Format
KV
Kara, Volkan
🇹🇷FIDE 44541066· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1982
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Volkan Kara, a 44-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1435. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 46 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: 8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - B. His peak of 1590 was reached at age 42 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1435
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1590
−155 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 42
Mar 2024 · age 42
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#207,613
#207,613 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 42
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+273 Elo)
1317 → 1590
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 42
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 42
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1590
at age 42 · −155 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1317 → returned at 1590
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
1453 → 1435
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
2.5/ 927.8%
2W1D6L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsYagiz Mete Dagli1,407·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - B·R7·+9.2
2.[D]vsSuleyman Girisen1,565·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - B·R4·+3.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYusuf Cinar Kartum1,407·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - B·R2·-10.8
2.[L]vsMetehan Faik Karakaya1,560·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - B·R8·-6.6
3.[L]vsKagan Hamurcu1,594·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - B·R5·-5.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/6 | #110 | 1474 | -17.8 |
Worst Elo result: 8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - B (-17.8 Elo, finished #110).
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#3,583
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#125,503
in continent
World
#207,358
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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