimov, Berk	1777	TUR	=45N	+49B	−35N	−4B	+33N	+18B	=7N	−17B	+39B	5.0	39.5	42.5	21.75	1888	+26.2
23	Akkus, Muhammed Ali	1879	TUR	+41N	−37B	=36N	+59B	+45N	+12B	−2N	=14B	−7N	5.0	39.0	40.5	19.25	1853	-14.0
24	Girgin, Muhammed Furkan	1835	TUR	=4N	=3B	=6N	−45B	=49N	=52B	+51N	=19B	+36B	5.0	38.0	40.5	22.00	1853	+3.6
25	Alshareef, Mossa	1709	JOR	−29N	+57B	+55N	−6B	−36N	+50B	+40B	−16N	+41B	5.0	33.0	35.0	15.00	1849	+33.4
26	Ozturk, Ahmet Emir	1807	TUR	+17N	=18B	−9B	+44N	+10B	−8N	−20B	=38N	=31B	4.5	43.0	47.0	22.50	1844	+18.0
27	Mercan, Mehmet Fatih	1796	TUR	+51B	−6B	+47N	−1N	+32B	+35B	−4N	=28N	−19B	4.5	42.0	45.0	17.25	1828	+14.4
28	Demirbag, Ertugrul	1776	TUR	+60N	+42B	−12N	=7B	−4N	=17B	+37N	=27B	−15N	4.5	41.5	42.5	17.00	1841	+32.4
29	Ozmen, Sevket Mert	1773	TUR	+25B	−5N	=8B	−10N	−43B	+44N	+33N	+46B	−13N	4.5	41.0	44.5	20.00	1829	+13.4
30	Teker, Renas Arda Miralper	1784	TUR	+19N	−17B	+48N	−35B	+31N	+37B	=15B	−8N	−18N	4.5	40.5	44.0	20.25	1827	+21.6
31	Yeltekin, Atalay Uras	1717	TUR	=50N	−16B	+42N	=46N	−30B	−39N	+47B	+37B	=26N	4.5	33.5	36.5	17.00	1803	+42.0
32	Daggul, Mete	1725	TUR	+53N	−7B	+58N	−21B	−27N	+56B	−17N	=34B	+46N	4.5	33.5	35.0	11.75	1815	+44.0
33	Ertan, Oktay	1912	TUR	−39B	+40N	=46B	−14N	−22B	+59N	−29B	+52N	+38B	4.5	33.0	34.5	13.75	1770	-33.8
34	Mehmetoglu, Eldar	1846	TUR	−2N	−11B	=50N	=55B	+57N	−38N	+49B	=32N	+45B	4.5	32.0	34.0	13.25	1776	-34.0
35	Ergun, Gurkan	1866	TUR	=13B	=15N	+22B	+30N	−1B	−27N	−16B	−41N	+50B	4.0	42.0	45.0	18.00	1777	-21.2
36	Yaman, Ali	1783	TUR	+52B	=8N	=23B	−15N	+25B	−13N	+39B	−7B	−24N	4.0	42.0	44.5	17.00	1781	+0.4
37	Aslan, Ela	1825	TUR	+5B	+23N	+20B	−2B	−21N	−30N	−28B	−31N	+49B	4.0	41.5	44.5	19.50	1792	-15.2
38	Israfilov, Emil	1733	AZE	=16N	+50B	−21N	+17B	−7N	+34B	−12N	=26B	−33N	4.0	41.0	44.0	18.00	1796	+15.8
39	Humbatova, Nazli	1819	AZE	+33N	−2B	−3N	−19B	+47N	+31B	−36N	+50B	−22N	4.0	40.0	43.0	15.50	1780	-9.4
40	Ercan, Mehmet Fahri	1795	TUR	+47N	−33B	+19N	−3B	+52N	−6B	−25N	=42N	=44B	4.0	39.0	41.5	15.50	1771	-6.0
41	Gulceken, Sumeyye	1799	TUR	−23B	+44N	−5B	−52N	+42N	+49B	−19N	+35B	−25N	4.0	36.5	39.0	15.00	1746	-12.2
42	Yasin, HurCM	1861	TUR	−1B	−28N	−31B	+54N	−41B	+57N	+56N	=40B	=43B	4.0	33.0	35.0	10.50	1746	-27.6
43	Nazli, Sertan	1788	TUR	=59N	−45B	−49N	+58B	+29N	−20N	+52B	−18B	=42N	4.0	30.0	31.5	11.25	1752	-8.6
44	Tas, Halil	1707	TUR	+57N	−41B	=53N	−26B	−17N	−29B	+60N	+51B	=40N	4.0	30.0	31.0	9.25	1742	+9.4
45	Yazar, Ege	1721	TUR	=22B	+43N	−15B	+24N	−23B	−46N	−18N	+58B	−34N	3.5	38.0	39.5	13.00	1757	+16.4
46	Arkan, Ege	1814	TUR	−18N	+48B	=33N	=31B	=51N	+45B	−10B	−29N	−32B	3.5	36.5	39.5	13.00	1706	-54.0
47	Duran, Burak	1738	TUR	−40B	+56N	−27B	−8N	−39B	+55B	−31N	=48N	+60B	3.5	30.5	31.5	6.75	1698	-10.6
48	Ozturk, Efdal	1705	TUR	+54B	−46N	−30B	−51N	+58B	−16N	−50N	=47B	+56B	3.5	27.5	29.0	7.75	1691	-3.4
49	Arslan, Serdar Kaan	1708	TUR	=14B	−22N	+43B	−13N	=24B	−41N	−34N	+57B	−37N	3.0	37.5	39.5	11.25	1676	-7.2
50	Ali El Haj, Nizar	1781	LBA	=31B	−38N	=34B	+56N	−8B	−25N	+48B	−39N	−35N	3.0	35.5	37.5	10.00	1658	-29.8
51	Sahin, Kerem	1740	TUR	−27N	+60B	−4N	+48B	=46B	−10N	−24B	−44N	=54N	3.0	35.5	36.5	7.50	1668	-34.4
52	Salimli, Rufat	1725	AZE	−36N	−53B	+60N	+41B	−40B	=24N	−43N	−33B	F	2.5	29.5	30.5	7.50	1660	-13.4
53	Uslu, Halit	1787	TUR	−32B	+52N	=44B	+20N	−9B	F	F	F	F	2.5	22.5	22.5	10.00	1797	+1.2
54	Karaca, Emrah	1767	TUR	−48N	−19B	−59N	−42B	−60B	F	+55N	+56N	=51B	2.5	22.5	22.5	5.50	1607	-69.2
55	Bozkurt, Atilla	1811	TUR	=10B	−9N	−25B	=34N	−56B	−47N	−54B	+60N	−57B	2.0	31.5	32.5	6.25	1561	-57.6
56	Yucebalkan, Ata Alp	1702	TUR	−11N	−47B	+57N	−50B	+55N	−32N	−42B	−54B	−48N	2.0	28.5	30.5	4.00	1549	-67.6
57	Albayrak, Fatih	1769	TUR	−44B	−25N	−56B	+60N	−34B	−42B	F	−49N	+55N	2.0	25.5	25.5	3.00	1564	-42.4
58	Vatansever, Ugur	1819	TUR	=9B	−10N	−32B	−43N	−48N	+60B	F	−45N	F	1.5	31.5	32.5	4.00	1546	-48.2
59	Akcun, Fayik	1726	TUR	=43B	−14N	+54B	−23N	−20B	−33B	F	F	F	1.5	28.5	28.5	4.50	1645	-12.2
60	Sivri, Kerem Ege	1712	TUR	−28B	−51N	−52B	−57B	+54N	−58N	−44B	−55B	−47N	1.0	24.0	25.5	2.50	1410	-114.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gupluce, MelihTUR
+102.0
5.5 pts · #19
2Kucukkara, FikretTUR
+80.4
5.5 pts · #12
3Harman, OngunTUR
+79.6
5.5 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Sivri, Kerem EgeTUR
-114.8
1.0 pts · #60
2Karaca, EmrahTUR
-69.2
2.5 pts · #52
3Yucebalkan, Ata AlpTUR
-67.6
2.0 pts · #56

Biggest upsets

R4+156 Elo gap
Gupluce, Melih1763 beat Demirtas, Hafize1919
R4+150 Elo gap
Israfilov, Emil1733 beat Er, Mira1883
R3+144 Elo gap
Yeltekin, Atalay Uras1717 beat CMYasin, Hur1861