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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | 2021-02-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb | chess.com INT | 8 | Liam Vrolijk | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | Open |
| 1302 | 2021-02-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb | chess.com INT | 7 | Daniil Lintchevski | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 54 | Open |
| 1303 | 2021-02-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb | chess.com INT | 6 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Rustam Khusnutdinov | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 1304 | 2021-02-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb | chess.com INT | 5 | Zahar Efimenko | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 1305 | 2021-02-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb | chess.com INT | 4 | Konstantin Nikologorskiy | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 68 | Open |
| 1306 | 2021-02-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb | chess.com INT | 3 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Alexey Kislinsky | 1/2-1/2 | 38 | Open |
| 1307 | 2021-02-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb | chess.com INT | 2 | Kemel Antonio Gallo Garcia | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 80 | Open |
| 1308 | 2021-02-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb | chess.com INT | 1 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Lilit Mkrtchian | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 1309 | 2021-02-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb | chess.com INT | 11 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Alexei Shirov | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 1310 | 2021-02-02 | Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb | chess.com INT | 10 | Dmitry Andreikin | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 1311 | 2021-01-26 | Titled Tuesday 26th Jan | chess.com INT | 8 | Chithambaram VR. Aravindh | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 49 | Open |
| 1312 | 2021-01-26 | Titled Tuesday 26th Jan | chess.com INT | 6 | Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1/2-1/2 | 81 | Open |
| 1313 | 2021-01-26 | Titled Tuesday 26th Jan | chess.com INT | 4 | Viktor Gazik | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 37 | Open |
| 1314 | 2021-01-26 | Titled Tuesday 26th Jan | chess.com INT | 3 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Milosz Szpar | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 1315 | 2021-01-26 | Titled Tuesday 26th Jan | chess.com INT | 2 | Vasiliy Korchmar | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 28 | Open |
| 1316 | 2021-01-26 | Titled Tuesday 26th Jan | chess.com INT | 1 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Adriana Sakorenko | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 1317 | 2021-01-19 | Titled Tuesday 19th Jan | chess.com INT | 7 | Alexey Maly | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 109 | Open |
| 1318 | 2021-01-19 | Titled Tuesday 19th Jan | chess.com INT | 6 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Murad Ibrahimli | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 1319 | 2021-01-19 | Titled Tuesday 19th Jan | chess.com INT | 5 | Varuzhan Akobian | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 43 | Open |
| 1320 | 2021-01-19 | Titled Tuesday 19th Jan | chess.com INT | 4 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Kazybek Nogerbek | 1-0 | 58 | Open |
| 1321 | 2021-01-19 | Titled Tuesday 19th Jan | chess.com INT | 3 | Konstantin Borsuk | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 1322 | 2021-01-19 | Titled Tuesday 19th Jan | chess.com INT | 2 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Ervin Ozkan | 1-0 | 46 | Open |
| 1323 | 2021-01-19 | Titled Tuesday 19th Jan | chess.com INT | 1 | Anastasiya Rakhmangulova | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 48 | Open |
| 1324 | 2021-01-12 | Titled Tuesday 12th Jan | chess.com INT | 8 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Neuris Delgado Ramirez | 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 1325 | 2021-01-12 | Titled Tuesday 12th Jan | chess.com INT | 7 | L M S T De Silva | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 53 | Open |
| 1326 | 2021-01-12 | Titled Tuesday 12th Jan | chess.com INT | 6 | Sergei Volkov | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 1327 | 2021-01-12 | Titled Tuesday 12th Jan | chess.com INT | 5 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Polina Gutkovich | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 1328 | 2021-01-12 | Titled Tuesday 12th Jan | chess.com INT | 3 | Piotr Piesik | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1/2-1/2 | 64 | Open |
| 1329 | 2021-01-12 | Titled Tuesday 12th Jan | chess.com INT | 2 | Mustafa Yilmaz | Lela Javakhishvili | 1/2-1/2 | 52 | Open |
| 1330 | 2021-01-12 | Titled Tuesday 12th Jan | chess.com INT | 1 | Magdalena Lysiak-Poltorak | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 1331 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Aleksandar Indjic | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 1332 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Imre Balog | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 56 | Open |
| 1333 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Aleksandar Indjic | 0-1 | 27 | Open |
| 1334 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Vahap Sanal | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 1335 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Raja Harshit | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 1336 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Chithambaram VR. Aravindh | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 1337 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Dmitry Andreikin | 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 1338 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Erigaisi Arjun | 1-0 | 59 | Open |
| 1339 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Ivan Cheparinov | 1/2-1/2 | 27 | Open |
| 1340 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Renato R. Quintiliano | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 1341 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Vugar Rasulov | 0-1 | 46 | Open |
| 1342 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 1-0 | 63 | Open |
| 1343 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Zaur Mammadov | 1-0 | 77 | Open |
| 1344 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Misratdin Iskandarov | 1-0 | 57 | Open |
| 1345 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mustafa Yilmaz | Frederik Svane | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 1346 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Chithambaram VR. Aravindh | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 82 | Open |
| 1347 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Mahel Boyer | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 1348 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | David Paravyan | Mustafa Yilmaz | 0-1 | 56 | Open |
| 1349 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Sanan Sjugirov | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1/2-1/2 | 93 | Open |
| 1350 | 2021-01-02 | Titled Arena Jan 2nd 2021 | lichess.org INT | - | Dmitry Andreikin | Mustafa Yilmaz | 1-0 | 30 | Open |