Sirin, Atakan

Atakan Sirin, a 37-year-old Turkish FIDE Master, is rated 2400 — his current career high and ranked 26th among Turkish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +72 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 9, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 8. He had 4 career breaks: 26 months (2006–2008), 24 months (2013–2015), 78 months (2015–2022) and 19 months (2023–2024). He reached Turkish #26 in Feb 2026.

Awarded FM in 2022 (age 33). Earned a IM norm at 2008 World Junior Chess Champ. At junior level, he reached #2, #6, #9 and #8 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.