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Kestel, Ahmet Arda
🇹🇷FIDE 6370080· Male· Turkiye· Born in 1993
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Ahmet Arda Kestel, a 33-year-old Turkish player, is rated 1712 — just 17 short of his peak of 1729 (Mar 2024, age 31). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 39 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Toprakkale December 29th Liberation Cup Chess Tournament.
Current rating
1712
Standard
Rpd1740·Blz1755
All-time high
1729
−17 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 31
Mar 2024 · age 31
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#105,549
#105,549 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+168 Elo)
1549 → 1717
Sep 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1717 → returned at 1712
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 31
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1729
at age 31 · −17 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1578 → returned at 1596
Jun 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 24
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1717 → 1712
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/3 | #31 | 2584 | -4.8 |
Rankings
/
Turkiye
#1,343
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#74,460
in continent
World
#105,546
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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