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Kara, Durmus
🇹🇷FIDE 34568743· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1973
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Durmus Kara, a 53-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1509. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 18 months (2015–2016), 15 months (2016–2018), 14 months (2018–2019) and 35 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: Marmaris November 10th Commemoration of Ataturk Chess Tournament. His peak of 1546 was reached at age 51 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1509
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1546
−37 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 51
Mar 2024 · age 51
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#182,282
#182,282 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
64th Turkish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1509
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 51
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 51
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1546
at age 51 · −37 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1244 → returned at 1509
Dec 2022
47th Turkish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1260
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-37
1546 → 1509
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
0/ 50.0%
0W0D5L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsRuzgar Cem Sengul1,547·Marmaris November 10th Commemoration of Ataturk Chess Tournament·R4·-8.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/4 | #16 | 784 | -36.8 |
Worst Elo result: Marmaris November 10th Commemoration of Ataturk Chess Tournament (-36.8 Elo, finished #16).
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#3,047
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#115,604
in continent
World
#182,235
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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