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Sonmez, Ozkal

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FIDEFIDE 26382024· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1988

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Ozkal Sonmez, a 38-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1794 — just 18 short of his peak of 1812 (Apr 2026, age 38). He is climbing fast, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11, grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10. He took a 28-month break between Jan 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1794

Standard

Rpd1708·Blz—

All-time high

1812

−18 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 38

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#78,250

#78,250 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
47th Turkish 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1812
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1812
at age 38 · −18 from today
Apr 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 38
Mar 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 36
Aug 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+471 Elo)
1099 → 1570
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Open VSF-Kampioenschap 2025
perf 2015 (+286) · 3/5 · #44
Top opponent
vs Tony Goudriaan 1,972
46ste Open Internationaal Toernooi Gent · Jul 2025 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
+83
1711 → 1794
Tournaments
13
48 games
Score
26/ 4854.2%
19W16D13L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsArne Stroobant1,881·Open VSF-Kampioenschap 2025·R5·+14.1
2.[W]vsPeter Torczynski1,951·85e Noteboomtoernooi·R3·+14.0
3.[W]vsGuido Mastop1,865·Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group C·R3·+13.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 13
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 11
Team
Apr 20260/1#14291106-7.4
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#4261765-10.6
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10
Team
Mar 20261/1#1772597+9.8
85e Noteboomtoernooi
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/5#842031+34.8
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#8371705-1.8

Rankings

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Turkiye
#960
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#56,569
in continent
World
#78,250
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Turkiye
1
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3
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4
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4
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6
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2,538
7
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8
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9
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10
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2,507
...
960🇹🇷Sonmez, Ozkal1,794
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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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
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2,708
...
56569🇹🇷Sonmez, Ozkal1,794
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
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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78250🇹🇷Sonmez, Ozkal1,794