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Bal, Mert

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FIDEFIDE 51643235· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2015

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Mert Bal, a 11-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1504 — just 13 short of his peak of 1517 (Sep 2024, age 9). He is progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Turkish Cadet Chess Championship - U11 Open and Turkiye Cup - 2025.

Current rating

1504

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1517

−13 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 9

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#184,210

#184,210 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
1457 → 1512
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 10
Dec 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Sep 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 9
Sep 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 9
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1517
at age 9 · −13 from today
Sep 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Teoman Akkaynak 1,638
2026 Turkish Cadet Chess Championship - U11 Open · Jan 2026 · +27.5 Elo
Evolution
+35
1469 → 1504
Tournaments
2
21 games
Score
9/ 2142.9%
6W6D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTeoman Akkaynak1,638·2026 Turkish Cadet Chess Championship - U11 Open·R6·+27.5
2.[D]vsCan Duran1,597·Turkiye Cup - 2025·R8·+4.8
3.[D]vsHasan Emir Gunay1,589·Turkiye Cup - 2025·R9·+4.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOsman Eray Herdem1,580·Turkiye Cup - 2025·R10·-16.1
2.[L]vsMirac Erdem1,593·2026 Turkish Cadet Chess Championship - U11 Open·R7·-14.9
3.[L]vsMelih Tokan1,609·Turkiye Cup - 2025·R3·-14.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Turkish Cadet Chess Championship - U11 Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/4#1232451-11.2
Turkiye Cup - 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/7#13514160.0

Rankings

/
Turkiye
#3,110
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#116,469
in continent
World
#184,159
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Turkiye
1
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2
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3
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2,565
4
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2,556
5
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2,555
6
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2,538
7
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2,526
8
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2,508
9
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2,500
10
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2,497
...
3110🇹🇷Bal, Mert1,504
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
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116469🇹🇷Bal, Mert1,504
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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