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Arslan, Erdal
CM🇹🇷FIDE 6318916· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1980
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Erdal Arslan, a 46-year-old Turkish Candidate Master, is rated 1924. He is progressing steadily with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2nd Betav International Open Chess Tournament - A and Turkiye Chess Second League - 2025. His peak of 2227 was reached at age 28 (Apr 2008, Turkish #38 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 44).
Current rating
1924
Standard
Rpd1992·Blz1971
All-time high
2227
−303 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 28
Apr 2008 · age 28
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#42,311
#42,311 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
16th Turkish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1924
Jun 2026
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 44
Aug 2024
2022
9th Turkish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1960
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1975 → returned at 1960
Aug 2019
2017
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
1911 → 1960
Nov 2017
2010
100 career games
at age 30
Sep 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1890 → 1924
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
10/ 1855.6%
8W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #30 | 2005 | +21.0 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #55 | 1943 | +13.4 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#488
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#31,249
in continent
World
#42,310
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Turkiye
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