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Istekli, Erdem

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FIDEFIDE 6367860· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1997

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Erdem Istekli, a 29-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1734. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ankara February Chess Tournament - A, Ankara November Chess Tournament - A, and 8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - B. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2014–2015), 31 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included), 26 months (2022–2024) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1805 was reached at age 28 (Aug 2025).

At junior level, he reached #50, #49, #57 and #67 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1734

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1805

−71 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 28

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#98,091

#98,091 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 28
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1805
at age 28 · −71 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1634 → 1777
Apr 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1777 → returned at 1805
Apr 2024
2022
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1634 → returned at 1777
Jan 2022
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1701 → returned at 1629
Apr 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - B
perf 1889 (+84) · 5.5/9 · #29
Top opponent
vs Tolga Akin 1,899
8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - B · Jul 2025 · +12.6 Elo
Evolution
-43
1777 → 1734
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
10/ 2147.6%
7W6D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ankara February Chess Tournament - A
Swiss
Feb 20262/6#301566-33.6
Ankara November Chess Tournament - A
Swiss
Nov 20252.5/6#171575-37.2
8th Baskent University International Open Chess Tournament - B
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/9#291889+28.4
Worst Elo result: Ankara November Chess Tournament - A (-37.2 Elo, finished #17).

Rankings

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Turkiye
#1,230
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#69,679
in continent
World
#98,089
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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Europe
1
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2
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6
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7
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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7
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8
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