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Cetinkaya, Vedat Ali

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FIDEFIDE 6301827· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1967

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Vedat Ali Cetinkaya, a 59-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1882. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 13 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CEDIS Festival saha 02-2026, 2. BEHAR OPEN 2025, and Turkiye Chess Second League - 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2004–2007) and 17 months (2008–2009). His peak of 2132 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2001, Turkish #67 at the time).

Current rating

1882

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2132

−250 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 34

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#52,656

#52,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2023
4th Turkish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1962
Jun 2023
2019
6th Turkish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2074
Jul 2019
2017
4th Turkish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2052
Dec 2017
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1913 → 2052
Dec 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 50
Dec 2017
2013
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Dec 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
2. BEHAR OPEN 2025
perf 2040 (+164) · 4/6 · #15
Top opponent
vs Milan Jovovic 2,050
2. BEHAR OPEN 2025 · Nov 2025 · +14.6 Elo
Evolution
+9
1873 → 1882
Tournaments
4
22 games
Score
13/ 2259.1%
11W4D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMilan Jovovic2,050·2. BEHAR OPEN 2025·R6·+14.6
2.[W]vsZeljko Vujadinovic1,811·CEDIS Festival saha 02-2026·R2·+8.0
3.[W]vsMert Akcicek1,740·Turkiye Chess Second League - 2025·R8·+6.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Turkiye Yesilay Senior Chess Championship - A
Swiss
May 20264/6#221868-0.6
CEDIS Festival saha 02-2026
Swiss
Apr 20263.5/5#41909+7.0
2. BEHAR OPEN 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/6#152040+5.0
Turkiye Chess Second League - 2025
Team
Jul 20251.5/4#1771866-2.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsCan Mihciyazgan
🇹🇷TUR·1742
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsMuhittin BukerCM
🇹🇷TUR·1904
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met May 2024
View head-to-head →
vsIbrahim TofanCM
🇹🇷TUR·1969
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2020
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Turkiye
#587
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#38,727
in continent
World
#52,655
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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