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Acikel, Mert
FM🇩🇪INACTIVE · since April 2025FIDE 12956465· Male· Germany· Born in 2001
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Mert Acikel, a 25-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2183 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays around 33 rated games per year. His peak of 2253 was reached at age 22 (Dec 2023).
Awarded FM in 2022 (age 21) and CM in 2022 (age 21). Earned a IM norm at 37th European Chess Club Cup 2022. At junior level, he reached #38, #46, #73, #25 and #17 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2183
Standard
Rpd2133·Blz2054
All-time high
2253
−70 pts below
Dec 2023 · age 22
Dec 2023 · age 22
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,108 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2183 → still inactive
Apr 2025
2023
All-time peak 2253
at age 22 · −70 from today
Dec 2023
2022
FM title awardedFM
at age 21
Nov 2022
Crossed 2200
at age 21
Nov 2022
CM title awardedCM
at age 21
Aug 2022
2021
38th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2177
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2183 → 2183
Most-Played Opponents
vsBogdan Piskaykin
🇩🇪GER·1924
+2 −3 =5
10 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsJens Kutschke
🇩🇪GER·1934
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met May 2024
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vsDirk PaulsenFM
🇩🇪GER·2302
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMichael Ziems
🇩🇪GER·1887
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsRene SternGM
🇩🇪GER·2499
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2022
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Rankings
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Germany
#1,005
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#6,912
in continent
World
#9,202
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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