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2026 Turkiye Yesilay Junior Chess Championship

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164 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 22 May 2026 in Balikesir, Turkey. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2164, and top seed was Uygar Durucay (🇹🇷 TUR, FM, 2271).

Demhat Zerey (🇹🇷 TUR, FM, 2259) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Aytug Celal Salci (7.0) and Kerem Tuna Yilmaz (7.0). Zerey shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Ege Yazar (1737) beat Taylan Ruzgar Ince (FM, 2265), a +528-point gap.

Location
🇹🇷Balikesir, Turkey
Dates
16 May 2026 → 22 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇹🇷FMUygar Durucay2271
Avg top 10
2,164
Participants
164
Titled players · 8
FM×4
CM×4
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×129
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Demhat Zerey led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
76
30
14
4
7
2
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R7–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Demhat Zerey never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Demhat Zerey beat CM Kerem Tuna Yilmaz (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Demhat Zerey 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)CM Kerem Tuna Yilmaz 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)Emir Arda Yilmazer 3 wins (R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMDemhat Zerey*
1
2CMKerem Tuna Yilmaz
0
*
½
3Emir Arda Yilmazer
½
*
4FMTaylan Ruzgar Ince*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Zerey, DemhatFM2259TUR+117N+32B+13N=27B+3N+10B+6N+2B=4N8.051.555.048.752348+30.4
2Salci, Aytug CelalCM2161TUR+131N+31B+12N=3B=28N+19B+25N1N+14B7.050.053.038.752121-5.6
3Yilmaz, Kerem TunaCM2028TUR+57B+69N+16B=2N1B+45N+34B+26N=7B7.049.053.538.502159+33.2
4Torun, Kagan2084TUR+76N+52B44N+18B+38N+13B+24N=5B=1B7.048.052.540.002137+32.8
5Buyuk, Eymen ErenFM2186TUR+74B+30N+42B9N+106B=15N+11B=4N+20B7.047.050.537.502105-22.8
6Dal, Emir Saygin2054TUR+110N+73B+68N+44B=10N+14B1B=20N+13N7.046.550.035.752098+15.8
7Yilmazer, Emir Arda2071TUR+71B=43N=47B+58N=16B+106N+29B+9B=3N7.044.548.036.502028-8.8
8Ince, Taylan RuzgarFM2265TUR+37B87N+56B+48N+132B=9N+15B=14N+17B7.044.047.036.752112-22.4
9Bayrakoglu, Cinar1988TUR+146N+33B+25N+5B=24N=8B=26B7N+30B6.548.551.035.002151+70.4
10Simsek, Ayaz2037TUR+91B+58N+34B+26N=6B1N=42B=29N+107B6.545.549.032.252085+30.8
11Tutmaz, Bugra Hamza1855TUR+116N+53B24N+33B+32N=17B5N+60B+36N6.545.048.533.001967+46.0
12Harman, Ongun1851TUR+83B+81N2B+40N26B+75N+48B+42N=15B6.543.047.532.001966+46.4
13Isikyildiz, Ibrahim Enes1862TUR+79B+40N1B+61N+30B4N+87B+22N6B6.048.552.530.501956+36.8
14Tas, Cumali Eren1831TUR+137N+77B+59N=17B+35B6N+18N=8B2N6.048.051.030.502035+78.8
15Konyar, Enver1889TUR=111N+113B+39N=19B+54N=5B8N+31B=12N6.046.049.531.002006+48.8
16Ucar, Umut Can1813TUR+121N+55B3N+23B=7N=21B=33N=50B+94N6.045.549.030.251886+16.2
17Sarioglu, Hakan Bora1958TUR=51B+88N+78B=14N+46B=11N+68B=24N8N6.044.048.029.501957+2.8
18Avci, Ahmet Turhan1805TUR=88B+51N+92B4N+141B+27N14B=35N+43B6.042.045.027.251944+58.8
19Filiz, Enes Kayra1888TUR+102B=92N+109B=15N+87B2N30B+51N+45B6.040.544.026.501845-14.0
20Bulut, Kemal1911TUR+80B=109N+43B106N+53N+70B+107N=6B5N6.040.043.527.751909+5.6
21Ozkan, KaanCM2107TUR+89B=78N+87B29N+69B=16N=47B=45N+46B6.039.543.527.751878-80.4
22Gursu, Sungur1852TUR113N+128B+97N+73B+44N25B+32N13B+54N6.039.042.527.501798-8.8
23Varolu, Birgul1569TUR+156B42N+119B16N+79B+132N35B+147N+49B6.034.536.520.001814+52.0
24Ergin, Sahin2119TUR+84B+48N+11B+49N=9B=29N4B=17BF5.547.051.530.002027-13.6
25Gokcan, Bora1794TUR+114B+75N9B+37N+49B+22N2B27N=35B5.545.549.027.251939+58.8
26Durucay, UygarFM2271TUR+95N+70B+50N10B+12N+28B=9N3BF5.545.545.528.752078-29.6
27Karayayla, Doruk2033TUR+94N+36B+107N=1N29B18B+58N+25BF5.545.048.527.501953-21.2
28Mutlu, Burak Alp1937TUR+108B+90N+45B=35N=2B26N+46B=30NF5.543.046.526.502008+32.3
29Gucukodaci, Oguzhan Bilal1831TUR=142N+111B+112N+21B+27N=24B7N=10BF5.543.045.525.752115+86.8
30Turunc, Mehmet Emre1713TUR+145N5B+110N+116B13N+64B+19N=28B9N5.543.045.523.251839+40.4
31Sahin, Kerem1706TUR+62B2N=57B71N+82B+56N+66B15N+74B5.542.046.526.501661-20.0
32Dede, Omer Taha1704TUR+100B1N+91B+84N11B+74N22B=83N+112B5.542.045.522.751744+13.2
33Buyuk, Elvin Esma1659TUR+133B9N+83B11N+122B+49N=16B34N+80B5.542.045.023.501757+25.6
34Bektasoglu, Ali1847TUR+147N+93B10N=72B+112N+36B3N+33BF5.542.044.022.751845+4.0
35Temizer, UmutCM2116TUR+97N+60B+132N=28B14N107B+23N=18B=25N5.541.544.526.501879-44.6
36Demir, Yusuf1667TUR+150B27N+79B=42N+71B34N+106B+68N11B5.539.541.521.501821+53.2
37Erdem, Batuhan1518TUR8N+123B+101N25B+105N=54B78B+106N+69B5.538.041.522.001712+51.6
38Kasimoglu, Kaan Cinar1815TURF+118N+89B+85N4B=40N+72B+112NF5.538.038.022.751853+13.6
39Ozturk, Onur1787TUR+96B=56N15B+108N75B66N+103B+71N+72B5.537.541.023.001605-62.8
40Uysal, Ulas1556TUR+144N13B+147N12B+113N=38B50N+115B+70N5.537.039.018.751715+41.2
41Selki, Omur0TUR50N+129B=52N69N=?B+151B=53N+81B+93N5.533.533.519.0016660.0
42Acar, Kaan1871TUR+98N+23B5N=36B+77N+63B=10N12BF5.046.050.025.501845-2.4
43Aydin, Cevik1679TUR+104N=7B20N+51B=59N=44B=63N+64B18N5.044.048.025.001726+15.2
44Emre, Erdem1837TUR+105NF+4B6N22B=43N+90B=47N+48B5.043.047.025.001880+16.0
45Toktas, Cagan1742TUR+123N+64B28N=59B+93N3B+81N=21B19N5.043.046.522.501785+13.2
46Gungor, Umut1742TUR+67N59B+76N+55B17N+53B28N+63B21N5.042.547.024.501723-10.8
47Sahingor, Ege1790TUR+115N=63B=7N53B+111N+55B=21N=44BF5.041.545.023.501786-2.0
48Yuksel, Ali Doruk1698TUR+86N24B+94N8B+91N+147B12N+59B44N5.041.543.519.501724+0.4
49Kilic, Nurullah1933TUR+65N+72B+54N24B25N33B+91N+93B23N5.041.045.022.501708-41.2
50Marasli, Nazim Efe1895TUR+41B+61N26B=90N72B+119N+40B=16NF5.041.044.524.501762-40.4
51Aygul, Alper1472TUR=17N18B+135N43N+100B+77B+73N19B=58N5.041.044.021.501695+68.8
52Baskurt, Baris1687TUR+124B4N=41B57N+88B+84N=89B=74N=56B5.039.543.021.501555-47.6
53Cay, Emin Guray1620TUR+149B11N+114B+47N20B46N=41B=88N+102B5.039.541.519.251632+1.2
54Yaman, Ali1749TUR+118B+159N49B+74N15B=37N=61B+89N22B5.039.540.518.251637-40.0
55Avsar, Aral1497TUR+153B16N+62B46N+83B47N+79B+87NF5.039.041.020.001578+12.8
56Ersoy, Elif Ayca1563TUR+164N=39B8N70B+135N31B+111N+73B=52N5.038.538.516.251635+17.6
57Ozkaya, Mete1500TUR3N+134B=31N+52B70N=109B=69B=90N+92B5.038.041.020.751702+80.0
58Kaptan, Yilmaz1676TUR+134N10B+113N7B=94N+146B27B+108N=51B5.038.040.517.001672-12.4
59Koca, Ahmet Zeybek1561TUR+163B+46N14B=45N=43B87N+119B48N+88B5.037.537.517.501613+15.2
60Erdinc, Hamza Kerem1697TUR+127B35N108B+114N+80B=89N+75B11N=66B5.037.040.520.501599-41.2
61Tulek, Mehmet Orhun1631TUR+125N50B+98N13B=146N+137B=54N+65BF5.036.038.519.2516440.0
62Ucar, Ugur0TUR31N+131B55N+76B=110N=95B64N+137B+97N5.034.537.518.2515560.0
63Dolmaci, Ayaz Kaan1585TUR+157B=47N106B+143N+78B42N=43B46N+103B5.034.536.518.001637+14.4
64Dabak, Mustafa Burak1566TUR+152B45N+159B87N+103B30N+62B43N+96B5.034.535.516.00918-47.6
65Colak, Ismail0TUR49B+154N=69B109N=92B+126N+99B61N+90B5.033.535.517.7516290.0
66Uslu, Mehmet Fatih1587TUR+162N68B=115N=142B=116N+39B31N+120B=60N5.033.533.516.251669+14.8
67Ferhat, Ali Cagan0TUR46B+163N85B=?N114B=124N+149N+131B+95N5.025.525.510.7516060.0
68Sahinoglu, Cinar1832TUR+82B+66N6B=141N+90B+72N17N36BF4.541.544.519.501737-34.0
69Kaya, Ahmet Enes1663TUR+136N3B=65N+41B21N=94B=57N+110B37N4.541.544.519.001563-40.0
70Tosun, Turker Ali1738TUR+143B26N=71B+56N+57B20N112B+75N40B4.539.542.019.251622-54.0
71Okdemir, Eymen1517TUR7N+151B=70N+31B36N73B+121N39B+115N4.539.541.516.751556+7.6
72Acikkol, Aras1648TUR+154B49N+103B=34N+50N68B38N+116B39N4.538.540.517.251659+2.4
73Basturk, Hasan Abdulkadir1676TUR+130B6N+122B22N=108B+71N51B56N+113B4.538.041.516.751526-60.4
74Tokmak, Mustafa1465TUR5N+120B+158N54B+142N32B+104N=52B31N4.538.039.514.001376-14.4
75Ergin, Suleyman Deniz1567TUR+139N25B+133N=107B+39N12B60N70B+122N4.537.040.016.751590+5.6
76Sevgen, Doru1520TUR4B+124N46B62N+154B=96N88B+123N+127B4.535.537.514.501031-12.0
77Korkut, Mustafa1634TUR+161B14N=82B+88N42B51N96B+121N+108B4.535.536.013.751467-35.2
78Tutar, Kayra1694TUR+151N=21B17N+95B63N+110B+37NFF4.535.535.518.001763+18.0
79Karaman, Yagiz0TUR13N+144B36N+101B23N+136B55N+126B=?N4.535.535.513.0012740.0
80Seytin, Efe1445TUR20N101B+125N+136B60N=86B+143N+109B33N4.535.037.514.751519+5.2
81Kaplan, Utku1604TUR+140N12B=142N=115B=98N+121B45B41N+114B4.534.537.015.001397-29.6
82Kadife, Cinar0TUR68N+162B=77N93B31N+125B=95N+99B=85N4.534.534.514.0015420.0
83Ceylan, Fikret Caner0TUR12N+140B33N+158B55N+148B+131N=32BF4.532.032.012.2515020.0
84Karadag, Gokturk1538TUR24N+145B+152N32B=121N52B115N+144B+120N4.531.533.512.25976-26.4
85Simsek, Fatih Emir1578TUR+148N107B+67N38BF+142B=116N=96N=82B4.530.532.515.501022-15.6
86FIDE 525052586048B89N126B+153N+149B=80NF+142B+117N4.527.027.012.2514680.0
87Yazar, Ege1737TUR+120N+8B21N+64B19N+59B13N55BF4.044.047.520.501753-2.8
88Tezemir, Umut0TUR=18N17B+128N77B52N+158B+76N=53B59N4.039.541.015.0015260.0
89Yaka, Asil1524TUR21N+86B38N+104B+115N=60B=52N54BF4.039.042.517.0015340.0
90Serdar, Doruk1652TUR+101N28B+137N=50B68N+111B44N=57B65N4.037.540.515.501560-23.2
91Aygun, Kaya1471TUR10N+104B32N+134B48B+118N49B+100NF4.037.540.514.50986-23.2
92Aslan, Muhsin Alper1620TUR+158N=19B18N111B=65N+105B+98N94B57N4.037.539.015.001474-40.4
93Atakisi, Bahar Ece1589TUR+126B34N=96B+82N45B=108N+102B49N41B4.037.040.515.751425-30.8
94Aydin, Duru1504TUR27B+150N48B+124N=58B=69NF+92N16B4.036.538.514.251604+25.2
95Tepeli, Omer1562TUR26B=143N+100B78N=96B=62N=82B+119N67B4.036.038.515.501028-16.0
96Aksac, Efe Poyraz0TUR39N+164B=93N112B=95N=76B+77N=85B64N4.035.535.513.0015140.0
97Kaba, Yagiz1533TUR35B+127N22B=120N143B=100N+150B+118N62B4.033.535.512.751093-8.4
98Akyuz, Anil1418TUR42B+156N61B+138N=81B=99N92B+133NF4.032.534.512.251416-2.4
99Ulgez, Selin1607TUR+138BF+105N132B=137N=98B65N82N+134B4.031.534.513.501439-18.0
100Genelioglu, Ibrahim Esad0TUR32N=117B95N+128B51N=97B+148N91B+152N4.031.533.511.2512760.0
101FIDE 525052624090B+80N37B79N118B+153N=142N=111B+135N4.031.033.012.5014130.0
102Koyun, Cinar0TUR19N158B144N+123B+133N+134B93N+104B53N4.031.032.513.508990.0
103Kamci, Hamza0TUR132N+160B72N+148B64N+117B39N+152B63N4.030.531.58.5013910.0
104FIDE 525008650043B91N+153B89N+138B+122N74B102N+149B4.030.032.010.507350.0
105Inandik, Mustafa Taha0TUR44B+138N99B+164N37B92N133B+145B+136N4.030.030.08.508460.0
106Bilgi, Ali Erdem1795TUR+135N=112B+63N+20B5N7B36N37BF3.542.542.515.751685-41.4
107Asri, Mehmet Berat1829TUR+119B+85N27B=75NF+35N20BF10N3.540.544.015.751817-6.0
108Erciyes, Eren1465TUR28N+136B+60N39B=73N=93B=109N58B77N3.537.540.514.001555+30.0
109Gokmen, Bekir Talha1647TUR+129N=20B19N+65BF=57N=108B80NF3.537.040.515.751493-43.2
110Saygili, Arda1517TUR6B+130N30B+127N=62B78N+123B69NF3.537.040.513.00947-36.0
111Guleglen, Mehmet Efe0TUR=15B29N+155B+92N47B90N56B=101N=125B3.537.039.012.7515310.0
112Canli, Elif Rana1571TUR+155B=106N29B+96N34BF+70N38B32N3.536.538.512.251595+5.2
113Yildiz, Koray1471TUR+22B15N58B+149N40B=120N127B+143N73N3.536.538.512.251486-1.2
114Ates, Selman Tunahan0TUR25N+139B53N60B+67N131B+129N=117B81N3.535.038.013.2512340.0
115Akoz, Efe0TUR47B+157N=66B=81N89B=?N+84B40N71B3.535.035.011.2514490.0
116Erkan, Baran0TUR11B+149N+?B30N=66B=141N=85B72NF3.534.534.58.2515520.0
117Gozaydinoglu, Arda1552TUR1B=100N143B+155N=120B103N+134B=114N86B3.533.035.010.501152-3.2
118FIDE 525052403054N38B+140N131B+101N91B+128N97B=126N3.532.535.512.258220.0
119Dinler, Umut0TUR107N+148B23N+144B+131N50B59N95B=129N3.532.534.59.2513870.0
120Onal, Enes Malik0TUR87B74N+156B=97B=117N=113B+146N66N84B3.531.533.510.0013250.0
121Sumer, Kadir0TUR16B+153N141B+159N=84B81N71B77B+144N3.531.532.57.7512150.0
122Lutfullin, Meryem0TURF+125B73N+133B33N104B+136N=124N75B3.531.531.511.258340.0
123FIDE 525031783045B37N=161B102N+139N+144B110N76B+145N3.530.531.08.257740.0
124FIDE 525052454052N76B+162N94B=158N=67B+139N=122BF3.530.030.08.007700.0
125Ocak, Umut0TUR61B122N80B+163N=127B82N=135N+148B=111N3.529.529.57.007380.0
126FIDE 525052535093N147B+86N137B+145N65B+151N79N=118B3.529.031.010.757890.0
127Arabul, Ege0TUR60N97B+160N110B=125N+135B+113N?B76N3.528.028.09.2512840.0
128FIDE 5250479060=?B22N88B100N=155B+159N118B+150N=130B3.526.026.05.7515360.0
129FIDE 5250525600109B41N146N139B+160B+155N114B+157N=119B3.525.526.56.758470.0
130FIDE 525052470073N110B148N+140B=144N=145B152N+139B=128N3.524.526.510.257970.0
131Erci, Yusuf Kagan1543TUR2B62N+154B+118N119B+114N83B67NF3.035.037.09.001143-3.2
132Kandemir, Kayra1845TUR+103B+141N35B+99N8N23BFFF3.033.533.511.001754-27.6
133FIDE 525052659033N+146B75B122N102B+138N+105N98BF3.031.534.09.507480.0
134Akdogan, Kivanc0TUR58B57N+157B91N+164B102N117N+140B99N3.030.530.55.007610.0
135FIDE 5250421220106B=155N51B+161N56B127N=125B+156N101B3.028.529.05.258100.0
136FIDE 525052594069B108N+163B80N+159B79N122B+138N105B3.028.528.54.007240.0
137Sahin, Daghan0TUR14B+161N90B+126N=99B61N=?B62NF3.028.028.06.0014250.0
138FIDE 525052411099N105B+151N98B104N133B+155N136B+148N3.026.028.06.007130.0
139FIDE 525052543075B114N150B+129N123B+154N124B130N+158B3.026.027.57.007670.0
140FIDE 525034685081B83N118B130N+157B150N+159B134N+154B3.025.026.05.008040.0
141Alsac, Alper Tolga1591TUR+160N132B+121N=68B18N=116BFFF3.023.523.58.501554-4.8
142Tokyay, Huseyin Tugra0TUR=29B=?N=81B=66N74B85N=101B86NF2.535.035.09.5014870.0
143Ayyildiz, Yagiz Arda0TUR70N=95B+117N63B+97NF80B113BF2.532.535.09.5014530.0
144FIDE 525052500040B79N+102B119N=130B123N+154B84N121B2.532.534.57.757470.0
145FIDE 525052683030B84N149B+156N126B=130N+158B105N123B2.528.530.05.258260.0
146Sagir, Mustafa Selim0TUR9B133N+129B+150N=61B58N120BFF2.528.528.58.0014920.0
147Deger, Mert0TUR34B+126N40B+152NF48NF23BF2.035.035.05.508680.0
148FIDE 525052497085B119N+130B103N+150B83N100B125N138B2.030.532.55.507780.0
149FIDE 51687062053N116B+145N113B86NF67B+151B104N2.030.030.04.507460.0
150FIDE 525052640036N94B+139N146B148N+140B97N128BF2.027.529.56.007680.0
151FIDE 525052489078B71N138B+157N+152B41N126B149NF2.027.029.04.008060.0
152FIDE 525048031064NF84B147B151N+156N+130B103N100B2.027.027.05.507520.0
153FIDE 525052438055N121B104N86B+163N101B156B+158N157B2.026.526.51.506970.0
154FIDE 525052381072N65B131N+162B76N139B144N+159B140N2.026.526.51.007700.0
155FIDE 5250523900112N=135B111N117B=128N129B138B+162NF2.025.525.53.257620.0
156FIDE 525048147023N98B120N145B+162N152B+153N135BF2.025.025.02.006940.0
157FIDE 525052462063N115B134N151B140N+162BF129B+153N2.022.022.02.007850.0
158FIDE 525048023092B+102N74B83N=124B88N145N153B139N1.530.032.05.757430.0
159FIDE 5250526750F54B64N121B136N128B140N154N+162B1.025.025.00.008580.0
160FIDE 5250526320141B103N127BF129N+163BFFF1.014.014.00.007910.0
161FIDE 525052551077N137B=123N135BFFFFF0.514.014.01.758340.0
162FIDE 525052446066B82N124B154N156B157NF155B159N0.022.022.00.007870.0
163FIDE 525052527059N67B136N125B153B160NFFF0.021.521.50.007610.0
164FIDE 525052608056B96NF105B134NFFFF0.018.018.00.007630.0

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