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Fuby Academi IM Chess Tournament - Series 2

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Apr 2026 to 05 May 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. 8 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2279, and top seed was Konstantine Shanava (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2446).

Konstantine Shanava (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2446) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Rahman Mohammad Fahad (6.0) and Deniz Dirikolu (6.0). Shanava took the lead from round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Kaan Akbas (2114) beat Gergely Aczel (GM, 2437), a +323-point gap.

Location
🇹🇷Istanbul, Turkey
Dates
30 Apr 2026 → 05 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇪GMKonstantine Shanava2446
Avg top 10
2,279
Participants
10
Titled players · 8
GM×2
IM×1
FM×3
CM×2
Federations · 4 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×7
🇭🇺Hungary×1
🇬🇪Georgia×1
🇧🇩Bangladesh×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

GM Konstantine Shanava led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Konstantine Shanava held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Konstantine Shanava beat FM Deniz Dirikolu (Black).

R7–R9 · WIN STREAK

IM Rahman Mohammad Fahad won 3 in a row (R7–R9).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇬🇪GMShanava, Konstantine2446*½1½½1½½116.527.0038.5-0.22426
3🇧🇩IMMohammad Fahad, Rahman2424½*1100½1116.024.7539.0-2.82387
2🇹🇷FMDirikolu, Deniz231000*½11½1116.022.2539.0+22.02400
6🇹🇷CMAkkara, Omer2115½0½*½1½½014.519.5040.5+51.52297
5🇹🇷Akbas, Kaan2114½10½*010½14.519.2540.5+39.82297
4🇹🇷CMYildiz, Talat221101001*½0114.517.5040.5+17.02286
8🇭🇺GMAczel, Gergely2437½½½½0½*½104.018.2541.0-24.42218
7🇹🇷FMYonal, Timur2362½00½11½*½04.017.7541.0-31.02226
10🇹🇷FMOzdemir, Serhan Berat22210001½00½*½2.510.0042.5-25.42119
9🇹🇷Metin, Enis214600000011½*2.59.2542.5-7.22127

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets