Gebze Technical University and Gebze Final Schools Youth Chess Tournament - B
28 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Kocaeli, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1556, and top seed was Dastan Tugolbaev (🇹🇷 TUR, 1593).
Alp Eren Celebi (🇹🇷 TUR, 1525) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Yigit Dogan (4.0) and Said Mirza Akhan (3.5). Celebi shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Kerem Gunes (1483) beat Dastan Tugolbaev (1593), a +110-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Yigit Dogan held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Celebi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
Yigit Dogan won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yigit Dogan | * | — | — | — |
| 2Alp Eren Celebi | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Said Mirza Akhan | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4FIDE 26323567 | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celebi, Alp Eren | 1525 | TUR | +8B | =6N | +13B | =3N | +15B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.75 | 1714 | +9.8 |
| 2 | Dogan, Yigit | 1555 | TUR | +21B | +15N | +14B | −4N | +7B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 8.50 | 1742 | +45.6 |
| 3 | Akhan, Said Mirza | 1563 | TUR | +24N | =5B | =7N | =1B | +12N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 8.25 | 1662 | +19.2 |
| 4 | Bayraktar, Yigit | 1533 | TUR | +12N | +20B | F | +2B | =6N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 2302 | +18.2 |
| 5 | FIDE 26323567 | 0 | — | +16B | =3N | +21B | −6N | +11B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Erkan, Baran | 0 | TUR | +?N | =1B | F | +5B | =4B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Haznedaroglu, Pars | 1479 | TUR | =25B | +11N | =3B | +16N | −2N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1540 | +13.6 |
| 8 | FIDE 525052233 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | −9N | +23B | +18N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1384 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Gunes, Kerem | 1483 | TUR | +26B | −17N | +8B | −15N | +16B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1518 | +7.2 |
| 10 | Angin, Mert | 1571 | TUR | =11B | −13N | +25B | =24N | +14B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1785 | +30.4 |
| 11 | Eren, Ali Emir | 0 | TUR | =10N | −7B | +22N | +13B | −5N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Gundogan, Mehmet Emir | 1448 | TUR | −4B | +22B | +18N | =14N | −3B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 51667860 | 0 | — | =19N | +10B | −1N | −11N | +24B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1540 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Tokalic, Admir Talha | 1528 | TUR | +23N | +27B | −2N | =12B | −10N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1252 | -40.4 |
| 15 | Bilir, Muhammed Tuna | 1479 | TUR | +28N | −2B | F | +9B | −1N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1522 | +9.6 |
| 16 | Ceylan, Uras | 1456 | TUR | −5N | +24B | +20N | −7B | −9N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1337 | -19.2 |
| 17 | Kartal, Ahmet Kerem | 1544 | TUR | +18N | +9B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.00 | 2283 | +16.8 |
| 18 | FIDE 525052225 | 0 | — | −17B | +26N | −12B | +20N | −8B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1403 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Duray, Sedat | 1561 | TUR | =13B | +25N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 2386 | +10.6 |
| 20 | FIDE 34583211 | 0 | — | +22N | −4N | −16B | −18B | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 1381 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Parlarkilic, Engin | 1489 | TUR | −2N | +28B | −5N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1541 | +2.8 |
| 22 | Seker, Hasan Kerem | 1528 | TUR | −20B | −12N | −11B | +25N | −23B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 1517 | -0.6 |
| 23 | FIDE 525052241 | 0 | — | −14B | F | F | −8N | +22N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ellibesoglu, Mustafa | 1423 | TUR | −3B | −16N | F | =10B | −13N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1257 | -22.4 |
| 25 | Seker, Kutsal | 1586 | TUR | =7N | −19B | −10N | −22B | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1213 | -35.6 |
| 26 | Tugolbaev, Dastan | 1593 | TUR | −9N | −18B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 683 | -26.0 |
| 27 | Ercelik, Mehmet Akif | 0 | TUR | F | −14N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Basa, Merih Asaf | 1526 | TUR | −15B | −21N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 684 | -44.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dogan, YigitTUR+45.64.0 pts · #1
- 2Angin, MertTUR+30.43.0 pts · #4
- 3Akhan, Said MirzaTUR+19.23.5 pts · #2
- 1Basa, Merih AsafTUR-44.80.0 pts · #28
- 2Tokalic, Admir TalhaTUR-40.42.5 pts · #23
- 3Seker, KutsalTUR-35.60.5 pts · #24
- R1+110 Elo gap