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Akat, Elifnaz
WFM🇹🇷FIDE 34560556· Female· Turkiye· Born in 2007
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Elifnaz Akat, a 19-year-old Turkish Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2058 and ranked 9th among Turkish women, and in the top 9% worldwide. She is on a breakout run, having gained +101 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A, 31. otvoreno ekipno prvenstvo VOJVODINE u sahu za zene 2025, and European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Girls U18. Her peak of 2104 was reached at age 19 (Feb 2026).
Awarded WFM in 2025 (age 18) and WCM in 2023 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #18, #23, #15, #32, #24, #35 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2058
Standard
Rpd1903·Blz1939
All-time high
2104
−46 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 19
Feb 2026 · age 19
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Turkish women · of 431
Career timeline
19 entries2026
All-time peak 2104
at age 19 · −46 from today
Feb 2026
18th Turkish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2103
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
23rd Turkish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2103
Dec 2025
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 18
Dec 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+101
1957 → 2058
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
19/ 3455.9%
15W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/4 | #24 | 2043 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #120 | 1840 | -41.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2253 | +56.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2134 | +77.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #45 | 1991 | +12.0 |
Worst Elo result: 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A (-41.6 Elo, finished #120).
Most-Played Opponents
vsHatice Asli MustuWCM
🇹🇷TUR·2095
+0 −3 =6
9 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsDila BalogluWCM
🇹🇷TUR·1930
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsFahriye Zeynep Yalcin
🇹🇷TUR·1485
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met May 2022
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vsEcrin Efsa BuyukWFM
🇹🇷TUR·2048
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDuru Akin
🇹🇷TUR·1774
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Turkiye
#252
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#14,513
in continent
World
#19,798
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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