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Yuksel, Mahmut
🇹🇷FIDE 6345891· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1982
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Mahmut Yuksel, a 44-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1727. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: Bursa May 19 Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day Chess Tournament and Ankara February Chess Tournament - A. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2012–2013) and 21 months (2024–2026). His peak of 1850 was reached at age 28 (Jan 2010).
Current rating
1727
Standard
Rpd1869·Blz1792
All-time high
1850
−123 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 28
Jan 2010 · age 28
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#100,434
#100,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+214 Elo)
1515 → 1729
Oct 2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1729 → returned at 1734
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2024
2023
70th Turkish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1582
Jan 2023
2022
36th Turkish 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1636
Apr 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 37
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
1729 → 1727
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
4W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/6 | #33 | 1711 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #12 | 1760 | +5.2 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#1,268
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#71,191
in continent
World
#100,432
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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