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Nova Time Chess Sports Club Chess Tournament

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15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1696, and top seed was Ozdemir Efe Kul (🇹🇷 TUR, 2137).

Ozdemir Efe Kul (🇹🇷 TUR, 2137) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Kani Can Combas (3.5) and Mehmet Jerfi Duyar (3.5). Kul broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Doruk Toraman (1546) beat Hasan Yilmaz (1788), a +242-point gap.

Location
🇹🇷Istanbul, Turkey
Dates
25 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇹🇷Ozdemir Efe Kul2137
Avg top 10
1,696
Participants
15
Federations · 2 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×14
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Ozdemir Efe Kul led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
5
2
3
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Ozdemir Efe Kul never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ozdemir Efe Kul drew with Mehmet Jerfi Duyar (White).

R1–R5 · UNBEATEN

Ozdemir Efe Kul went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kul, Ozdemir Efe2137TUR+13B+4N=3B+9N+2B4.512.012.510.752103-2.0
2Combas, Kani Can1707TUR+5B=9N+7B+3N1N3.513.015.09.501843+15.6
3Duyar, Mehmet Jerfi1598TUR+11B+14N=1N2B+10B3.511.512.06.251856+64.4
4Sezgin, Hakan Ertug1590TUR+10N1B=11N+6B=5N3.011.513.06.501711+14.2
5Angin, Mert1571TUR2N+15B=6N=11B=4B2.510.510.53.501570-0.4
6Shodiev, Timur1581UZB=14B=7N=5B4N+9B2.510.010.54.751626+11.6
7Ozcan, Eren Sahin1608TUR=8N=6B2N+15B=11N2.510.010.03.251561-12.8
8Toraman, Doruk1546TUR=7B+12N=9B10N=13B2.57.58.03.501614+17.6
9Besler, Saruhan Eser1584TUR+15N=2B=8N1B6N2.013.013.03.001575-7.2
10Sevgen, Doru1503TUR4B+13NF+8B3N2.09.510.03.001581+17.2
11Kocabiyik, Huseyin Selim1551TUR3NF=4B=5N=7B1.511.511.54.001505-5.4
12Yilmaz, Hasan1788TURF8B+15NFF1.03.03.00.001483-14.0
13Icer, Sarp1589TUR1N10BFF=8N0.510.010.01.251406-30.4
14Tosun, Turker Ali1778TUR=6N3BFFF0.58.08.01.251397-39.6
15Elmali, Naci1419TUR9B5N12B7NF0.08.08.00.00838-18.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets