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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 1989. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2005), 29 months (2009–2011), 13 months (2011–2012), 47 months (2012–2016) and 61 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

1989

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2144

−155 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 50

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#29,285

#29,285 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
7th 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1989
Jun 2026
2025
7th 65-70 player nationally
at age 70 · rated 1980
Dec 2025
2019
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1955 → returned at 1970
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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jonathan GastFM 2,053
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6 · Feb 2026 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
+30
1959 → 1989
Tournaments
8
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
6W1D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarc Jud1,963·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1·R1·+9.3
2.[W]vsJeremy Butet1,929·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3·R1·+8.3
3.[W]vsFelix Meshach1,915·SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2·R2·+8.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#3552729+8.6
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
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20251/1#852669+7.4
SMM 2025 2. Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20251/1#272590+5.6

Rankings

/
Kosovo
#61
out of 210 players
Europe
#21,649
in continent
World
#29,284
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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2,283
5
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2,274
6
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2,219
7
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2,205
8
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2,199
9
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2,176
10
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2,175
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61Blakaj, Alush1,989
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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