2026 Turkiye Yesilay Senior Chess Championship - A

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47 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 22 May 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1938, and top seed was Ali Emre Karadeniz (🇹🇷 TUR, FM, 2191).

Cuneyt Mert (🇹🇷 TUR, 1865) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Ali Emre Karadeniz (7.5) and Bulent Ersahin (7.5). Mert shared the lead from round 7 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Okan Celik (1436) beat Mehmet Ali Uyar (1695), a +259-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Ankara, 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

🇹🇷FMAli Emre Karadeniz2191

Avg top 10

1,938

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×43

Top 3

🥇
Cuneyt Mert
🇹🇷TUR·1865
8.0pts·2192perf+58.0
🥈
FMAli Emre Karadeniz
🇹🇷TUR·2191
7.5pts·2119perf-7.6
🥉
CMBulent Ersahin
🇹🇷TUR·2084
7.5pts·2117perf+8.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Cuneyt Mert led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Mert8Ersahin7.5Karadeniz7.5Guner6.5Ozveren6Ciftci6

R9 · LEADER CHANGE22 May

Cuneyt Mert takes the sole lead (8.0/9).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Cuneyt Mert beat CM Bulent Ersahin (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Cuneyt Mert 6 wins (R4–R9)CM Bulent Ersahin 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Ali Emre Karadeniz 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Cuneyt Mert	*	1	0	—
2CMBulent Ersahin	0	*	1	—
3FMAli Emre Karadeniz	1	0	*	½
4Bulent Guner	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mert, Cuneyt	1865	TUR	+47B	+35N	−2N	+12B	+5N	+27B	+3B	+24N	+8N	8.0	42.5	42.5	35.00	2192	+58.0
2	Karadeniz, Ali EmreFM	2191	TUR	+21B	+6N	+1B	−3N	+17B	+11B	+8N	+5B	=4N	7.5	49.0	53.5	42.75	2119	-7.6
3	Ersahin, BulentCM	2084	TUR	+23N	+5B	+14N	+2B	=11N	+7B	−1N	+6B	+13N	7.5	48.5	52.5	42.00	2117	+8.4
4	Guner, Bulent	1901	TUR	+34N	−9B	+19N	=8B	=6N	+18N	+11B	+7B	=2B	6.5	44.5	47.5	32.50	1958	+14.6
5	Durceylan, Mehmet Halil	0	TUR	+30B	−3N	+22B	+15N	−1B	+35N	+12B	−2N	+17N	6.0	45.5	48.5	25.50	1868	0.0
6	Ozveren, Ali Bulent	1812	TUR	+45B	−2B	+34N	=18N	=4B	+30N	+17B	−3N	+12B	6.0	42.0	43.0	22.50	1923	+27.4
7	Ciftci, Ergin	1895	TUR	+32B	−20N	+13B	+16N	+24B	−3N	+25B	−4N	+11B	6.0	41.5	45.0	26.50	1901	+4.4
8	Korkmaz, Turhan	1729	TUR	+44B	−17N	+28B	=4N	+14B	+13N	−2B	+18N	−1B	5.5	45.0	46.5	23.25	1867	+28.2
9	Elmas, Mustafa	1742	TUR	+33B	+4N	=17B	−11N	−13B	+10N	−18B	+32N	+19B	5.5	39.0	42.5	25.75	1823	+21.6
10	Tastan, Hakan Mete	1871	TUR	=26N	−39B	+41N	−19B	+40N	−9B	+21B	+20N	+18B	5.5	32.0	34.0	19.50	1707	-30.4
11	Karadag, Eflatun CemFM	1813	TUR	+31N	+37B	=12N	+9B	=3B	−2N	−4N	+23B	−7N	5.0	45.5	48.5	22.25	1892	+17.0
12	Onem, Cem	1950	TUR	+18B	+24N	=11B	−1N	=23N	+22B	−5N	+17B	−6N	5.0	42.5	46.5	22.00	1845	-18.8
13	Celebi, Orhan	1850	TUR	+25N	=19B	−7N	+21B	+9N	−8B	=23N	+26B	−3B	5.0	41.5	45.5	22.25	1775	-16.4
14	Sahin, Fehim	1816	TUR	+28B	+36N	−3B	−35N	−8N	+31B	+34N	+25N	F	5.0	34.5	37.5	17.50	1739	-13.0
15	Yenice, Yusuf Erkan	1586	TUR	−17B	+44N	+39N	−5B	+31N	−25B	=20B	=16N	+28B	5.0	34.0	35.5	16.25	1719	+24.0
16	Kobyaoglu, Yusuf Ziya	1726	TUR	+41N	−27B	+26N	−7B	−25N	+40B	=22N	=15B	+23N	5.0	33.5	35.5	16.75	1638	-17.8
17	Aysoy, Veysi	1888	TUR	+15N	+8B	=9N	+27B	−2N	+23B	−6N	−12N	−5B	4.5	44.5	48.5	21.25	1864	-4.0
18	Nuhoglu, Fatih Sinan	1624	TUR	−12N	+40B	+31N	=6B	+19N	−4B	+9N	−8B	−10N	4.5	42.0	44.0	18.50	1741	+25.8
19	Aydin, Tuncay	1716	TUR	+29B	=13N	−4B	+10N	−18B	−20N	+30B	+22N	−9N	4.5	40.0	43.5	20.00	1673	-9.4
20	Sabahi, Cem	1735	TUR	+42N	+7B	−27N	−23B	−26N	+19B	=15N	−10B	+36B	4.5	36.0	38.0	18.00	1663	-15.8
21	Hatipoglu, Metin	1682	TUR	−2N	=26B	+47N	−13N	−32B	+28B	−10N	+37B	+31N	4.5	36.0	36.0	12.50	1691	-0.2
22	Soku, Mustafa Attila	1565	TUR	−27N	+42B	−5N	+41B	+39N	−12N	=16B	−19B	+33N	4.5	32.5	34.5	12.50	1692	+15.8
23	Ilcin, Murat Veysi	1672	TUR	−3B	+30N	+36B	+20N	=12B	−17N	=13B	−11N	−16B	4.0	40.0	43.0	16.00	1729	+11.4
24	Gozubuyukoglu, Selami	1760	TUR	+40N	−12B	+32N	+37B	−7N	+26B	F	−1B	F	4.0	38.5	40.5	12.50	1763	+2.6
25	Gurturk, Omer Rasit	1517	TUR	−13B	+29N	−35B	+46N	+16B	+15N	−7N	−14B	−26N	4.0	37.0	37.0	14.00	1575	+6.0
26	Selman, Murat	1549	TUR	=10B	=21N	−16B	+33N	+20B	−24N	F	−13N	+25B	4.0	36.0	39.0	17.00	1696	+28.8
27	Cetinkaya, Vedat Ali	1883	TUR	+22B	+16N	+20B	−17N	+35B	−1N	F	F	F	4.0	33.5	33.5	17.00	1873	-0.6
28	Tumer, Selim Murat	1517	TUR	−14N	+43B	−8N	F	+46B	−21N	+33B	+34B	−15N	4.0	28.5	28.5	8.50	1516	-1.2
29	FIDE 51693860	0	—	−19N	−25B	+42N	−31B	−34N	+38B	+43B	−36N	+41B	4.0	25.0	27.0	9.00	765	0.0
30	Celik, Okan	1436	TUR	−5N	−23B	+43N	+34B	+37N	−6B	−19N	=31B	−32B	3.5	33.5	35.5	9.75	1557	+36.8
31	Ibik, Hasan	1513	TUR	−11B	+46N	−18B	+29N	−15B	−14N	+41B	=30N	−21B	3.5	33.5	33.5	7.75	1259	-28.6
32	Ugur, Ozkan	1600	TUR	−7N	F	−24B	−40B	+21N	=39B	+37N	−9B	+30N	3.5	31.0	31.0	12.25	1636	+6.0
33	Yildirim, Remzi	1428	TUR	−9N	−34B	+38N	−26B	+41N	=37B	−28N	+44B	−22B	3.5	29.0	30.5	8.00	1211	-22.6
34	Evin, Abdulkerim	1603	TUR	−4B	+33N	−6B	−30N	+29B	+36N	−14B	−28N	F	3.0	35.5	38.5	10.50	1469	-27.0
35	Eren, Alper	1709	TUR	+38N	−1B	+25N	+14B	−27N	−5B	F	F	F	3.0	34.0	34.0	12.00	1770	+6.8
36	Beytas, Elena	1477	TUR	F	−14B	−23N	−39B	+42N	−34B	+40N	+29B	−20N	3.0	27.5	29.5	8.00	1402	-11.6
37	Uyar, Mehmet Ali	1695	TUR	+46B	−11N	+45B	−24N	−30B	=33N	−32B	−21N	=43B	3.0	27.0	27.0	3.75	1373	-111.6
38	Gokdogan, Yusuf	0	TUR	−35B	−45N	−33B	+44N	−43B	−29N	+46B	+42N	F	3.0	20.0	20.0	3.50	746	0.0
39	Ercan, Mehmet Fahri	1789	TUR	F	+10N	−15B	+36N	−22B	=32N	F	F	F	2.5	24.5	24.5	10.25	1620	-20.8
40	Gunes, Turan	1436	TUR	−24B	−18N	+44B	+32N	−10B	−16N	−36B	F	F	2.0	27.0	27.0	5.00	1398	-7.0
41	Ucan, Halil Levent	0	TUR	−16B	+47N	−10B	−22N	−33B	F	−31N	+46B	−29N	2.0	26.0	26.0	0.00	1334	0.0
42	Atakisi, Emine	0	TUR	−20B	−22N	−29B	+43N	−36B	+46N	−44N	−38B	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	2.00	792	0.0
43	FIDE 525052071	0	—	F	−28N	−30B	−42B	+38N	=44B	−29N	F	=37N	2.0	21.0	21.0	5.25	1276	0.0
44	FIDE 525010301	0	—	−8N	−15B	−40N	−38B	F	=43N	+42B	−33N	F	1.5	23.0	23.0	3.00	745	0.0
45	Aydogan, Ugur	1502	TUR	−6N	+38B	−37N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	12.0	12.0	3.00	954	-15.6
46	FIDE 51687747	0	—	−37N	−31B	F	−25B	−28N	−42B	−38N	−41N	F	0.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	761	0.0
47	Goze, Tolga	1538	TUR	−1N	−41B	−21B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	974	-8.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mert, CuneytTUR
+58.0
8.0 pts · #1
2Celik, OkanTUR
+36.8
3.5 pts · #27
3Selman, MuratTUR
+28.8
4.0 pts · #19

Top rating losers

1Uyar, Mehmet AliTUR
-111.6
3.0 pts · #34
2Tastan, Hakan MeteTUR
-30.4
5.5 pts · #15
3Ibik, HasanTUR
-28.6
3.5 pts · #38

Biggest upsets

R5+259 Elo gap
Celik, Okan1436 beat Uyar, Mehmet Ali1695
R5+224 Elo gap
Soku, Mustafa Attila1565 beat Ercan, Mehmet Fahri1789
R7+219 Elo gap
Mert, Cuneyt1865 beat CMErsahin, Bulent2084