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Yalova "This Is My City" Grand Termal Hotel Chess Tournament

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22 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 27 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 in Yalova, Turkey. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1902, and top seed was Morteza Darban (🇮🇷 IRI, IM, 2267).

Kaan Ozkan (🇹🇷 TUR, CM, 2027) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Burak Alp Mutlu (4.0) and Abdullah Emir Karafil (4.0). Ozkan took the lead from round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Burak Alp Mutlu (1928) beat Morteza Darban (IM, 2267), a +339-point gap.

Location
🇹🇷Yalova, Turkey
Dates
27 Jun 2026 → 28 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇷IMMorteza Darban2267
Avg top 10
1,902
Participants
22
Titled players · 2
IM×1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇹🇷Turkiye×20
🇮🇷Iran×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

CM Kaan Ozkan led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
3
1
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Ozkan takes lead
Ozkan4.5Demirag4Darban4Mutlu4Sarioglu4Karafil4
R4 · LEADER CHANGE28 Jun

CM Kaan Ozkan takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Kaan Ozkan drew with Batuhan Demirag (Black).

R1–R6 · UNBEATEN

CM Kaan Ozkan went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1CMKaan Ozkan*
½
½
1
2Batuhan Demirag
½
*
½
½
3IMMorteza Darban
½
½
*
0
4Burak Alp Mutlu
0
½
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ozkan, KaanCM2027TUR+11B=4N+6B+2B=5N=3N4.520.023.017.002091+22.4
2Mutlu, Burak Alp1928TUR+19B+3N+5B−1N=4B=11N4.019.521.013.001990+20.4
3Karafil, Abdullah Emir1731TUR+18N−2B+12N=6N+8B=1B4.019.021.012.751919+58.0
4Demirag, Batuhan1864TUR+13N=1B=17N+14B=2N=5B4.018.020.012.752023+23.8
5Darban, MortezaIM2267IRI+14N+10B−2N+17B=1B=4N4.018.020.011.752031-13.5
6Sarioglu, Hakan Bora1931TUR+12N+15B−1N=3B=10N+14B4.017.019.511.501910-3.6
7Alim, Mehmet Emir1812TUR=16B−8N+9N−15B+19N+10B3.515.016.59.251751-17.2
8Duzgun, Ege Can1710TUR=20N+7B−10N+19B−3N+16B3.514.515.07.751802+25.2
9Erdinc, Hamza Kerem1611TUR=17B=16N−7B+18N=14N+15B3.513.015.08.001756+47.6
10Koc, Ilkay1879TUR+21B−5N+8B=11N=6B−7N3.018.018.57.501834-8.4
11Alak, Agdar1669TUR−1N+13B+15N=10BF=2B3.017.019.09.001912+30.6
12Uysal, Ulas1649TUR−6B+22N−3B=16N+20B=13N3.014.014.03.251608-13.6
13Firtina, Oguzhan1631TUR−4B−11N+22B+21N=15N=12B3.013.013.03.251674+6.6
14Cetin, Arda1688TUR−5B+21N+16B−4N=9B−6N2.518.018.54.751727+4.4
15Albay, Koraycan1734TUR+22B−6N−11B+7N=13B−9N2.517.017.05.001638-16.4
16Kacar, Engin1594TUR=7N=9B−14N=12B+18B−8N2.516.018.07.001608+2.8
17Ceneli, Mehmet Canay1849TUR=9N+20B=4B−5NFF2.015.015.04.251783-7.2
18Kilim, Goktug Batur1519TUR−3B=19N=21B−9B−16N+20N2.012.012.51.501397-28.4
19Cimsit, Muhammet Taha1634TUR−2N=18B+20N−8N−7BF1.513.514.01.501420-39.2
20FIDE 5250529930—=8B−17N−19BF−12N−18B0.512.012.01.7513060.0
21Karahisarli, Haydar Ata1615TUR−10N−14B=18N−13BFF0.512.012.01.001357-47.6
22Erden, Enes1514TUR−15N−12B−13NFFF0.08.58.50.00871-17.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets