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Sahin, Handenur
WCM🇹🇷FIDE 6334865· Female· Turkiye· Born in 1997
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Handenur Sahin, a 29-year-old Turkish Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1931. She plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Apr 2024 and Aug 2025. Recent appearance: Turkiye Chess Second League - 2025. Her peak of 2024 was reached at age 23 (Jan 2020).
Awarded WCM in 2021 (age 24). At junior level, she reached #14, #19, #18, #29 and #23 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1931
Standard
Rpd1918·Blz—
All-time high
2024
−93 pts below
Jan 2020 · age 23
Jan 2020 · age 23
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#40,727
#40,727 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
500 career games
at age 28
Aug 2025
2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1948 → returned at 1931
Apr 2024
2022
55th Turkish 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 1997
Mar 2022
2021
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 24
Mar 2021
2020
All-time peak 2024
at age 23 · −93 from today
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 22
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
1948 → 1931
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 3.5/7 | #121 | 1839 | -17.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCagla Yaren Aslan
🇹🇷TUR·2002
+2 −2 =6
10 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsYesim PatelWCM
🇹🇷TUR·1959
+0 −6 =4
10 games·last met Aug 2014
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vsHilal Ozturk
🇹🇷TUR·1815
+3 −1 =5
9 games·last met Jan 2017
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vsSinem Cagla GundoganWFM
🇹🇷TUR·1892
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2022
View head-to-head →
vsNezihe Ezgi MenziWFM
🇹🇷TUR·1883
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met Jun 2014
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Rankings
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Turkiye
#467
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#30,065
in continent
World
#40,726
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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