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Unsal, Gorkem
CM🇹🇷FIDE 51607484· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2012
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Gorkem Unsal, a 14-year-old Turkish Candidate Master, is rated 2170 — just 1 short of his peak of 2171 (Sep 2025, age 13) and ranked 9th among Turkish players under 14, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈53/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Isbank of Turkiye Chess Super League - 2025, SERBIA OPEN 2025 - MASTERS, and International Tournament "Paracin 2025" - OPEN A.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #96 in U14, World #47 in U12 and World #12 in U10.
Current rating
2170
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1845
All-time high
2171
−1 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 13
Sep 2025 · age 13
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Turkish players under 14 · of 422
Career timeline
10 entries2026
96th U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2170
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2171
at age 13 · −1 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 13
May 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 12
Sep 2024
47th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2097
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+289 Elo)
1736 → 2025
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+61
2109 → 2170
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
8W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #119 | 3040 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/8 | #111 | 2249 | +57.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #30 | 2069 | -21.2 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#147
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#7,041
in continent
World
#9,915
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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