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Akbay, Samet
🇹🇷FIDE 34506560· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2005
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Samet Akbay, a 21-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1986 — just 3 short of his peak of 1989 (Aug 2024, age 19). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2014–2016), 28 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Turkiye Club Chess Championship Final Competition - 2025.
At junior level, he reached #28, #26, #51, #47, #26 and #33 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1986
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1989
−3 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 19
Aug 2024 · age 19
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#29,771
#29,771 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2024
28th Turkish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1989
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1989
at age 19 · −3 from today
Aug 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1989 → returned at 1986
Aug 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
26th Turkish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1960
Sep 2023
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Sep 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1989 → 1986
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #74 | 1973 | -3.0 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#351
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#21,996
in continent
World
#29,771
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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