Mert Erdoğdu won the Turkish Masters Championship, played at the Şah Mat Chess Center in Istanbul on 16-17 December. The final tiebreak was a sudden-death game (White 5 minutes, Black 4 minutes), in which the side eliminated in case of a draw is White.
Quarterfinals
Mert Erdoğdu - Zehra Topel 2-0
Selim Çıtak - Hakan Erdoğan 1-1, 1-1, 1-0 (sudden death)
Doğa Göksel - Umut Atakişi 1.5-0.5
Cengiz Keleş - Alper Efe Ataman 1-1, 1-1, 1-0 (sudden death)
Semifinals
Mert Erdoğdu - Cengiz Keleş 2-0
Doğa Göksel - Selim Çıtak 1.5-0.5
Final
Mert Erdoğdu - Doğa Cihan Göksel 3-1
Official site: www.tsf.org.tr
