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Sonmez, Ozkal
🇹🇷FIDE 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 (≈14/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
Apr 2026 · age 38
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#78,301
#78,301 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+65
1729 → 1794
Tournaments
14
51 games
Score
28/ 5154.9%
19W20D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3/5 | #32 | 1971 | +24.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #17 | 2025 | +22.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #1429 | 1106 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #426 | 1765 | -10.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #177 | 2597 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #84 | 2031 | +34.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #837 | 1705 | -1.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #271 | 2525 | +9.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #613 | 1837 | +2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #735 | 1948 | +5.2 |
Rankings
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Turkiye
#968
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#56,621
in continent
World
#78,300
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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