Isparta May 19 Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day Chess Tournament

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22 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 01 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Isparta, Turkey. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1604, and top seed was Atalay Canli (🇹🇷 TUR, 1767).

Oymen Sarac (🇹🇷 TUR, 1677) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Mert Civelek (4.5) and Ramazan Cetinkaya (4.5). Sarac won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Artun Demirkiran (1469) beat Mehmet Emre Bulgurcu (1581), a +112-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Isparta, Turkey

Dates

01 May 2026 → 03 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Avg top 10

1,604

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×19

🇷🇺Russia×1

Top 3

🥇
Oymen Sarac
🇹🇷TUR·1677
5.5pts·1955perf+60.8
🥈
Mert Civelek
🇹🇷TUR·1617
4.5pts·1713perf+26.4
🥉
Ramazan Cetinkaya
🇹🇷TUR·1596
4.5pts·1695perf+10.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Oymen Sarac led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Sarac5.5Tuncay4.5Civelek4.5Cetinkaya4.5Ucar3.5Gullu3.5

R3–R6 · LEAD HELD

Oymen Sarac never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Oymen Sarac beat Yagiz Tuncay (White).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Oymen Sarac won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Oymen Sarac	*	1	1	½
2Yagiz Tuncay	0	*	—	—
3Mert Civelek	0	—	*	½
4Ramazan Cetinkaya	½	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sarac, Oymen	1677	TUR	+22N	+13B	+2N	+4B	=3N	+6B	5.5	19.0	19.0	16.75	1955	+60.8
2	Civelek, Mert	1617	TUR	+11B	+10N	−1B	+19N	+7B	=3B	4.5	19.0	20.0	12.25	1713	+26.4
3	Cetinkaya, Ramazan	1596	TUR	+18N	+16B	=5N	+14B	=1B	=2N	4.5	16.5	17.5	10.75	1695	+10.6
4	Tuncay, Yagiz	1622	TUR	+17B	+6N	=14B	−1N	+15B	+5N	4.5	15.5	16.5	10.25	1807	+45.2
5	Gullu, Yahya	1675	TUR	+8B	=15N	=3B	=6N	+13B	−4B	3.5	18.0	19.5	10.25	1591	-24.4
6	Yesilkaya, Kerem	1519	TUR	+21N	−4B	+16N	=5B	+14N	−1N	3.5	16.5	16.5	4.75	1385	-17.6
7	Ucar, Doruk Alp	1675	TUR	−16N	+18B	+15B	+13N	−2N	=10B	3.5	12.5	13.5	6.00	1653	-3.6
8	Sarac, Kerem	1461	TUR	−5N	+21B	−13N	+16B	=10N	+14B	3.5	11.5	11.5	4.50	1277	-26.4
9	Yigit, Atakan Aslan	1569	RUS	+12B	−14N	−10B	+21N	=11N	+15B	3.5	11.0	11.0	5.25	1456	-18.4
10	Demirkiran, Artun	1469	TUR	+20B	−2B	+9N	−15N	=8B	=7N	3.0	16.5	17.5	8.00	1567	+31.2
11	Gullu, Hamza	1402	TUR	−2N	−20N	+17B	−12N	=9B	+16B	2.5	13.0	14.0	4.25	1472	+12.4
12	FIDE 525048325	0	—	−9N	=17N	F	+11B	F	+13B	2.5	10.0	11.0	5.00	1506	0.0
13	Sagir, Yunus Emre	1505	TUR	+19B	−1N	+8B	−7B	−5N	−12N	2.0	18.5	19.5	4.50	1429	-15.6
14	Deger, Mert	0	TUR	F	+9B	=4N	−3N	−6B	−8N	1.5	19.5	19.5	5.75	1404	0.0
15	Goksoy, Mirza Zeki	1498	TUR	F	=5B	−7N	+10B	−4N	−9N	1.5	18.0	18.0	4.75	1453	-12.4
16	Demirer, Elif	0	TUR	+7B	−3N	−6B	−8N	=17B	−11N	1.5	17.5	18.5	4.00	1327	0.0
17	Aksay, Yigitalp	1467	TUR	−4N	=12B	−11N	−18B	=16N	F	1.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	685	-57.2
18	Delen, Utku Taha	1432	TUR	−3B	−7N	F	+17N	F	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	1454	+2.8
19	Ceylan, Fikret Caner	0	TUR	−13N	+22B	F	−2B	F	F	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1404	0.0
20	Bulgurcu, Mehmet Emre	1581	TUR	−10N	+11B	F	F	F	F	1.0	5.5	5.5	2.50	1436	-7.6
21	FIDE 51609860	0	—	−6B	−8N	F	−9B	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	716	0.0
22	Gulsoy, Cagin Ongun	1465	TUR	−1B	−19N	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	877	-9.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sarac, OymenTUR
+60.8
5.5 pts · #1
2Tuncay, YagizTUR
+45.2
4.5 pts · #2
3Demirkiran, ArtunTUR
+31.2
3.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Aksay, YigitalpTUR
-57.2
1.0 pts · #21
2Sarac, KeremTUR
-26.4
3.5 pts · #18
3Gullu, YahyaTUR
-24.4
3.5 pts · #4

Biggest upsets

R1+112 Elo gap
Demirkiran, Artun1469 beat Bulgurcu, Mehmet Emre1581