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Kuru, Atilla
IM🇹🇷FIDE 51607948· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2011
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Atilla Kuru, a 15-year-old Turkish International Master, is rated 2500 and ranked 2nd among Turkish players under 16, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 125 rated games in the past year (≈131/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, 2026 Saint Louis Masters, and 99th Hastings International Chess Congress - Masters. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 4 blitz events (including The American Cup 2026 - Blitz) recently. He reached Turkish #15 in May 2026.
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 14) and FM in 2023 (age 12). Earned a GM norm at European Individual Chess Championship 2024. At junior level, he reached World #19 in U16, World #2 in U14, World #8 in U12 and World #22 in U10.
Current rating
2500
Standard
Rpd2201·Blz2351
All-time high
2500
at best
Jun 2026 · age 15
Jun 2026 · age 15
Activity
122
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
132 past 12 mo · ≈11/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Turkish players under 16 · of 443
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Peak Turkish rank: #15
at age 15 · rated 2464
May 2026
All-time peak 2464
at age 15
May 2026
19th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2449
Jan 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 14
Aug 2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 14 · 2025 1st FIDE Council
Apr 2025
2nd U14 player worldwide
at age 14 · rated 2418
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+72
2428 → 2500
Tournaments
12
123 games
Score
66/ 12353.7%
52W39D32L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2569 | +12.7 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2647 | +23.1 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/11 | #72 | 2566 | +20.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #44 | 2404 | -5.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #13 | 2446 | +1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #26 | 2554 | +14.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #59 | 2414 | -0.7 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4/11 | #60 | 2463 | +4.3 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #28 | 2470 | +4.7 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #52 | 2389 | -4.7 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsOkan OzsakalliogluIM
🇹🇷TUR·2297
+0 −10 =3
13 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsStevan JovicFM
🇷🇸SRB·1961
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsUmut Erdem GunduzIM
🇹🇷TUR·2238
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsLazar Radusinovic
🇷🇸SRB·2229
+0 −0 =6
6 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsJovan RadlovackiIM
🇷🇸SRB·2233
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Jan 2024
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Rankings
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Turkiye
#9
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#327
in continent
World
#576
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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