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Balci, Muhammet
🇹🇷FIDE 26327023· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2001
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Muhammet Balci, a 25-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1660 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1st International Unseen Newspaper Visually Impaired Chess Tournament, 2nd Betav International Open Chess Tournament - B, and Uludag Vinc Bursa 5th Chess Tournament - A. He took a 41-month break between Apr 2019 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1660
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1660
at best
Nov 2025 · age 24
Nov 2025 · age 24
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#124,455
#124,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
All-time peak 1660
at age 24
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 24
Oct 2025
100 career games
at age 24
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+269 Elo)
1381 → 1650
Oct 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 23
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 23
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
1st International Unseen Newspaper Visually Impaired Chess Tournamentperf 2009 (+349) · 5.5/7 · #11
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
1640 → 1660
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
13/ 2650.0%
11W4D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBor Gradisek1,857·1st International Unseen Newspaper Visually Impaired Chess Tournament·R7·+15.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #11 | 2009 | +43.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/8 | #43 | 1683 | +19.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0.5/4 | #16 | 1357 | -23.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #27 | 1833 | -18.8 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#1,687
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#85,840
in continent
World
#124,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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