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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1201 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Aaron Jacobson | 0-1 | 72 | Open |
| 1202 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Michael Bodek | 1/2-1/2 | 51 | Open |
| 1203 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Magnus Carlsen | 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 1204 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Margarita Potapova | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 1205 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Dmitry Mischuk | 1-0 | 17 | Open |
| 1206 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Mahammad Muradli | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 1207 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Abdulla Gadimbayli | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 1208 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Zaven Andriasian | 1/2-1/2 | 66 | Open |
| 1209 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Alireza Firouzja | 1/2-1/2 | 70 | Open |
| 1210 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Alexandros Papasimakopoulos | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 54 | Open |
| 1211 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Dmitry Andreikin | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 1212 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Vladimir Zakhartsov | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 1213 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Sergei Shipov | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 1214 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Maksim Chigaev | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 62 | Open |
| 1215 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Guillermo Vazquez | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 1216 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 1217 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Ronen Har-Zvi | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 68 | Open |
| 1218 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Vladislav Artemiev | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 15 | Open |
| 1219 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Samir Sahidi | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 1220 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Sergei Zhigalko | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 45 | Open |
| 1221 | 2021-04-03 | Titled Arena Apr 3rd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Koen Leenhouts | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1/2-1/2 | 70 | Open |
| 1222 | 2021-03-30 | Titled Tuesday 30th Mar | chess.com INT | 9 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Rafael Leitao | 1-0 | 24 | Open |
| 1223 | 2021-03-30 | Titled Tuesday 30th Mar | chess.com INT | 8 | Arkadiusz Leniart | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 58 | Open |
| 1224 | 2021-03-30 | Titled Tuesday 30th Mar | chess.com INT | 7 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Gabriel Perez Perez | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 1225 | 2021-03-30 | Titled Tuesday 30th Mar | chess.com INT | 6 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Qing Aun Lee | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 1226 | 2021-03-30 | Titled Tuesday 30th Mar | chess.com INT | 5 | Raphael Mayaud | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 1227 | 2021-03-30 | Titled Tuesday 30th Mar | chess.com INT | 4 | Evan S Rosenberg | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 26 | Open |
| 1228 | 2021-03-30 | Titled Tuesday 30th Mar | chess.com INT | 11 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Alexey Maly | 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 1229 | 2021-03-30 | Titled Tuesday 30th Mar | chess.com INT | 10 | Petro Golubka | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 71 | Open |
| 1230 | 2021-03-23 | Titled Tuesday 23rd Mar | chess.com INT | 5 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Petro Golubka | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 1231 | 2021-03-23 | Titled Tuesday 23rd Mar | chess.com INT | 4 | Vladimir Dobrov | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 1232 | 2021-03-23 | Titled Tuesday 23rd Mar | chess.com INT | 3 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Kateryna Lagno | 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 1233 | 2021-03-23 | Titled Tuesday 23rd Mar | chess.com INT | 2 | Keith Khumalo | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 1234 | 2021-03-23 | Titled Tuesday 23rd Mar | chess.com INT | 1 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Michael Buscar | 1-0 | 102 | Open |
| 1235 | 2021-03-09 | Titled Tuesday 9th Mar | chess.com INT | 6 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Mikhail Kobalia | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 1236 | 2021-03-09 | Titled Tuesday 9th Mar | chess.com INT | 5 | Ihor Vypkhaniuk | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 1237 | 2021-03-09 | Titled Tuesday 9th Mar | chess.com INT | 4 | Mustafa Yilmaz | German Bazeev | 0-1 | 97 | Open |
| 1238 | 2021-03-09 | Titled Tuesday 9th Mar | chess.com INT | 3 | Ahuja Rohan | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 1239 | 2021-03-09 | Titled Tuesday 9th Mar | chess.com INT | 2 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Jaan Ehlvest | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 1240 | 2021-03-09 | Titled Tuesday 9th Mar | chess.com INT | 1 | Viacheslav Tikhonov | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 35 | Open |
| 1241 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Ranindu Dilshan Liyanage | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 24 | Open |
| 1242 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Deniz Arman | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 1243 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Rasmus Svane | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 1244 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Maxim Lavrov | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | Open |
| 1245 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Dmitry Andreikin | 0-1 | 70 | Open |
| 1246 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Maksim Chigaev | 1-0 | 22 | Open |
| 1247 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Vladislav Artemiev | 0-1 | 11 | Open |
| 1248 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Mahammad Muradli | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 1249 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Azer Mirzoev | 1-0 | 76 | Open |
| 1250 | 2021-03-06 | Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | M. Amin Tabatabaei | 1-0 | 50 | Open |