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Demirkan, Mustafa
CM🇹🇷FIDE 51658860· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2014
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Mustafa Demirkan, a 12-year-old Turkish Candidate Master, is rated 2251 — his current career high and ranked 1st among Turkish players under 12, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +305 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Turkish Cadet Chess Championship - U12 Open, Eyuboglu Educational Institutions 35th White Elephant International Elite Chess Tournament, and European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Open U12. Also played 3 blitz events (including 18th Poti Int.Festival (Bitz-1)) recently. He reached Turkish #80 in Mar 2026.
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 11). At junior level, he reached World #18 in U12 and #7 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2251
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1846
All-time high
2251
at best
Mar 2026 · age 12
Mar 2026 · age 12
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Turkish players under 12 · of 420
Career timeline
11 entries2026
18th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2251
Apr 2026
Peak Turkish rank: #80
at age 12 · rated 2251
Mar 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 12
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2251
at age 12
Mar 2026
Crossed 2100
at age 12
Feb 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 11
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Eyuboglu Educational Institutions 35th White Elephant International Elite Chess Tournament · Jan 2026 · +29.6 Elo
Evolution
+304
1947 → 2251
Tournaments
7
68 games
Score
38.5/ 6856.6%
38W12D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 10/10 | #1 | 2716 | +94.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2300 | +79.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2306 | +143.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/10 | #95 | 1958 | -60.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #50 | 1977 | -16.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/8 | #55 | 2032 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/8 | #38 | 2074 | +51.2 |
Rankings
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Turkiye
#82
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#3,953
in continent
World
#5,792
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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