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Blakaj, Alush

FIDEFIDE 1305310· Male· Kosovo· Born in 1955

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Alush Blakaj, a 71-year-old player, is rated 1980. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 8 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2005), 29 months (2009–2011), 13 months (2011–2012), 47 months (2012–2016) and 60 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2144 was reached at age 50 (Apr 2005); he also reached #10 nationally in Jan 2001.

Competes for Kosovo since Jul 2015.

Current rating

1980

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2144

−164 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 50

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#30,774

#30,774 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
8th 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1989
Apr 2026
2025
7th 65-70 player nationally
at age 70 · rated 1980
Dec 2025
2019
Inactive for 60 months
paused at 1955 → returned at 1973
Feb 2019
2016
8th 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 2003
Dec 2016
2015
Switched federation: SUI → KOS
at age 60
Jul 2015
2012
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2014 → returned at 2003
Sep 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jonathan GastFM 2,053
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
+17
1963 → 1980
Tournaments
9
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
5W3D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20260/1#10591216-9.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#342763+9.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260/1#11161167-10.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#1662174+10.2
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/1#3442715+8.4

Rankings

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Kosovo
#64
out of 218 players
Europe
#22,740
in continent
World
#30,774
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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1
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2,458
2
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2,366
3
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2,306
4
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2,267
5
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2,242
6
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2,218
7
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2,215
8
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2,209
9
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2,204
10
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2,161
...
64Blakaj, Alush1,980
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
22740Blakaj, Alush1,980
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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30774Blakaj, Alush1,980