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Guzel, Fatih
🇹🇷FIDE 6362150· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1981
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Fatih Guzel, a 45-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1957 — just 28 short of his peak of 1985 (May 2013, age 32). He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Amsterdam Chess Open 2025 Group B and 22. Sparkassen-Open Forchheim 2025 A-Open. He took a 108-month break between Oct 2016 and Nov 2025.
Current rating
1957
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1985
−28 pts below
May 2013 · age 32
May 2013 · age 32
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#35,238
#35,238 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
18th Turkish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1957
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
1915 → 1957
Nov 2025
2017
47th Turkish 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1859
Aug 2017
2016
Inactive for 108 months
paused at 1859 → returned at 1957
Oct 2016
100 career games
at age 35
Aug 2016
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 32
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+42
1915 → 1957
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
6W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #33 | 2036 | +19.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #14 | 2073 | +22.4 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#412
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#26,046
in continent
World
#35,237
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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