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Varolu, Birgul
🇹🇷FIDE 51638355· Female· Turkiye· Born in 2014
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Birgul Varolu, a 12-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1569 — just 12 short of her peak of 1581 (Mar 2026, age 12). She is rising rapidly, having gained +110 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Turkish Cadet Chess Championship - U12 Girls, Burhaniye Oren International Open Chess Tournament - C, and Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - C.
Current rating
1569
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1581
−12 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 12
Mar 2026 · age 12
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#158,165
#158,165 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1581
at age 12 · −12 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1423 → 1566
Oct 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 10
Aug 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 10
Aug 2024
First FIDE rating
1423 · at age 10
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+102
1467 → 1569
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
22/ 3661.1%
18W8D10L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsYusuf Zahid Soyler1,560·Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - C·R5·+21.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 7/3 | #24 | 2560 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/5 | #45 | 2290 | +28.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #18 | 1678 | +80.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/6 | #76 | 1782 | -9.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#2,431
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#104,094
in continent
World
#158,148
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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