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Yurtseven, Melih
IM🇹🇷FIDE 6312160· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1996
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Melih Yurtseven, a 30-year-old Turkish International Master, is rated 2362 and ranked 32nd among Turkish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Turkiye Chess Championship - 2025, 40th European Club Cup (open), and Prva liga Centralne Srbije 2025. His peak of 2415 was reached at age 22 (Feb 2018); he also reached Turkish #13 in Aug 2021.
Awarded IM in 2018 (age 22) and FM in 2014 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #87 in U20, World #75 in U18 and #2, #5 and #15 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2362
Standard
Rpd2273·Blz2229
All-time high
2415
−53 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 22
Feb 2018 · age 22
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32
#32 · Turkish players · of 3,805
Career timeline
23 entries2023
1,000 career games
at age 27
Oct 2023
2021
Peak Turkish rank: #13
at age 25 · rated 2414
Aug 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Dec 2020
2018
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2018
Apr 2018
All-time peak 2415
at age 22 · −37 from today
Feb 2018
2017
Crossed 2400
at age 21
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
2339 → 2362
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
21.5/ 3659.7%
16W11D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2.5/9 | #54 | 2249 | -15.6 |
Knockout | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | R16 | 2241 | -3.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5.5/7 | #16 | 2586 | +21.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #31 | 2420 | +8.7 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #5 | 2463 | +13.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMert YilmazyerliGM
🇹🇷TUR·2474
+2 −8 =6
16 games·last met May 2022
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vsSerkan SoysalIM
🇹🇷TUR·2374
+4 −3 =8
15 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsEsat BaglanFM
🇹🇷TUR·2346
+2 −1 =9
12 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsVahap SanalGM
🇹🇷TUR·2555
+0 −9 =2
11 games·last met Nov 2020
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vsCagatay BurcuFM
🇹🇷TUR·2269
+6 −2 =3
11 games·last met Oct 2019
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Rankings
/
Turkiye
#32
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#1,545
in continent
World
#2,424
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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