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Sonmez, Yunus
🇹🇷FIDE 6368107· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1974
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Yunus Sonmez, a 52-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1459. He has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 8 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include World White Cane Day Cup National Chess Tournament - B, 1st International Unseen Newspaper Visually Impaired Chess Tournament, and Eskisehir July Chess Tournament. His peak of 1534 was reached at age 50 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1459
Standard
Rpd1533·Blz—
All-time high
1534
−75 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 50
Mar 2024 · age 50
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#200,885
#200,885 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
61st Turkish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1466
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+295 Elo)
1197 → 1492
Jul 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 50
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 50
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1534
at age 50 · −75 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1200
at age 49
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
1st International Unseen Newspaper Visually Impaired Chess Tournamentperf 1891 (+432) · 5/6 · #23
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1466 → 1459
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
11/ 2740.7%
7W8D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHuseyin Demirel1,642·1st International Unseen Newspaper Visually Impaired Chess Tournament·R8·+14.8
2.[W]vsTurgay Cariklioglu1,567·1st International Unseen Newspaper Visually Impaired Chess Tournament·R7·+13.0
3.[W]vsAdem Cavusoglu1,535·1st International Unseen Newspaper Visually Impaired Chess Tournament·R5·+12.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsSerdar Korkmaz1,547·1st International Unseen Newspaper Visually Impaired Chess Tournament·R3·-7.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/4 | #31 | 1381 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #23 | 1891 | +26.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/6 | #18 | 1420 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/8 | #281 | 1494 | -12.8 |
Rankings
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Turkiye
#3,484
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#123,268
in continent
World
#200,747
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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