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Kandemir, Kayra
🇹🇷FIDE 26317249· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2009
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Kayra Kandemir, a 17-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1821 — just 24 short of his peak of 1845 (Mar 2026, age 17). He is climbing fast, having gained +90 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Turkiye Cadet and Youth Team Chess Championship - U18, Selectist Chess Cup Tournament - A, and 2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U17 Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including 11th Cesme International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently.
At junior level, he reached #97 and #74 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1821
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1631
All-time high
1845
−24 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 17
Mar 2026 · age 17
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#69,867
#69,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1845
at age 17 · −24 from today
Mar 2026
97th Turkish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1843
Jan 2026
2025
74th Turkish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1844
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 16
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+526 Elo)
1130 → 1656
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+90
1731 → 1821
Tournaments
7
52 games
Score
28/ 5253.8%
20W16D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMustafa Zorbey Senyuz1,848·Kesan Municipality 20th International Open Chess Tournament·R8·-19.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #74 | 1900 | -27.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #39 | 2254 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #15 | 1842 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/8 | #18 | 1971 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/6 | #73 | 1838 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #34 | 1869 | +67.3 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #52 | 1839 | +50.5 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#843
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#50,823
in continent
World
#69,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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