Caissa Hotel IM-GM Chess Tournament - Guitar Group - B
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 May 2026 to 27 May 2026 in Balikesir, Turkey. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1716, and top seed was Branimir Maksimovic (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2173).
Branimir Maksimovic (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2173) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Ali Mutlu (6.0) and Cihan Kulaoglu (5.0). Maksimovic won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Feyzullah Akkent (1604) beat Can Mihciyazgan (1765), a +161-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Branimir Maksimovic led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
IM Branimir Maksimovic never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
IM Branimir Maksimovic opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Ali Mutlu); the title is out of reach before R9.
IM Branimir Maksimovic beat Ali Mutlu (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇸IMMaksimovic, Branimir | 2173 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.5 | 29.25 | 31.5 | +1.4 | 2217 |
| 2 | 🇹🇷Mutlu, Ali | 1722 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.0 | 20.75 | 33.0 | +71.2 | 1907 |
| 3 | 🇹🇷Kulaoglu, Cihan | 1662 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 14.50 | 34.0 | +19.4 | 1753 |
| 4 | 🇹🇷Ayhan, Yigit Eren | 1620 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4.5 | 13.25 | 34.5 | +39.2 | 1710 |
| 5 | 🇹🇷Mihciyazgan, Can | 1765 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | — | 3.5 | 15.00 | 35.5 | -23.2 | 1671 |
| 6 | 🇹🇷Selcuk, Zeynep Bilge | 1632 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | — | 3.5 | 14.50 | 35.5 | +10.4 | 1671 |
| 8 | 🇹🇷Akkent, Feyzullah | 1604 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | — | 3.0 | 10.00 | 36.0 | +1.4 | 1627 |
| 7 | 🇹🇷Candemir, Ozgur Deniz | 1675 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | — | 3.0 | 9.75 | 36.0 | -28.4 | 1627 |
| 9 | 🇹🇷Uslu, Berkant | 1630 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 5.75 | 36.5 | -23.0 | 1544 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Kanza, Fazil | 1681 | — | — | 0 | ½ | — | — | — | — | 0 | * | 0.5 | 2.25 | 38.5 | -23.6 | 1364 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mutlu, AliTUR+71.26.0 pts · #2
- 2Ayhan, Yigit ErenTUR+39.24.5 pts · #4
- 3Kulaoglu, CihanTUR+19.45.0 pts · #3
- 1Candemir, Ozgur DenizTUR-28.43.0 pts · #7
- 2Kanza, FazilTUR-23.60.5 pts · #10
- 3Mihciyazgan, CanTUR-23.23.5 pts · #5
- R4+161 Elo gap
- R6+133 Elo gap