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Cilek, Bora
FM🇹🇷FIDE 34502165· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2004
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Bora Cilek, a 22-year-old Turkish FIDE Master, is rated 2291 — just 6 short of his peak of 2297 (Dec 2025, age 21) and sitting in the top 2% of Turkish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Turkiye Chess Championship - 2025, Turkiye Cup - 2025, and Turkiye Chess First League - 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including 11th Cesme International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He reached Turkish #57 in Aug 2025.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 21) and CM in 2015 (age 11). At junior level, he reached #9, #9, #14, #12, #13 and #12 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2291
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2101
All-time high
2297
−6 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 21
Dec 2025 · age 21
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#68 · Turkish players · of 3,805
Career timeline
20 entries2025
All-time peak 2297
at age 21 · −6 from today
Dec 2025
Peak Turkish rank: #57
at age 21 · rated 2293
Aug 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 21
Aug 2025
2023
9th Turkish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2285
Feb 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
9th Turkish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2285
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2295 → 2291
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
14.5/ 2169.0%
12W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | R32 | 2174 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 9/11 | #2 | 2246 | +4.2 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #52 | 2152 | -23.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBatu AngunFM
🇹🇷TUR·2180
+0 −2 =5
7 games·last met May 2022
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vsCan Haktan UnatFM
🇹🇷TUR·2316
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsUmut Ata AkbasIM
🇹🇷TUR·2459
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsOkan OzsakalliogluIM
🇹🇷TUR·2297
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAlparslan IsikIM
🇹🇷TUR·2442
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Turkiye
#68
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#2,942
in continent
World
#4,394
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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