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Ganaz, Sezgin
🇹🇷FIDE 6349811· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1988
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Sezgin Ganaz, a 38-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1683. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: Chess Point Chess Club's 13th Annual Valentine's Day Tournament and Kesan Municipality 20th International Open Chess Tournament. He had 3 career breaks: 43 months (2014–2018), 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1725 was reached at age 37 (Jun 2025).
Current rating
1683
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1725
−42 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 37
Jun 2025 · age 37
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#116,085
#116,085 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
59th Turkish 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1725
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1725
at age 37 · −42 from today
Jun 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 37
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+238 Elo)
1453 → 1691
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 36
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 36
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-42
1725 → 1683
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
5W0D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsYagizhan Zafer Koroglu1,541·Chess Point Chess Club's 13th Annual Valentine's Day Tournament·R2·+6.1
2.[W]vsSeyfettin Ruzgar Celik1,543·Kesan Municipality 20th International Open Chess Tournament·R7·+5.7
3.[W]vsMuhammet Abdullah Tosun1,523·Kesan Municipality 20th International Open Chess Tournament·R6·+5.2
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsMehmet Jerfi Duyar1,550·Chess Point Chess Club's 13th Annual Valentine's Day Tournament·R1·-13.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #27 | 1461 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #82 | 1637 | -22.4 |
Worst Elo result: Kesan Municipality 20th International Open Chess Tournament (-22.4 Elo, finished #82).
Rankings
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Turkiye
#1,526
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#80,929
in continent
World
#116,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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