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Salci, Aytug Celal
CM🇹🇷FIDE 26321467· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2011
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Aytug Celal Salci, a 15-year-old Turkish Candidate Master, is rated 2115 and ranked 18th among Turkish players under 16, and in the top 6% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +253 Elo over the past 12 months. 92 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1st Akin Gokyay Museums Week Memorial Chess Tournament - A, 13th Ali Ipek Memorial Chess Tournament, and 2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U15 Open. Also played 1 rapid (including ODTU Trimatlon Rapid Chess Tournament) and 4 blitz events (including 11th Cesme International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. His peak of 2212 was reached at age 15 (Feb 2026).
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #11, #10 and #28 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2115
Standard
Rpd2170·Blz2042
All-time high
2212
−97 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
83 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Turkish players under 16 · of 443
Career timeline
11 entries2026
11th Turkish U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2212
Feb 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 15
Feb 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 15
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2212
at age 15 · −97 from today
Feb 2026
2025
10th Turkish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2152
Oct 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 14
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+273
1842 → 2115
Tournaments
8
74 games
Score
40.5/ 7454.7%
35W21D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIbrahim Erdinc Baran1,782·1st Akin Gokyay Museums Week Memorial Chess Tournament - A·R1·-34.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #13 | 1913 | -40.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/9 | #6 | 2089 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2128 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #11 | 1898 | -50.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #55 | 2327 | +102.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #28 | 2069 | -41.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #28 | 2121 | +39.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #22 | 2229 | +100.8 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#186
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#10,150
in continent
World
#14,022
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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