Caissa Hotel IM-GM Chess Tournament - Clairnet Group - B
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 10 May 2026 to 12 May 2026 in Balikesir, Turkey. 6 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2094, and top seed was Branimir Maksimovic (🇷🇸 SRB, IM, 2173).
Elnur Aliyev (🇦🇿 AZE, CM, 2072) won with 6.0/9, ahead of Ali Aras Yildiz (5.5) and Salih Eke (5.5). Aliyev won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ali Aras Yildiz (CM, 2020) beat Armin Musovic (FM, 2165), a +145-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Elnur Aliyev led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
CM Elnur Aliyev held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
CM Elnur Aliyev drew with FM Salih Eke (Black).
CM Elnur Aliyev won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
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 | 🇦🇿CMAliyev, Elnur | 2072 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 6.0 | 27.25 | 39.0 | +36.0 | 2221 |
| 3 | 🇹🇷CMYildiz, Ali Aras | 2020 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 23.50 | 39.5 | +61.7 | 2182 |
| 2 | 🇹🇷FMEke, Salih | 2138 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.25 | 39.5 | +8.0 | 2169 |
| 4 | 🇹🇷FMAltun, Arda | 2038 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 20.00 | 40.0 | +25.2 | 2143 |
| 6 | 🇷🇸IMMaksimovic, Branimir | 2173 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 18.50 | 40.5 | -10.7 | 2085 |
| 5 | 🇹🇷Dal, Emir Saygin | 2054 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.50 | 40.5 | +13.8 | 2098 |
| 8 | 🇲🇪FMMusovic, Armin | 2165 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 17.75 | 41.0 | -29.4 | 2043 |
| 7 | 🇹🇷Okur, Batin | 2073 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 17.50 | 41.0 | -7.4 | 2053 |
| 9 | 🇹🇷Cankurt, Arda | 2149 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.5 | 14.50 | 41.5 | -70.4 | 2008 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Ozcan, Alp Orcun | 2057 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 2.5 | 12.75 | 42.5 | -29.8 | 1932 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Yildiz, Ali ArasCMTUR+61.75.5 pts · #3
- 2Aliyev, ElnurCMAZE+36.06.0 pts · #1
- 3Altun, ArdaFMTUR+25.25.0 pts · #4
- 1Cankurt, ArdaTUR-70.43.5 pts · #9
- 2Ozcan, Alp OrcunTUR-29.82.5 pts · #10
- 3Musovic, ArminFMMNE-29.44.0 pts · #8
- R4+145 Elo gap
- R8+129 Elo gap
- R5+111 Elo gap