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Firat, Burak
GM🇹🇷FIDE 6305881· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1993
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Burak Firat, a 33-year-old Turkish Grandmaster, is rated 2442 and ranked 18th among Turkish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 21 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Turkiye Chess Championship - 2025, Isbank of Turkiye Chess Super League - 2025, and 11th Cesme International Open Chess Tournament - A. His peak of 2503 was reached at age 24 (Mar 2017); he also reached Turkish #6 in Feb 2022 and spent 78 months in Turkish top 10.
Awarded GM in 2017 (age 24), IM in 2010 (age 17), and FM in 2009 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #58 in U20, World #38 in U18, World #30 in U16, World #77 in U14 and #3 nationally in U12.
Current rating
2442
Standard
Rpd2369·Blz2392
All-time high
2503
−61 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 24
Mar 2017 · age 24
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Turkish players · of 3,805
78 months in National top 10 (2010–2023)
78 months in National top 10 (2010–2023)
Career timeline
22 entries2023
78 months in national top 10
longest streak 23 months · since Jan 2010
Mar 2023
2022
Peak Turkish rank: #6
at age 29 · rated 2487
Feb 2022
2017
GM title awardedGM
at age 24 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2017
Apr 2017
Crossed 2500
at age 24
Mar 2017
All-time peak 2503
at age 24 · −61 from today
Mar 2017
2016
1,000 career games
at age 23
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2449 → 2442
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
11/ 1957.9%
7W8D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | QF | 2422 | +0.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 3/7 | #96 | 2429 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/8 | #52 | 2384 | -4.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMert YilmazyerliGM
🇹🇷TUR·2474
+3 −4 =8
15 games·last met Mar 2016
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vsMustafa YilmazGM
🇹🇷TUR·2556
+2 −7 =5
14 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsSerkan SoysalIM
🇹🇷TUR·2374
+6 −4 =1
11 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsKivanc HaznedarogluGM
🇹🇷TUR·2362
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsDemre KeriganIM
🇹🇷TUR·2355
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2018
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Rankings
/
Turkiye
#18
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#681
in continent
World
#1,104
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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