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Ciftci, Zeynep
WFM🇹🇷FIDE 6392970· Female· Turkiye· Born in 2006
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Zeynep Ciftci, a 20-year-old Turkish Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2001 and ranked 15th among Turkish women. She plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Aug 2024 and Sep 2025. Recent appearance: Turkiye Club Chess Championship Final Competition - 2025. Her peak of 2275 was reached at age 16 (Apr 2022, Turkish #55 at the time).
Awarded WFM in 2022 (age 16). At junior level, she reached World #100 in U16 and #22, #9, #50 and #93 nationally in U20, U18, U14 and U10.
Current rating
2001
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2275
−274 pts below
Apr 2022 · age 16
Apr 2022 · age 16
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Turkish women · of 431
Career timeline
16 entries2025
22nd Turkish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2047
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2047 → returned at 2001
Aug 2024
2023
9th Turkish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2173
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Jul 2023
2022
Peak Turkish rank: #55
at age 16 · rated 2275
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-46
2047 → 2001
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
5W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #91 | 1751 | -46.2 |
Worst Elo result: Turkiye Club Chess Championship Final Competition - 2025 (-46.2 Elo, finished #91).
Most-Played Opponents
vsStanoje JovicFM
🇷🇸SRB·2081
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsDamir Volarov
🇷🇸SRB·1843
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsPetar MatovicFM
🇷🇸SRB·1879
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsSlobodan Sevic
🇷🇸SRB·1713
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsIvan Dimitrijevic
🇷🇸SRB·1813
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2022
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Rankings
/
Turkiye
#328
out of 3,989 players
Europe
#20,211
in continent
World
#27,349
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Turkiye
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Europe
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World
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| 27349 | 2,001 | |