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Celik, Ali Alper
FM🇹🇷FIDE 44569955· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2011
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Ali Alper Celik, a 15-year-old Turkish FIDE Master, is rated 2250 — just 28 short of his peak of 2278 (Feb 2026, age 15) and ranked 8th among Turkish players under 16, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈62/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100), and 24th Rochefort Chess Festival - Masters. He reached Turkish #71 in Jan 2026.
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 13) and CM in 2023 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #53 in U14, World #17 in U12, World #35 in U10, World #71 in U8 and #6 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2250
Standard
Rpd1888·Blz2070
All-time high
2278
−28 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
58 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Turkish players under 16 · of 443
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 2278
at age 15 · −28 from today
Feb 2026
Peak Turkish rank: #71
at age 15 · rated 2277
Jan 2026
6th Turkish U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2277
Jan 2026
2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 13
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 13
Sep 2024
53rd U14 player worldwide
at age 13 · rated 2222
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open A (p2100)perf 2333 (+77) · 5.5/9 · #25
Top opponent
Evolution
+37
2213 → 2250
Tournaments
6
58 games
Score
31/ 5853.4%
22W18D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/11 | #216 | 2249 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 2333 | +26.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #38 | 2169 | -46.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/10 | #70 | 2284 | +34.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #45 | 2261 | +24.4 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 4.5/10 | #76 | 2231 | +6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRade Solak
🇷🇸SRB·1794
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsStanko Jovic
🇷🇸SRB·1679
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsStevan JovicFM
🇷🇸SRB·1961
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsErdal Eren Gur
🇹🇷TUR·1869
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsEymen Eren BuyukFM
🇹🇷TUR·2170
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2024
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Rankings
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Turkiye
#78
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#3,981
in continent
World
#5,836
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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