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Gurkan, Ahmet Akif

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FIDEFIDE 51647850· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2009

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Ahmet Akif Gurkan, a 17-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1825. He is rising rapidly, having gained +350 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 13th Ali Ipek Memorial Chess Tournament, 2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U17 Open, and Ankara November Chess Tournament - A. Also played 1 rapid (including ODTU Trimatlon Rapid Chess Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including 8th Baskent University International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently. His peak of 1858 was reached at age 17 (Mar 2026).

At junior level, he reached #93 nationally in U18.

Current rating

1825

Standard

Rpd1793·Blz1649

All-time high

1858

−33 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 17

Activity

37

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#68,646

#68,646 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
93rd Turkish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1858
Mar 2026
Best 12-month gain (+367 Elo)
1491 → 1858
Mar 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1858
at age 17 · −33 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Aug 2025
2024
First FIDE rating
1491 · at age 15
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - C
perf 2379 (+655) · 6.5/6 · #25
Top opponent
vs Emir Arda Yilmazer 2,142
2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U17 Open · Jan 2026 · +13.5 Elo
Evolution
+350
1475 → 1825
Tournaments
7
55 games
Score
36.5/ 5566.4%
27W19D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
13th Ali Ipek Memorial Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/6#371749-33.6
2026 Turkish Youth Chess Championship - U17 Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/7#242101+65.6
Ankara November Chess Tournament - A
Swiss
Nov 20254/6#51816+12.8
Burhaniye Oren International Open Chess Tournament - B
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#261839+56.0
Cubuk Municipality 10th International Open Chess Tournament - C
Open Swiss
Jul 20257.5/6#322333+69.0
Worst Elo result: 13th Ali Ipek Memorial Chess Tournament (-33.6 Elo, finished #37).

Rankings

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Turkiye
#819
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#49,971
in continent
World
#68,646
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
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Turkiye
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3
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4
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2,549
4
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2,549
6
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2,538
7
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2,526
8
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9
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10
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2,507
...
819🇹🇷Gurkan, Ahmet Akif1,825
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
49971🇹🇷Gurkan, Ahmet Akif1,825
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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68646🇹🇷Gurkan, Ahmet Akif1,825