Samsun May 19 Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day Chess Tournament
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33 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Samsun, Turkey. Top 10 Elo average was 1715, and top seed was Fatih Canberk Yuksel (🇹🇷 TUR, 1959).
Fatih Canberk Yuksel (🇹🇷 TUR, 1959) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Can Isak (5.0) and Omer Asaf Livaoglu (4.5). Yuksel shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Egemen Ondes (1474) beat Aril Aydogdu (1752), a +278-point gap.
Location
🇹🇷Samsun, Turkey
Dates
15 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×30
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Fatih Canberk Yuksel held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Yuksel takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Fatih Canberk Yuksel 4 wins (R1–R4)Can Isak 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fatih Canberk Yuksel | * | — | ½ | ½ |
| 2Can Isak | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Demir Bayazitoglu | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Omer Asaf Livaoglu | ½ | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuksel, Fatih Canberk | 1959 | TUR | +29N | +6B | +7N | +5B | =3B | =4N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 17.50 | 1927 | -1.8 |
| 2 | Isak, Can | 1686 | TUR | +20B | +10N | +14B | −3N | +13B | +8N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 16.00 | 1851 | +22.8 |
| 3 | Livaoglu, Omer Asaf | 1684 | TUR | =11B | +31N | +25B | +2B | =1N | =9N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 13.75 | 1775 | +23.2 |
| 4 | Bayazitoglu, Demir | 1654 | TUR | +12N | +18B | −5N | +19B | +6N | =1B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 15.00 | 1846 | +57.2 |
| 5 | Uyanik, Mert | 1810 | TUR | +26B | +13N | +4B | −1N | −8B | +10N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 13.00 | 1744 | -14.8 |
| 6 | Agca, Samet | 1537 | TUR | +22B | −1N | +11B | +28N | −4B | +13N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 11.00 | 1776 | +71.6 |
| 7 | Cakir, Kerem Cagri | 1652 | TUR | +16B | +19N | −1B | −13N | +26B | +15N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1722 | +17.2 |
| 8 | Cicek, Yavuz Kagan | 1555 | TUR | −25N | +23B | +29N | +14B | +5N | −2B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 10.50 | 1714 | +49.6 |
| 9 | Tuzcu, Mehmet Kerem | 1476 | TUR | +30B | −14N | +26B | =18N | +27N | =3B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 8.50 | 1551 | +15.6 |
| 10 | Kayikcioglu, Murat | 1580 | TUR | +33N | −2B | =27N | +12B | +18N | −5B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1603 | +2.6 |
| 11 | Karakose, Ali Kuzey | 1513 | TUR | =3N | =24B | −6N | +29B | =19N | +18B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 8.25 | 1633 | +40.8 |
| 12 | Bektas, Mustafa | 1503 | TUR | −4B | =22N | +31B | −10N | +21B | +20N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 6.75 | 1538 | +4.8 |
| 13 | Kantar, Eslem | 1612 | TUR | +23N | −5B | +17N | +7B | −2N | −6B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1616 | +1.2 |
| 14 | Sozen, Umutcan | 1500 | TUR | +32B | +9B | −2N | −8N | −15B | +25N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1599 | +15.2 |
| 15 | Oz, Engin | 1629 | TUR | F | +16N | −19B | +22B | +14N | −7B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.50 | 1607 | -2.6 |
| 16 | Kahraman, Ahmet Emir | 1496 | TUR | −7N | −15B | +33N | =24B | =17N | +30B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 1400 | -18.8 |
| 17 | Eraslan, Necip Nazim | 1527 | TUR | =28B | =32N | −13B | =21N | =16B | +26N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1532 | -0.4 |
| 18 | Ozcelik, Cagan Efe | 1555 | TUR | +27B | −4N | +21N | =9B | −10B | −11N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1465 | -31.2 |
| 19 | Eraslan, Aslan | 1555 | TUR | F | −7B | +15N | −4N | =11B | +23B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 1586 | +4.2 |
| 20 | Isik, Merter | 1538 | TUR | −2N | −21B | =23N | +31B | +22N | −12B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1369 | -46.0 |
| 21 | Kulak, Ozgun | 1443 | TUR | F | +20N | −18B | =17B | −12N | +33N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1444 | -0.8 |
| 22 | Ondes, Egemen | 1474 | TUR | −6N | =12B | +32B | −15N | −20B | +31N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1443 | -9.6 |
| 23 | Cift, Nazmi | 1483 | TUR | −13B | −8N | =20B | +32N | +29B | −19N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1539 | +7.8 |
| 24 | Unlu, Mustafa Yigit | 1565 | TUR | =31B | =11N | −28B | =16N | =25B | =27N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 5.50 | 1465 | -28.4 |
| 25 | Alkan, Mehmet Emir | 1495 | TUR | +8B | =28N | −3N | −27B | =24N | −14B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 6.25 | 1456 | -12.8 |
| 26 | FIDE 525009729 | 0 | — | −5N | +33B | −9N | +30B | −7N | −17B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Demirbas, Zehra | 1463 | TUR | −18N | F | =10B | +25N | −9B | =24B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1462 | -0.4 |
| 28 | Demir, Mehmet | 1716 | TUR | =17N | =25B | +24N | −6B | F | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1531 | -19.2 |
| 29 | Gunes, Selahettin | 1562 | TUR | −1B | +30N | −8B | −11N | −23N | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 828 | -70.8 |
| 30 | FIDE 51679540 | 0 | — | −9N | −29B | F | −26N | +33B | −16N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 525009982 | 0 | — | =24N | −3B | −12N | −20N | F | −22B | 0.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.25 | 1187 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Aydogdu, Aril | 1752 | TUR | −14N | =17B | −22N | −23B | F | F | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1174 | -55.0 |
| 33 | Yildiz, Sefa | 0 | TUR | −10B | −26N | −16B | F | −30N | −21B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 706 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Agca, SametTUR+71.64.0 pts · #4
- 2Bayazitoglu, DemirTUR+57.24.5 pts · #3
- 3Cicek, Yavuz KaganTUR+49.64.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Gunes, SelahettinTUR-70.81.0 pts · #31
- 2Aydogdu, ArilTUR-55.00.5 pts · #29
- 3Isik, MerterTUR-46.02.5 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R3+278 Elo gap
- R4+269 Elo gap
- R5+255 Elo gap