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Esmekaya, Mehmet
🇹🇷FIDE 44537476· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1980
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Mehmet Esmekaya, a 46-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1412. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 51 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Ankara August 30 Victory Day Chess Tournament-C. His peak of 1477 was reached at age 44 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1412
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1496
All-time high
1477
−65 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 44
Mar 2024 · age 44
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#215,182
#215,182 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1443 → returned at 1412
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+327 Elo)
1150 → 1477
Jul 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 44
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 44
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1477
at age 44 · −65 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
1443 → 1412
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
0.5/ 510.0%
0W1D4L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/5 | #30 | 1127 | -30.8 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#3,751
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#128,437
in continent
World
#214,661
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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