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Esen, Baris
GM🇹🇷INACTIVE · since August 2024FIDE 6302114· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1986
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Baris Esen, a 40-year-old Turkish Grandmaster, is rated 2446 and ranked 19th among Turkish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 49 rated games per year and took a 36-month break between Aug 2019 and Sep 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2593 was reached at age 28 (Sep 2014, World #247 at the time); he spent 49 months in Turkish top 3, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2010 (age 24) and IM in 2005 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #53 in U20 and #1 and #1 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2446
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2564
All-time high
2593
−147 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 28
Sep 2014 · age 28
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Turkish players · of 3,742
49 months in National top 3 (2006–2015)
49 months in National top 3 (2006–2015)
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2446 → still inactive
Aug 2024
2019
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2476 → returned at 2470
Aug 2019
2015
1,000 career games
at age 29
May 2015
49 months in national top 3
longest streak 29 months · since Jul 2006
Mar 2015
2014
Peak World rank: #247
at age 28 · rated 2593
Sep 2014
All-time peak 2593
at age 28 · −147 from today
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2446 → 2446
Most-Played Opponents
vsUmut AtakisiIM
🇹🇷TUR·2308
+5 −0 =9
14 games·last met Jul 2023
View head-to-head →
vsAziz Mert ErdogduGM
🇹🇷TUR·2360
+1 −2 =9
12 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsDragan SolakGM
🇹🇷TUR·2591
+1 −2 =8
11 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsRauf MamedovGM
🇦🇿AZE·2636
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsMeylis AnnaberdiyevGM
🇹🇲TKM·2425
+1 −1 =6
8 games·last met Jul 2019
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Rankings
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Turkiye
#17
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#745
in continent
World
#1,091
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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