Nova Time Chess Sports Club Chess Tournament
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsOzdemir 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.
Ozdemir Efe Kul never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Ozdemir Efe Kul drew with Mehmet Jerfi Duyar (White).
Ozdemir Efe Kul went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ozdemir Efe Kul | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Mehmet Jerfi Duyar | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Kani Can Combas | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Hakan Ertug Sezgin | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kul, Ozdemir Efe | 2137 | TUR | +13B | +4N | =3B | +9N | +2B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 10.75 | 2103 | -2.0 |
| 2 | Combas, Kani Can | 1707 | TUR | +5B | =9N | +7B | +3N | −1N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 1843 | +15.6 |
| 3 | Duyar, Mehmet Jerfi | 1598 | TUR | +11B | +14N | =1N | −2B | +10B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 6.25 | 1856 | +64.4 |
| 4 | Sezgin, Hakan Ertug | 1590 | TUR | +10N | −1B | =11N | +6B | =5N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1711 | +14.2 |
| 5 | Angin, Mert | 1571 | TUR | −2N | +15B | =6N | =11B | =4B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1570 | -0.4 |
| 6 | Shodiev, Timur | 1581 | UZB | =14B | =7N | =5B | −4N | +9B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1626 | +11.6 |
| 7 | Ozcan, Eren Sahin | 1608 | TUR | =8N | =6B | −2N | +15B | =11N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.25 | 1561 | -12.8 |
| 8 | Toraman, Doruk | 1546 | TUR | =7B | +12N | =9B | −10N | =13B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1614 | +17.6 |
| 9 | Besler, Saruhan Eser | 1584 | TUR | +15N | =2B | =8N | −1B | −6N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1575 | -7.2 |
| 10 | Sevgen, Doru | 1503 | TUR | −4B | +13N | F | +8B | −3N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1581 | +17.2 |
| 11 | Kocabiyik, Huseyin Selim | 1551 | TUR | −3N | F | =4B | =5N | =7B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1505 | -5.4 |
| 12 | Yilmaz, Hasan | 1788 | TUR | F | −8B | +15N | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1483 | -14.0 |
| 13 | Icer, Sarp | 1589 | TUR | −1N | −10B | F | F | =8N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.25 | 1406 | -30.4 |
| 14 | Tosun, Turker Ali | 1778 | TUR | =6N | −3B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1397 | -39.6 |
| 15 | Elmali, Naci | 1419 | TUR | −9B | −5N | −12B | −7N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 838 | -18.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Duyar, Mehmet JerfiTUR+64.43.5 pts · #2
- 2Toraman, DorukTUR+17.62.5 pts · #8
- 3Sevgen, DoruTUR+17.22.0 pts · #10
- 1Tosun, Turker AliTUR-39.60.5 pts · #13
- 2Icer, SarpTUR-30.40.5 pts · #14
- 3Elmali, NaciTUR-18.60.0 pts · #15
- R2+242 Elo gap
- R2+180 Elo gap