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Temizkan, Denizcan
FM🇹🇷FIDE 6325157· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2000
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Denizcan Temizkan, a 26-year-old Turkish FIDE Master, is rated 2207 — just 7 short of his peak of 2214 (Jun 2017, age 17) and sitting in the top 3% of Turkish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 10 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent appearances: Turkiye Club Chess Championship Final Competition - 2025 and 8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - A. He had 2 career breaks: 30 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 31 months (2022–2025). He reached Turkish #69 in Jun 2017.
Awarded FM in 2014 (age 14) and CM in 2013 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #42 in U10 and #13, #15, #11, #1 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2207
Standard
Rpd2076·Blz2076
All-time high
2214
−7 pts below
Jun 2017 · age 17
Jun 2017 · age 17
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#115 · Turkish players · of 3,805
Career timeline
27 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Sep 2025
2022
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2192 → returned at 2199
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2170 → returned at 2176
Sep 2019
13th Turkish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2202
Mar 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
2018
500 career games
at age 18
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
2192 → 2207
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
12/ 1866.7%
10W4D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #17 | 2183 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #17 | 2227 | +7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOnder Percin
🇹🇷TUR·2009
+8 −1 =8
17 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsAram Altundal
🇹🇷TUR·1907
+8 −0 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2016
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vsMustafa Alpago GulsoyCM
🇹🇷TUR·2090
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsBahadir OzenIM
🇹🇷TUR·2347
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met May 2017
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vsMehmet Ibrahim Sahutoglu
🇹🇷TUR·1966
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2016
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Rankings
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Turkiye
#115
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#5,444
in continent
World
#7,799
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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