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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

59

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#18

#18 · Turkish players under 18 · of 470

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
PRISHTINA OPEN 2025
perf 2256 (+97) · 6/8 · #21
Top opponent
vs Mukhammadzokhid SuyarovIM 2,454
1st TSCCA Championship · Dec 2025 · +12.0 Elo
Evolution
+54
2158 → 2212
Tournaments
7
60 games
Score
32.5/ 6054.2%
25W15D20L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHalil Ibrahim Kurdas1,949·PRISHTINA OPEN 2025·R4·-30.8
2.[L]vsVahid KhalesiFM2,072·Pamukkale International Open Chess Tournament - A·R7·-26.2
3.[L]vsArina VasilievaWFM2,053·Apatin Open 2025·R8·-26.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 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
Pamukkale International Open Chess Tournament - A
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/8#5921700.0
11th Cesme International Open Chess Tournament - A
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/9#1042185+4.2
PRISHTINA OPEN 2025
Open Swiss
May 20256/8#212256+1.2
Worst Elo result: Apatin Open 2025 (-33.1 Elo, finished #11).

Rankings

/
Turkiye
#112
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#5,268
in continent
World
#7,539
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Turkiye
1
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2,708
2
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2,641
3
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2,565
4
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2,549
4
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2,549
6
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2,538
7
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2,526
8
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2,514
9
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2,511
10
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2,507
...
112🇹🇷Sakmak, Kutay2,212
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
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2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
5268🇹🇷Sakmak, Kutay2,212
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
7539🇹🇷Sakmak, Kutay2,212