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Aker, Meric Zeynel
🇹🇷FIDE 525002341· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2016
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Meric Zeynel Aker, a 10-year-old Turkish player, is rated 2003 and ranked 1st among Turkish players under 10. He is progressing steadily with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 91 rated games in the past year (≈89/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1st Akin Gokyay Museums Week Memorial Chess Tournament - A, Bolu 23 April National Sovereignty and Children's Day Chess Tournament, and 2nd Puchner Open. Also played 1 rapid (including FIDE World U9-U17 Rapid Chess Championships - U9 Open) and 2 blitz events (including EYCC 2025 - 1st Blitz Tournament) recently. His peak of 2102 was reached at age 9 (Aug 2025).
At junior level, he reached World #8 in U10 and World #31 in U8.
Current rating
2003
Standard
Rpd1993·Blz1920
All-time high
2102
−99 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 9
Aug 2025 · age 9
Activity
85
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Turkish players under 10 · of 240
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 10
Jun 2026
2025
8th U10 player worldwide
at age 9 · rated 2102
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+426 Elo)
1676 → 2102
Aug 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 9
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2102
at age 9 · −99 from today
Aug 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 9
Jul 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
2034 → 2003
Tournaments
10
75 games
Score
46.5/ 7562.0%
35W23D17L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsHarilaos-Panagiotis Bardis2,005·34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A·R4·+18.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #6 | 2024 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2011 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1873 | -22.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #10 | 1950 | -44.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #23 | 2035 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #22 | 1996 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #19 | 2019 | -37.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/8 | #192 | 1949 | -36.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #140 | 1966 | -19.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2279 | +87.2 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#321
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#19,967
in continent
World
#27,023
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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