Fuby Akademi GM Chess Tournament - Series 1
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 29 Apr 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2396, and top seed was Aryan Gholami (🇮🇷 IRI, GM, 2478).
Saidakbar Saydaliev (🇺🇿 UZB, IM, 2453) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Rahman Mohammad Fahad (6.0) and Konstantine Shanava (5.5). Saydaliev clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Tunahan Makaraci (FM, 2243) beat Enes Tanriverdi (IM, 2415), a +172-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Saidakbar Saydaliev led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Saidakbar Saydaliev takes the sole lead (6.5/9).
IM Saidakbar Saydaliev lost to IM Rahman Mohammad Fahad (Black).
IM Saidakbar Saydaliev 5 wins (R5–R9)IM Rahman Mohammad Fahad 3 wins (R1–R3)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇺🇿IMSaydaliev, Saidakbar | 2453 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.50 | 38.5 | +12.5 | 2556 |
| 2 | 🇧🇩IMMohammad Fahad, Rahman | 2424 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 23.75 | 39.0 | +11.3 | 2518 |
| 3 | 🇬🇪GMShanava, Konstantine | 2446 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 24.75 | 39.5 | +3.4 | 2471 |
| 4 | 🇹🇷FMDirikolu, Deniz | 2310 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.25 | 39.5 | +43.2 | 2486 |
| 5 | 🇮🇷GMGholami, Aryan | 2478 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.00 | 40.0 | -5.8 | 2430 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺GMAczel, Gergely | 2437 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 19.25 | 40.5 | -5.4 | 2392 |
| 7 | 🇹🇷IMTanriverdi, Enes | 2415 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 15.75 | 41.0 | -7.5 | 2351 |
| 8 | 🇹🇷IMEren, Ataberk | 2396 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 14.75 | 41.5 | -9.8 | 2316 |
| 9 | 🇹🇷FMMakaraci, Tunahan | 2243 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.5 | 9.50 | 42.5 | -0.2 | 2247 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷FMYonal, Timur | 2362 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 2.0 | 8.00 | 43.0 | -40.4 | 2180 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dirikolu, DenizFMTUR+43.25.5 pts · #4
- 2Saydaliev, SaidakbarIMUZB+12.56.5 pts · #1
- 3Mohammad Fahad, RahmanIMBAN+11.36.0 pts · #2
- 1Yonal, TimurFMTUR-40.42.0 pts · #10
- 2Eren, AtaberkIMTUR-9.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Tanriverdi, EnesIMTUR-7.54.0 pts · #7
- R1+172 Elo gap
- R5+114 Elo gap