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Press release by FIDE
Mustafa Yilmaz emerged as the winner of the 2022 Turkish Championship. The native of Mamak claimed his third national title, repeating his triumphs of 2009 and 2017.
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The 2022 Turkish Championship, a 10-player round-robin tournament with classical time control, took place in Kemer, a seaside resort in the province of Antalya, from 25 November to 3 December.
The playing hall
Yilmaz entered the event as the rating favourite and did not disappoint, although it was not all smooth sailing for him. After suffering a defeat at the hands of Alparslan Isik, he entered the penultimate round sharing first place with Huseyin Can Agdelen.
The eventual champion of the event finished strong, scoring 1½ points in the final two rounds and came out on top with 6½/9, a full point ahead of Mert Yilmazyerili, Huseyin Can Agdelen, Alparslan Isik and Efe Metehan Yavuz, who tied for the second position.
Mert Yilmazyerili and Huseyin Can Agdelen made it to the podium as the highest scorers among all the players who shared second place on 5½ points, with the former taking silver thanks to a slightly better Sonneborn-Berger score.
Mert Yilmazyerili
Huseyin Can Agdelen
| Rk. | Name | RtgI | Pts. | TB1 | ||
| 1 |
|
GM | YILMAZ Mustafa | 2621 | 6,5 | 0 |
| 2 |
|
GM | YILMAZYERLİ Mert | 2534 | 5,5 | 2 |
| 3 |
|
FM | AĞDELEN Hüseyin Can | 2416 | 5,5 | 2 |
| 4 |
|
FM | IŞIK Alparslan | 2463 | 5,5 | 1 |
| 5 |
|
CM | YAVUZ Efe Metehan | 2256 | 5,5 | 1 |
| 6 |
|
FM | KILIÇ Eray | 2437 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 |
|
IM | KÖKSAL Ege | 2321 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 |
|
FM | ÖZSAKALLIOĞLU Okan | 2288 | 3,5 | 0,5 |
| 9 |
|
CM | YARAN Şiar | 2291 | 3,5 | 0,5 |
| 10 |
|
WFM | GÖKBULUT Yulia | 1912 | 0,5 | 0 |
Tie Break1: Direct Encounter (The results of the players in the same point group)
Tie Break2: Sonneborn-Berger-Tie-Break variable
Tie Break3: The greater number of victories (variable)
Tie Break4: Manually input (after Tie-Break matches)
