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Yalcinkaya, Efe

FM🇹🇷

FIDEFIDE 44506619· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2009

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Efe Yalcinkaya, a 17-year-old Turkish FIDE Master, is rated 2304 — his current career high and ranked 10th among Turkish players under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +79 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include VI elllobregat Open Group A, World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U16, and Isbank of Turkiye Chess Super League - 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including FIDE World U9-U17 Rapid Chess Championships - U17 Open) and 2 blitz events (including 11th Cesme International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He reached Turkish #59 in Aug 2025.

Awarded FM in 2026 (age 17) and CM in 2024 (age 15). At junior level, he reached World #82 in U12, World #78 in U10 and #9, #3, #5 and #11 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U8.

Current rating

2304

Standard

Rpd2078·Blz2087

All-time high

2304

at best
Jan 2026 · age 17

Activity

58

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#10

#10 · Turkish players under 18 · of 470

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
9th Turkish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2304
Jan 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
Jan 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 17
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2304
at age 17
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 17
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Turkish rank: #59
at age 16 · rated 2287
Aug 2025

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
European Youth Team Chess Championship 2025 - Open U18
perf 2374 (+87) · 4/6 · #19
Top opponent
vs Eray KilicIM 2,456
Isbank of Turkiye Chess Super League - 2025 · Aug 2025 · +9.9 Elo
Evolution
+79
2225 → 2304
Tournaments
5
49 games
Score
22.5/ 4945.9%
21W16D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
VI elllobregat Open Group A
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/10#652314+9.2
World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U16
Open Swiss
Oct 20257/11#152305+28.0
Isbank of Turkiye Chess Super League - 2025
Team
Aug 20252/6#1082238-20.4
European Youth Team Chess Championship 2025 - Open U18
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/6#192374+50.4
11th Cesme International Open Chess Tournament - A
Open Swiss
Jun 20254.5/9#782252+11.6
Worst Elo result: Isbank of Turkiye Chess Super League - 2025 (-20.4 Elo, finished #108).

Most-Played Opponents

vsArda CamlarIM
🇹🇷TUR·2490
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsKutay SakmakCM
🇹🇷TUR·2212
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2025
View head-to-head →
vsOkan OzsakalliogluIM
🇹🇷TUR·2310
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings

/
Turkiye
#64
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#2,619
in continent
World
#3,955
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Turkiye
1
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2,708
2
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2,641
3
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2,565
4
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2,549
4
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2,549
6
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2,538
7
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2,526
8
🇹🇷Ali Marandi, Cemil CanFollow Cemil Can Ali MarandiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,514
9
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2,511
10
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2,507
...
64🇹🇷Yalcinkaya, Efe2,304
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
2619🇹🇷Yalcinkaya, Efe2,304
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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3955🇹🇷Yalcinkaya, Efe2,304