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Yildiz, Elif Zeren
WFM🇹🇷FIDE 34588124· Female· Turkiye· Born in 2008
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Elif Zeren Yildiz, a 18-year-old Turkish Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2162 — just 7 short of her peak of 2169 (Jun 2025, age 17) and ranked 5th among Turkish women, and in the top 5% worldwide. She has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 13 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent appearances: European Women Team Ch 2025 and Isbank of Turkiye Chess Super League - 2025. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 Turkiye Blitz Chess Championship) recently.
Awarded WFM in 2024 (age 16) and WCM in 2017 (age 9). Earned a WIM norm at 25th European Women's Chess Championship 2025. At junior level, she reached #15, #12, #30, #22, #13 and #20 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2162
Standard
Rpd1747·Blz1839
All-time high
2169
−7 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 17
Jun 2025 · age 17
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Turkish women · of 431
Career timeline
15 entries2025
All-time peak 2169
at age 17 · −7 from today
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+411 Elo)
1749 → 2160
Feb 2025
15th Turkish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2160
Jan 2025
2024
12th Turkish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2159
Nov 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Nov 2024
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 16
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2169 → 2162
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
6.5/ 1640.6%
4W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #146 | 2174 | +4.0 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 4.5/12 | #72 | 2166 | -11.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCeren TirpanWFM
🇹🇷TUR·2132
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Apr 2025
View head-to-head →
vsEzgi MutluWCM
🇹🇷TUR·1963
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2024
View head-to-head →
vsAybike KucukWCM
🇹🇷TUR·2013
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsHena Karadas
🇹🇷TUR·1944
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Turkiye
#153
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#7,432
in continent
World
#10,433
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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