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Isik, Alparslan
IM🇹🇷FIDE 34506896· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2003
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Alparslan Isik, a 23-year-old Turkish International Master, is rated 2442 and ranked 18th among Turkish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 105 rated games in the past year (≈76/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Januar 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 Turkiye Rapid Chess Championship) and 2 blitz events (including 11th Cesme International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. His peak of 2482 was reached at age 20 (Aug 2023); he also reached Turkish #11 in Feb 2025.
Awarded IM in 2022 (age 19) and FM in 2017 (age 14). Earned GM norms at World junior under 20 championship 2022 - Open and 9th Cesme International Open Chess Tournament - A 2023. At junior level, he reached World #39 in U20, World #93 in U16, World #27 in U14, World #96 in U12 and #5 nationally in U18.
Current rating
2442
Standard
Rpd2359·Blz2240
All-time high
2482
−40 pts below
Aug 2023 · age 20
Aug 2023 · age 20
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
96 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Turkish players · of 3,805
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Peak Turkish rank: #11
at age 22 · rated 2477
Feb 2025
2023
39th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2482
Aug 2023
All-time peak 2482
at age 20 · −40 from today
Aug 2023
2022
IM title awardedIM
at age 19 · 2022 4th FIDE Council
Dec 2022
Crossed 2400
at age 19
Nov 2022
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 19
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
2476 → 2442
Tournaments
12
87 games
Score
54/ 8762.1%
40W28D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsOguz Kagan GuvenCM2,110·8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - A·R9·-8.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #194 | 2473 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #32 | 2336 | -8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #84 | 2297 | -3.9 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #7 | 2393 | -7.6 |
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | R32 | 2365 | -2.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #35 | 2298 | -7.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 7/11 | #13 | 2423 | -5.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #37 | 2686 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2378 | -3.8 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 9/13 | #5 | 2512 | +11.4 |
Worst Elo result: 8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - A (-18.5 Elo, finished #21).
Most-Played Opponents
vsUmut Erdem GunduzIM
🇹🇷TUR·2238
+9 −3 =3
15 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMert YilmazyerliGM
🇹🇷TUR·2474
+0 −3 =9
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAtaberk ErenIM
🇹🇷TUR·2384
+1 −3 =6
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAtakan Mert BicerFM
🇹🇷TUR·2364
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVugar RasulovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2533
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Turkiye
#18
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#681
in continent
World
#1,104
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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