Fuby Akademi Sports Club April 23 Chess Tournament - B
28 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1566, and top seed was Berkay Ustunbas (🇹🇷 TUR, 1597).
Zehra Avci (🇹🇷 TUR, 1533) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Hakan Ertug Sezgin (4.5) and Hikmet Bagci (4.0). Avci shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Ahmet Emre Kendir (1426) beat Huseyin Selim Kocabiyik (1551), a +125-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Avci takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
Zehra Avci drew with Hakan Ertug Sezgin (White).
Zehra Avci 4 wins (R1–R4)Hakan Ertug Sezgin 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zehra Avci | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Hakan Ertug Sezgin | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Hikmet Bagci | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Ediz Yahya Kirman | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avci, Zehra | 1533 | TUR | +26N | +10B | +3N | +12B | =2B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 12.25 | 1877 | +62.0 |
| 2 | Sezgin, Hakan Ertug | 1590 | TUR | +19N | +11B | +12N | +8B | =1N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 11.75 | 1775 | +12.8 |
| 3 | Bagci, Hikmet | 1595 | TUR | +18B | +5N | −1B | +16N | +8N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.00 | 1730 | +15.8 |
| 4 | Sokullu, Deniz Alp | 1511 | TUR | =14N | =17B | +11N | =7B | +13N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1632 | +19.6 |
| 5 | Can, Omer Mete | 1472 | TUR | +28B | −3B | +23N | +15N | =6B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 1553 | +13.6 |
| 6 | Kirman, Ediz Yahya | 1506 | TUR | +24B | −8N | +22B | +9N | =5N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1606 | +20.8 |
| 7 | Duray, Sedat | 1554 | TUR | −22B | +18N | +15B | =4N | +14B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 8.25 | 1695 | +7.0 |
| 8 | Kendir, Ahmet Emre | 1426 | TUR | +16N | +6B | +13N | −2N | −3B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1626 | +54.4 |
| 9 | Ozdemir, Erden | 1549 | TUR | −11N | +26B | +10N | −6B | +17N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1576 | +2.0 |
| 10 | Turkaslan, Ahmet Selim | 0 | TUR | +21B | −1N | −9B | +27N | +16B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Yalcin, Rojhat | 0 | TUR | +9B | −2N | −4B | +26N | =12N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 4.75 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Yaka, Asil | 1548 | TUR | +27B | +22N | −2B | −1N | =11B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1395 | -24.4 |
| 13 | Kocabiyik, Huseyin Selim | 1551 | TUR | =17N | +14B | −8B | +20N | −4B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1398 | -17.2 |
| 14 | FIDE 525047132 | 0 | — | =4B | −13N | +28B | +22N | −7N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.25 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 51697700 | 0 | — | =23N | +20B | −7N | −5B | +19N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ozkars, Cihangir | 1528 | TUR | −8B | +27N | +25B | −3B | −10N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1485 | -9.6 |
| 17 | Selamet, Nisan Liva | 1415 | TUR | =13B | =4N | −20B | +18N | −9B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1466 | +13.2 |
| 18 | Seker, Melih | 1492 | TUR | −3N | −7B | +19N | −17B | =26B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1177 | -29.2 |
| 19 | Tokel, Metehan | 0 | TUR | −2B | =28N | −18B | +21N | −15B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Kandemir, Artun | 1586 | TUR | =25B | −15N | +17N | −13B | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1482 | -16.8 |
| 21 | Degirmenci, Berhan | 1507 | TUR | −10N | −24N | =27B | −19B | +22N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1324 | -19.2 |
| 22 | FIDE 525047140 | 0 | — | +7N | −12B | −6N | −14B | −21B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 34594450 | 0 | — | =15B | =25N | −5B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 1284 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ustunbas, Berkay | 1597 | TUR | −6N | +21B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 1507 | -9.6 |
| 25 | Parlarkilic, Engin | 1481 | TUR | =20N | =23B | −16N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1364 | -5.8 |
| 26 | Simsek, Deniz | 1431 | TUR | −1B | −9N | F | −11B | =18N | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.75 | 1252 | -12.4 |
| 27 | Ornek, Baris | 1437 | TUR | −12N | −16B | =21N | −10B | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1255 | -25.2 |
| 28 | Ucar, Aren | 1557 | TUR | −5N | =19B | −14N | F | F | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 672 | -24.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Avci, ZehraTUR+62.04.5 pts · #2
- 2Kendir, Ahmet EmreTUR+54.43.0 pts · #4
- 3Kirman, Ediz YahyaTUR+20.83.5 pts · #6
- 1Seker, MelihTUR-29.21.5 pts · #23
- 2Ornek, BarisTUR-25.20.5 pts · #25
- 3Ucar, ArenTUR-24.80.5 pts · #28
- R3+125 Elo gap
- R1+102 Elo gap