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Sakmak, Kutay

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FIDEFIDE 44581939· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2009

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Kutay Sakmak, a 17-year-old Turkish Candidate Master, is rated 2212 — his current career high and ranked 18th among Turkish players under 18, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +54 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1st TSCCA Championship, Apatin Open 2025, and RUDAR XLII - IM ROUND ROBIN. Also played 2 blitz events (including 11th Cesme International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently.

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #98 in U12 and #16, #7, #7 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U10.

Current rating

2212

Standard

Rpd1935·Blz1969

All-time high

2212

at best
Jan 2026 · age 17

Activity

60

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#18

#18 · Turkish players under 18 · of 468

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
16th Turkish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2212
Jan 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 17
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2212
at age 17
Jan 2026
2025
7th Turkish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2197
Jan 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 16
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 15
Aug 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
1st TSCCA Championship
perf 2301 (+89) · 4/7 · #6
Top opponent
vs Mukhammadzokhid SuyarovIM 2,454
1st TSCCA Championship · Dec 2025 · +12.0 Elo
Evolution
+53
2159 → 2212
Tournaments
4
34 games
Score
19/ 3455.9%
13W12D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsKuzey GuleryuzFM2,302·1st TSCCA Championship·R1·+25.1
2.[W]vsZeki Berke CaputcuogluFM2,242·Turkiye Chess First League - 2025·R6·+23.3
3.[W]vsArseniy Chumaevskiy2,212·Apatin Open 2025·R7·+23.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsArina VasilievaWFM2,053·Apatin Open 2025·R8·-26.0
2.[L]vsRoman GanzhurovFM2,082·Apatin Open 2025·R9·-24.4
3.[L]vsAndrei Gaivoronskii2,149·Apatin Open 2025·R5·-20.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1st TSCCA Championship
Team
Dec 20254/7#62301+52.4
Apatin Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#112098-33.1
RUDAR XLII - IM ROUND ROBIN
Round-Robin
Aug 20254/9#52207+9.1
Turkiye Chess First League - 2025
Team
Jul 20256/9#292219+21.3
Worst Elo result: Apatin Open 2025 (-33.1 Elo, finished #11).

Rankings

/
Turkiye
#109
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#5,255
in continent
World
#7,547
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Turkiye
1
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2
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2,641
3
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2,565
4
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2,556
5
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2,555
6
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2,538
7
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2,526
8
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2,508
9
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2,500
10
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2,497
...
109🇹🇷Sakmak, Kutay2,212
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
5255🇹🇷Sakmak, Kutay2,212
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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7547🇹🇷Sakmak, Kutay2,212