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Aksu, Yusuf Alp
🇹🇷FIDE 26304155· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2009
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Yusuf Alp Aksu, a 17-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1945. He is on a breakout run, having gained +255 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 School Sports Final Competition Chess Tournament - A, Eyuboglu Educational Institutions 35th White Elephant International Elite Chess Tournament, and 49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein. Also played 1 rapid event (including World Schools Team Championship 2025) recently. He took a 49-month break between Feb 2019 and Apr 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1987 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #52 and #98 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1945
Standard
Rpd1796·Blz—
All-time high
1987
−42 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,691
#37,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
52nd Turkish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1987
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1987
at age 17 · −42 from today
Feb 2026
2025
98th Turkish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1801
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+516 Elo)
1039 → 1555
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1039 → returned at 1092
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Eyuboglu Educational Institutions 35th White Elephant International Elite Chess Tournamentperf 2162 (+175) · 3.5/6 · #46
Top opponent
Eyuboglu Educational Institutions 35th White Elephant International Elite Chess Tournament · Jan 2026 · +32.4 Elo
Evolution
+255
1690 → 1945
Tournaments
6
32 games
Score
21/ 3265.6%
18W6D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsCeren TirpanWFM2,239·Eyuboglu Educational Institutions 35th White Elephant International Elite Chess Tournament·R4·+32.4
3.[W]vsAhmet Oztekin1,885·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - A·R6·+24.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 4/6 | #9 | 1815 | -42.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #46 | 2162 | +94.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #6 | 2053 | +92.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #20 | 1883 | +79.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #26 | 2645 | +28.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/2 | #15 | 2579 | +4.0 |
Worst Elo result: 2026 School Sports Final Competition Chess Tournament - A (-42.4 Elo, finished #9).
Rankings
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Turkiye
#433
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#27,856
in continent
World
#37,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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