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Vural, Rafet
🇹🇷FIDE 34577459· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1993
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Rafet Vural, a 33-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1658. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Turkiye Cup - 2025, 2nd Betav International Open Chess Tournament - B, and Kapadokya International Open Chess Tournament - C. He took a 16-month break between Apr 2022 and Sep 2023. His peak of 1736 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2024).
Current rating
1658
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1736
All-time high
1736
−78 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 31
Oct 2024 · age 31
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#125,253
#125,253 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+197 Elo)
1539 → 1736
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1736
at age 31 · −78 from today
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 31
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1546 → returned at 1551
Apr 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 26
May 2019
2017
Crossed 1600
at age 24
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
1700 → 1658
Tournaments
3
29 games
Score
17.5/ 2960.3%
15W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/7 | #100 | 2004 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/8 | #42 | 1731 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/8 | #54 | 1749 | -10.0 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#1,710
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#86,302
in continent
World
#125,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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