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Unal, Burak Kayra
🇹🇷FIDE 44582170· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2009
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Burak Kayra Unal, a 17-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1907 — just 1 short of his peak of 1908 (Dec 2025, age 16). He is on a breakout run, having gained +209 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - B, 8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - A, and 8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - B. Also played 1 blitz event (including 8th Baskent University International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 19-month break between Jan 2022 and Sep 2023.
At junior level, he reached #76, #60, #52, #28, #25 and #8 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1907
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1758
All-time high
1908
−1 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 16
Dec 2025 · age 16
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#46,408
#46,408 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
76th Turkish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1908
Jan 2026
2025
60th Turkish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1908
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1908
at age 16 · −1 from today
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+341 Elo)
1388 → 1729
Dec 2024
100 career games
at age 15
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - Aperf 2053 (+197) · 4/8 · #33
Top opponent
Evolution
+209
1698 → 1907
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
15/ 2657.7%
9W12D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIsmayil GurbanovCM2,143·8th Malatya Golden Apricot International Open Chess Tournament - A·R8·+33.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCan Yardimci1,980·9th Mersin Metropolitan Municipality International Open Chess Tournament - B·R1·-15.9
2.[L]vsMehmet Halil Caglar1,826·8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - B·R6·-15.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 1959 | +52.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #33 | 2053 | +103.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/8 | #65 | 1869 | +56.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#523
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#34,192
in continent
World
#46,407
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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