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Balci, Mesut Taner

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FIDEFIDE 6363458· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1968

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Mesut Taner Balci, a 58-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1578 — just 21 short of his peak of 1599 (Mar 2024, age 56). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 6 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent appearances: 30th Canakkale Troia Chess Tournament - B and Kesan Municipality 20th International Open Chess Tournament.

Current rating

1578

Standard

Rpd1599·Blz1548

All-time high

1599

−21 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 56

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#154,744

#154,744 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+242 Elo)
1332 → 1574
Jan 2025
2024
46th Turkish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1599
Jul 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 56
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 56
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1599
at age 56 · −21 from today
Mar 2024
2022
55th Turkish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1358
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
30th Canakkale Troia Chess Tournament - B
perf 1707 (+130) · 5/7 · #2
Top opponent
vs Duru Kurnaz 1,708
Kesan Municipality 20th International Open Chess Tournament · Aug 2025 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
0
1578 → 1578
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
6W4D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
30th Canakkale Troia Chess Tournament - B
Swiss
Nov 20255/7#21707+30.2
Kesan Municipality 20th International Open Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/8#1381535-31.4
Worst Elo result: Kesan Municipality 20th International Open Chess Tournament (-31.4 Elo, finished #138).

Rankings

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Turkiye
#2,340
out of 3,929 players
Europe
#102,347
in continent
World
#154,727
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Turkiye
1
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2
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3
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2,565
4
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2,549
4
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2,549
6
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2,538
7
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2,526
8
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2,514
9
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2,511
10
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2,507
...
2340🇹🇷Balci, Mesut Taner1,578
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
102347🇹🇷Balci, Mesut Taner1,578
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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154727🇹🇷Balci, Mesut Taner1,578