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Saka, Irfan
🇹🇷FIDE 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 17 months (2024–2025). 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
Mar 2013 · age 36
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#76,350
#76,350 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1729 → 1837
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1837 → returned at 1800
Mar 2024
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
Last 12 months — 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).
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 0.5/4 | #378 | 1432 | -37.0 |
Worst Elo result: Turkiye Club Chess Championship Final Competition - 2025 (-37.0 Elo, finished #378).
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#930
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#55,247
in continent
World
#76,350
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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