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Yalciner, Suleyman
🇹🇷FIDE 34538739· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1955
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Suleyman Yalciner, a 71-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1634 — just 22 short of his peak of 1656 (Mar 2024, age 69). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 13 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). He had 2 career breaks: 44 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1634
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1622
All-time high
1656
−22 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69
Mar 2024 · age 69
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#134,193
#134,193 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
12th Turkish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1639
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+218 Elo)
1438 → 1656
Jul 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1656
at age 69 · −22 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1427 → returned at 1639
Oct 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1639 → 1634
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #32 | 1749 | -5.0 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#1,877
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#91,304
in continent
World
#134,185
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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