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Yildirim, Kemal
🇹🇷FIDE 44577702· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2006
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Kemal Yildirim, a 20-year-old Turkish player, is rated 2098 — just 9 short of his peak of 2107 (May 2025, age 19) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 11 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent appearances: Isbank of Turkiye Chess Super League - 2025 and SERBIA OPEN 2025 - CHALLENGERS. Also played 2 blitz events (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Qualifying blitz 3) recently.
At junior level, he reached #19, #21, #20, #28 and #25 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2098
Standard
Rpd1881·Blz2085
All-time high
2107
−9 pts below
May 2025 · age 19
May 2025 · age 19
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,611 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
19th Turkish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2107
Jul 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 19
May 2025
All-time peak 2107
at age 19 · −9 from today
May 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
21st Turkish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2072
Sep 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 18
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-9
2107 → 2098
Tournaments
2
19 games
Score
8.5/ 1944.7%
4W9D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Aug 2025 | 2.5/10 | #103 | 2153 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #20 | 2012 | -18.2 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#199
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#11,344
in continent
World
#15,611
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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