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Budak, Mehmet
🇫🇷FIDE 26001209· Male· France· Born in 1959
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Mehmet Budak, a 67-year-old French player, is rated 1512. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - NAQ Decembre, 1er Festival d'Echecs Roque n' Panazol - Tournoi Fisher (-2400), and Team 2026 - NAQ Octobre. Also played 7 rapid (including 1er Rapide d'Echecs de Panazol) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz des Lemovices 2026) recently. He took a 26-month break between Aug 2019 and Nov 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1592 was reached at age 65 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1512
Standard
Rpd1632·Blz1618
All-time high
1592
−80 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 65
Mar 2024 · age 65
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#181,073
#181,073 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+276 Elo)
1314 → 1590
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 65
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 65
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1592
at age 65 · −80 from today
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 64
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1400
at age 63
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-35
1547 → 1512
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
6/ 2227.3%
9W0D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsElhacene Boudinar1,515·1er Festival d'Echecs Roque n' Panazol - Tournoi Fisher (-2400)·R7·-10.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #210 | 862 | -6.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 3/2 | #17 | 2283 | -23.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #159 | 910 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/9 | #270 | 1600 | +1.8 |
Worst Elo result: 1er Festival d'Echecs Roque n' Panazol - Tournoi Fisher (-2400) (-23.8 Elo, finished #17).
Most-Played Opponents
vsSebastien Monnet
🇫🇷FRA·1641
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsManuel Larand
🇫🇷FRA·1928
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsTinaig Ines
🇫🇷FRA·1711
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsStephane Favrot
🇫🇷FRA·1670
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met May 2024
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vsDenis Autier
🇫🇷FRA·1415
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
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France
#14,377
out of 24,627 players
Europe
#115,051
in continent
World
#181,028
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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