Saraykoy Municipality May 24 Commemoration of Joining the National Struggle Chess Tournament - A
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49 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Denizli, Turkey. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2036, and top seed was Yusuf Baran Cevizci (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2145).
Enis Eroz (🇹🇷 TUR, 2103) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Berkan Yildirim (5.0) and Berkay Ekinci (4.5). Eroz shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ilhami Acar (1683) beat Yusuf Baran Cevizci (CM, 2145), a +462-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Denizli, Turkey
Dates
22 May 2026 → 24 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 5
FM×1
CM×4
Federations · 2 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×48
🇦🇿Azerbaijan×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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2
3
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2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Eroz takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Berkan Yildirim 4 wins (R3–R6)FM Arda Altun 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkan Yildirim | * | — | — | — |
| 2Enis Eroz | — | * | — | — |
| 3FMArda Altun | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Berkay Ekinci | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eroz, Enis | 2103 | TUR | +32B | +19N | =14B | +7N | +5B | =6N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 17.25 | 2142 | +8.4 |
| 2 | Yildirim, Berkan | 1790 | TUR | +41B | −13N | +45B | +15N | +7B | +9N | 5.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 13.50 | 2059 | +37.8 |
| 3 | Ekinci, Berkay | 1972 | TUR | +45B | +20N | =13B | +14N | =6N | =4B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 13.50 | 2017 | +10.0 |
| 4 | Altun, ArdaFM | 2038 | TUR | −13B | +39N | +32B | +19N | +8B | =3N | 4.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 12.75 | 1939 | -9.8 |
| 5 | Gelir, Toprak | 1798 | TUR | =43N | +21B | +47N | +27B | −1N | +18B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 2037 | +70.0 |
| 6 | Tutuncu, AliCM | 2120 | TUR | +11N | F | +12B | +24N | =3B | =1B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 15.75 | 2183 | +9.2 |
| 7 | Mammadov, Mustafa | 2052 | AZE | +48N | +18B | +8N | −1B | −2N | +32B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1915 | -15.4 |
| 8 | Canli, Atalay | 1767 | TUR | +35B | +9N | −7B | +33N | −4N | +21B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.00 | 2062 | +84.0 |
| 9 | Topuz, Mirac MelihCM | 2136 | TUR | +36N | −8B | +28N | +40B | +10N | −2B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1902 | -54.4 |
| 10 | Tas, Yasar Asil | 1870 | TUR | +39B | +15N | −24B | +13N | −9B | +23N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 11.50 | 1930 | +9.8 |
| 11 | Tekaslan, Yusuf Batu | 1683 | TUR | −6B | +38N | +42B | =20N | +14B | =12N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 10.00 | 1915 | +69.6 |
| 12 | Sezgin, Mustafa | 1858 | TUR | +34N | +30B | −6N | =18B | +29N | =11B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 1887 | +8.8 |
| 13 | Taskiran, Huseyin Cagan | 1663 | TUR | +4N | +2B | =3N | −10B | =18N | =27B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 14.50 | 1914 | +76.0 |
| 14 | Cengiz, Nuri Efekan | 1815 | TUR | +22N | +16B | =1N | −3B | −11N | +28B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1828 | +2.4 |
| 15 | Acar, Ilhami | 1683 | TUR | +21N | −10B | +43N | −2B | =40N | +29B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1865 | +27.8 |
| 16 | Eroglu, Oguzalp | 1603 | TUR | +25B | −14N | =39B | =26N | =20B | +30N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 9.25 | 1797 | +64.0 |
| 17 | Odabas, Ismail Mert | 1560 | TUR | −27B | −29B | +44N | +25N | =19B | +40N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1770 | +68.4 |
| 18 | Eroz, Deniz | 1724 | TUR | +23B | −7N | +31B | =12N | =13B | −5N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 9.25 | 1772 | +12.4 |
| 19 | Soy, Huseyin | 1727 | TUR | +44N | −1B | +34N | −4B | =17N | =22B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 6.25 | 1764 | +2.6 |
| 20 | Tunc, Amine Sare | 1734 | TUR | +33N | −3B | =22N | =11B | =16N | =35B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.25 | 1692 | -14.8 |
| 21 | Cevizci, Yusuf BaranCM | 2145 | TUR | −15B | −5N | +38B | +41N | +33B | −8N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1758 | -49.6 |
| 22 | Turk, Burak | 1643 | TUR | −14B | +25N | =20B | −23N | +37B | =19N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1702 | +19.2 |
| 23 | Karakaplan, Ahmet | 1619 | TUR | −18N | +48B | =29N | +22B | =27N | −10B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1729 | +34.4 |
| 24 | Bulgurlu, OkanCM | 2062 | TUR | +28N | +40B | +10N | −6B | F | F | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 2045 | +1.0 |
| 25 | Kiran, Seyit Kaan | 1714 | TUR | −16N | −22B | +49N | −17B | +41N | +42B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1617 | -16.2 |
| 26 | Akcay, Batin | 1801 | TUR | =31B | +42N | F | =16B | −32N | +44B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1703 | -24.4 |
| 27 | Ozdemir, Burak (Mustafa) | 1745 | TUR | +17N | =47B | F | −5N | =23B | =13N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1669 | -10.0 |
| 28 | Tuncay, Yagiz | 1622 | TUR | −24B | +35N | −9B | =37N | +31B | −14N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1732 | +24.0 |
| 29 | Sahbaz, Bartu | 1715 | TUR | −42B | +17N | =23B | +47N | −12B | −15N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1617 | -16.8 |
| 30 | Kocayigit, Ahmet Kerem | 1710 | TUR | +37B | −12N | −33B | =31N | +34N | −16B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 1599 | -38.4 |
| 31 | Firlayis, Ibrahim Hamza | 1639 | TUR | =26N | =43B | −18N | =30B | −28N | +47B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1643 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Simsek, Yigit | 1680 | TUR | −1N | +49B | −4N | F | +26B | −7N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1850 | +32.8 |
| 33 | Aygun, Kemal | 1618 | TUR | −20B | F | +30N | −8B | −21N | +36B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1722 | +23.2 |
| 34 | Somyurek, Irmak | 1618 | TUR | −12B | +37N | −19B | +42N | −30B | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1630 | +1.6 |
| 35 | Kuyruk, Berkay Arel | 1635 | TUR | −8N | −28B | =36N | F | +47B | =20N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1643 | +2.0 |
| 36 | Omak, Defne | 1743 | TUR | −9B | −41N | =35B | =39N | +38B | −33N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1598 | -51.2 |
| 37 | Kirdar, Asim Enes | 1600 | TUR | −30N | −34B | +48N | =28B | −22N | =39B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1531 | -21.6 |
| 38 | Sahin, Omer Tuna | 1638 | TUR | F | −11B | −21N | +49B | −36N | +41B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1677 | +5.2 |
| 39 | Kargi, Batuhan | 1665 | TUR | −10N | −4B | =16N | =36B | −44B | =37N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 3.75 | 1553 | -19.4 |
| 40 | Unsal, Omer | 1755 | TUR | F | −24N | +41B | −9N | =15B | −17B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.75 | 1668 | -14.6 |
| 41 | Bay, Elis Cagil | 1645 | TUR | −2N | +36B | −40N | −21B | −25B | −38N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1508 | -40.8 |
| 42 | Biyikoglu, Muhammet Ali | 1614 | TUR | +29N | −26B | −11N | −34B | F | −25N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 1466 | -34.8 |
| 43 | Ozirmak, Cagan Mir | 1637 | TUR | =5B | =31N | −15B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1582 | -9.2 |
| 44 | Aynaoglu, Mete | 1619 | TUR | −19B | −45N | −17B | F | +39N | −26N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1418 | -50.0 |
| 45 | Gumus, Yusuf Emir | 1535 | TUR | −3N | +44B | −2N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1656 | +14.0 |
| 46 | Hisir, Onur | 1753 | TUR | +49N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 2437 | +13.6 |
| 47 | Kapusuz, Hasan Huseyin | 1707 | TUR | F | =27N | −5B | −29B | −35N | −31N | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.25 | 1340 | -40.2 |
| 48 | Candemir, Ozgur Deniz | 1675 | TUR | −7B | −23N | −37B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 957 | -50.8 |
| 49 | Arican, Ali Enes | 1637 | TUR | −46B | −32N | −25B | −38N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 896 | -66.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Canli, AtalayTUR+84.04.0 pts · #8
- 2Taskiran, Huseyin CaganTUR+76.03.5 pts · #13
- 3Gelir, ToprakTUR+70.04.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Arican, Ali EnesTUR-66.80.0 pts · #48
- 2Topuz, Mirac MelihCMTUR-54.44.0 pts · #9
- 3Omak, DefneTUR-51.22.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R1+462 Elo gap
- R6+378 Elo gap
- R1+375 Elo gap