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Karaca, Yigit
FM🇹🇷FIDE 26314118· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2010
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Yigit Karaca, a 16-year-old Turkish FIDE Master, is rated 2165 and ranked 15th among Turkish players under 16, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 1879 and 2241 over the past 2 years. 49 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - A, 2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U16 Open, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 1 blitz event (including 11th Cesme International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. His peak of 2241 was reached at age 16 (Mar 2026); he also reached Turkish #85 in Nov 2025.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #8, #5, #5 and #23 nationally in U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2165
Standard
Rpd1846·Blz1913
All-time high
2241
−76 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 16
Mar 2026 · age 16
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Turkish players under 16 · of 410
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 2241
at age 16 · −76 from today
Mar 2026
8th Turkish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2238
Jan 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 15
Dec 2025
Peak Turkish rank: #85
at age 15 · rated 2238
Nov 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 15
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
Oct 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2174 → 2165
Tournaments
6
56 games
Score
27.5/ 5649.1%
28W9D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAtlas Guclu Yildirir1,709·2026 Turkiye Cadet and Youth Team Chess Championship - U18·R4·-37.3
3.[L]vsOzoda ShakhzodovaWCM2,004·Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - A·R7·-28.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/7 | #40 | 2043 | -75.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2153 | +2.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #21 | 2319 | +55.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #75 | 2307 | +98.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/8 | #140 | 2032 | -68.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 5.5/9 | #19 | 2088 | -21.2 |
Worst Elo result: Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - A (-75.6 Elo, finished #40).
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#154
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#7,282
in continent
World
#10,225
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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