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Balci, Mesut Taner
🇹🇷FIDE 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 7 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈19/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
Mar 2024 · age 56
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#155,456
#155,456 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1578 → 1578
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
6W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 1707 | +30.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/8 | #138 | 1535 | -31.4 |
Worst Elo result: Kesan Municipality 20th International Open Chess Tournament (-31.4 Elo, finished #138).
Rankings
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Turkiye
#2,366
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#102,741
in continent
World
#155,440
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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