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Celik, Faruk
🇹🇷FIDE 6333290· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1971
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Faruk Celik, a 55-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1552 — just 8 short of his peak of 1560 (Jul 2025, age 54). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 9 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Isparta Primary Education Week Chess Tournament, Isparta August 30 Victory Day Chess Tournament, and Isparta July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day Chess Tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including Isparta June Rapid Chess Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 45 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1552
Standard
Rpd1493·Blz—
All-time high
1560
−8 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 54
Jul 2025 · age 54
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,478
#165,478 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
All-time peak 1560
at age 54 · −8 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+273 Elo)
1282 → 1555
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 53
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 53
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1258 → returned at 1560
Dec 2023
61st Turkish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1310
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1560 → 1552
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
10/ 2050.0%
9W2D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAsim Enes Kirdar1,564·Isparta July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day Chess Tournament·R4·-9.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 1697 | +18.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/4 | #8 | 1512 | -3.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/5 | #5 | 1649 | +13.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #11 | 1776 | -17.4 |
Worst Elo result: Isparta July 15 Democracy and National Unity Day Chess Tournament (-17.4 Elo, finished #11).
Rankings
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Turkiye
#2,634
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#107,763
in continent
World
#165,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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