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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 2261 and ranked 1st among Turkish players under 12, and in the top 2% 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 Turkiye Cadet and Youth Team Chess Championship - U12, 2026 Turkish Cadet Chess Championship - U12 Open, and Eyuboglu Educational Institutions 35th White Elephant International Elite Chess Tournament. 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
2261
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1846
All-time high
2261
at best
Jun 2026 · age 12
Jun 2026 · age 12
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Turkish players under 12 · of 435
Career timeline
11 entries2026
18th U12 player worldwide
at age 12 · rated 2251
May 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+313
1948 → 2261
Tournaments
7
71 games
Score
40.5/ 7157.0%
42W12D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 5.5/5 | #8 | 2628 | +10.4 |
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 |
Rankings
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Turkiye
#76
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#3,681
in continent
World
#5,420
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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