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Bayram, Zeki
🇹🇷FIDE 44540825· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1984
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Zeki Bayram, a 42-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1642. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: 8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - B and Turkiye Club Chess Championship Final Competition - 2025. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2018–2020), 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2023–2024). His peak of 1722 was reached at age 40 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1642
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1722
−80 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 40
Mar 2024 · age 40
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#131,199
#131,199 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
69th Turkish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1676
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1540 → 1722
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 40
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1722
at age 40 · −80 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1536 → returned at 1676
Aug 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
1676 → 1642
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
6W5D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBahaddin Hatamov1,616·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - B·R2·+9.2
2.[W]vsBilal. Tuma Halebi1,602·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - B·R1·+8.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYusuf Aydogan1,546·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - B·R9·-12.7
2.[L]vsKursat Coskun1,592·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - B·R3·-11.5
3.[L]vsYusuf Ahlatli1,617·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - B·R8·-10.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #42 | 1689 | -16.6 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #175 | 1611 | -16.6 |
Worst Elo result: 8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - B (-16.6 Elo, finished #42).
Rankings
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Turkiye
#1,826
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#89,670
in continent
World
#131,193
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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