1st Akin Gokyay Museums Week Memorial Chess Tournament - A

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46 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2112, and top seed was Tuna Ozates (🇹🇷 TUR, FM, 2202).

Yusuf Eren Kavri (🇹🇷 TUR, 2137) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Teoman Guney Ersoz (5.0) and Tuna Ozates (4.5). Kavri shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Abdullah Murat Ozmen (1695) beat Etka Karabulut (CM, 2189), a +494-point gap.

Location

🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey

Dates

23 May 2026 → 24 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇷FMTuna Ozates2202

Avg top 10

2,112

Participants

Titled players · 6

FM×1

CM×5

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇷Turkiye×46

Top 3

🥇
Yusuf Eren Kavri
🇹🇷TUR·2137
5.0pts·2198perf+9.6
🥈
CMTeoman Guney Ersoz
🇹🇷TUR·2078
5.0pts·2161perf+30.0
🥉
FMTuna Ozates
🇹🇷TUR·2202
4.5pts·2101perf-10.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Kavri5Ersoz5Ozates4.5Ozalp4.5Celebi4.5Aker4.5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Kavri takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.5).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Yusuf Eren Kavri drew with CM Teoman Guney Ersoz (White).

R2–R5 · WIN STREAK

CM Teoman Guney Ersoz won 4 in a row (R2–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Yusuf Eren Kavri	*	½	—	1
2CMTeoman Guney Ersoz	½	*	—	—
3FMTuna Ozates	—	—	*	0
4CMBurak Ozalp	0	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Kavri, Yusuf Eren	2137	TUR	+32N	+27B	=11N	+14B	+5N	=2B	5.0	18.5	20.5	16.25	2198	+9.6
2	Ersoz, Teoman GuneyCM	2078	TUR	=10N	+31B	+25N	+11B	+22N	=1N	5.0	17.5	19.5	15.25	2161	+30.0
3	Ozates, TunaFM	2202	TUR	+17N	+12B	−5N	+10B	=6N	+11B	4.5	19.5	22.5	15.75	2101	-10.6
4	Celebi, Mehmet AlperCM	2186	TUR	+37N	=7B	=14N	+12B	+16N	=5B	4.5	18.0	19.5	13.75	2103	-17.6
5	Ozalp, BurakCM	2059	TUR	+39B	+42N	+3B	+16N	−1B	=4N	4.5	18.0	19.0	11.75	2193	+22.4
6	Aker, Meric Zeynel	1964	TUR	=15B	+26N	+36B	=7N	=3B	+10N	4.5	17.5	19.0	13.25	2026	+22.0
7	Topaloglu, Mehmet Utkan	1879	TUR	+46B	=4N	+15B	=6B	−13N	+18N	4.0	18.5	18.5	10.50	2030	+23.2
8	Ersoy, Ahmet	2017	TUR	=31N	−10B	+20N	+27B	+25N	=12B	4.0	15.0	17.0	10.75	1888	-16.6
9	Ergani, Efe	1907	TUR	=25N	+38B	−10N	+31B	=17N	+19B	4.0	14.0	15.0	8.75	1863	-5.8
10	Sahin, Bora	1734	TUR	=2B	+8N	+9B	−3N	+14N	−6B	3.5	22.0	25.0	13.50	2058	+95.2
11	Koca, Emirhan	1922	TUR	+29B	+21N	=1B	−2N	+32B	−3N	3.5	20.0	22.0	10.00	2002	+12.8
12	Celikel, Fatih	1897	TUR	+28B	−3N	+18B	−4N	+21B	=8N	3.5	19.0	21.5	10.50	1994	+14.8
13	Salci, Aytug CelalCM	2161	TUR	−18B	+30N	+34B	=32N	+7B	F	3.5	13.5	13.5	9.50	1938	-40.4
14	Kiyak, Ali	1904	TUR	+30B	+18N	=4B	−1N	−10B	=32N	3.0	18.5	20.5	8.75	1879	-4.8
15	Aral, Tunc	1713	TUR	=6N	+19B	−7N	−17B	+31N	=23B	3.0	17.5	19.5	8.75	1856	+44.8
16	Ozcan, Kadir Kutay	1933	TUR	+20N	+33B	+22N	−5B	−4B	F	3.0	17.0	17.0	8.00	2014	+11.8
17	Ozkaner, Mehmet Kerem	1801	TUR	−3B	=28N	+26B	+15N	=9B	F	3.0	16.5	16.5	8.75	1884	+18.8
18	Baran, Ibrahim Erdinc	1782	TUR	+13N	−14B	−12N	+40B	+33N	−7B	3.0	16.0	17.0	6.50	1843	+16.8
19	Gupluce, Melih	1865	TUR	=26B	−15N	+28B	=21N	+34B	−9N	3.0	15.0	17.0	7.25	1732	-40.4
20	Yanik, Cinar	1713	TUR	−16B	=23N	−8B	+35N	+36B	=24N	3.0	15.0	16.5	6.50	1870	+48.0
21	Gokdemir, Demir	1797	TUR	+45N	−11B	=33N	=19B	−12N	+35N	3.0	14.0	14.0	4.50	1858	+16.0
22	Pektas, Yigit	2125	TUR	+34B	+41N	−16B	+29N	−2B	F	3.0	13.5	13.5	5.50	1933	-20.0
23	Coban, Eren Cinar	1893	TUR	−33N	=20B	−31N	+38B	+29B	=15N	3.0	12.5	13.5	6.50	1683	-32.0
24	Karaboga, Neset Eren	1864	TUR	=43N	−25B	+38N	=33B	=27N	=20B	3.0	11.0	11.5	5.00	1680	-55.6
25	Coskun, Ahmet	1676	TUR	=9B	+24N	−2B	+36N	−8B	F	2.5	17.5	17.5	6.50	1947	+63.2
26	Ilbeyi, Demir Arslan	1601	TUR	=19N	−6B	−17N	=30B	+40N	=29N	2.5	15.5	16.5	5.00	1707	+27.6
27	Gurkan, Ahmet Akif	1825	TUR	+44B	−1N	+39B	−8N	=24B	F	2.5	15.5	16.0	3.00	1870	+10.0
28	Togrul, Ayberk	1639	TUR	−12N	=17B	−19N	+43B	+37N	F	2.5	13.5	14.0	3.50	1794	+19.8
29	Ozmen, Abdullah Murat	1695	TUR	−11N	+45B	+37N	−22B	−23N	=26B	2.5	13.5	13.5	2.75	1842	+35.6
30	Kocaman, Ahmet Eymen	1675	TUR	−14N	−13B	F	=26N	+43B	+36N	2.5	11.0	11.0	3.25	1814	+31.2
31	Atbas, Ufuk	1731	TUR	=8B	−2N	+23B	−9N	−15B	=38N	2.0	19.0	20.0	5.50	1746	-0.4
32	Kocacik, Dogukan	1759	TUR	−1B	+44N	F	=13B	−11N	=14B	2.0	16.0	16.5	3.75	1872	+21.2
33	Ates, Ahmet Yagiz	1629	TUR	+23B	−16N	=21B	=24N	−18B	F	2.0	15.0	17.0	6.00	1782	+35.6
34	Yildirim, Memet Deniz	1736	TUR	−22N	+35B	−13N	+37B	−19N	F	2.0	13.5	15.0	3.50	1840	+18.0
35	Kilic, Korhan	1645	TUR	−41B	−34N	+43N	−20B	+44N	−21B	2.0	9.5	10.0	1.00	1591	-9.0
36	Bektas, Arda	1869	TUR	=38N	+43B	−6N	−25B	−20N	−30B	1.5	13.5	14.0	1.00	1518	-54.0
37	Bakici, Ege	1787	TUR	−4B	+46N	−29B	−34N	−28B	=44N	1.5	12.0	12.0	0.25	1554	-77.2
38	Celik, Kuzey Emrah	1618	TUR	=36B	−9N	−24B	−23N	F	=31B	1.0	13.5	13.5	1.75	1613	-2.4
39	Donmez, Yagiz Efe	1732	TUR	−5N	+40B	−27N	F	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	1698	-8.0
40	Kocak, Alaz	1586	TUR	−42B	−39N	+44B	−18N	−26B	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.50	1465	-29.2
41	Tas, Cumali Eren	1831	TUR	+35N	−22B	F	F	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	2.00	1885	+4.4
42	Saltik, Suleyman	1808	TUR	+40N	−5B	F	F	F	F	1.0	5.5	5.5	1.00	1823	+0.6
43	Gul, Omer Turgut	1619	TUR	=24B	−36N	−35B	−28N	−30N	F	0.5	11.5	11.5	1.50	1372	-49.6
44	Kibrit, Seda Irem	1600	TUR	−27N	−32B	−40N	F	−35B	=37B	0.5	9.0	9.0	0.75	1354	-24.6
45	Karabulut, EtkaCM	2189	TUR	−21B	−29N	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	993	-73.6
46	Kiran, Bunyamin	1626	TUR	−7N	−37B	F	F	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	1033	-9.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sahin, BoraTUR
+95.2
3.5 pts · #11
2Coskun, AhmetTUR
+63.2
2.5 pts · #27
3Yanik, CinarTUR
+48.0
3.0 pts · #24

Top rating losers

1Bakici, EgeTUR
-77.2
1.5 pts · #37
2Karabulut, EtkaCMTUR
-73.6
0.0 pts · #45
3Karaboga, Neset ErenTUR
-55.6
3.0 pts · #18

Biggest upsets

R2+494 Elo gap
Ozmen, Abdullah Murat1695 beat CMKarabulut, Etka2189
R1+392 Elo gap
Gokdemir, Demir1797 beat CMKarabulut, Etka2189
R1+379 Elo gap
Baran, Ibrahim Erdinc1782 beat CMSalci, Aytug Celal2161