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Erkay, Necip Ali
🇩🇪FIDE 24687707· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Necip Ali Erkay, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1894. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2016–2017) and 25 months (2018–2020). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 4 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 1957 was reached at age 66 (Nov 2022).
Current rating
1894
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1957
−63 pts below
Nov 2022 · age 66
Nov 2022 · age 66
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#49,597
#49,597 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Mar 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1910 → 1946
Mar 2023
2022
All-time peak 1957
at age 66 · −63 from today
Nov 2022
2018
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1947 → returned at 1945
Jan 2018
2016
Crossed 1800
at age 60
Mar 2016
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1955 → returned at 1935
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
1885 → 1894
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
1W4D1L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 1857 | -1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 2016 | +3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 1845 | -1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2666 | +9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 1812 | -2.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,441
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#36,517
in continent
World
#49,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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