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Akturk, Mustafa Deniz
CM🇹🇷FIDE 44557949· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2008
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Mustafa Deniz Akturk, a 18-year-old Turkish Candidate Master, is rated 2143 and sitting in the top 5% of Turkish players under 18, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Deutsche Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025 U20, and Kapadokya International Open Chess Tournament - A. Also played 1 blitz event (including Pamukkale International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 44-month break between Aug 2019 and May 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2232 was reached at age 17 (Aug 2025, Turkish #74 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #14, #45, #58 and #35 nationally in U18, U16, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2143
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1951
All-time high
2232
−89 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 17
Aug 2025 · age 17
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#23 · Turkish players under 18 · of 468
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Peak Turkish rank: #74
at age 17 · rated 2232
Aug 2025
14th Turkish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2232
Aug 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 17
Aug 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 17
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2232
at age 17 · −89 from today
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+515 Elo)
1680 → 2195
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-52
2195 → 2143
Tournaments
7
48 games
Score
27/ 4856.3%
22W10D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #15 | 2104 | -13.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #462 | 2155 | -2.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/6 | #84 | 2062 | -48.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 2259 | +16.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #102 | 2137 | -41.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #53 | 2293 | +33.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2490 | +3.2 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#167
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#8,460
in continent
World
#11,792
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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