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Ergun, Gurkan
🇹🇷FIDE 34565582· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1980
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Gurkan Ergun, a 46-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1845 — just 21 short of his peak of 1866 (Mar 2024, age 44). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 73 months (2017–2023) and 30 months (2023–2026). Recent appearance: Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - B.
Current rating
1845
Standard
Rpd1855·Blz—
All-time high
1866
−21 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 44
Mar 2024 · age 44
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,840
#62,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
26th Turkish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1845
Jun 2026
2024
40th Turkish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1866
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1866
at age 44 · −21 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1776 → returned at 1845
Oct 2023
2017
60th Turkish 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1804
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - B · Apr 2026 · +0.5 Elo
Evolution
-21
1866 → 1845
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #37 | 1781 | -21.2 |
Worst Elo result: Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - B (-21.2 Elo, finished #37).
Rankings
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Turkiye
#738
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#45,933
in continent
World
#62,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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