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Yalcin, Latif
🇹🇷FIDE 26341085· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1955
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Latif Yalcin, a 71-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1451. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 48 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 26 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: 14th Soke Municipality Remzi Zeytinoglu National Chess Tournament. His peak of 1489 was reached at age 69 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1451
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1489
−38 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69
Mar 2024 · age 69
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#203,667
#203,667 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
22nd Turkish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1451
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+311 Elo)
1178 → 1489
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 69
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 69
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1489
at age 69 · −38 from today
Mar 2024
2023
26th Turkish 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1148
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-38
1489 → 1451
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1/ 520.0%
1W0D4L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsKutay Kurtsahin1,598·14th Soke Municipality Remzi Zeytinoglu National Chess Tournament·R3·+28.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/5 | #42 | 1330 | -37.6 |
Worst Elo result: 14th Soke Municipality Remzi Zeytinoglu National Chess Tournament (-37.6 Elo, finished #42).
Rankings
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Turkiye
#3,530
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#124,321
in continent
World
#203,484
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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