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Yilanli, Mehmet
🇺🇸FIDE 39959961· Male· United States of America· Born in 2017
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Mehmet Yilanli, a 9-year-old American player, is rated 1772 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 10. He is climbing fast, having gained +96 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Annual Chess For Cure - Open, 2026 Cincinnati Open - FIDE Elite, and 2026 Cardinal Open - Elite. Also played 1 rapid (including FIDE World U9-U17 Rapid Chess Championships - U9 Open) and 2 blitz events (including Almaty Open blitz tournament 2025) recently. His peak of 1849 was reached at age 9 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached World #69 in U10 and World #5 in U8.
Current rating
1772
Standard
Rpd1834·Blz1911
All-time high
1849
−77 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 9
Feb 2026 · age 9
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#239 · players worldwide under 10 · of 6,705
Career timeline
9 entries2026
69th U10 player worldwide
at age 9 · rated 1849
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 9
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1849
at age 9 · −77 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+144 Elo)
1700 → 1844
Dec 2025
6-month rising streak
+168 Elo
Dec 2025
5th U8 player worldwide
at age 8 · rated 1837
Nov 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+96
1676 → 1772
Tournaments
11
65 games
Score
31.5/ 6548.5%
24W19D22L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #14 | 1758 | -17.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/5 | #26 | 1663 | -39.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #26 | 1630 | -20.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #11 | 2205 | +60.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/8 | #12 | 1705 | -53.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #36 | 1880 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 8/11 | #6 | 1836 | +42.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #16 | 1802 | +27.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #45 | 1849 | +74.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #14 | 1598 | -7.2 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#2,491
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#9,921
in continent
World
#85,195
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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