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Akbulut, Sefik Kaan

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FIDEFIDE 26373815· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2009

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Sefik Kaan Akbulut, a 17-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1801 — just 2 short of his peak of 1803 (Oct 2025, age 16). He is on a steady climb with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SERBIA OPEN 2025 - RATING, SERBIA OPEN 2025 - CHALLENGERS, and 2025 Turkiye Junior Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Rapid) and 2 blitz events (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Qualifying blitz 1) recently. He took a 16-month break between Sep 2022 and Feb 2024.

At junior level, he reached #78 and #77 nationally in U16 and U12.

Current rating

1801

Standard

Rpd1658·Blz1772

All-time high

1803

−2 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 16

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#76,019

#76,019 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2025
All-time peak 1803
at age 16 · −2 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Aug 2025
78th Turkish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1779
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+468 Elo)
1311 → 1779
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1311 → returned at 1395
Sep 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
SERBIA OPEN 2025 - CHALLENGERS
perf 1934 (+132) · 4.5/9 · #76
Top opponent
vs Milan Vlahovic 1,965
SERBIA OPEN 2025 - CHALLENGERS · Jul 2025 · +28.8 Elo
Evolution
+60
1741 → 1801
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
12/ 2254.5%
11W2D9L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEge Yazar1,477·2025 Turkiye Junior Chess Championship·R5·-32.8
2.[L]vsUras Sakir1,902·SERBIA OPEN 2025 - RATING·R5·-14.4
3.[L]vsPavle Mihajlovic1,904·SERBIA OPEN 2025 - CHALLENGERS·R6·-14.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SERBIA OPEN 2025 - RATING
Open Swiss
Jul 20252.5/4#1041816-23.2
SERBIA OPEN 2025 - CHALLENGERS
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/9#761934+83.6
2025 Turkiye Junior Chess Championship
Open Swiss
May 20255/7#291846-6.0
Worst Elo result: SERBIA OPEN 2025 - RATING (-23.2 Elo, finished #104).

Rankings

/
Turkiye
#922
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#55,022
in continent
World
#76,019
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Turkiye
1
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2,708
2
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2,641
3
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2,565
4
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2,549
4
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2,549
6
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2,538
7
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2,526
8
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2,514
9
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2,511
10
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2,507
...
922🇹🇷Akbulut, Sefik Kaan1,801
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
55022🇹🇷Akbulut, Sefik Kaan1,801
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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76019🇹🇷Akbulut, Sefik Kaan1,801