Necmettin KORKMAZ - Candidate Master and Chess Tactician Extraordinaire
Meet Necmettin KORKMAZ, better known on the battlefield of 64 squares as korkmaz16. Holding the prestigious title of Candidate Master from FIDE, Necmettin is no stranger to the fierce dances of queens, kings, and rooks. If chess were a battleground, Necmettin would be the clever general who sometimes loses his map but always finds his way to victory... or at least one heck of a fight!
Career Highlights and Style
Since bursting onto the scene in 2016, Necmettin has blitzed through thousands of games with a peak blitz rating soaring to an impressive 2642 in early 2022. Known for his love of the Closed Sicilian Defense Grand Prix Attack—over 1100 games—he has managed just under a 50% win rate, which for this opening, is like juggling chess pieces on a unicycle: tricky and impressive.
His rapid play is sprinkled with a touch of magic, boasting a peak Rapid rating of 2292. Although rapid games are his brief affair, he takes them seriously enough to conquer opponents with elegant structures and tactical surprises.
Bullet and blitz games? They're his playgrounds. With thousands of games in each, Necmettin’s style blends fearless attacks and solid defense. Caution is occasionally thrown to the wind—sometimes he wins on time, sometimes he loses on time—but hey, everyone needs a little drama!
Chess Personality
Necmettin’s psychological resilience shines with an astounding 87.9% comeback rate—meaning if he loses a piece, he’s more than twice as likely to bounce back. So if you happen to snag one of his knights, watch out, because he’s plotting your downfall like a chess Sherlock Holmes.
Although his tilt factor is at a modest 14 (less drama than your average coffee spill), his best moves seem to come around 11 PM—when the stars align and caffeine is in full effect.
Notable Games
His recent victories include a tense battle in the Semi-Slav Defense, where he managed to win on time after a masterful defense and patient pressure. On the other side of the coin, his losses are equally instructive, featuring duels against strong opponents like GM Vladimir Petkov, proving that every defeat is just a prelude to a sharper comeback.
Fun Facts
- Longest winning streak: 11 games - apparently, once the ideas click, he just keeps clicking!
- Average moves per win: about 73 - Necmettin loves a long conversation with his opponents, discussing the finer points of chess strategy.
- Games played: Over 13,500 across blitz, bullet, rapid, and daily chess (yes, he’s really that addicted).
So, if you ever find yourself facing korkmaz16 online, be prepared for a battle of wits filled with creative openings, tactical fireworks, and a splash of good humor. Because in Necmettin’s world, chess isn’t just a game—it’s an epic saga where every pawn can be a hero!
Recent Game Strengths
Necmettin, your recent blitz games show several strengths worth highlighting:
- Opening Preparation: You effectively use aggressive openings like the French Defense Advance Variation and Closed Sicilian which fit your playing style. Your win rates in these openings (over 50%) indicate solid understanding.
- Time Management Under Pressure: In two recent wins you capitalized on opponents running low on time, showing practical awareness and poise in fast time controls.
- Endgame Technique: The finish of your games often demonstrates good endgame skills, converting advantages and securing victory effectively.
- Positional Play: You exhibit good control of key squares and pawn structures, especially in central and French defense positions.
Areas for Improvement
Every player has areas to develop further, and here are some targeted suggestions:
- Avoid Tactical Oversights: Your recent loss ended with a swift checkmate due to tactical vulnerability early in the game. Consider working on spotting threats faster in opening and middle game stages.
- Handling Sharp Positions: Some challenges arise in dynamically complex positions like the Scotch Gambit, where coordinated defense is crucial. Analyzing master games in these lines could help
- Balance Aggression and Safety: While aggressive openings serve you well, ensure you keep king safety and piece development timely to avoid falling prey to counterattacks.
- Manage Clock in Critical Moments: Losing on time has happened even in won positions. Working on faster decision-making without compromising quality can improve results.
Overall Progress and Statistical Trends
Your rating trends demonstrate an overall positive trajectory, with a recent 1 month rating increase and a cumulative improvement over 6 and 12 month periods.
- Your strength-adjusted win rate near 50% matches a high-level competitive standard, showing consistency despite the strong opposition.
- Recent openings like the French Defense Advance and Closed Sicilian yield your highest win rates, highlighting these as good strategic choices to deepen further.
- The slight fluctuations in rating over a 3-month timeframe suggest room to stabilize performance and avoid streaks of losses.
- Increasing focus on opening repertoire refinement and quick tactical evaluation can complement your solid positional base.
Training Recommendations
To continue your growth, consider implementing these key training elements:
- Tactical Drills: Daily exercises focusing on mating patterns, forks, pins, and discovered attacks to sharpen your alertness and spot opponent threats rapidly.
- Opening Deep Dive: Study critical lines and sidelines of your favorite openings (French Defense Advance Variation and Closed Sicilian) to increase confidence and surprise value.
- Endgame Studies: Regularly practice king and pawn endgames as well as rook endings; these are decisive zones in many blitz games.
- Time Management Practice: Use training sessions with faster or variable time controls to improve decision speed without losing accuracy.
- Game Analysis: Review losses and close games to identify recurring mistakes; try to find alternative moves and plans to broaden your strategic vision.
🆚 Opponent Insights
| Recent Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| good_knight_kiss | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| lhavas | 10W / 6L / 0D | |
| Mohammed Yasen | 1W / 1L / 0D | |
| oferzt | 4W / 7L / 0D | |
| nicckui | 0W / 2L / 0D | |
| nickless0 | 2W / 0L / 0D | |
| le_blanc_123 | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| stajner | 1W / 0L / 0D | |
| dantsev | 0W / 1L / 0D | |
| justpak | 6W / 9L / 1D | |
| Most Played Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|
| bursabbsatranc | 33W / 74L / 24D | |
| liviu78ro | 62W / 37L / 3D | |
| skaak9000 | 27W / 28L / 3D | |
| juancla | 27W / 19L / 3D | |
| Rushan Bogaudinov | 25W / 20L / 4D | |
Rating
| Year | Bullet | Blitz | Rapid | Daily |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2473 | |||
| 2024 | 2522 | 2292 | ||
| 2023 | 2375 | 2468 | 2292 | 1451 |
| 2022 | 2504 | 2492 | 2292 | |
| 2021 | 2339 | 2402 | 2155 | |
| 2020 | 2244 | 2319 | 2127 | 1468 |
| 2019 | 2217 | 2367 | ||
| 2018 | 2148 | 2245 | 1147 | |
| 2017 | 2179 | 2212 | 1801 | |
| 2016 | 2262 | 2120 |
Stats by Year
| Year | White | Black | Moves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 222W / 213L / 41D | 197W / 239L / 37D | 82.1 |
| 2024 | 195W / 178L / 18D | 157W / 207L / 29D | 84.0 |
| 2023 | 256W / 294L / 35D | 281W / 283L / 37D | 78.5 |
| 2022 | 543W / 506L / 88D | 472W / 597L / 83D | 82.4 |
| 2021 | 228W / 218L / 32D | 218W / 213L / 39D | 83.1 |
| 2020 | 424W / 404L / 53D | 413W / 383L / 63D | 79.9 |
| 2019 | 881W / 914L / 88D | 847W / 945L / 115D | 77.1 |
| 2018 | 781W / 865L / 67D | 808W / 871L / 71D | 74.4 |
| 2017 | 857W / 899L / 101D | 811W / 978L / 87D | 75.8 |
| 2016 | 216W / 253L / 17D | 224W / 230L / 30D | 77.4 |
Openings: Most Played
| Blitz Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 1646 | 794 | 772 | 80 | 48.2% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 842 | 430 | 368 | 44 | 51.1% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 777 | 369 | 366 | 42 | 47.5% |
| French Defense | 667 | 263 | 359 | 45 | 39.4% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 487 | 230 | 235 | 22 | 47.2% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 473 | 218 | 222 | 33 | 46.1% |
| French Defense: Burn Variation | 401 | 177 | 204 | 20 | 44.1% |
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Botvinnik Variation | 384 | 198 | 158 | 28 | 51.6% |
| Alekhine Defense | 362 | 162 | 171 | 29 | 44.8% |
| QGD: Albin, 3.dxe5 | 324 | 144 | 156 | 24 | 44.4% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 75.0% |
| London System: Poisoned Pawn Variation | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0% |
| French Defense | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.0% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Ghulam-Kassim Variation | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Alekhine Defense | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.7% |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Fegatello Attack, Leonhardt Variation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Bullet Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Defense | 386 | 172 | 192 | 22 | 44.6% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 285 | 118 | 157 | 10 | 41.4% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 255 | 115 | 121 | 19 | 45.1% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 241 | 111 | 119 | 11 | 46.1% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 203 | 94 | 97 | 12 | 46.3% |
| Amar Gambit | 195 | 76 | 112 | 7 | 39.0% |
| Modern | 158 | 74 | 79 | 5 | 46.8% |
| Alekhine Defense | 152 | 71 | 78 | 3 | 46.7% |
| Barnes Defense | 150 | 69 | 78 | 3 | 46.0% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 142 | 63 | 74 | 5 | 44.4% |
| Daily Opening | Games | Wins | Losses | Draws | Win Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Ghulam-Kassim Variation | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Four Knights Game | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Queen's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Scandinavian Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| English Opening: Drill Variation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Petrov's Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| King's Indian Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, American Attack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| French Defense | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
🔥 Streaks
| Streak | Longest | Current |
|---|---|---|
| Winning | 11 | 0 |
| Losing | 14 | 1 |