The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Mustafa Yilmaz

Mustafa Yilmaz

Photo: Andreas Kontokanis, CC.

Full name

Mustafa Yilmaz

Born

Nov 5, 1992 (age 30)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Turkey

Rating

Bio

Mustafa Yılmaz is a Turkish chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Queen's Gambit Declined: 3.Nf3 Nf6 (21 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights, Vienna Variation (14 games)

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation, 6...Bd6 (8 games)

Benoni Defense: Modern Variation, 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 (8 games)

Queen's Pawn Opening: Rossolimo Variation (8 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Adams' Attack (19 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack, 6...e5 (16 games)

Slav Defense: 3.Nc3 (12 games)

Benoni Defense: Modern Variation, 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 (11 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack, 6...e5 7.Nb3 (11 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Mustafa Yilmaz (2609) Max Warmerdam (2616)	1-0	46	2023
Mustafa Yilmaz (2609) Javokhir Sindarov (2654)	1-0	38	2023
Mustafa Yilmaz (2609) Velimir Ivic (2585)	½-½	45	2023
Mustafa Yilmaz (2609) Velimir Ivic (2585)	½-½	45	2023
Mustafa Yilmaz (2609) Abhimanyu Mishra (2559)	½-½	30	2023
Mustafa Yilmaz (2609) Abhimanyu Mishra (2559)	½-½	30	2023
Mustafa Yilmaz (2609) Thomas Beerdsen (2515)	½-½	28	2023
Mustafa Yilmaz (2609) Baskaran Adhiban (2610)	½-½	27	2023
Mustafa Yilmaz (2568) Levente Papp (2308)	1-0	56	2022
Mustafa Yilmaz (2568) Leon Livaic (2540)	1-0	54	2022

Top Chess Players

Live Chess Ratings

Giri Wins On Demand To Finish 1st In Tata Steel Chess Masters

Clock Ticks Down on Abdusattorov's Rivals

Top Boards Face Off Peacefully, Maghsoodloo Sole Victor

Recent Players

Mikolaj Zyszkiewicz

Romina Zurita Aguilera

Zuka Zurashvili