GMMustafa Yilmaz
- FIDE ID
- 6302718
About Mustafa Yilmaz
Mustafa Yılmaz was born in Ankara in 1992 and began playing chess at seven, encouraged by his older sister Ezgi. He joined the Turkish national team in 2008 and became the country's youngest national champion in 2009. He became an IM in 2009 and a GM in 2012. Show more
Mustafa Yılmaz was born in Ankara in 1992 and began playing chess at seven, encouraged by his older sister Ezgi. He joined the Turkish national team in 2008 and became the country's youngest national champion in 2009. He became an IM in 2009 and a GM in 2012. With support from the Turkish federation, he studied in the chess department of the Russian State Social University in Moscow. He won further Turkish championships in 2017 and 2022. In 2023 he finished runner-up in the Tata Steel Challengers with nine points from thirteen games. He reached the third round of that year's World Cup, losing to Fabiano Caruana in rapid tiebreaks.
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | 41st European Chess Club Cup - OPEN | Classical | 2 |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1151 | 2021-05-08 | Titled Arena May 8th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Rasmus Svane | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 63 | Open |
| 1152 | 2021-05-08 | Titled Arena May 8th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Sanan Sjugirov | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 1153 | 2021-05-08 | Titled Arena May 8th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Viacheslav Mikhailov | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 1154 | 2021-05-08 | Titled Arena May 8th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Zhamsaran Tsydypov | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1/2-1/2 | 38 | Open |
| 1155 | 2021-05-08 | Titled Arena May 8th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 61 | Open |
| 1156 | 2021-05-08 | Titled Arena May 8th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Praggnanandhaa R | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 91 | Open |
| 1157 | 2021-05-08 | Titled Arena May 8th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Alexey Sarana | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 1158 | 2021-05-08 | Titled Arena May 8th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Olexandr Bortnyk | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 88 | Open |
| 1159 | 2021-05-08 | Titled Arena May 8th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Vugar Rasulov | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 1160 | 2021-05-08 | Titled Arena May 8th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Emin Ohanyan | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 67 | Open |
| 1161 | 2021-05-08 | Titled Arena May 8th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Manuel Petrosyan | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 82 | Open |
| 1162 | 2021-05-08 | Titled Arena May 8th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Adnan Nadimifar | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 36 | Open |
| 1163 | 2021-05-08 | Titled Arena May 8th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Tuan Minh Le | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 21 | Open |
| 1164 | 2021-05-04 | Titled Tuesday 4th May | chess.com INT | 9 | Hikaru Nakamura | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 1165 | 2021-05-04 | Titled Tuesday 4th May | chess.com INT | 8 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Alexandr Fier | 1-0 | 78 | Open |
| 1166 | 2021-05-04 | Titled Tuesday 4th May | chess.com INT | 6 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Rahman Mohammad Fahad | 0-1 | 87 | Open |
| 1167 | 2021-05-04 | Titled Tuesday 4th May | chess.com INT | 5 | Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 1168 | 2021-05-04 | Titled Tuesday 4th May | chess.com INT | 4 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Vjacheslav Weetik | 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 1169 | 2021-05-04 | Titled Tuesday 4th May | chess.com INT | 3 | Grigory Gusarov | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 57 | Open |
| 1170 | 2021-05-04 | Titled Tuesday 4th May | chess.com INT | 2 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Noe Tutisani | 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 1171 | 2021-05-04 | Titled Tuesday 4th May | chess.com INT | 11 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Pablo Salinas Herrera | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 1172 | 2021-05-04 | Titled Tuesday 4th May | chess.com INT | 10 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Harsha Bharathakoti | 1/2-1/2 | 73 | Open |
| 1173 | 2021-04-13 | Titled Tuesday 13th Apr | chess.com INT | 9 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Aleksandr Ostrovskiy | 0-1 | 48 | Open |
| 1174 | 2021-04-13 | Titled Tuesday 13th Apr | chess.com INT | 8 | Alan Pichot | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 64 | Open |
| 1175 | 2021-04-13 | Titled Tuesday 13th Apr | chess.com INT | 7 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Alexandr Fier | 1-0 | 77 | Open |
| 1176 | 2021-04-13 | Titled Tuesday 13th Apr | chess.com INT | 6 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Luis Engel | 1-0 | 71 | Open |
| 1177 | 2021-04-13 | Titled Tuesday 13th Apr | chess.com INT | 5 | Levy Rozman | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 1178 | 2021-04-13 | Titled Tuesday 13th Apr | chess.com INT | 2 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Deepan Chakkravarthy J. | 0-1 | 82 | Open |
| 1179 | 2021-04-13 | Titled Tuesday 13th Apr | chess.com INT | 1 | Thorbjorn Bromann | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 1180 | 2021-04-13 | Titled Tuesday 13th Apr | chess.com INT | 11 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Jakob Leon Pajeken | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 1181 | 2021-04-13 | Titled Tuesday 13th Apr | chess.com INT | 10 | Leonid Nozdrachev | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 1182 | 2021-04-06 | Titled Tuesday 6th Apr | chess.com INT | 9 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Anastasia Bodnaruk | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 1183 | 2021-04-06 | Titled Tuesday 6th Apr | chess.com INT | 8 | Boris Abrashkin | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 71 | Open |
| 1184 | 2021-04-06 | Titled Tuesday 6th Apr | chess.com INT | 7 | Tobias Koelle | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 65 | Open |
| 1185 | 2021-04-06 | Titled Tuesday 6th Apr | chess.com INT | 6 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Vjacheslav Weetik | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | Open |
| 1186 | 2021-04-06 | Titled Tuesday 6th Apr | chess.com INT | 5 | Nikita Matinian | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 1187 | 2021-04-06 | Titled Tuesday 6th Apr | chess.com INT | 4 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Ramil Hasangatin | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 1188 | 2021-04-06 | Titled Tuesday 6th Apr | chess.com INT | 3 | Christian, Dr. Seel | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 23 | Open |
| 1189 | 2021-04-06 | Titled Tuesday 6th Apr | chess.com INT | 1 | Mobina Alinasab | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 100 | Open |
| 1190 | 2021-04-06 | Titled Tuesday 6th Apr | chess.com INT | 11 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Kateryna Lagno | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 1191 | 2021-04-06 | Titled Tuesday 6th Apr | chess.com INT | 10 | Marek Pniaczek | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 1192 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Aleksandar Indjic | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 42 | Open |
| 1193 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Alexandros Papasimakopoulos | 0-1 | 9 | Open |
| 1194 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Vladimir Zakhartsov | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 1195 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Sergei Shipov | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 1196 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Brandon Jacobson | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 1197 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Kiril Georgiev | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 1198 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Eric Hansen | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 1199 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Alexey Sarana | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 1200 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Petr Palachev | 1-0 | 53 | Open |