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Gurkan, Ahmet
🇦🇺FIDE 3264068· Male· Australia· Born in 1948
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Ahmet Gurkan, a 78-year-old Australian player, is rated 1400 — just 25 short of his peak of 1425 (May 2024, age 76). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Apr 2023 and May 2024. Recent appearance: 2025 Best in the West.
Current rating
1400
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1425
−25 pts below
May 2024 · age 76
May 2024 · age 76
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#218,131
#218,131 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
All-time peak 1425
at age 76 · −25 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 76
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 76
Mar 2024
40th Australian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1038
Jan 2024
2023
42nd Australian 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 1038
May 2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1038 → returned at 1425
Apr 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
1412 → 1400
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 | #80 | 1990 | -11.6 |
Rankings
/
Australia
#1,870
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#52,509
in continent
World
#217,334
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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