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Karakafa, Hakan
🇹🇷FIDE 34506950· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1975
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Hakan Karakafa, a 51-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1478 — just 2 short of his peak of 1480 (Aug 2024, age 49). He plays around 3 rated games per year and had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2016–2017), 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 19 months (2022–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 11th Cesme International Open Chess Tournament - C. Also played 1 blitz event (including 11th Cesme International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently.
Current rating
1478
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1503
All-time high
1480
−2 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 49
Aug 2024 · age 49
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#192,883
#192,883 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
69th Turkish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1478
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+372 Elo)
1108 → 1480
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1480
at age 49 · −2 from today
Aug 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 49
Aug 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1480 → returned at 1478
Aug 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 49
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1480 → 1478
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
0W5D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/1 | #338 | — | -1.6 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#3,263
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#119,881
in continent
World
#192,790
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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