The 12th Istanbul International Go Tournament Has Ended
The 12th of Istanbul International Go Tournament's which was held on the 13th and 14th of October was won by returning champion from last year, Ali Jabarin (5 Dan), participating from Israel, with a winning streak of five out of five games.
While Dejan Krstic (4 Dan, RS), Emre Polat (5 Dan, TR), Fatih Sulak (2 Dan, TR) and Mehmet Barış Albayrak (2 Dan, TR) took second through fifth place respectively. Other contestants to win prizes were Çağatay Çavuşoğlu (5 Kyu, TR), Ali Can Epözdemir (10 kyu, TR), Ali Rasim Koçal (11 Kyu, TR) Zafer Bora (15 Kyu, TR), Hasan Demirtaş (17 Kyu, TR), Mert Talu (20 Kyu, TR) ve Ahmet Ayan (20 Kyu, TR) who won all 5 games; Cem Mutlugeldi (3 Kyu, TR), Aziz Pekdemir (3 Kyu, TR), Hüseyin Halil Acar (4 Kyu, TR), Ozan Tanergeç (4 Kyu, TR), Mehmet Sait Gülmez (6 Kyu, TR), Murat Cihan Sorkun (7 Kyu, TR), Reha Karataş (7 Kyu, TR), Ekin Küçüksönmez (8 Kyu, TR), Ufuk Aktaş (10 Kyu, TR), Ahmet Yetkin Eser (12 Kyu, TR), Tutku Sağlam (12 Kyu, TR), Cem Kobal (15 Kyu, TR), Alkım Kaçmaz (17 Kyu, TR), Eren Çimentepe (20 Kyu, TR) and Gülen Bolcaç (20 Kyu, TR), all winning 4 out of 5 rounds. Congratulations to all prize winners and participants.
We would like to thank our kind host and sponsor Istanbul Technical University with the invaluable support of igoku without whom the tournament would not have taken place; our ever supportive sponsors Coffee O'Clock Turkey, Filterteks, Radikal, Best Bilgisayar, Gerekli Şeyler and İstanbul Go Okulu for their positive impact on the tournament quality; all of our participants who have also set a new Turkish record and our players and spectators without whose support this event wouldn't have been as fun.
The Tournament announcement can be found here.
Please check back for tournament news updates and photo's.
The Tournament results and placement of players is as below:
| Pl. | Surname | Name | Str | Country | City | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Results in detail can be seen on the tournament page of the EGD. | ||||||
| 1 | Jabarin | Ali | 5D | IL | Tel-Aviv | Tel-Aviv |
| 2 | Krstic | Dejan | 4D | RS | Belgrad | Milentije Popovic |
| 3 | Polat | Emre | 5D | TR | İzmir | goizm |
| 4 | Sulak | Fatih | 2D | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 5 | Albayrak | Mehmet Barış | 2D | TR | İstanbul | İGOD |
| 6 | Aksüt | Hüsrev | 2D | TR | Ankara | AjiGo |
| 7 | Karaerkek | Kerem | 5D | TR | Ankara | AjiGo |
| 8 | Değirmenci | Özgür | 2D | TR | Bursa | EsGo |
| 9 | Kuntay | Altan | 1D | TR | İzmir | goizm |
| 10 | Yıldız | Uğur | 3D | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 11 | Erdi | Giray | 2D | TR | İstanbul | TGA |
| 12 | Kılıç | Hayri | 2D | TR | İstanbul | İGOD |
| 13 | Savchovsky | Alexander | 1D | BG | Elin Pelin | - |
| 14 | Kurter | Ahmet Eren | 2D | TR | Ankara | AjiGo |
| 15 | Yeşilçimen | Ali | 1D | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 16 | Köse | Doğaç | 1D | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 17 | Mester | Yavuz | 2D | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 18 | Özgün | Turgay | 1K | TR | Hatay | - |
| 19 | Özbudak | Veysel | 1K | TR | Ankara | HÜGOKU |
| 20 | Çokçeken | Semih | 1D | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 21 | Bilen | Bertan | 2D | TR | Ankara | AjiGo |
| 22 | Sarıkaya | Doğukan | 1K | TR | Eskişehir | GezGo |
| 23 | İzmit | Erdal | 1D | TR | Kocaeli | Kocaeli |
| 24 | Adal | Birand | 2K | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 25 | İslamoğlu | Akcan | 1K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 26 | Ören | Ulaş | 2K | TR | İstanbul | İEL |
| 27 | Mutlugeldi | Cem | 3K | TR | Eskişehir | EsGo |
| 28 | Pekdemir | Aziz | 3K | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 29 | Kaplan | Abdullah | 2K | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 30 | Eryargı | Hakan | 2K | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 31 | Saatçı | Onur | 3K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 32 | Gülbudak | Kemal | 3K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 33 | Acar | Hüseyin Halil | 4K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 34 | Tanergeç | Ozan | 4K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 35 | Boz | Seçkin | 2K | TR | İzmir | İYTEGO |
| 36 | Koca | Çağlar | 4K | TR | İstanbul | KoçGO |
| 37 | Eryılmaz | Saadet | 3K | TR | İstanbul | İGOD |
| 38 | Ivanov | Ivan | 3K | BG | Sofia | Sofia |
| 39 | Karalı | Serkan | 3K | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 40 | Evirgen | Murat | 4K | TR | İzmir | igoku, İstanbulGO |
| 41 | Türkmen | Onur | 4K | TR | Ankara | HÜGOKU |
| 42 | Nedkov | Bisser | 4K | BG | Sofia | Sofia |
| 43 | Çavuşoğlu | Çağatay | 5K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 44 | Kırca | Cihan | 3K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 45 | Özışık | Kıvanç | 3K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 46 | Tüccar | Ender | 3K | TR | Kocaeli | - |
| 47 | Boyacıgiller | Efe | 5K | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 48 | Gülmez | Mehmet Sait | 6K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 49 | Güç | Neslihan | 4K | TR | Isparta | GezGo |
| 50 | Çakır | Gülçin | 4K | TR | İzmir | goizm |
| 51 | Özcan | Haydar | 6K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 52 | Bayram | Egemen | 6K | TR | İstanbul | igoku, İstanbulGO |
| 53 | Üstündağ | Yağız | 6K | TR | İzmir | goizm |
| 54 | Yılmaz | Güngör | 5K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 55 | Özkaya | Mustafa | 6K | TR | Ankara | HÜGOKU |
| 56 | Sorkun | Murat Cihan | 7K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 57 | Erdihan | Musa Burak | 6K | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 58 | Karataş | Reha | 7K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 59 | Güven | Sami | 5K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 60 | Taşçı | Gökhan | 5K | TR | Kocaeli | Kocaeli |
| 61 | Yılmaz | Canberk | 6K | TR | İstanbul | TGA |
| 62 | Günay | Özgür | 5K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 63 | Mısırlıoğlu | Ulaş | 7K | TR | İstanbul | Avrupa Koleji |
| 64 | Küçüksönmez | Ekin | 8K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 65 | Kiriş | Ahmet Süheyl | 6K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 66 | Karataş | Özgür | 8K | TR | Ankara | HÜGOKU |
| 67 | Sütçü | Aytaç | 7K | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 68 | Çağırıcı | Merve | 7K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 69 | Bayrak | Özlem | 7K | TR | Bursa | BursaGo |
| 70 | Uyanık | Kıvanç | 7K | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 71 | Pekmezci | Görkem | 8K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 72 | Karabiber | Ufuk | 8K | TR | İzmir | KarGO |
| 73 | Erdoğan | Özgür | 8K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 74 | Epözdemir | Ali Can | 10K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 75 | Aydın | Serkan | 7K | TR | Samsun | İYTEGO |
| 76 | Can | Okay Sezgin | 7K | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 77 | Yegül | Esra | 9K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 78 | Güven | Onur | 9K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 79 | Çamur | Doğa | 9K | TR | İstanbul | İGOD |
| 80 | Göze | Zeynel Bilge | 9K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 81 | Köşker | Demet | 9K | TR | Kocaeli | Kocaeli |
| 82 | Aktaş | Ufuk | 10K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 83 | İşsevenler | Talha | 9K | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 84 | Koçal | Ali Rasim | 11K | TR | İstanbul | İEL |
| 85 | Öziç | Efe Serhat | 9K | TR | İzmir | KarGO |
| 86 | Ünlütürk | Kıvanç | 8K | TR | İstanbul | İEL |
| 87 | Yegül | Başar | 9K | TR | Bursa | BursaGo |
| 88 | Çiftçi | Cenk | 8K | TR | Bursa | TGA |
| 89 | Özdil | Yusuf | 9K | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 90 | Yılmaz | Güçlü | 9K | TR | İzmir | GezGo |
| 91 | Demir | Utku | 10K | TR | Ankara | HÜGOKU |
| 92 | Uygun | Ali Kemal | 10K | TR | Çanakkale | ÇOMÜ GO |
| 93 | Tunalı | Mert | 10K | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 94 | Şentürk | Ömer Faruk | 8K | TR | İzmir | İYTEGO |
| 95 | Topçuoğlu | Ersin | 9K | TR | İstanbul | TGA |
| 96 | Evren | Sedef | 9K | TR | İstanbul | AjiGo |
| 97 | Ocak | Özgür | 10K | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 98 | Karasalihoğlu | Onur | 10K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 99 | Sadıkoğulları | Bleda Can | 10K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 100 | Güçer | Yiğit Saygın | 10K | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 101 | Eser | Ahmet Yetkin | 12K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 102 | Sağlam | Tutku | 12K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 103 | Girgin | Sertaç | 10K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 104 | Baybağan | Mustafa Cem | 10K | TR | Çorum | HİGO |
| 105 | Yeni | Kübra | 11K | TR | İstanbul | İGOD |
| 106 | Küçükköse | Cansu | 12K | TR | İzmir | İYTEGO |
| 107 | Koca | Duygu | 11K | TR | İzmir | goizm |
| 108 | Mungan | Mert | 12K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 109 | Zafer | Bora | 15K | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 110 | Şen | Emel | 12K | TR | Ankara | HÜGOKU |
| 111 | Kobal | Cem | 15K | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 112 | Kayacan | Nalan | 12K | TR | Manisa | goizm |
| 113 | Kalayoğlu | Fatih | 14K | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 114 | Uygun | Ahmet Sinan | 15K | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 115 | Tuncel | Büke | 15K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 116 | Demirtaş | Hasan | 17K | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 117 | Yasuda | Yukari | 15K | JP | İzmir | GezGo |
| 118 | Karagülle | Deniz Nedret | 16K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 119 | Kaçmaz | Alkım | 17K | TR | İstanbul | İEL |
| 120 | Arslan | Ahmet Kürşad | 14K | TR | Çorum | HİGO |
| 121 | Ayırtman | Adnan Batuhan | 15K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 122 | İşyapan | Hakan | 17K | TR | İzmir | goizm |
| 123 | Bıkmaz | Fatih | 15K | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 124 | Epözdemir | Naz | 16K | TR | İzmir | goizm |
| 125 | Dinçman | Berkay | 18K | TR | İstanbul | TGA |
| 126 | Talu | Mert | 20K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 127 | Ayan | Ahmet | 20K | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 128 | Değer | Murat Deha | 17K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 129 | Yıldırım | Sema | 18K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 130 | Cimentepe | Eren | 20K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 131 | Gülen | Bolgaç | 20K | TR | İstanbul | Açı Okulları |
| 132 | Apalı | Hamdi | 18K | TR | Çorum | HİGO |
| 133 | Pala | Ayşen | 20K | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 134 | Temelli | Cağla Sena | 20K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 135 | Valid | Can | 20K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 136 | Eker | Senem | 20K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 137 | Şardağ | Aslı | 20K | TR | İstanbul | AjiGo |
| 138 | Taç | Turgut Reis | 20K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 139 | Köprülü | Cem | 20K | TR | İstanbul | Açı Okulları |
| 140 | Kafalı | Arda | 20K | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 141 | Yavuz | Işıl Naz | 20K | TR | İstanbul | Açı Okulları |
| 142 | Okay | Eren | 20K | TR | İstanbul | Açı Okulları |
| 143 | Yeke | Elif | 20K | TR | İzmir | KarGO |
| 144 | Dureva | Ekaterina | 23K | BG | Sofia | Sofia |
| 145 | Ertürk | Merve | 25K | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 146 | Uzun | Zeki Can | 25K | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
