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Sakalli, Mustafa
🇹🇷FIDE 6301533· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1976
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Mustafa Sakalli, a 50-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1938. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004), 58 months (2004–2009), 83 months (2012–2019) and 71 months (2019–2025). Recent appearance: Mubin Boysan Memorial Chess Tournament - A. His peak of 2139 was reached at age 25 (Jan 2001); he also reached Turkish #61 in Jul 2001.
Current rating
1938
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2139
−201 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 25
Jan 2001 · age 25
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#39,212
#39,212 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
15th Turkish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1938
Jun 2026
2019
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 1889 → returned at 1938
Oct 2019
12th Turkish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1941
Sep 2019
2012
Inactive for 83 months
paused at 1955 → returned at 1916
Mar 2012
2004
Inactive for 58 months
paused at 2109 → returned at 2110
Oct 2004
2003
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2126 → returned at 2109
Jul 2003
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
1933 → 1938
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/7 | #6 | 1964 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#452
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#28,956
in continent
World
#39,211
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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