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Var, Sefa
🇹🇷FIDE 34519378· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1994
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Sefa Var, a 32-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1884. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Toprakkale December 29th Liberation Cup Chess Tournament, Adana Metropolitan Municipality 29 October Republic Day Chess Tournament, and Kapadokya International Open Chess Tournament - B. Also played 1 rapid (including 2025 Turkiye Rapid Chess Championship) and 2 blitz events (including Pamukkale International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. His peak of 1935 was reached at age 31 (Aug 2025).
Current rating
1884
Standard
Rpd1887·Blz1821
All-time high
1935
−51 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 31
Aug 2025 · age 31
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#52,131
#52,131 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1935
at age 31 · −51 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+236 Elo)
1689 → 1925
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 30
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1736 → returned at 1767
Mar 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 24
May 2018
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 22
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-41
1925 → 1884
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
23/ 3959.0%
18W10D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsToghrul HasanzadeIM2,318·Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - A·R4·+18.0
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsErtugrul Sengul1,712·Adana Metropolitan Municipality 29 October Republic Day Chess Tournament·R2·-14.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 1868 | -2.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 1863 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #60 | 1734 | -48.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #21 | 1982 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #14 | 1925 | +1.0 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#578
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#38,327
in continent
World
#52,131
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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