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Pehlivan, Mert

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FIDEFIDE 34573437· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2008

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Mert Pehlivan, a 18-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1919 — just 17 short of his peak of 1936 (Oct 2025, age 17). He is climbing fast, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U18 Open, Sakarya Teachers' Day Chess Tournament, and Burhaniye Oren International Open Chess Tournament - B. Also played 1 blitz event (including Pamukkale International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2022–2023) and 17 months (2024–2025).

At junior level, he reached #57, #48, #18, #12, #13 and #7 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.

Current rating

1919

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1698

All-time high

1936

−17 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 17

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

37 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#43,508

#43,508 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
57th Turkish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1936
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1936
at age 17 · −17 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1714 → returned at 1893
Feb 2024
2023
48th Turkish U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1709
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1709 → returned at 1710
Jul 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Burhaniye Oren International Open Chess Tournament - B
perf 1989 (+53) · 7/9 · #2
Top opponent
vs Gokhan Seker 2,055
2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U18 Open · Jan 2026 · +27.4 Elo
Evolution
+91
1828 → 1919
Tournaments
5
37 games
Score
23.5/ 3763.5%
20W7D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U18 Open
Swiss
Jan 20265.5/9#819080.0
Sakarya Teachers' Day Chess Tournament
Swiss
Nov 20250.5/1#261584-15.6
Burhaniye Oren International Open Chess Tournament - B
Open Swiss
Aug 20257/9#21989+41.6
Turkiye Chess Second League - 2025
Team
Jul 20255/9#631879+23.9
Pamukkale International Open Chess Tournament - B
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/9#391916+41.4
Worst Elo result: Sakarya Teachers' Day Chess Tournament (-15.6 Elo, finished #26).

Rankings

/
Turkiye
#498
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#32,102
in continent
World
#43,507
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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10
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Europe
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1
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2
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