Denizli May Chess Tournament
26 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Denizli, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1666, and top seed was Atalay Canli (🇹🇷 TUR, 1767).
Atalay Canli (🇹🇷 TUR, 1767) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Yusuf Emir Gumus (5.0) and Defne Omak (4.5). Canli took the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Yusuf Emir Gumus (1535) beat Mustafa Kerem Ergun (1663), a +128-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Atalay Canli takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Canli takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.0).
Yusuf Emir Gumus 4 wins (R3–R6)Atalay Canli 3 wins (R3–R5)Defne Omak 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yusuf Emir Gumus | * | — | — | — |
| 2Atalay Canli | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Defne Omak | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Alaz Kocak | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canli, Atalay | 1767 | TUR | +5B | =8N | +10B | +12N | +11B | =3N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 17.00 | 1920 | +41.6 |
| 2 | Gumus, Yusuf Emir | 1535 | TUR | +26B | −10N | +5B | +18N | +13B | +11N | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 12.00 | 1865 | +98.8 |
| 3 | Omak, Defne | 1743 | TUR | +16B | +25N | +12B | −11N | +10B | =1B | 4.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 12.00 | 1833 | +27.2 |
| 4 | Kocak, Alaz | 1586 | TUR | +21B | −12N | +20B | =8N | +14B | +17N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.25 | 1593 | +1.2 |
| 5 | Gozcu, Yigit Kaan | 1569 | TUR | −1N | +15B | −2N | +19B | +21N | +10N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1510 | -9.6 |
| 6 | Semerci, Anil | 0 | TUR | +?B | =9N | =8B | −10N | +12B | +13N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 1684 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Bay, Elis Cagil | 1645 | TUR | +14B | +18N | −11B | =17N | +8B | =9N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 11.50 | 1755 | +30.0 |
| 8 | Firlayis, Ibrahim Hamza | 1639 | TUR | +15N | =1B | =6N | =4B | −7N | +19B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 11.25 | 1541 | -15.6 |
| 9 | Tekaslan, Yusuf Batu | 1683 | TUR | =17N | =6B | +22N | −13B | +16N | =7B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1667 | -3.6 |
| 10 | Eroglu, Oguzalp | 1603 | TUR | +20N | +2B | −1N | +6B | −3N | −5B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 10.00 | 1461 | -29.2 |
| 11 | Ergun, Mustafa Kerem | 1663 | TUR | F | +13B | +7N | +3B | −1N | −2B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 11.50 | 1737 | +20.4 |
| 12 | Kargi, Batuhan | 1665 | TUR | +22N | +4B | −3N | −1B | −6N | +23B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1695 | +4.6 |
| 13 | Kuyruk, Berkay Arel | 1635 | TUR | +23B | −11N | +16B | +9N | −2N | −6B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1662 | +7.6 |
| 14 | Gungor, Ekrem Baha | 1475 | TUR | −7N | =19B | +15N | +22B | −4N | =16B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1472 | -2.4 |
| 15 | Cavusoglu, Alp | 0 | TUR | −8B | −5N | −14B | +20N | +24N | +18B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Culha, Kadir | 1528 | TUR | −3N | +23B | −13N | +24B | −9B | =14N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1530 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Cevik, Ahmet Yigit | 0 | TUR | =9B | =?N | F | =7B | +18N | −4B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1624 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Ozcan, Sadik Uras | 1571 | TUR | +19N | −7B | +21N | −2B | −17B | −15N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 790 | -38.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 525048406 | 0 | — | −18B | =14N | F | −5N | +20B | −8N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1242 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Arslan, Nil Hilal | 0 | TUR | −10B | +26N | −4N | −15B | −19N | −24B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 1343 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Lutfullin, Meryem | 0 | TUR | −4N | F | −18B | +23N | −5B | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1374 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Balci, Ecem Ayse | 1478 | TUR | −12B | +24N | −9B | −14N | −23N | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1321 | -38.4 |
| 23 | Bayar, Timur | 1541 | TUR | −13N | −16N | F | −21B | +22B | −12N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1384 | -32.4 |
| 24 | Kolbasi, Cinar | 1443 | TUR | −25N | −22B | F | −16N | −15B | +20N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 740 | -44.0 |
| 25 | Biyikoglu, Muhammet Ali | 1614 | TUR | +24B | −3B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1593 | -2.4 |
| 26 | Calkan, Mert | 1513 | TUR | −2N | −20B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 735 | -18.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Gumus, Yusuf EmirTUR+98.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Canli, AtalayTUR+41.65.0 pts · #2
- 3Bay, Elis CagilTUR+30.04.0 pts · #5
- 1Kolbasi, CinarTUR-44.01.0 pts · #25
- 2Balci, Ecem AyseTUR-38.41.0 pts · #20
- 3Ozcan, Sadik UrasTUR-38.02.0 pts · #24
- R6+128 Elo gap