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Stosevski, Ilija

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FIDEFIDE 15000761· Male· North Macedonia· Born in 1947

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Ilija Stosevski, a 79-year-old player, is rated 2056 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 50 months (2002–2006), 41 months (2006–2010) and 12 months (2013–2014). Recent appearance: Veteranski festival nezaborav za heroite standard tempo. Also played 9 rapid (including TROFEJ NISA 2026) and 4 blitz events (including Blitz_Chess Festival 50 years Chess Club ALKALOID) recently. His peak of 2222 was reached at age 55 (Apr 2002); he also reached #38 nationally in Aug 2020.

Current rating

2056

Standard

Rpd2025·Blz1953

All-time high

2222

−166 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 55

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,053 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2025
1st 75-80 player nationally
at age 78 · rated 2056
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1944 → 2015
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 76
Dec 2023
2020
Peak national rank: #38
at age 73 · rated 1995
Aug 2020
2018
2nd 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 2047
Mar 2018
2016
100 career games
at age 69
May 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Todor Andonov 2,076
Veteranski festival nezaborav za heroite standard tempo · Nov 2025 · +0.6 Elo
Evolution
+11
2045 → 2056
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Veteranski festival nezaborav za heroite standard tempo
Swiss
Nov 20255/7#22100+11.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsAleksander KralevskiFM
🇲🇰MKD·2056
+5 −9 =5
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLjubomir IlicFM
🇲🇰MKD·2115
+5 −6 =4
15 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsNenad Batkoski
🇲🇰MKD·1769
+6 −6 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsZoran Jovanovski
🇲🇰MKD·1832
+11 −1 =0
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDushko Surlovski
🇲🇰MKD·1705
+4 −7 =0
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings

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North Macedonia
#56
out of 514 players
Europe
#14,702
in continent
World
#20,053
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
North Macedonia
1
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2,549
2
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2,460
3
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2,430
4
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2,408
5
🇲🇰Stojanovski, DejanFollow Dejan StojanovskiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,400
6
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2,392
7
🇲🇰Lazov, ToniFollow Toni LazovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,391
8
🇲🇰Nikolovski, NikolaFollow Nikola NikolovskiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,388
8
🇲🇰Zlatkov, AntonFollow Anton ZlatkovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,388
10
🇲🇰Stojcevski, ZoranFollow Zoran StojcevskiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,375
...
56🇲🇰Stosevski, Ilija2,056
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
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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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
14702🇲🇰Stosevski, Ilija2,056
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
20053🇲🇰Stosevski, Ilija2,056