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Saka, Irfan

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FIDEFIDE 6338178· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1977

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Irfan Saka, a 49-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1800. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 22 months (2013–2015), 32 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 13 months (2022–2023) and 24 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Turkiye Club Chess Championship Final Competition - 2025. His peak of 1923 was reached at age 36 (Mar 2013).

Current rating

1800

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1794

All-time high

1923

−123 pts below
Mar 2013 · age 36

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#76,376

#76,376 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1756 → 1837
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1729 → returned at 1800
Aug 2023
24th Turkish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1756
Jan 2023
2022
35th Turkish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1756
Jun 2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1756 → returned at 1729
Jun 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-37
1837 → 1800
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
0.5/ 412.5%
0W1D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Turkiye Club Chess Championship Final Competition - 2025
Team
Jul 20250.5/4#3781432-37.0
Worst Elo result: Turkiye Club Chess Championship Final Competition - 2025 (-37.0 Elo, finished #378).

Rankings

/
Turkiye
#936
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#55,289
in continent
World
#76,375
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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936🇹🇷Saka, Irfan1,800
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,713
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55289🇹🇷Saka, Irfan1,800
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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76375🇹🇷Saka, Irfan1,800