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Ercan, Mehmet Fahri
🇹🇷FIDE 6301525· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1969
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Mehmet Fahri Ercan, a 57-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1768. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 50 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Manisa Metropolitan Municipality 2nd Mesir International Open Chess Tournament - B, 24 February Liberation Cup Chess Tournament - 2026, and Eyuboglu Educational Institutions 35th White Elephant International Elite Chess Tournament. He had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2004–2006), 14 months (2006–2007), 18 months (2014–2016) and 34 months (2016–2019). His peak of 2162 was reached at age 33 (Oct 2002, Turkish #55 at the time).
Current rating
1768
Standard
Rpd1964·Blz1980
All-time high
2162
−394 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 33
Oct 2002 · age 33
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#86,513
#86,513 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
16th Turkish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1810
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+214 Elo)
1584 → 1798
Dec 2024
2022
7th Turkish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1784
Apr 2022
2016
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1932 → returned at 1934
Apr 2016
2015
15th Turkish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1998
Jul 2015
2014
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1998 → returned at 1965
Aug 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Eyuboglu Educational Institutions 35th White Elephant International Elite Chess Tournament · Jan 2026 · +13.1 Elo
Evolution
-42
1810 → 1768
Tournaments
7
46 games
Score
25.5/ 4655.4%
23W5D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #29 | 1620 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #39 | 1775 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #18 | 1772 | -13.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #70 | 1865 | +9.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #7 | 1866 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 1833 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #23 | 1677 | -35.0 |
Worst Elo result: Adana Metropolitan Municipality 29 October Republic Day Chess Tournament (-35.0 Elo, finished #23).
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#1,056
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#62,137
in continent
World
#86,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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