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Yolsal, Umut
🇹🇷FIDE 6307086· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1981
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Umut Yolsal, a 45-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1900. He has slipped back 70 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Turkiye Chess Second League - 2025 and 17th Traditional Altinova Municipality Chess Tournament. He had 5 career breaks: 29 months (2006–2009), 19 months (2009–2010), 21 months (2010–2012), 59 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2077 was reached at age 25 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
1900
Standard
Rpd1953·Blz1967
All-time high
2077
−177 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 25
Jul 2006 · age 25
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#48,130
#48,130 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2023
12th Turkish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1950
Oct 2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1950 → returned at 1913
Aug 2023
2019
34th Turkish 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1960
Jun 2019
2018
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 1960 → returned at 1950
Aug 2018
100 career games
at age 37
Feb 2018
2013
Re-crossed 2000
at age 32
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1913 → 1900
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
2W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #107 | 1860 | -13.4 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#540
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#35,456
in continent
World
#48,129
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Turkiye
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