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Yilmaz, Selman Ergin
🇹🇷FIDE 26387395· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2010
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Selman Ergin Yilmaz, a 16-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1829 — just 3 short of his peak of 1832 (Feb 2026, age 16). He is on a breakout run, having gained +84 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U16 Open, Luleburgaz Cup 2025 Chess Tournament, and Kesan Municipality 20th International Open Chess Tournament. Also played 1 blitz event (including 11th Cesme International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently.
At junior level, he reached #67 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1829
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1692
All-time high
1832
−3 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 16
Feb 2026 · age 16
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#67,459
#67,459 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
67th Turkish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1832
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1832
at age 16 · −3 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+491 Elo)
1254 → 1745
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Sep 2024
2022
First FIDE rating
1197 · at age 12
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+84
1745 → 1829
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
14/ 2360.9%
12W4D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKerem Tuna YilmazCM2,141·Kesan Municipality 20th International Open Chess Tournament·R3·+34.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #14 | 1823 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 2104 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #43 | 1902 | +59.6 |
Rankings
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Turkiye
#806
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#49,155
in continent
World
#67,458
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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