The 13th Istanbul International Go Tournament Has Ended
The 13th of Istanbul International Go Tournament's which was held on the 28th and 29th of September was won by second runner up from last year, Emre Polat (5 Dan), with a winning streak of five out of five games.
While Hüsrev Aksüt (2 Dan, TR), Hayri Kılıç (1 Dan, TR), Eren Kurter (2 Dan, TR) and Mehmet Barış Albayrak (2 Dan, TR) took second through fifth place respectively. A total of 30 prizes were handed out. One, being our traditional Fighting Spirit award, went to Gökhan Utku Saraçoğlu (20 Kyu, TR). Other contestants to win prizes were Kıvanç Özışık (6 Kyu, TR), Egemen Bayram (6 kyu, TR), Duck-Sam Choi (7 Kyu, KR), Nurhan Kırca (15 Kyu, TR) and Deniz Barış Atay (16 Kyu, TR) all winning all five rounds with Akcan İslamoğlu (1 Kyu, TR), Çağlar Koca (4 Kyu, TR), Özgür Ocak (5 Kyu, TR), Özgür Günay (6 Kyu, TR), Erman Oğuz (7 Kyu, TR), Selda Kalın (8 Kyu, TR), Merve Çağırıcı (8 Kyu, TR), Esra Yegül (9 Kyu, TR), Tuğba Bahat (11 Kyu, TR), Çağla Sena Temelli (16 Kyu, TR), Eren Çimentepe (16 Kyu, TR), Vedat Veziroğlu (17 Kyu, TR), Bolgaç Gülen (17 Kyu, TR), Ceyda Alemdaroğlu (17 Kyu, TR), Murat Deha Değer (19 Kyu, TR), Rahşan Erdoğan (20 Kyu, TR) and Berna Algan (30 Kyu, TR) 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, Radikal, Best Bilgisayar, Büyülü Dükkan, Metis Yayınları and İstanbul Go Okulu for their positive impact on the tournament quality; all of our participants, 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 | Polat | Emre | 5d | TR | İzmir | goizm |
| 2 | Aksüt | Hüsrev | 2d | TR | Ankara | AjiGo |
| 3 | Kılıç | Hayri | 1d | TR | İstanbul | İGOD |
| 4 | Kurter | Eren | 2d | TR | Ankara | AjiGo |
| 5 | Albayrak | Mehmet Barış | 2d | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 6 | Çokçeken | Semih | 1d | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 7 | Değirmenci | Özgür | 2d | TR | İstanbul | BursaGo |
| 8 | Sarıkaya | Yunus | 2d | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 9 | Kuntay | Altan | 2d | TR | İzmir | Ege Üniversitesi Go Oyuncuları |
| 10 | Yıldız | Gökhan | 1d | TR | İzmir | İzmir |
| 11 | Solmazoğlu | Engin Serkan | 1d | TR | İstanbul | TGOD |
| 12 | Bektöre | Emre | 1d | TR | Eskişehir | - |
| 13 | Yeşilçimen | Ali | 1d | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 14 | Çelebican | Barkın | 1d | TR | İstanbul | igoku, İstanbulGO |
| 15 | Dündar | Ergün | 1k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 16 | Akkol | Ertuğ | 1d | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 17 | Adal | Birand | 1d | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 18 | Karaerkek | Kerem | 2d | TR | Ankara | AjiGo |
| 19 | Özcan | Haydar | 1k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 20 | Güner | Hakkı Burak | 1k | TR | Ankara | HÜGOKU |
| 21 | Morca | Mustafa | 1k | TR | İstanbul | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 22 | İslamoğlu | Akcan | 2k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 23 | Özgün | Turgay | 1d | TR | Hatay | - |
| 24 | Acar | Hüseyin Halil | 1k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 25 | Mutlugeldi | Cem | 1k | TR | Eskişehir | EsGo |
| 26 | Gülmez | Mehmet Sait | 1k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 27 | Saatçı | Onur | 2k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 28 | Kırca | Cihan | 1k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 29 | Örs | Barış Onur | 2k | TR | İzmir | - |
| 30 | Çemrek | Hakan | 1k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 31 | Karalı | Serkan | 2k | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 32 | Tanergeç | Ozan | 1k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 33 | Eryargı | Hakan | 2k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 34 | İmrak | Erhan | 1k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 35 | Dönertaş | Ozan Can | 2k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 36 | Gülbudak | Kemal | 2k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 37 | Kanık | İnanç | 3k | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 38 | Koca | Çağlar | 4k | TR | Eskişehir | EsGo |
| 39 | Yun | Dae-Woo | 3k | KR | İstanbul | - |
| 40 | Güngör | Halil | 2k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 41 | Ocak | Özgür | 5k | TR | İstanbul | İGOD |
| 42 | Özışık | Kıvanç | 6k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 43 | Bayram | Egemen | 6k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 44 | Aydoğdu | A. Mert | 3k | TR | Ankara | - |
| 45 | Keskin | Murat | 3k | TR | Mersin | - |
| 46 | Güç | Neslihan | 4k | TR | Aydın | - |
| 47 | Diri | Yağız Ali | 4k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 48 | Günay | Özgür | 6k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 49 | Choi | Duck-Sam | 7k | KR | İstanbul | - |
| 50 | Bedük | Ulaş | 4k | TR | Ankara | flamingo |
| 51 | Mısırlıoğlu | Ulaş | 5k | TR | İstanbul | Avrupa Koleji |
| 52 | Kim | Hyeon-Moon | 4k | KR | İstanbul | - |
| 53 | Burç | Volkan | 5k | TR | İstanbul | TGOD |
| 54 | Oğuz | Erman | 7k | TR | İstanbul | Hacettepe |
| 55 | Taşkın | Gözde | 5k | TR | İstanbul | TGOD |
| 56 | Yalgın | Doruk | 5k | TR | İstanbul | flamingo |
| 57 | Çamur | Doğa | 7k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 58 | Güven | Onur | 7k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 59 | Feyzula | Tülay | 7k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 60 | Küçüksönmez | Ekin | 6k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 61 | Kalayoğlu | Fatih | 7k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 62 | Kalın | Selda | 8k | TR | İzmir | egego |
| 63 | Çağırıcı | Merve | 8k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 64 | Karasalihoğlu | Onur | 6k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 65 | Özgün | Mehmet | 7k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 66 | Eser | Ahmet Yetkin | 7k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 67 | Bozdemir | Yavuz Selim | 8k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 68 | Zafer | Bora | 7k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 69 | Bayrak | Özlem | 7k | TR | Bursa | BursaGo |
| 70 | Yegül | Başar | 8k | TR | Bursa | BursaGo |
| 71 | Yegül | Esra | 9k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO |
| 72 | Erdoğan | Özgür | 7k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbulGO, TGOD |
| 73 | Bilgen | Evrim | 8k | TR | Mersin | - |
| 74 | Tunalı | Mert | 8k | TR | Ankara | ODTÜ Alpar Kılınç |
| 75 | Göze | Zeynel Bilge | 9k | TR | İstanbul | İGOD |
| 76 | Sadıkoğulları | Bleda Can | 8k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 77 | Çakır | Gamze Gül | 8k | TR | Ankara | AÜHFGO |
| 78 | Güçer | Yiğit Saygın | 9k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 79 | Uygun | Ahmet Sinan | 10k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 80 | Mungan | Mert | 10k | TR | İstanbul | Avrupa Koleji |
| 81 | Gökpınar | Ogün | 10k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 82 | Bahat | Tuğba | 11k | TR | İstanbul | igoku, İGOD |
| 83 | Baybağan | Mustafa Cem | 8k | TR | Çorum | Hitit Go |
| 84 | Özdemir | Recep | 9k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 85 | Kitiş | Nejat | 10k | TR | İzmir | Ege Go Topluluğu |
| 86 | Akman | Erhan | 12k | TR | İzmir | goizm |
| 87 | Kırca | Nurhan | 15k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 88 | Kayacan | Nalan | 12k | TR | Manisa | - |
| 89 | Atay | Deniz Barış | 16k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 90 | Karagülle | Deniz Nedret | 14k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 91 | Arslan | Ahmet Kürşad | 14k | TR | Çorum | Hitit Go |
| 92 | Temelli | Cağla Sena | 16k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 93 | Çimentepe | Eren | 16k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 94 | Bıkmaz | Fatih | 13k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 95 | Veziroğlu | Vedat | 17k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 96 | Gülen | Bolgaç | 17k | TR | İstanbul | Açı Okulları |
| 97 | Alemdaroğlu | Ceyda | 17k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 98 | Kozanoğlu | Cemal | 15k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 99 | Öztürk | Ekrem | 16k | TR | Antalya | AntGo |
| 100 | Okay | Eren | 16k | TR | İstanbul | Açı Okulları |
| 101 | Zenginobuz | Ali Naci | 17k | TR | İstanbul | Açı Okulları |
| 102 | Galimidi | Eylül | 16k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 103 | Koçak | Cem | 17k | TR | İstanbul | Açı Okulları |
| 104 | Şıkdiken | Yavuz | 17k | TR | İstanbul | Açı Okulları |
| 105 | Çervatoğlu | Sinan | 17k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 106 | Akman | Özgür Erdem | 18k | TR | Eskişehir | - |
| 107 | Valid | Can | 18k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 108 | Değer | Murat Deha | 19k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 109 | Özgen | Melis | 18k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 110 | Özsaraçoğlu | Gökhan Utku | 20k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 111 | Dilekçi | Cem | 17k | TR | İstanbul | Açı Okulları |
| 112 | Korkmazlar | Memed Selim | 17k | TR | İstanbul | Açı Okulları |
| 113 | Pınarbaşı | Ayşıl | 17k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 114 | Alptimur | Balkan | 18k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 115 | Tara | Selim | 17k | TR | İstanbul | Açı Okulları |
| 116 | Olgar | Hande | 19k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 117 | Erdoğan | Rahşan | 20k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 118 | Yığın | Mert | 17k | TR | İstanbul | Açı Okulları |
| 119 | Kafalı | Arda | 18k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 120 | Yılmaz | Ecem | 20k | TR | İstanbul | igoku |
| 121 | Toygar | Gülay | 20k | TR | İstanbul | - |
| 122 | Muzaffer | Murat | 20k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 123 | Yılmaz | Esra | 20k | TR | Çorum | Hitit Go |
| 124 | Bellici | Burhan Mert | 20k | TR | İstanbul | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 125 | Şahin | Şule | 20k | TR | Çorum | Hitit Go |
| 126 | Özdemir | Sarp | 20k | TR | İstanbul | Açı Okulları |
| 127 | Çiftçi | Gülçin | 25k | TR | Tekirdağ | İstanbul Go Okulu |
| 128 | Algan | Berna | 30k | TR | Gaziantep | - |
