Mersin May 19 Youth and Sports Day Chess Tournament - 2026
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32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Mersin, Turkey. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1644, and top seed was Yusuf Timucin Seyhanli (🇹🇷 TUR, 1758).
Erdil Erdogan (🇹🇷 TUR, 1651) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Seymen Sifan (5.5) and Yusuf Timucin Seyhanli (5.0). Erdogan shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Efe Deniz Kurt (1476) beat Berat Osman Kucukkilinc (1634), a +158-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Mersin, Turkey
Dates
14 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×30
🇹🇲Turkmenistan×1
🇸🇾Syria×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Erdogan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (27.5).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Erdil Erdogan drew with Seymen Sifan (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Seymen Sifan 3 wins (R4–R6)Yusuf Timucin Seyhanli 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Erdil Erdogan | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Seymen Sifan | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Yusuf Timucin Seyhanli | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Mehmet Zeki Ozdemir | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erdogan, Erdil | 1651 | TUR | +7B | +6N | =11B | =10N | +5B | +3B | =2N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 24.75 | 1878 | +65.2 |
| 2 | Sifan, Seymen | 1594 | TUR | +21B | =9N | =19B | +6N | +10B | +7N | =1B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 21.75 | 1720 | +37.6 |
| 3 | Seyhanli, Yusuf Timucin | 1758 | TUR | +25B | +5N | +12B | +9N | =11B | −1N | =4B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 18.25 | 1734 | -4.4 |
| 4 | Ozdemir, Mehmet Zeki | 1509 | TUR | −11B | +18N | +27B | =19N | +9B | +8N | =3N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 18.00 | 1719 | +66.0 |
| 5 | Genc, Muharrem | 1562 | TUR | +32N | −3B | +15N | +13B | −1N | +11N | =6B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 12.75 | 1647 | +28.4 |
| 6 | Boz, Ruzgar | 1495 | TUR | +26N | −1B | +30N | −2B | +16N | +13B | =5N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 12.25 | 1657 | +54.4 |
| 7 | Annaberdiyeva, Shirin | 1508 | TKM | −1N | +31B | =20N | +25N | +19B | −2B | +10N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 10.50 | 1639 | +44.0 |
| 8 | Kahraman, Korel | 1478 | TUR | =27B | =10N | =25B | +20N | +12N | −4B | +14N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 13.75 | 1677 | +64.0 |
| 9 | Kurt, Efe Deniz | 1476 | TUR | +29N | =2B | +16N | −3B | −4N | =12B | +19B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 12.00 | 1655 | +67.2 |
| 10 | Ilhan, Ferhat | 0 | TUR | +24N | =8B | +17N | =1B | −2N | =14B | −7B | 3.5 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 12.75 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Yildiz, Atahan | 1712 | TUR | +4N | +30B | =1N | =12B | =3N | −5B | F | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 13.00 | 1662 | -13.6 |
| 12 | Karahan, Cemal Guney | 1606 | TUR | +23N | +15B | −3N | =11N | −8B | =9N | =22B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 11.25 | 1568 | -12.8 |
| 13 | Otkun, Muslum | 0 | TUR | −19B | +29B | +14N | −5N | +20B | −6N | =17B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.25 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Gucum, Demir | 1521 | TUR | −28B | +22N | −13B | +17N | +15B | =10N | −8B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 11.75 | 1535 | +2.8 |
| 15 | Duran, Emir | 1497 | TUR | +16B | −12N | −5B | +27N | −14N | +21B | =18N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 1565 | +22.0 |
| 16 | Kucukkilinc, Berat Osman | 1634 | TUR | −15N | +23B | −9B | +21N | −6B | =19N | +26N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 9.00 | 1514 | -22.4 |
| 17 | Bugdayci, Resul | 1484 | TUR | +31N | =19N | −10B | −14B | +26N | =18B | =13N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1668 | +19.6 |
| 18 | Celik, Tugrem | 0 | TUR | −30N | −4B | =29N | +31B | +23B | =17N | =15B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Boz, Muzaffer Ata | 1552 | TUR | +13N | =17B | =2N | =4B | −7N | =16B | −9N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 12.25 | 1409 | -45.6 |
| 20 | Ahmad ,Alo. | 1572 | SYR | +22N | −28N | =7B | −8B | −13N | =26B | +25N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 8.25 | 1487 | -11.8 |
| 21 | Ozdemir, Fatih | 1479 | TUR | −2N | =24B | =26N | −16B | +31N | −15N | +29B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 3.75 | 1535 | +20.8 |
| 22 | Kayhan, Enes | 0 | TUR | −20B | −14B | =31N | F | +25N | +24B | =12N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sarar, Yigit Aren | 1489 | TUR | −12B | −16N | F | =26B | −18N | +27B | +24N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1602 | +30.8 |
| 24 | Gundogan, Misra | 1571 | TUR | −10B | =21N | F | +29B | +27N | −22N | −23B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1629 | +12.0 |
| 25 | Ekiz, Talha Dogan | 1515 | TUR | −3N | +32B | =8N | −7B | −22B | =29N | −20B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 2.75 | 1429 | -28.4 |
| 26 | Temiz, Baris | 1612 | TUR | −6B | =27N | =21B | =23N | −17B | =20N | −16B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 5.25 | 1377 | -89.6 |
| 27 | Balci, Ufuk | 1589 | TUR | =8N | =26B | −4N | −15B | −24B | −23N | +31B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 3.75 | 1379 | -40.2 |
| 28 | Sahin, Mert | 1682 | TUR | +14N | +20B | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2347 | +25.6 |
| 29 | Gundogan, Hena Nurten | 1580 | TUR | −9B | −13N | =18B | −24N | F | =25B | −21N | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.75 | 1188 | -75.2 |
| 30 | Korlu, Ali Emre | 1544 | TUR | +18B | −11N | −6B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 804 | -34.0 |
| 31 | Kurek, Ahmet Adil | 1606 | TUR | −17B | −7N | =22B | −18N | −21B | F | −27N | 0.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 715 | -49.8 |
| 32 | Cevik, Hamza | 1425 | TUR | −5B | −25N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 739 | -14.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kurt, Efe DenizTUR+67.24.0 pts · #4
- 2Ozdemir, Mehmet ZekiTUR+66.05.0 pts · #5
- 3Erdogan, ErdilTUR+65.25.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Temiz, BarisTUR-89.62.0 pts · #23
- 2Gundogan, Hena NurtenTUR-75.21.0 pts · #29
- 3Kurek, Ahmet AdilTUR-49.80.5 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R3+158 Elo gap
- R6+150 Elo gap
- R5+139 Elo gap