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8th Traditional Germencik Municipality April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day Chess Tournament

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29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in Aydin, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1733, and top seed was Yusuf Kursat Gunal (🇹🇷 TUR, 1888).

Defne Omak (🇹🇷 TUR, 1701) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Ahmet Kerem Kocayigit (4.0) and Onur Hisir (3.5). Omak shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Mete Aynaoglu (1460) beat Enes Kaan Usta (1788), a +328-point gap.

Location
🇹🇷Aydin, Turkey
Dates
11 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇹🇷Yusuf Kursat Gunal1888
Avg top 10
1,733
Participants
29
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×23
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Defne Omak
    🇹🇷TUR·1701
    4.0pts·1914perf+33.6
  • 🥈
    Ahmet Kerem Kocayigit
    🇹🇷TUR·1696
    4.0pts·1779perf+14.4
  • 🥉
    Onur Hisir
    🇹🇷TUR·1747
    3.5pts·1756perf+5.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
13
5
2
1
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Omak4Kocayigit4Kargi3.5Hisir3.5Pusmaz3.5Kurt3.5— ex-leaders:Omakled R4, #8
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Defne Omak held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/5. Omak takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Defne Omak beat Ahmet Kerem Kocayigit (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Defne Omak*
1
——
2Ahmet Kerem Kocayigit
0
*——
3Batuhan Kargi——*
½
4Onur Hisir——
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Omak, Defne1701TUR+11B+21N+13B+2N−4B4.012.013.510.001914+33.6
2Kocayigit, Ahmet Kerem1696TUR+27N+9B+20N−1B+10N4.011.512.08.001779+14.4
3Hisir, Onur1747TUR+18N+5B=4N=6B=7N3.514.016.010.751756+5.6
4Kurt, Emre1783TUR+25B+8N=3BF+1N3.512.513.59.751965+14.4
5Aynaoglu, Mete1460TUR+17B−3N+15B=8N+20B3.510.512.07.001737+54.4
6Kargi, Batuhan1637TUR+29B=20B+12N=3N=8B3.510.510.56.501784+19.8
7Pusmaz, Onur1671TUR+15B−13N+22B+14N=3B3.59.511.07.251835+44.0
8Dagtekin, Atlas1566TUR+26N−4B+9N=5B=6N3.013.514.07.001502-10.4
9Bay, Tuna0TUR+16B−2N−8B+28N+14B3.011.011.04.0016200.0
10FIDE 516088040—−22B+29N+21B+11N−2B3.09.59.54.0015210.0
11FIDE 5250470270—−1N=26B+24N−10B+23N2.510.010.53.2515810.0
12Ballioglu, Poyraz1613TUR+23B=22N−6B=16N=21B2.58.510.04.001560-8.8
13Gunal, Yusuf Kursat1888TUR+28N+7B−1NFF2.011.011.03.501768-8.0
14Tintas, Omer Poyraz1548TUR−20N+24B+17N−7B−9N2.010.011.53.501515-6.0
15Pazarli, Uraz1465TUR−7N+28B−5N−17B+25N2.010.010.01.001547+16.8
16Asar, Furkan1635TUR−9N=19N+27B=12B−17N2.09.510.02.751691+8.8
17FIDE 5250469690—−5NF−14B+15N+16B2.09.59.54.0015270.0
18Alasik, Utku Musa1483TUR−3B+23N−19B−21N+28B2.08.58.51.501513+3.6
19Somyurek, Irmak1612TUR=24N=16B+18NFF2.05.55.53.751651+6.4
20Usta, Enes Kaan1788TUR+14B=6N−2BF−5N1.513.014.53.751498-60.0
21FIDE 5250469500—F−1B−10N+18B=12N1.511.511.53.2515990.0
22Yaman, Ali1783TUR+10N=12B−7NFF1.510.510.54.251449-34.8
23FIDE 516827020—−12N−18B+26N=25B−11B1.58.08.51.0012600.0
24Kaplan, Furkan1460TUR=19B−14N−11BF+26N1.57.07.01.501387-7.2
25Gunay, Ozcan1502TUR−4N=27BF=23N−15B1.07.57.51.001300-15.0
26FIDE 516815360—−8B=11N−23BF−24B0.58.59.01.257130.0
27Altay, Ahmet Burak1472TUR−2B=25N−16NFF0.57.57.50.501338-9.2
28Unal, Mehmet Eren1556TUR−13B−15NF−9B−18N0.09.09.00.00812-53.6
29Yildirim, Atakan1459TUR−6N−10BFFF0.06.56.50.00837-10.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
8th Traditional Germencik Municipality April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day Chess Tournament (2026) — Aydin, Turkey | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats