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Simsek, Deniz
🇹🇷FIDE 6350208· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1978
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Deniz Simsek, a 48-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1419. He has slipped back 103 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fuby Akademi Sports Club April 23 Chess Tournament - B, Chess Point Chess Sports Club 14th Chess Tournament, and Chess Point Chess Club's 13th Annual Valentine's Day Tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including Chess Point Chess Sports Club Rapid Chess Tournament) recently. He took a 66-month break between Mar 2020 and Oct 2025 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1522 was reached at age 46 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1419
Standard
Rpd1468·Blz—
All-time high
1522
−103 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 46
Mar 2024 · age 46
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#213,337
#213,337 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
98th Turkish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1490
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 46
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 46
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1522
at age 46 · −103 from today
Mar 2024
2020
93rd Turkish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 1203
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 1200
at age 42
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-103
1522 → 1419
Tournaments
6
28 games
Score
5/ 2817.9%
2W6D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #22 | 1245 | -12.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/3 | #11 | 781 | -20.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #30 | 1776 | -4.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/4 | #16 | 1317 | -16.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/5 | #27 | 1286 | -16.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/6 | #26 | 1298 | -31.8 |
Rankings
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Turkiye
#3,726
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#127,856
in continent
World
#212,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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