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Veleski, Robert
FM🇲🇰FIDE 15001008· Male· North Macedonia· Born in 1972
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Robert Veleski, a 54-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2085 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 7 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U2300, EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus, and DOP Men Open Classic 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including DOP Men Rapid 2025) and 3 blitz events (including Blitz_Chess Festival 50 years Chess Club ALKALOID) recently. His peak of 2343 was reached at age 42 (Nov 2014, #14 nationally at the time).
Awarded FM in 2012 (age 40).
Current rating
2085
Standard
Rpd2164·Blz2138
All-time high
2343
−258 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 42
Nov 2014 · age 42
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,854 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
Aug 2025
2023
1,000 career games
at age 51
Apr 2023
8th 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2150
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2159 → returned at 2111
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Jun 2019
2018
7th 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 2240
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Best result
S: 8th International Chess Tournament, "Solta Chess Open 2025"perf 2331 (+220) · 6.5/8 · #25
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
2081 → 2085
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
19/ 3259.4%
13W12D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJosep Oms PallisseGM2,437·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus·R3·+17.5
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsPovilas LasinskasFM2,125·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 50 plus·R8·-9.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #16 | 2030 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #39 | 2106 | -2.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #14 | 2045 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/8 | #25 | 2331 | +29.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFilip PancevskiIM
🇲🇰MKD·2430
+2 −13 =4
19 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsZvonko StanojoskiGM
🇲🇰MKD·2366
+1 −8 =6
15 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsVlatko BogdanovskiGM
🇲🇰MKD·2374
+3 −8 =3
14 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsNikola NikolovskiIM
🇲🇰MKD·2388
+3 −9 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDragoljub JacimovicGM
🇲🇰MKD·2343
+2 −7 =4
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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North Macedonia
#50
out of 514 players
Europe
#12,274
in continent
World
#16,854
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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