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Yilmaz, Goktan
CM🇹🇷FIDE 6354904· Male· Turkiye· Born in 2000
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Goktan Yilmaz, a 26-year-old Turkish Candidate Master, is rated 2162 and sitting in the top 4% of Turkish players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 24 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Turkiye Club Chess Championship Final Competition - 2025. His peak of 2270 was reached at age 19 (Aug 2019); he also reached Turkish #50 in Oct 2020.
Awarded CM in 2016 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #9, #12, #8, #7 and #10 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2162
Standard
Rpd2123·Blz2127
All-time high
2270
−108 pts below
Aug 2019 · age 19
Aug 2019 · age 19
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#153 · Turkish players · of 3,805
Career timeline
21 entries2023
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2201 → returned at 2162
Aug 2023
2020
Peak Turkish rank: #50
at age 20 · rated 2248
Oct 2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2248 → returned at 2223
Mar 2020
9th Turkish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2265
Jan 2020
2019
All-time peak 2270
at age 19 · −108 from today
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 19
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-39
2201 → 2162
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #126 | 2027 | -39.0 |
Worst Elo result: Turkiye Club Chess Championship Final Competition - 2025 (-39.0 Elo, finished #126).
Most-Played Opponents
vsCem Kaan GokerkanGM
🇹🇷TUR·2497
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsOmer Faruk OzerIM
🇹🇷TUR·2343
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsBahadir OzenIM
🇹🇷TUR·2347
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Aug 2016
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vsHalit Yavuz Ibik
🇹🇷TUR·1970
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met May 2015
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vsVolkan SevgiFM
🇹🇷TUR·2319
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings
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Turkiye
#153
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#7,432
in continent
World
#10,433
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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