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Gurel, Ediz

Gurel, Ediz

GM🇹🇷

FIDEFIDE 44507356· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2008

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Ediz Gurel, a 18-year-old Turkish Grandmaster, is rated 2641 — just 11 short of his peak of 2652 (Jul 2025, age 17) and ranked 1st among players worldwide under 18, and 78th worldwide. He has held steady between 2625 and 2650 for 9 months. 62 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, TCF - Van Foreest vs Gurel Match, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 4 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #70 in Aug 2025 and has been in the world top 100 for 14 months and counting.

Awarded GM in 2024 (age 16), IM in 2022 (age 14), FM in 2021 (age 13), and CM in 2019 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #1 in U18 and U16, World #2 in U14, World #10 in U12, World #37 in U10 and #2 nationally in U8.

Current rating

2641

Standard

Rpd2538·Blz2559

All-time high

2652

−11 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 17

Activity

65

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

62 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#1

#1 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,644
World top 100 since Apr 2025

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
14 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 14 months · since Apr 2025
May 2026
2025
Peak World rank: #70
at age 17 · rated 2652
Aug 2025
Crossed 2650
at age 17
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2652
at age 17 · −11 from today
Jul 2025
1st U18 player worldwide
at age 17 · rated 2636
Jun 2025
2024
1st U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2624
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
European Team Ch 2025
perf 2743 (+95) · 6/9 · #9
Top opponent
vs Gukesh DGM 2,767
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 · Sep 2025 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
+5
2636 → 2641
Tournaments
6
52 games
Score
29/ 5255.8%
16W26D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGukesh DGM2,767·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R7·+6.8
2.[W]vsJorden Van ForeestGM2,705·TCF - Van Foreest vs Gurel Match·R2·+6.0
3.[W]vsShant SargsyanGM2,667·European Team Ch 2025·R8·+5.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
European Individual Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20268/11#112669+5.7
TCF - Van Foreest vs Gurel Match
Round-Robin
Feb 20261.5/6#22514-10.2
FIDE World Cup 2025
Knockout
Nov 20252.5/4R1282575-2.6
European Team Ch 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20256/9#92743+14.3
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20255.5/11#672654+3.3
Isbank of Turkiye Chess Super League - 2025
Team
Aug 20255.5/11#522499-21.1
Worst Elo result: Isbank of Turkiye Chess Super League - 2025 (-21.1 Elo, finished #52).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDavid NavaraGM
🇨🇿CZE·2624
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Jun 2025
View head-to-head →
vsVelimir IvicGM
🇷🇸SRB·2600
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2024
View head-to-head →
vsJorden Van ForeestGM
🇳🇱NED·2735
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsKerem ErtenFM
🇹🇷TUR·2452
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2024
View head-to-head →
vsIlkay Koc
🇹🇷TUR·1917
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Dec 2019
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Turkiye
#2
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#35
in continent
World
#78
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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