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Gurkan, Mehmet
🇦🇺FIDE 3227685· Male· Australia· Born in 1986
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Mehmet Gurkan, a 40-year-old Australian player, is rated 1540. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 44 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included), 23 months (2021–2023) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: 2025 Best in the West. His peak of 1581 was reached at age 38 (May 2024).
Current rating
1540
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1581
−41 pts below
May 2024 · age 38
May 2024 · age 38
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#170,214
#170,214 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1581
at age 38 · −41 from today
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+270 Elo)
1310 → 1580
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 38
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 38
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1300 → returned at 1581
Apr 2023
2022
54th Australian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1310
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
1568 → 1540
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W1D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1.5/2 | #79 | 2030 | -28.0 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#1,405
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#31,466
in continent
World
#170,186
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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