Fuby Academi IM Chess Tournament - Series 2
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Konstantine Shanava led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Konstantine Shanava held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
GM Konstantine Shanava beat FM Deniz Dirikolu (Black).
IM Rahman Mohammad Fahad won 3 in a row (R7–R9).
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 | 🇬🇪GMShanava, Konstantine | 2446 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 27.00 | 38.5 | -0.2 | 2426 |
| 3 | 🇧🇩IMMohammad Fahad, Rahman | 2424 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.75 | 39.0 | -2.8 | 2387 |
| 2 | 🇹🇷FMDirikolu, Deniz | 2310 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 22.25 | 39.0 | +22.0 | 2400 |
| 6 | 🇹🇷CMAkkara, Omer | 2115 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 19.50 | 40.5 | +51.5 | 2297 |
| 5 | 🇹🇷Akbas, Kaan | 2114 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 19.25 | 40.5 | +39.8 | 2297 |
| 4 | 🇹🇷CMYildiz, Talat | 2211 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | +17.0 | 2286 |
| 8 | 🇭🇺GMAczel, Gergely | 2437 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 18.25 | 41.0 | -24.4 | 2218 |
| 7 | 🇹🇷FMYonal, Timur | 2362 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 4.0 | 17.75 | 41.0 | -31.0 | 2226 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷FMOzdemir, Serhan Berat | 2221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2.5 | 10.00 | 42.5 | -25.4 | 2119 |
| 9 | 🇹🇷Metin, Enis | 2146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | * | 2.5 | 9.25 | 42.5 | -7.2 | 2127 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Akkara, OmerCMTUR+51.54.5 pts · #6
- 2Akbas, KaanTUR+39.84.5 pts · #5
- 3Dirikolu, DenizFMTUR+22.06.0 pts · #2
- 1Yonal, TimurFMTUR-31.04.0 pts · #7
- 2Ozdemir, Serhan BeratFMTUR-25.42.5 pts · #10
- 3Aczel, GergelyGMHUN-24.44.0 pts · #8
- R1+323 Elo gap
- R6+310 Elo gap
- R3+291 Elo gap