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Simsek, Yigit
🇹🇷FIDE 51680521· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2016
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Yigit Simsek, a 10-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1678 — just 2 short of his peak of 1680 (May 2026, age 10). He is on a breakout run, having gained +182 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Saraykoy Municipality May 24 Commemoration of Joining the National Struggle Chess Tournament - A, Antalya May 19 Youth and Sports Day Chess Tournament, and 2026 Turkish Cadet Chess Championship - U10 Open. Also played 1 rapid (including FIDE World U9-U17 Rapid Chess Championships - U9 Open) and 2 blitz events (including 11th Cesme International Open Blitz Chess Tournament) recently.
At junior level, he reached #26 and #19 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1678
Standard
Rpd1738·Blz1564
All-time high
1680
−2 pts below
May 2026 · age 10
May 2026 · age 10
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#117,892
#117,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1680
at age 10 · −2 from today
May 2026
26th Turkish U10 player
at age 10 · rated 1679
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+197 Elo)
1448 → 1645
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 9
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 9
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 9
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+182
1496 → 1678
Tournaments
7
52 games
Score
30.5/ 5258.7%
26W9D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMehmet Emir Avci1,599·Cal Grape Harvest Festival Apollo Lermenos Temple Chess Tournament·R3·-22.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #37 | 1856 | +32.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #22 | 1694 | -34.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8.5/7 | #10 | 2428 | +33.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 1775 | +65.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #7 | 1720 | +66.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #137 | 1654 | +36.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/4 | #334 | 2402 | -16.4 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#1,563
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#81,981
in continent
World
#117,886
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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