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Senkal, Defne
🇹🇷FIDE 44537883· Female· Turkiye· Born in 2009
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Defne Senkal, a 17-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1845 — just 1 short of her peak of 1846 (Feb 2026, age 17). She plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Aug 2024 and Sep 2025. Recent appearance: 15. Nordhaeuser Schachopen Hauptturnier.
At junior level, she reached #95, #73, #81, #97 and #37 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1845
Standard
Rpd1608·Blz1608
All-time high
1846
−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,840
#62,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1846
at age 17 · −1 from today
Feb 2026
95th Turkish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1845
Jan 2026
2025
73rd Turkish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1845
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+289 Elo)
1419 → 1708
Aug 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1708 → returned at 1845
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+137
1708 → 1845
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
7/ 7100.0%
7W0D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/7 | #1 | 2498 | +136.8 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#738
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#45,933
in continent
World
#62,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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