Ankara May 19 Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day Chess Tournament - B
23 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1758, and top seed was Anil Uzun (🇹🇷 TUR, 1799).
Memet Deniz Yildirim (🇹🇷 TUR, 1736) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Ufuk Atbas (4.5) and Sevket Mert Ozmen (4.5). Yildirim won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Yigit Kayra Yadigar (1631) beat Ibrahim Erdinc Baran (1782), a +151-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsMemet Deniz Yildirim led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Memet Deniz Yildirim never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Memet Deniz Yildirim drew with Ufuk Atbas (White).
Memet Deniz Yildirim 5 wins (R1–R5)Sevket Mert Ozmen 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Memet Deniz Yildirim | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Ufuk Atbas | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Sevket Mert Ozmen | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Sertan Nazli | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yildirim, Memet Deniz | 1736 | TUR | +15N | +17B | +13N | +3N | +12B | =2B | 5.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 13.75 | 2098 | +86.8 |
| 2 | Atbas, Ufuk | 1731 | TUR | +21B | +4N | −3B | +5N | +6B | =1N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 15.25 | 1920 | +59.2 |
| 3 | Ozmen, Sevket Mert | 1786 | TUR | +22N | +14B | +2N | −1B | =9N | +8B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 11.25 | 1886 | +14.8 |
| 4 | Uzun, Anil | 1799 | TUR | +18N | −2B | =10N | +11B | =8N | +9B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 8.75 | 1822 | +3.4 |
| 5 | Yadigar, Yigit Kayra | 1631 | TUR | +23N | +12B | −8N | −2B | +10N | +16B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1819 | +60.4 |
| 6 | Nazli, Sertan | 1779 | TUR | +20N | −13B | +17N | +8B | −2N | +12B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1803 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Kocacik, Dogukan | 1759 | TUR | =8B | =10N | −9B | +17N | =16N | +11B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1740 | -5.2 |
| 8 | Ugur, Ruzgar | 1646 | TUR | =7N | +11B | +5B | −6N | =4B | −3N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 10.25 | 1757 | +35.6 |
| 9 | Kilic, Umut Kagan | 1665 | TUR | −12N | +19B | +7N | F | =3B | −4N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 1751 | +23.2 |
| 10 | Kocaman, Ahmet Eymen | 1675 | TUR | =11N | =7B | =4B | +23N | −5B | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1720 | +12.4 |
| 11 | Bakici, Ege | 1787 | TUR | =10B | −8N | +21B | −4N | +18B | −7N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 2.75 | 1641 | -48.8 |
| 12 | Baran, Ibrahim Erdinc | 1782 | TUR | +9B | −5N | +20B | F | −1N | −6N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1622 | -43.6 |
| 13 | Guler, Semih | 1629 | TUR | +16N | +6N | −1B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1865 | +38.0 |
| 14 | Yanik, Cinar | 1713 | TUR | +19N | −3N | +23B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1805 | +14.4 |
| 15 | Yucebalkan, Ata Alp | 1634 | TUR | −1B | +18B | F | +21N | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1807 | +28.0 |
| 16 | Kabasakal, Nedim Kerem | 1705 | TUR | −13B | −20N | +22N | F | =7B | −5N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1520 | -49.2 |
| 17 | Celik, Kuzey Emrah | 1618 | TUR | F | −1N | −6B | −7B | +21N | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.50 | 1534 | -16.8 |
| 18 | Coskun, Ahmet | 1676 | TUR | −4B | −15N | +19B | F | −11N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1519 | -32.4 |
| 19 | Ates, Ahmet Yagiz | 1629 | TUR | −14B | −9N | −18N | F | +23B | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1477 | -30.4 |
| 20 | Yigit, Tuna | 1659 | TUR | −6B | +16B | −12N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1630 | -4.4 |
| 21 | Dindar, Erdem | 1633 | TUR | −2N | =22B | −11N | −15B | −17B | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 0.25 | 1322 | -65.2 |
| 22 | Atabay, Kagan | 1669 | TUR | −3B | =21N | −16B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 1435 | -16.8 |
| 23 | Kiran, Bunyamin | 1626 | TUR | −5B | F | −14N | −10B | −19N | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 862 | -36.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yildirim, Memet DenizTUR+86.85.5 pts · #1
- 2Yadigar, Yigit KayraTUR+60.44.0 pts · #6
- 3Atbas, UfukTUR+59.24.5 pts · #2
- 1Dindar, ErdemTUR-65.20.5 pts · #21
- 2Kabasakal, Nedim KeremTUR-49.21.5 pts · #16
- 3Bakici, EgeTUR-48.82.5 pts · #11
- R2+151 Elo gap
- R2+150 Elo gap
- R2+141 Elo gap