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Bacak, Muhammed Kaan

CM🇹🇷

FIDEFIDE 6339085· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1993

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Muhammed Kaan Bacak, a 33-year-old Turkish Candidate Master, is rated 2206 — just 18 short of his peak of 2224 (Aug 2025, age 32) and sitting in the top 3% of Turkish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +131 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025, Pamukkale International Open Chess Tournament - A, and 8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - A. Also played 1 blitz event (including 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025 - Blitz Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2018–2020) and 13 months (2024–2025). He reached Turkish #76 in Oct 2020.

Awarded CM in 2025 (age 32). At junior level, he reached #15 and #48 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2206

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2072

All-time high

2224

−18 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 32

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#116 · Turkish players · of 3,805

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 32
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+161 Elo)
2063 → 2224
Aug 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 32
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 32
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2224
at age 32 · −18 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2063 → returned at 2075
Apr 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - A
perf 2420 (+196) · 5.5/9 · #11
Top opponent
vs Alparslan IsikIM 2,476
8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - A · Jul 2025 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
+131
2075 → 2206
Tournaments
5
42 games
Score
26.5/ 4263.1%
20W13D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Turkiye Armed Forces Chess Championship
Swiss
May 20268/9#22095-1.8
35th NATO Chess Championship 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/7#132115-16.4
Pamukkale International Open Chess Tournament - A
Open Swiss
Jul 20254.5/8#402296+46.2
8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - A
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/9#112420+72.4
11th Cesme International Open Chess Tournament - A
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/9#932238+30.8
Worst Elo result: 35th NATO Chess Championship 2025 (-16.4 Elo, finished #13).

Rankings

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Turkiye
#116
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#5,482
in continent
World
#7,852
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Turkiye
1
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2,713
2
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2,641
3
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2,565
4
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2,556
5
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2,555
6
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2,538
7
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2,526
8
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2,508
9
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2,500
10
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2,497
...
116🇹🇷Bacak, Muhammed Kaan2,206
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
5482🇹🇷Bacak, Muhammed Kaan2,206
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
7852🇹🇷Bacak, Muhammed Kaan2,206